Kiltox's 1997 Rover 216 Cabriolet (30/05 - Fixery)

[Barry Cade]

Don't you DARE..

[Cavcraft]

The estates are nice looking things and I'd like to like a 2.5 diesel but the rep for shitting their fuel pumps and the fact my old 80TDi estate was fucking shit puts me off them.

[Kiltox]

Hopefully more Audi updates soon - Panda is going to be laid up in wait of an engine

[Kiltox]

Might've found an engine a bit quicker than expected - watch this space

[Kiltox]

Patient lies in waiting for an organ to become available

 

 

Disassembly starts soon.

[Kiltox]

Engine collection delayed by a few days because the seller didn't have it ready on Sunday as planned and my Kangoo had a FTP on my way to work this morning

 

Anyone need some lottery numbers? Any apart from the ones I pick should do the trick

[Kiltox]

Everything disconnected and drained ready to lift the engine out. Ran out of time today though

 

[HH-R]

What was up with the last engine?

[Matt]

What was up with the last engine?

 

 

[HH-R]

Ah, not a service in those 200 thousand miles. Still, the FIRE itself is pretty hardy.

[Kiltox]

What was up with the last engine?

Head gasket for sure but who knows what condition the rest is in

[Kiltox]

Sure there used to be an engine here

 

[Kiltox]

Looks like there's another OMG COLLECTION happening tomorrow..... It's really shit

[Kiltox]

Healthy breakfast whilst waiting for a bus to the station

 

[Mr_Bo11ox]

Oooohhhh trade plates!!!! Pro shiter

[Kiltox]

Think you'll like this one today Testes, it's more shit than shite though

[billyboy406v6]

Rover 45 ?

[Kiltox]

Nah far more electrical fire than boiled engine

[Mr_Bo11ox]

Oooohhhh!!!! Is it a Laguna?????

[Pillock]

I'm going to guess Scenic Auto.

[Kiltox]

Winnar

 

No pez shot because I forgot but have this instead

 

[SiC]

Wahoo! Guess she ran like a dream the whole way back?

 

Not like the last time I bought a (different) Scenic which did this on the way back from Cheltenham, straight after buying it...

 

The trader guy I bought it off told me to eff off when I phoned him up. Long story cut short, no codes were triggering the fault and it ended up being the fuel pump. When it was cutting out, it did it suddenly with no warning. Sold it for a loss after repairing it, as my other half had zero confidence travelling in it.

[Kiltox]

Ran perfectly. Even managed to wheeze it up to an indicated 78 on the motorway

 

Off to ECP in a second to see if they stock the wheel bearing on its own - the grumbling is a lot worse at motorway speeds!

[SiC]

GSF has one in stock up in Cheltenham

http://www.gsfcarparts.com/413re0341

 

£25.67 when using GSF35

[Kiltox]

Getting a bit crowded in here!

 

[Kiltox]

eBay press of death squeezed out the old bearing like it wasn't there at all

 

[Kiltox]

Only the best lubricant to help the new bearing press in - no cheap unbranded oil here

 

[spartacus]

Mmmm, lubricant...

 

 

Sorry, somebody was going to do that and it may as well be me.

At the rate your going it'll be fixed and moved on by Monday.

[Kiltox]

It's got some serious van duties to fulfil long before it goes anywhere! - my other Renault (2001 Kangoo) isn't behaving

[Kiltox]

Anyone know if I should lightly grease the axle or not before refitting the disc/bearing? The only grease that was on it before was as far as I could tell the stuff that leaked from the knackered bearing