What emergency tools should I carry?

[Mike Noc]

I'm a service engineer so carry a toolcase for work. In addition, as I have a diesel that has now covered 412k miles I carry a spare used but good UBP, cam and crank sensors, clutch bleeding kit with fluid and a serpentine belt with a spanner for the tensioner.
And AA cover from my bank - useful for getting towed off a motorway to a safer place and help to provide a safe method of working under the car.
Those spares cover all the common failures for the diesels and are perfectly do-able in a services carpark.

[The Rovering Member]

I keep a couple of Halfords socket sets in the boot also a screwdriver set, Torx set both from Aldi plus a small canvas bag with bulbs, cable ties & various bits & bobs.
Oil & coolant naturally & a small bottle of brake fluid & a syringe with tube to top the clutch up periodically.
Though if l do break down l won't try too hard before l get the AA card out.

One other thing l just added is a puncture repair kit. A neighbour recently pointed out & instantly repaired a puncture on my 75. It's a doddle & if you can see & remove the offending object you don't even need to remove the wheel.

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[macafee2]

Originally Posted by Mike Noc

I'm a service engineer so carry a toolcase for work. In addition, as I have a diesel that has now covered 412k miles I carry a spare used but good UBP, cam and crank sensors, clutch bleeding kit with fluid and a serpentine belt with a spanner for the tensioner.
And AA cover from my bank - useful for getting towed off a motorway to a safer place and help to provide a safe method of working under the car.
Those spares cover all the common failures for the diesels and are perfectly do-able in a services carpark.

Belts, those are probably a good idea to carry with you.

macafee2

[COLVERT]

Originally Posted by MissMoppet

Next month we're off to SNP land so am wondering what other members carry in the way of small tools to keep them mobile. I am thinking of:


Telescopic wheel brace
Tyre pressure gauge
Phillips and flat screwdrivers
Pliers
Duct tape
Socket set
Cable ties
Head Torch
Nitrile gloves
Small jar Swarfega
Adjustable spanner


Anything else? (But not a pr of drop links).

Well, as you have the tyre pressure gauge you have to have a puncture repair kit and electric tyre pump.---
Some clean cloth and also something to lay on and elastoplast.----

[MissMoppet]

Originally Posted by The Rovering Member;2883653

One other thing l just added is a puncture repair kit. A neighbour recently pointed out & instantly repaired a puncture on my 75. It's a doddle & if you can see & remove the offending object you don't even need to remove the wheel.

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Mm, not sure about that. I'm happy to repair my (push) bike punctures but drive at motorway speeds on a selfie puncture repair? Rather you than me Claude.

[livinginthepast]

A length of iron wire is a useful addition to the tool kit--handy for securing any bits that come loose including the exhaust

[COLVERT]

Originally Posted by livinginthepast

A length of iron wire is a useful addition to the tool kit--handy for securing any bits that come loose including the exhaust

You are definitely living in the past.--

I've done what you suggest a number of times during the last 65 years.

Especially on older cars that tended to fall apart quite easily.-----

[roverbarmy]

Allsorts in my boot that, luckily, I have never needed. "Going equipped" I believe would be the phrase that the officer would use when opening my boot! "It's a Rover!" would be my response, along with a big smile, should get me by without an arrest!