Sold 2001 Suzuki Ignis £49.99 with mot.

[oldcars]

Massive LOL

 

 It doesnt transfer to shoes but will pick off if you want to return the car to standard for the show season.

[Jim Bell]

Well, today was a good day which turned bad.

 

I decided to give the battery a good charge and take the car for a run to conduct some tests.

 

 

 

Battery fully charged, showing as good on my piece of shite Lidl tester/charger.

 

 

[Jim Bell]

Pleased that it would started reasonably ok, I checked that the mother was charging.

 

 

 

[Jim Bell]

All seems well.  

 

 

[Jim Bell]

Bouyed with enthusiasm, I decided to have a go at adjusting the clutch cable. Quick fiddle of the nuts and the bite altered very favourably on the pedal end.

 

Result. I didnt break anything.

 

[Dick Cheeseburger]

Still in it for the roffle.

[Jim Bell]

I'm still uploading vids man.  The day goes downhill.

[The Reverend Bluejeans]

Whatever happened to the cable clutch? They were a great idea.

[Jim Bell]

Pleased with my self, I decided to pop to the shops and then off to do something I've always wanted to try with an Ignis.......... VerySOFTROADING!!!!

[Jim Bell]

NOT VERY OFFROADING.

 

 

 

[Dick Cheeseburger]

I'm still uploading vids man.  The day goes downhill.

Ah, that's a shame.

[Jim Bell]

After that GR5 fun, I headed home and turned her off.

 

 

I then turned her back on to see how she would start warm.

 

 

 

[Jim Bell]

Right.  Battery light is on. 

 

 

Back to the electric meter.

 

 

 

[Jim Bell]

Well thats not good.

 

Not good at all.

 

 

Lets have a look at teh alternator.

 

 

 

[Jim Bell]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I see.

 

 

 

 

The belt is shredding. Theres shredded rubber everywhere.

[garbaldy]

Is the alternator turning ?

It looks like it's seized and chewing the belt

[Jim Bell]

Is the alternator turning ?

It looks like it's seized and chewing the belt

 

10 points to you fella.

Nail on the head.

 

 

Its going to CARTAKEBACK as I majorly cannot be arsed.

[cort16]

My panda did exactly this .

If you and I started a car sales business we'd be out of business in less than 8hr as all our stock would self destruct overnight .

[Jim Bell]

My panda did exactly this .

If you and I started a car sales business we'd be out of business in less than 8hr as all our stock would self destruct overnight .

 

Is that what your strange new noise was?! Or was this an earlier event man?

[cort16]

This was an earlier event. The alternator case had cracked causing water to get in and bork it.

I had loads of smoke and stuff pour out the bonnet as it destroyed the belt .

Current weird noise is undiagnosed but it doesn't matter as the gear linkage has broken .

[Jim Bell]

Cars realise when they are to be sold. They do then protest.

[cort16]

A dirty protest

[Jim Bell]

No thats just chocolate mousse.

[catsinthewelder]

Would a full battery be enough for a one way trip from Teeside to Cannock? If so I can think of a potential buyer.

[Jim Bell]

Would a full battery be enough for a one way trip from Teeside to Cannock? If so I can think of a potential buyer.

 

A full battery wouldnt even get it to Teesside chief.

[SiC]

Tried moving the pulley with a ratchet? I had a mk1 mx5 that liked to sieze it's pulley on occasion on startup with an impressive amount of smoke. But giving it a quick jiggle with a ratchet to break the bond, it happily wanted to start alternating again.

[Dick Cheeseburger]

Easy enough to source one from a beaker I'd have thought.

Then get her roffled. I can feel the win* in the water.

[Sheefag]

£41.20

 

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/SUZUKI-IGNIS-MK2-1-3-2003-2004-2005-2006-2015-FULLY-WORKING-ALTERNATOR-/281642131424?hash=item41932ddfe0:g:c0UAAOSwrklVE8rN

 

[garbaldy]

A full battery wouldnt even get it to Teesside chief.

Are you sure it took seven from Germany to Scotland so you should make it on two.

[KruJoe]

I can't help thinking I went north-east for the wrong free car today.