Tayne Posted January 1, 2016 Share Posted January 1, 2016 Trigger might want to buy the Scenic. Pillock and beko1987 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trigger Posted January 1, 2016 Share Posted January 1, 2016 I bet I don't! NorthernMonkey and Jim Bell 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pillock Posted January 3, 2016 Author Share Posted January 3, 2016 This has now been removed from my posession. Proper sadface, especially since last night I got a text offering me storage for it across the road from my house! Timing was perfectly imperfect.Oh well, sounds like it's gone to a loving home! Thanks for painless selling process njgleeds, hope your FIL enjoys it when the weather improves NorthernMonkey 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beko1987 Posted January 3, 2016 Share Posted January 3, 2016 It's new home does sound ace. Be interested to know the daily running costs for one, one has been on my want list for a while Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthernMonkey Posted January 3, 2016 Share Posted January 3, 2016 Cheers Chris...pleasure to meet you. Filled up with fuel and now stopped for coffee at Tibshelf. I've got to say, it's one of the nicest examples of these I've come across for a long time...apart from a hint of scuttle shake over the rough stuff, it drives impeccably. This one is definitely going to be a keeper, I reckon. Going to get it up on the ramp tomorrow for an impromptu oil and filter change along with a flush and sump clean but that's more for belt and braces peace of mind. Can see the F-i-L enjoying the use of our E320 quite a bit this summer Craig the Princess and Pillock 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pillock Posted January 3, 2016 Author Share Posted January 3, 2016 I've changed my mind, bring it back! beko - I was averaging 32-35 mpg but I was doing quite a lot of twiddly countryside roads. On the motorway it would cruise at 70mph and show 38+ average MPG. Insurance for non-classic was £201 (9 years NCB, garaged) but there's plenty out there that are 15 years old plus so could be cheaper. Tax was £18 a month, I think that works out to be £225 a year or something. Again, I think an older model will be taxed differently, this was a Sept 2001 model behind the private plate.You should also factor in proper oil for services, and on an unknown quantity a sump drop and flush as njgleeds is doing to this. On these I'd says that's part of the purchase costs really, I was a bit lax in getting around to it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthernMonkey Posted January 5, 2016 Share Posted January 5, 2016 Got back late on Sunday after an uneventful trip back up north in the torrential rain and parked up in the workshop. Finally got around to giving it some attention this morning....first job was a oil change and sump clean. Not a moment too soon... The sump was thick with gritty sludge in the bottom and the pick up strainer was almost completely blocked!It's had plenty of servicing during its life so it goes to show how critical it is with these engines. Anyway, a good session with the marigolds and a drop of unleaded and we are looking a whole lot healthier in there... A new Mahle filter and some of ECPs finest fully synthetic later... It now sounds....exactly as it did before, quiet as a church mouse! At least it should last a bit longer. It's also going to need a couple of bits of welding for the next MOT...nothing too much but I'm going to crack on with it this week whilst it's in the workshop. No pics of that yet as I needed it off the ramp to put some paying jobs on but I'll take some this weekend when I tackle it. Other than that,it's absolutely brill! It pulls like a steam train, everything works as it should and mechanically, it seems spot on. I've ordered a steering rack brace to tighten things up a little and hopefully prevent any future damage to the bulkhead...it may also get some uprated springs and dampers at the front as the general consensus is it eliminates the bit of scuttle shake that is synonymous with these but all things considered, it's one hell of a lot of car for the money Pillock, stephen01, Fat_Pirate and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sloth Posted January 6, 2016 Share Posted January 6, 2016 god you caught that just in time. top tip, the reason the coke up is cos the cats under the sump. if it doesnt have a lambda after the cat, just "freeflow" the cat. it stops the heat. i have a sedan, mapped to stage 2. its making 250bhp and 380nm of torque. you need to look here: http://www.noobtune.co.uk/ karl is awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twosmoke300 Posted January 6, 2016 Share Posted January 6, 2016 It's also the low friction piston design and a poor ( now updated) pcv system that causes sludge . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat_Pirate Posted January 6, 2016 Share Posted January 6, 2016 How difficult is it to remove the sump? I'm picking up a 2001 9-3 for Mrs Pirate on Saturday and this is the first job I want to do. I don't have a fancy ramp, only axle stands and excellent swearing skills. Do you need to partially lift the engine for access? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pillock Posted January 6, 2016 Author Share Posted January 6, 2016 You need a dry stone wall and a bub. Lord Sterling, Fat_Pirate, chaseracer and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twosmoke300 Posted January 6, 2016 Share Posted January 6, 2016 You need to either drop the subframe a bit or raise the engine . It's a messy old job and important to order the correct anerobic sealer and a few o rings . Neo bros does a kit with all you need I think . A few aeros ( 9-5 I think ) require holes to be drilled in the sumo bracing to get to 2 bolts but these are rare . It's worth making sure it has the latest #6 pcv kit on it ( white markings on the hoses) Fat_Pirate 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twosmoke300 Posted January 6, 2016 Share Posted January 6, 2016 Oh and that's very cruel Mr Pillock .Didn't say it wasn't funny tho Pillock 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pillock Posted January 6, 2016 Author Share Posted January 6, 2016 It's a fine line I walk. chaseracer 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaseracer Posted January 6, 2016 Share Posted January 6, 2016 ^ ...but he fell off the wall when he tried walking along that... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pompei Posted January 6, 2016 Share Posted January 6, 2016 This is probably a stupid question but do the diesels need to have this sump job done too? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twosmoke300 Posted January 6, 2016 Share Posted January 6, 2016 Nope just the black top petrols Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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