Fat_Pirate Posted June 27, 2018 Share Posted June 27, 2018 I've got one of those! I did a track day and came round a corner to find a flipped MX5 - nobody hurt because rollbar, I decided then and there to get one. But as you say, the worry since has been getting rear-ended (I've got foam around it now but you're still supposed to wear a helmet). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slartibartfast Posted June 28, 2018 Author Share Posted June 28, 2018 Had it cleaned today so here are some shots of how it looks with the bar in place. Stanky, gm, The Moog and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slartibartfast Posted December 9, 2019 Author Share Posted December 9, 2019 Oh dear. Head gasket. gm, Coprolalia, Fumbler and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Moog Posted December 9, 2019 Share Posted December 9, 2019 That sucks... They shouldn't be too hard to do on these really. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loserone Posted December 9, 2019 Share Posted December 9, 2019 10 minutes ago, Slartibartfast said: Oh dear. Head gasket. Mine killed the bottom end (at 200k) when the HGF'd, a new* 60k engine, fitted, was £200. Dick Longbridge and paulplom 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slartibartfast Posted December 9, 2019 Author Share Posted December 9, 2019 That sucks... They shouldn't be too hard to do on these really. I'm going to have a crack at it. I should be able to at least get the head off and sent for pressure testing without cocking it up. Saabnut and The Moog 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stanky Posted December 9, 2019 Share Posted December 9, 2019 Let me know if you want a hand with it, shouldn't be too bad a job - there is lots of room at least. What are the symptoms/how far gone is it? slight coolant loss, mayo on the oil filler cap or full on swedish sauna experience? Might as well do the belt and tensioner while you're/we're in there, and possibly the thermostat too? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xtriple Posted December 9, 2019 Share Posted December 9, 2019 Sorry to hear this, didn't think MX5 usually did their head gaskets. Belts were done just before I sold it so about 18 months old. Good luck with getting her sorted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slartibartfast Posted December 9, 2019 Author Share Posted December 9, 2019 You can see coolant bubbling out of the rad in the second photo. Garage looked it over and said with the coolant cap off it's moving with the motion of the cylinders, which in their book is a Bad Sign Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Longbridge Posted December 9, 2019 Share Posted December 9, 2019 4 hours ago, loserone said: Mine killed the bottom end (at 200k) when the HGF'd, a new* 60k engine, fitted, was £200. This. Parts are silly cheap, so no dramas. Looks pretty tidy for a mk2 as well, so worth persevering with if the underneath is equally good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gm Posted December 9, 2019 Share Posted December 9, 2019 shame, looks like a bonny wee motor, hope you get it fixed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slartibartfast Posted July 13, 2021 Author Share Posted July 13, 2021 Good news! False alarm on the OMGHGF. The car still lives. Stanky came round with his fancy testing thing that changes colour if there are exhaust emissions in the coolant. Nada. Swapped the rad, job's a good'un. Although an AA man did put some k-seal in it, so who knows, maybe that sorted it. Either way I'm happy. Now if only I could find the V5 so I could tax it. I know it's here somewhere. brownnova, gm and spike60 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairnet Posted July 13, 2021 Share Posted July 13, 2021 sooo many hairdressers on here brownnova and Slartibartfast 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slartibartfast Posted February 23, 2022 Author Share Posted February 23, 2022 LOOK AWAY XTRIPLE I may have slightly binned this in to a hedge. Lost the rear out of a corner, up the kerb (knackering all four alloys I love those alloys). It's been written off as uneconomical repair by the insurer, but the damage as far as I can tell is pretty minor and very repairable. So I'm buying it as salvage and plan to use the insurance money to fix it back up. Thankfully I was completely unhurt, and no other car was involved. Note to self: once fixed, fit more grippy tyres. I'm not skilled enough to control unexpected drift. CaptainBoom, Craig the Princess, GMcD and 13 others 1 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crackers Posted February 23, 2022 Share Posted February 23, 2022 Oops. Slartibartfast 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairnet Posted February 23, 2022 Share Posted February 23, 2022 clumsy oaf hope you enjoyed your time in bush Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slartibartfast Posted February 23, 2022 Author Share Posted February 23, 2022 I was extremely lucky to miss that signpost. I wouldn't have walked away from that. Looks like the rollover bar added a lot of strength to the chassis at the rear, so there doesn't appear to have been any chassis deformation. One of the shocks is dead. Guess that's the excuse I needed to finally get it on coilovers. All four alloys have either massive dents or chunks taken out of them. Which is a shame because I think they're pretty rare and they look great. I do have some replacements sorted already, something a bit more interesting than the stock MX5 alloys which I don't care for at all. This is of course all assuming that there isn't any more severe damage. I get the impression the garage didn't look at it too hard. They just noted the need to replace a shock and four alloys on a £1500 vehicle and went ... nope. This car is too damn good to abandon. Mrs6C, Six-cylinder, Saabnut and 9 others 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captain_70s Posted February 23, 2022 Share Posted February 23, 2022 Hitting the curb sideways like that I'd expect bent halfshafts/suspension bits. Certainly when I did the same with my Dolomite I'd bent one shaft and shifted the subframe. Nobody noticed the subframe was sitting on the steering column, drove it like that for months! