SiC Posted October 17, 2021 Share Posted October 17, 2021 6 minutes ago, Yoss said: I think the 1.4 16v was 100hp. My 1.6 8v in the Felicia is 75hp. This isn't great when the ancient 1.3 pushrod of Škodas own design chucks out 68hp. The VW engine is much quieter, that's its only advantage. They did it in 75bhp and 100bhp tunes. I believe the 100bhp is a different cam and map. Also only on the top end too. Mine is a BKY engine code iirc. Tbh this engine isn't exactly the quietest or most refined units. Not just this example, seeing other videos of work being done on them they sound pretty noisy. Especially at cold. However the car is well sound proofed and it reduces the sound to a quiet thrum. Probably why you hear/see old people rev the feck out of them! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yoss Posted October 17, 2021 Share Posted October 17, 2021 Ah, never knew that. I know mk1 Fabias were available with a 1.4 version of the Škoda pushrod too. I don't know the power of that but it must have been similar. Didn't realise there were quite so many engine options available. Maybe your engine replaced the 1.4 pushrod, I see yours is a late mk1. Probably detuned to meet some sort of emmisions target though in the real world the 100bhp engine would need less effort to keep going so was probably just as economical. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiC Posted October 17, 2021 Share Posted October 17, 2021 11 minutes ago, Yoss said: Ah, never knew that. I know mk1 Fabias were available with a 1.4 version of the Škoda pushrod too. I don't know the power of that but it must have been similar. Didn't realise there were quite so many engine options available. Maybe your engine replaced the 1.4 pushrod, I see yours is a late mk1. Probably detuned to meet some sort of emmisions target though in the real world the 100bhp engine would need less effort to keep going so was probably just as economical. I believe the 100bhp required super unleaded too. Renault managed 100bhp standard out of their humdrum 1.4 16v in the Clio/Mégane/Scenic/etc. I seem to vaguely remember reading that they are low output for insurance purposes in Germany. Yoss 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High Jetter Posted October 17, 2021 Share Posted October 17, 2021 1 hour ago, SiC said: Saw this at a petrol station earlier today Did you check to see how thin the door skins are now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuvvum Posted October 17, 2021 Share Posted October 17, 2021 1 hour ago, Rusty_Rocket said: That's the best-bet engine for one of those I reckon. That would be the 1.9 SDI surely? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiC Posted October 17, 2021 Share Posted October 17, 2021 That would be the 1.9 SDI surely?Never seen the appeal of those engines. Very slow, heavy, unrefined rattly and noisy lumps. Big units that fill the engine bay and makes working in there more awkward. Also injection system more complex than a 2000 era MPI petrol. This petrol you can barely tell is running at idle. Yet still gets 45+ mpg. Yoss 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuvvum Posted October 17, 2021 Share Posted October 17, 2021 Been having a poke around the newly acquired C4 Grand Pigsarsehole today. It runs OK and has MOT until next July, but it has a few jobs that need sorting - there is a dead ABS sensor, which is making the car throw up error messages for the ABS, ESP and EPB (although the parking brake actually works fine); the struts for the tailgate have given up; and the front strut top mounts are knocking like a bastard (apparently they were done a couple of years ago but the garage that did them presumably got the parts from Aliexpress as they're knackered again. None of the parts required are expensive, but I suspect the strut top mounts are going to be a bugger to do as they're buried under the windscreen in typical modern MPV fashion. I might just live with the knocking for a bit. It's interesting to compare it with the Scénic - they were on sale at the same time and aimed very much at the same type of buyer. The C4 is noticeably quicker, despite having exactly the same power (the 110bhp version of the ever reliable* 1.6 HDI) and one less gear. It's also bigger in the back, and the seats are a better design - the floor is flat with the second and third rows folded down, which it isn't on the Renault. It also has the advantage of working aircon, which the Renault doesn't currently have. I still prefer the Scénic to drive though - although annoyingly I discovered this weekend that it's done a Renault and broken a rear spring, so that's another job that'll need doing before the MOT - I'll probably farm it out to the garage as I hate buggering around with spring compressors. The Picasso doesn't have as sophisticated a dashboard as the Scénic - it's a "traditional" LCD display rather than a TFT screen - but you can change the colour of the backlighting which is quite a neat trick. It also has the funky C4 steering wheel with the stationary boss which I've always rather liked. And it has the advantage of a towbar, although I'm not sure I'd fancy towing anything too heavy with a 1.6-litre engine. Not sure what I'm going to do with them - I think the C4, being the most vanlike, will stay until I can find myself another van and then it'll be punted on. The Renner might stay a bit longer as long as it doesn't need too much for a test, as I do rather like it. Floatylight 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilA