Dave_Q Posted January 28, 2017 Share Posted January 28, 2017 There are more innocuous reasons for oil use, if a breather is blocked somewhere that could be pressurising the crank case and forcing oil into the inlet. Pop a few jubilee clips off and have a look inside the inlet manifold etc, if there more than a smear of oil in there then my £5 is on some sort of engine breather/PCV valve or some shit being blocked up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supernaut Posted January 29, 2017 Author Share Posted January 29, 2017 There are more innocuous reasons for oil use, if a breather is blocked somewhere that could be pressurising the crank case and forcing oil into the inlet. Pop a few jubilee clips off and have a look inside the inlet manifold etc, if there more than a smear of oil in there then my £5 is on some sort of engine breather/PCV valve or some shit being blocked up. Read my post from yesterday. I checked the breathers. They're bone dry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave_Q Posted January 29, 2017 Share Posted January 29, 2017 Oops, missed that bit. http://www.cartakeback.com then. Supernaut 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supernaut Posted January 29, 2017 Author Share Posted January 29, 2017 Oops, missed that bit. http://www.cartakeback.com then. This car is, according to the paperwork, still 17-Coffees' car, so we need to see what he wants to do. I got a test drive of his Abarth 595 last night though, and it makes me want a "hot" (warm) hatch of some description even more! That's what this Civic was meant to be...We went to the pub later and discussed the idea of an MG ZS 180, facelift model with the stupid vents on the front wings. I'd rock one of them... oldcars 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave_Q Posted January 29, 2017 Share Posted January 29, 2017 If the rest of the car is good then I'd consider chucking another engine in, with optional VTEC_YO. But I suppose that depends on availability of facilities, donor, and effort. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supernaut Posted January 29, 2017 Author Share Posted January 29, 2017 Facilities = kind of. The car is sitting at my parents' farm and my dad has an engine hoist. Said engine hoist is being used to build a series 1 Land Rover though, and the bits of Land Rover are taking up the entire shed the work would be done in. Donor = no. Effort = no. Lacquer Peel and Dave_Q 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
17-Coffees Posted January 29, 2017 Share Posted January 29, 2017 I'd best be reading this again I think... DSdriver, Supernaut and Lacquer Peel 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DodgyBastard Posted January 29, 2017 Share Posted January 29, 2017 How much is it? I've always had a soft spot for them so if you're going to scrap it then I could possibly make some room for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captain_70s Posted January 29, 2017 Share Posted January 29, 2017 Surely it can't be broken? Civics are really reliable* and never** go wrong... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supernaut Posted January 29, 2017 Author Share Posted January 29, 2017 I briefly entertained the idea of a Honda HR-V. Same power as this Civic, in a similar-sized package, but with AWD. Surely that would be amusing... then I noticed that people are asking 4-figures for shagged out ones with scratches and rust and 120k+ on the clocks.Aye, you can keep that idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Hooli Posted January 29, 2017 Share Posted January 29, 2017 I do like those MG ZS 180s, they look great. oldcars 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave21478 Posted January 29, 2017 Share Posted January 29, 2017 Regarding the HRV, I got one for my sister and they are a proper HOOT to drive. Seriously, if it had a higher tow capacity (it would struggle with my big trailer) I would sack off pretty much everything else I have and buy a good three door HRV in dog-piss yellow. Supernaut 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5speedracer Posted January 30, 2017 Share Posted January 30, 2017 If that much oil was going through valve seals you'd see a big oil plume on startup. Sent from my X17 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supernaut Posted January 30, 2017 Author Share Posted January 30, 2017 If that much oil was going through valve seals you'd see a big oil plume on startup. Sent from my X17 using Tapatalk Yet, somehow, the exhaust smoke isn't as blue as the air in Gordon Ramsay's kitchen. It's a bit of grey smoke but not loads. Very odd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
