stuboy

Just caught it....sierra azure

The Cavalier has developed an annoying ticking noise in the cabin. Considering how quiet it is otherwise it'll be enough to drive me insane. So today I popped off the rear OS door card as the noise is coming from behind the driver. Nothing seems to be rattling in there, and it sounds more consistent and possibly electrical anyway, so I suspect the in-tank fuel pump might be about to kipper. I've only had one pump fail in the past with zero warning, that was in a Rover 114 whilst in the middle lane of the M1, so it's handy if this one is giving me advance warning of its demise.
 
Looks grubby in there so it's probably the original pump
 

 
The noise only happens when moving forward, so I tried removing the fuel pump fuse to see if it would drive a few feet forward just to confirm if it is the pump, but it died instantly.
 
This evening I hit eBay expecting to find one easily for 30 quid or something but no, not a sausage. So my next hope is to find one from a breaker.
 
In other news it managed a trip over to France a few weeks back with no problem, so I'm glad this issue held off until now. Here it as the Reims-Gueux circuit.
 

 
I still haven't done the wishbones. Or fixed the speedo. And the thermostat housing still leaks (because I'm a dork who sheared off a bolt trying to remove it six months ago). Yet despite my laziness/idiocy it keeps going! Hopefully I can get the pump sorted within the week as this is something I can't ignore...

Fleet reduction plan is not going well......
 

start leaving leaflets about care homes indoors ghosty he soon shut up...

start leaving leaflets about care homes indoors ghosty he soon shut up...

A lot of the jobs are fairly simple, it's quite an easy car to work on I find. Have a crack at a few jobs yourself!

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Egg my mk2 monturdo will need mot..welding on sill and clutch.. im tempted to spend the cash as its a great turd to drive

You really have won in life, that's fantastic. Well bought, and bonus points for the cheeky arse shot of the green haired girl.

Rover from italia??

Vag ????????

Swedes shopping

Broadstairs

I think the base Mondeo without side strips was a homage to the base Sierra:
 

Fast
Intriguing
Alluring
Tempting

I recall they ate transfer boxes unless you had four identical tyres & swapped them regularly to even the wear up.

Fast
Intriguing
Alluring
Tempting

Vag ????????

Broadstairs

I was driving on the m20 and was passed by a rover