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairnet Posted February 23, 2022 Share Posted February 23, 2022 was beko driving (joke sam) glad you didnt collect the sign or end up in the garden (whole lot worse than the sign) so aixam diesel for you next @Kiltox sort him out fatharris 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mally Posted February 23, 2022 Share Posted February 23, 2022 Looks fine* to me. I'd probably have tried to drive it home if the tyres are up. DSdriver 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mitsisigma01 Posted February 23, 2022 Share Posted February 23, 2022 1 hour ago, Slartibartfast said: Lost the rear out of a corner Did you get a green light from round the side or were you coming from the main road .... Did you have a blowout ....not much of a corner there 🤔🐈 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Back_For_More Posted February 23, 2022 Share Posted February 23, 2022 Have you tried it moving under it's own power since this happened? What's it feel like? Looked at it at all? Did it haul onto the recovery truck without too many grinding noises or anything falling off? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slartibartfast Posted February 23, 2022 Author Share Posted February 23, 2022 2 hours ago, mitsisigma01 said: Did you get a green light from round the side or were you coming from the main road .... Did you have a blowout ....not much of a corner there 🤔🐈 There was a bend, but not a dramatic one. My own fault entirely. 2 hours ago, Back_For_More said: Have you tried it moving under it's own power since this happened? What's it feel like? Looked at it at all? Did it haul onto the recovery truck without too many grinding noises or anything falling off? Put it in reverse in an attempt to get it out of the hedge, engine behaved normally, wheels did not move. Driveshaft(s) may be damaged, diff may be damaged, who knows? Getting it down the kerb and onto the recovery truck was a challenge with one rear strut completely collapsed. The recovery guys, who were at the tail ends of their shift (and one was SUPER grumpy about having another job taking him too far away from home at 2am when he had to be up to take his kid to school next day) but they were very careful and admired the car. They gave it a look over as much as they could and seemed to think there wasn't much in the way of damage. Back_For_More 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loserone Posted February 23, 2022 Share Posted February 23, 2022 1 hour ago, Slartibartfast said: but not a dramatic one I beg to differ in this particular case Slartibartfast and Back_For_More 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smellypoo Posted February 23, 2022 Share Posted February 23, 2022 Glad you're ok, the post/support for that sign doesn't look particularly forgiving so it's a good thing you missed it... Good luck with the repairs. Hopefully the damage (other than the shock absorber and wheels/tyres) isn't too bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gm Posted February 23, 2022 Share Posted February 23, 2022 Glad you walked away uninjured, it's never fun sliding towards stationary objects If it's just suspension damage, there are plenty of these being broken for parts - I'd be buying it back off the insurance if they write it off, I hope you've got it stored somewhere safe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Bell Posted February 23, 2022 Share Posted February 23, 2022 Any crash you walk away from is a good crash. You could only have bettered it if you'd been able to drive away from it. Glad there's no damage to your irreplaceable squishy bits. Craig the Princess 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grogee Posted February 23, 2022 Share Posted February 23, 2022 What @Jim Bell said. The metal shiny bits are replaceable. The pink fleshy bits aren't. In other words I'm glad you're ok. You could even get another scrap MK2 and make one good car from the best bits. This assumes you have unlimited time, money, space and tools. And teabags. Craig the Princess and mitsisigma01 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatharris Posted February 23, 2022 Share Posted February 23, 2022 Oooft, that's a lucky escape, glad you're all right fella! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mitsisigma01 Posted February 23, 2022 Share Posted February 23, 2022 Didn't realise it was an early early morning incident ...no chance of hoonage during the normal hours round there ...of course you weren't giving it large were you 😉. Do you live in Pompey or just popped down for a burger ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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