Posted October 18, 2021 Share Posted October 18, 2021 9 hours ago, sdkrc said: Hope it was a modern @PhilA? Yeah, my orange Challenger has gone. loserone, Barry Cade and Asimo 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dozeydustman Posted October 18, 2021 Share Posted October 18, 2021 9 hours ago, SiC said: Saw this at a petrol station earlier today Much want. Cord Fourteener 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reb Posted October 18, 2021 Share Posted October 18, 2021 I start training for my new job in just over an hour. It's been so quick going from interview to offer to start date I've not really had a chance to worry about it. I visited a couple of friends who've worked in call centres on Saturday and they assured me I'm going to love* it. How bad can it be? dome and Twiggy 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy18s Posted October 18, 2021 Share Posted October 18, 2021 11 hours ago, stuboy said: It's lil bit weepy.. I have a 3 ton SGS that uses the same mechanism for lifting and lowering It only lifts halfway before it starts weazing and pumping air Is there any special way of bleeding these ? I've tried a few techniques shown on ytube,but nothing seems to work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reb Posted October 18, 2021 Share Posted October 18, 2021 Decided I'd try this so called "breakfast" thing for a change. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loserone Posted October 18, 2021 Share Posted October 18, 2021 Enjoy! Though that looks a bit plain. Hope the first day goes OK, don't expect too much when it's all online. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reb Posted October 18, 2021 Share Posted October 18, 2021 Don't worry, it was absolutely loaded with sugar, for energy see? It seems like the first week of training involves sitting on Teams calls all week then the second involves shadowing other team members. I'll be interested to see how that works over teh interwebs. I set up the remote working software the other day, it seems to be missing the softphone and it buggered up my Firefox profile, but it seems to be a reasonably intuitive bit of software. It logs you in to a separate windows profile with everything locked down except a web browser that can only go to certain websites, though I've already figured out how to get it to go to Google. Not that I think I'll have time to fanny about on the internet! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loserone Posted October 18, 2021 Share Posted October 18, 2021 Are you using your own kit? Eek. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reb Posted October 18, 2021 Share Posted October 18, 2021 It's not too bad really as it's running in Windows which I don't really use for very much, most of my time on the computer I'm running Kubuntu, I actually prefer it to whatever shitey laptop a company would provide because it means I get to use my clicky clacky keyboard and dual 27" monitors. Another company I applied for supplied a desktop but if I'd got that it'd have involved massive upheaval of my desk to make it fit, and I only have so many plugs! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
artdjones Posted October 18, 2021 Share Posted October 18, 2021 8 hours ago, wuvvum said: I'll probably farm it out to the garage as I hate buggering around with spring compressors. I'm not sure you need compressors. Aren't the shocks and springs separate? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beko1987 Posted October 18, 2021 Share Posted October 18, 2021 1 hour ago, reb said: Don't worry, it was absolutely loaded with sugar, for energy see? It seems like the first week of training involves sitting on Teams calls all week then the second involves shadowing other team members. I'll be interested to see how that works over teh interwebs. I set up the remote working software the other day, it seems to be missing the softphone and it buggered up my Firefox profile, but it seems to be a reasonably intuitive bit of software. It logs you in to a separate windows profile with everything locked down except a web browser that can only go to certain websites, though I've already figured out how to get it to go to Google. Not that I think I'll have time to fanny about on the internet! If your using your own kit for it OBS screen record the meetings. I took over from someone who handed in their notice way back in the days of lock down 1, and we had 2 weeks worth of teams calls as a handover whilst doing our jobs (now both mine) and I was covering another department who had all their staff furloughed and the bloke who remained had his little boy stillborn a week after 😭) If I hadn't screen recorded it all I'd be utterly fucked! Messed the sound up on the 3 most important ones though... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wesacosa Posted October 18, 2021 Share Posted October 18, 2021 I thought I had pretty good knowledge on crap cars and late 80s/early 90s Motorsport but I had no idea until yesterday there was a group B Lada Riva Rally car Lacquer Peel, Dyslexic Viking, louiepj and 8 others 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reb Posted October 18, 2021 Share Posted October 18, 2021 21 minutes ago, beko1987 said: If your using your own kit for it OBS screen record the meetings. I took over from someone who handed in their notice way back in the days of lock down 1, and we had 2 weeks worth of teams calls as a handover whilst doing our jobs (now both mine) and I was covering another department who had all their staff furloughed and the bloke who remained had his little boy stillborn a week after 😭) If I hadn't screen recorded it all I'd be utterly fucked! Messed the sound up on the 3 most important ones though... Can't use a screen recorder as the profile is locked down and can't run any other software unfortunately Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuvvum Posted October 18, 2021 Share Posted October 18, 2021 1 hour ago, artdjones said: I'm not sure you need compressors. Aren't the shocks and springs separate? They are, but I'm still not sure how you'd get the spring out without compressing it. Unless you remove both bump stops and then ping the spring out with a pry bar? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
