Tepper Posted January 21, 2020 Posted January 21, 2020 On 8/28/2019 at 12:47 PM, dome said: A tip from a mate was employed-the lower dog bone mount that holds the engine in was undone along with the drivers side one. With the engine supported by a jack I could use a ratchet strap to pull it forward allowing better access. I'll be helping a mate out with the same job on the same car (Octavia 4x4) over the weekend. Don't suppose you have any tips beyond what's in the thread?
dome Posted January 21, 2020 Author Posted January 21, 2020 3 minutes ago, Tepper said: I'll be helping a mate out with the same job on the same car (Octavia 4x4) over the weekend. Don't suppose you have any tips beyond what's in the thread? I think I covered most things. If its a PD engine like mine you don't need to take the inlet manifold off to get the turbo out. I spent ages trying to get all the bolts out. Make sure you drop the sump to get all the crap out if the turbo has gone. It's mostly done from the top but there's a few bolts underneath, dpf mounts from memory and something else I can't think of. If I think of anything else I'll let you know. In the main be grateful it's not yours...
Tepper Posted January 21, 2020 Posted January 21, 2020 Spot on, thanks! I'm not quite sure how I've been roped into this but yeah, it'll be reassuring knowing it's not mine at the end of the day. The turbo hasn't completely shat its pants yet, it's just noisy and has a slight* bit of play so hopefully we won't have to worry about dropping the sump. Cheers!
dome Posted January 22, 2020 Author Posted January 22, 2020 So, today 3 gentelemen turned up on time, prodded the Skoda a bit, drove it and handed over some cash. Thank fook for that. In truth it wasn't a bad car, it just wasn't me at all. The Jeep went off to my tame garage to get the lambda sensor replaced. A brief drive and it seems alot better. I still suspect a vacuum leak somewhere. I've told the owner to drive the thing and see how he gets on. Once he gets the leak from the shiny new alloy ebay radiator fixed. I've not vounteered to do that though... I filled the Jazz tonight and worked out it's done 43mpg over the last tank which is pretty decent. Apart fromthe ABS light being on and the slightly wierd steering it drives well. It needs tracking done. It's hard to fault as a daily for my needs, swallowing a bike happily and being cheap to run. So, naturally I've just put it up for sale... mrbenn, The Moog, Jim Bell and 5 others 8
dome Posted February 7, 2020 Author Posted February 7, 2020 Morning all. So, the Octavia has sold as did the Jazz pretty quickly. Space has appeared on my drive for a new daily. Today is the day. I'm heading north on a sunny day with collection this evening. But first, I'm off to hire a car trailer. Yes, of course the new acquisition is broken. Or, "unfinished" as the seller says Eep. Shirley Knott, Flat4, The Moog and 14 others 17
320touring Posted February 7, 2020 Posted February 7, 2020 I'm sure it can't* be any more broken than the Skoda, or the Jazz... The Moog 1
dome Posted February 7, 2020 Author Posted February 7, 2020 Collection weapon Essentials packed A CD holder. How quaint! Lunch consumed and it's off shortly for stage 1 davehedgehog31, The Moog, sdkrc and 11 others 14
davehedgehog31 Posted February 7, 2020 Posted February 7, 2020 Chodspeed geezer. Nice day furrit. dome 1
Jim Bell Posted February 7, 2020 Posted February 7, 2020 He's loaded up with mint chewing gum so I'm gonna guess he's buying something from a busty blonde Milf. HillmanImp, dome, jaypee and 3 others 2 4
Jenson Velcro Posted February 7, 2020 Posted February 7, 2020 7 hours ago, Jim Bell said: He's loaded up with mint chewing gum so I'm gonna guess he's buying something from a busty blonde Milf. Well it’s certainly preferable to having a leaky radiator that needs its hole plugging stonedagain, dome and Craig the Princess 3
Tickman Posted February 7, 2020 Posted February 7, 2020 This happened earlier this evening: jaypee, Cavcraft, loserone and 3 others 6
dome Posted February 7, 2020 Author Posted February 7, 2020 Hame! Pumped! Full report to follow tomorrow. Here's what's parked outside ? I apologize for any shortage of LPG in the UK, I seem to have used it all today... Lacquer Peel, Craig the Princess, The Moog and 12 others 15
Tickman Posted February 7, 2020 Posted February 7, 2020 Not wanting to steal the reveal but that is done now. Aberdeen LPG fill Really sat quite high up there My view most of the way back to Dundee 10/10 would partake in collection without any consequences again. The Moog, Bucketeer, aldo135 and 15 others 17 1
dome Posted February 7, 2020 Author Posted February 7, 2020 Before I go to bed, have a sneaky pic of the reason I went north today for this particular Kangoo That, dear friends, is a Clio 182 engine in this little van? It needs work, of course, but it's running and driving. Right, I'm off to bed. sporty-shite, BeEP, Jim Bell and 40 others 42 1
Isaac Hunt Posted February 7, 2020 Posted February 7, 2020 23 minutes ago, dome said: Before I go to bed, have a sneaky pic of the reason I went north today for this particular Kangoo That, dear friends, is a Clio 182 engine in this little van? It needs work, of course, but it's running and driving. Right, I'm off to bed. Va Va Voom dome 1
Mrcento Posted February 8, 2020 Posted February 8, 2020 Looks good. Insurance may be... interesting. It can be a pain with modified cars that have had engine swaps, but vans with engine swaps, given they usually need to go through specialised commercial vehicle brokers, not sure many will accept an engine swapped one. Someone will and it probably won't be too expensive once you locate that someone, but could be a challenge, My only experience looking into engine swapped vans came from looking at an Astravan that had been swapped with a 3.0 v6. The general consensus in the few places i tried was "hahahahaha.....oh, wait, you're serious?, erm...no". Part of the reason my Cinq is still laid up and i'm weighing up the sale of it is just that. I can't be bothered anymore trying to get quotes. It invariably ends up having to go to specialist brokers and 90 minute phonecalls discussing all the mods in great detail, only to get an insane quote at the end, rinse and repeat for each quote.
skattrd Posted February 8, 2020 Posted February 8, 2020 Is the Cherokee all good now then? Feel free to pm me when you want shot of it
Supernaut Posted February 8, 2020 Posted February 8, 2020 When you said you wanted a clio 172/182 powered Kangoo next, I thought you were going to build it. You're getting soft! That looks fucking awesome though. skattrd and dome 1 1
bigfella2 Posted February 8, 2020 Posted February 8, 2020 Nice, does it need much doing to it? dome 1
yes oui si Posted February 8, 2020 Posted February 8, 2020 A billionty / 10 Chunky steels and mismatched covers ftmfw. dome 1
hairnet Posted February 8, 2020 Posted February 8, 2020 so itll be able to show the s4 its rear doors then dome 1
Liggle Posted February 8, 2020 Posted February 8, 2020 Loving the Kangoo. I always remember almost-finished engine swapped cars being bargains when I was in to that kind of thing, will be fun on trackdays! dome 1
big_al_granvia Posted February 8, 2020 Posted February 8, 2020 i remember a vw caddy racing in vw cup, guy rolled it at duffus... top chod sir dome 1
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