Recent content by speculatrix

My eZS came with and still has Michelin Primacy 3st tyres. They can spin but only with a fairly heavy foot, particularly in the wet. The car tyres were at just over 41psi when new, in March 2020 so the whether was quite cool. The ride was a bit harsh and I think the grip was worse than my...

Here in the UK the insurance companies are not allowed to dictate who repairs the vehicle. I think that's probably Europe-wide law. So long as you're prepared to prove your choice isn't unreasonably expensive, you can go anywhere. When someone crashed into my eZS, damaging the front radar, I...

I had the clicking steering wheel, the local MG specialist made it a lot better but needed a new part, it took 12 weeks or so to arrive from SAIC

I don't mean to cross the streams, but many solar/PV inverters use canbus, and you can buy a cheap USB canbus adaptor off ebay for about £2, and connect it to your inverter and monitor it. There's scripts to control a Sofar hybrid inverter and link it to weather forecasts to change the time of...

https://www.cnx-software.com/2021/12/15/canbed-raspberry-pi-rp2040-board-supports-can-bus-odb-ii-protocol/ this might be an interesting and cheaper option for people wanting to monitor the MG's OBD-II bus?

I bought a pair of these, one for the front, one for the rear, and they make it easier for people getting in. https:/ /amzn. to/2ZvSWUC

I tried using the eZS's satnav and quickly decided I'd only ever use it if my phone was broken or something.

Several things occurred to me when I watched the video. Firstly that there weren't any swear words when the crash occurred! Secondly, I can hear the motor spool down as the car turns into the drive, didn't hear any frantic pedal stamping, and I feel that the car free-wheeled into the house...

if they're with Octopus, you could convert a dumb type 1 outlet to a smart type 2 outlet by replacing the EVSE with the Ohme box https://ohme-ev.com/octopus-offer the Ohme is basically the same unit whether you fix it to the wall or use as an floating/inline-cable thing, so you should be able...

The low heavy battery should help prevent the car floating, but I wouldn't want to test how waterproof the things under the bonnet are, so I'd not go deeper than the sills.

I had no idea until now that the MG eZS used bolts and didn't have a studded hub. In fact I've only ever seen studs, and I've had 10 cars before the MG (Rover, Vauxhall, Honda, Ford and Nissan). So I've learned something today, and will buy an alignment tool as it seems like it will make life a...

I had some creaking from the left hand side above the rear passenger's head. I think it might have been from the aftermarket dashcam cable. I bought some wd40 dry lube aerosol. I retracted the sun screen, then sprayed liberal amounts into the space. The stuff stinks and is very bad your lungs...

There's been a discussion elsewhere about one of the two door seals on the front doors being closed up with thick tape. I just remembered to check and both of my front doors had two drain holes, the front ones were taped over, I removed them. There was no trapped water.

Cambridge MG (b&s) charged me £50 for cf2, and gave me a voucher for £50 off the next service.

Was it definitely oil or could it have been dirty water which can be a condensate from the aircon system?