artdjones Posted October 18, 2021 Share Posted October 18, 2021 2 hours ago, wuvvum said: They are, but I'm still not sure how you'd get the spring out without compressing it. Unless you remove both bump stops and then ping the spring out with a pry bar? As far as I know it's the same arrangement as a Mégane 3. Jack the corner up, remove the wheel, support the hub. Then remove the plastic cover off the lower arm and the complete shock. The top of the shock is accessed through the boot. Mark the position of the lower spring seat on the arm then lower the arm and the spring should be removable. Re assembly is the reverse, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LabRat Posted October 18, 2021 Share Posted October 18, 2021 Sat outside the garage waiting to do the retest. Lacquer Peel 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy18s Posted October 18, 2021 Share Posted October 18, 2021 3 hours ago, wesacosa said: I thought I had pretty good knowledge on crap cars and late 80s/early 90s Motorsport but I had no idea until yesterday there was a group B Lada Riva Rally car And don't forget their other group b project https://www.thedrive.com/accelerator/38281/the-lada-samara-eva-was-the-ussrs-two-winged-group-b-rally-car wesacosa 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LabRat Posted October 18, 2021 Share Posted October 18, 2021 Thank the gods! For one horrible moment, I thought he'd found something else wrong... Datsuncog, NigeT, chaseracer and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dome Posted October 18, 2021 Share Posted October 18, 2021 And, after chasing an engine donor for the Mazda for fucking ages, giving up and buying a broken Renault, one I'd previously looked at turned up on Gumtree, cheap, local and broken. Thank fuck for that! I drove over in the Kangoo at lunchtime in torrential rain, gave it a very quick check over(not mentioning I'd tried to buy it before), came to a price, paid for it and did the paperwork. I'll come back and collect it soon and nurse it to my mates unit where it'll meet its fate. 320touring, sdkrc, cort16 and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BorniteIdentity Posted October 18, 2021 Share Posted October 18, 2021 There is an utterly fantastic Facebook group I've been added to called "British Roadscene 1955-1995" Check this beauty out. Lovely pointy, angular lines - mixed in with the odd modest curve, an inviting front end with a lovely headlamp arrangement at either side. You can do your own gag. Seriously though, some of the photos are just incredible. Check it out. wuvvum, loserone, NigeT and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NigeT Posted October 18, 2021 Share Posted October 18, 2021 Mondial has a clean MOT for another year. Emissions perfect after my K-Jetronic tweaking earlier in the year. My new thermostat had also been opening at a slightly higher temperature than normal from cold start though working fine from hot and heat-gun showing gauge to be reasonably accurate. These engines are particularly sensitive to air pockets in the cooling system - I bled some bubbles from front and rear, topped up coolant (ideal level is a few cm lower than most people would expect) and fitted a new 0.9 bar expansion cap to replace the very worn old 1.1 one - Ferrari seem to have recommended a higher pressure sometime in the 1980's but I don't see what benefit it would provide given the standard cooling system on these cars is excellent if kept in good working order. Now stat opening perfectly again and whole system running a few degrees C cooler. wuvvum, Stevebrookman, dome and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barefoot Posted October 18, 2021 Share Posted October 18, 2021 1 hour ago, BorniteIdentity said: There is an utterly fantastic Facebook group I've been added to called "British Roadscene 1955-1995" Check this beauty out. Lovely pointy, angular lines - mixed in with the odd modest curve, an inviting front end with a lovely headlamp arrangement at either side. You can do your own gag. Seriously though, some of the photos are just incredible. Check it out. When I was at Art School in the last century, me & another lad used to take it in turns to drive. I had a Datsun 100a & Richard had a 15TL. Yoss, NigeT and BorniteIdentity 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Floatylight Posted October 18, 2021 Share Posted October 18, 2021 7 hours ago, reb said: Can't use a screen recorder as the profile is locked down and can't run any other software unfortunately Try streamyard, browser based, will do a record only, dead simple to use.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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