23rdian Posted January 30, 2017 Share Posted January 30, 2017 Bloody emissions. I would try another garage myself Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supernaut Posted January 30, 2017 Author Share Posted January 30, 2017 Bloody emissions. I would try another garage myself You got a Halfords trade card so I can put a pint of oil in it for every 40 miles I drive it too...? To quote Junkman, it's fucked. Lacquer Peel 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Honey Badger Posted January 30, 2017 Share Posted January 30, 2017 early 2000s Civic Type-S would be a good warm hatch, 160bhp with a 2.0 chain driven Honda K series (not OMGHGF rover) similar to the H-RV in the way they hold their value though. Plus Capt70s has brought the dodgy one, so yours would be alright. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supernaut Posted January 30, 2017 Author Share Posted January 30, 2017 early 2000s Civic Type-S would be a good warm hatch, 160bhp with a 2.0 chain driven Honda K series (not OMGHGF rover) similar to the H-RV in the way they hold their value though. Plus Capt70s has brought the dodgy one, so yours would be alright. My sister actually owned a 53 reg civic type S for a while. It was a silver 5 door on 15" alloys, so proper sleeper spec. She got it FOR FREE from her mother-in-law. Neither the MiL or my sister were even remotely interested in cars, and both of them literally bump parked it. It was utterly hanging and never maintained, and I cringed every time I saw it. It was a hoot to drive, then she eventually chucked it through the auctions because the exhaust fell off, of all things. It sold for something silly like £300 but I wasn't in a position to take it on at the time (and I knew how long it had been run without oil even registering on the dipstick!).My sister complained about how much fuel it used, and when I drove it and commented on the lovely intake noise, her response was "whatever, it's silly, it's too noisy"She then spunked £6k on a purple Fiat Panda with a whopping 60hp.... I've found a few Focus ST-170s around the £1,100-1,200 mark though. In very tidy condition and not mega miles either. One of them would be tempting, but I need to shift the Xantia first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tayne Posted January 30, 2017 Share Posted January 30, 2017 ENO bought an ST170 for £1200 or so from a small dealer. He had it 5 days before a total electrical meltdown. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supernaut Posted January 30, 2017 Author Share Posted January 30, 2017 ENO bought an ST170 for £1200 or so from a small dealer. He had it 5 days before a total electrical meltdown. Oh dear.I thought Fords had nothing to do with Renault... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tayne Posted January 30, 2017 Share Posted January 30, 2017 He replaced it with a peugeot 307 and used to tell passengers that the odd glow from the dash was ambient lighting, an expensive extra that the first owner paid for. Most passengers realised they were warning lights... Supernaut 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Hooli Posted January 31, 2017 Share Posted January 31, 2017 Plus Capt70s has brought the dodgy one, so yours would be alright. Chuckle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supernaut Posted August 27, 2017 Author Share Posted August 27, 2017 We need to shift this from my parents' farm (near Cuminestown) to 17-Coffees' house in Ellon. We attempted to A-frame it today, but the brakes are getting far too hot after even a mile of framing it. Does anybody have a flatbed trailer or beavertail in Aberdeenshire available next weekend or the weekend after? I'd even be up for a self-drive beavertail truck hire if it's a small enough one (total truck and car weight under 3.5t, but the Civic is only about 1,200kg max). Any ideas from the AS collective? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave21478 Posted August 27, 2017 Share Posted August 27, 2017 If you have something to tow it with, Dyce Caravans rent out a nice flatbed trailer. Supernaut 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eddie Honda Posted August 27, 2017 Share Posted August 27, 2017 Phone the local recovery crowd and see how much they want for a non-urgent job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M'coli Posted August 28, 2017 Share Posted August 28, 2017 Take the wheels off and try to free off the brakes just enough to A-frame it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supernaut Posted August 28, 2017 Author Share Posted August 28, 2017 The brakes almost seem to be binding slightly less now that it was dragged unceremoniously a couple of miles. However, we've already found a buyer for the car and he lives 3 miles from where it's currently located. Sale happening on Saturday hopefully! Transport (or driving it 3 miles) is the buyer's problem! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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