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[brownnova]

After ten months off the road due to a fairly minor issue which I procrastinated about (and bought other cars in the meantime)…. 

Got my 9000 back!!!

Honestly it was like seeing an old friend again after many years!

A friend popped over with my old E-Class tonight, we looked like a late 90s executives meeting under an orange sky! 

[stuboy]

On 9/8/2022 at 5:59 PM, stuboy said:

Just splashed out 60 shekels on autodoc for new maf for the mondeo.. sometime it hesitates when rolling then booting it...

crikey auto-doc are slow getting stuff picked and sent out..

[Spurious]

3 minutes ago, stuboy said:

crikey auto-doc are slow getting stuff picked and sent out..

Took me a week the last time to be picked for a total of 14 days from order to delivery

[Fumbler]

Got the PAS pulleys swapped. It's been slightly mullered though, as the first people I went to tried using a gear puller instead of a hydraulic press, and bent the pulley out of shape a bit. Their neighbour pressed the old one out and the new one on after making sure it wasn't too bent. As he took the paint off to look at the damage, I've splashed some of my own back on.

I've two chips to rectify on the wing, so it's looking like I'll be spending tomorrow getting the car mobile then Sunday making it look nice again.

[gm]

the smart cars brakes needed bleeding, unfortunately the fluid reservoir lid was on too tight - some minor disassembly was required

got ya, ya wee bugger !

re-assembly involved rather a lot of cable ties 

and the brakes are still rubbish (i didn’t have time to do the rears as it started chucking it down and only the front half would fit in the garage )

[RoverFolkUs]

Just occurred to me that a few days ago marked THREE YEARS ownership of Focus #1!

That moves it up to second place in my (non-existent) list of longest car ownerships, - I think! 

[High Jetter]

7 hours ago, Longbridge Apologist said:

Well my run of luck* continues:

Unexpected bill on family owned from new Golf. DSG Clutch gone. Estimate from a specialist to replace: £1700.

It's low mileage, 2008, immaculate bar that. MOT on Tuesday passed and no advisories.

So do I just get it fixed?

£1700 gets you nothing even running second hand.

It was my Dad's last retirement car until he passed away last month. 2022 really can get in the bin...

Salty, but DMF?  Mebbe get other quotes but if it's a trusted place, maybe worth it.

Any feedback from your date a while back?

[RoverFolkUs]

7 hours ago, Longbridge Apologist said:

Well my run of luck* continues:

Unexpected bill on family owned from new Golf. DSG Clutch gone. Estimate from a specialist to replace: £1700.

It's low mileage, 2008, immaculate bar that. MOT on Tuesday passed and no advisories.

So do I just get it fixed?

£1700 gets you nothing even running second hand.

It was my Dad's last retirement car until he passed away last month. 2022 really can get in the bin...

How low is low mileage? How often has it had a DSG service and when was the last one? (time/miles) 

If the box hasn't been looked after I wouldn't bother repairing it as they're ticking time bombs if not looked after, in that instance I'd just get a trusted reconditioned one fitted. 

A £1700 repair is a lot for a 14 year old Golf. But you can't get a decent one for that to replace it 🤔 add in the sentimental factor (?) I'd say get it fixed, whether that's a replacement box or repairing your existing box

[RoverFolkUs]

1 hour ago, gm said:

the smart cars brakes needed bleeding, unfortunately the fluid reservoir lid was on too tight - some minor disassembly was required

got ya, ya wee bugger !

re-assembly involved rather a lot of cable ties 

and the brakes are still rubbish (i didn’t have time to do the rears as it started chucking it down and only the front half would fit in the garage )

Shitting hell, reminds me how much I despise working on those things! 🤣 And FWD Mercs as well for that matter (wedge shaped A Class, and B Class)

[HillmanImp]

Jag is booked on at local specialist on Monday for a diagnostic etc to tell me what the griff is with it. 

Yesterday though the engine management light came on and I plugged in my £20 diagnostic jobbie and it said the egr flow was high. 

Not sure if this is a new issue or is maybe its the cause of its woes. It probably would fit the issues it has. 

I'd take it apart this weekend and give it a service with some 3 in one in case its stuck but I'm taking the lad out both days, so is still going to the Jag specialist to get looked at still in case its something else too. They can look at it with some proper Jag diagnostics and some sort of mechanical know how. 

I hope its fixable. I do genuinely quite like this car. Even if this one is bollox, I'd consider another but I do think/hope this one is actually salvageable. I've been smoking around in it all week and its been quite cool and I like the old man colour as I am old man these days. I'm completely sure I don't look like an absolute tool driving around in it blasting out Fantazia 92 at full volume wearing my Fila bucket hat. 

[Cavcraft]

4 hours ago, wuvvum said:

I can see the video OK.

There's a longer one of it starting up and running, couldn't upload it as file to big or something.

[Cookiesouwest]

17 hours ago, Longbridge Apologist said:

Well my run of luck* continues:

Unexpected bill on family owned from new Golf. DSG Clutch gone. Estimate from a specialist to replace: £1700.

It's low mileage, 2008, immaculate bar that. MOT on Tuesday passed and no advisories.

So do I just get it fixed?

£1700 gets you nothing even running second hand.

It was my Dad's last retirement car until he passed away last month. 2022 really can get in the bin...

I would get it done. 1700 is a decent price for fixing a dsg.

My local auto specialist won't even change the fluid on my powershift.

Garages don't like dsg boxes, due to borkage potential.

Plus the sentimental value of the car, plus what else are you going to get for 1700. Yes you could get something else, but it won't be as tidy as what you have now. 

[Matty]

15 hours ago, trigger said:

Thanks, I did think about it but I decided it was a lot of effort when people don't seem to be as interested anymore on here

Oh no. Definitely not at all trig. Get a thread up. I'm a little ashamed of my own stuttering content and love reading other people's. If you've the time, by all means write about it. 👍

[Split_Pin]

17 hours ago, trigger said:

Thanks, I did think about it but I decided it was a lot of effort when people don't seem to be as interested anymore on here

I'm definitely interested man. I have to admit I tend to only read and post in the NN24 thread now. Having read Popular Classics and practical Classics for 30 years, I've read all the end to end restoration stories I'll ever want to see. This thread is a nice mixed bag, finding, fixing, driving, breaking, sweating and some woe/swearing. 

The Capri looks amazing after a wash. You really have got lucky with the last 3 cars, Astra 240 and now this. Essentially sound cars not needing an absolute peen of work and worth quite a considerable bit more after you've finished. Being known as 'the car guy' has its positives. Better than me, all I get is 'M'ERE TAE YE SEE THIS' being faced with some right unrewarding job for hee haw consideration. 

Looking forward to seeing more on this one.

[Split_Pin]

Since my life is currently 45% work, 45% family that leaves 10% for cars. So although it's only mid September, I stuck another coat of Fuso 99Soft on the Saab and the 75. 

You'll see the mess on the drive from the oil leak. Hopefully the new seal between the vacuum pump and head will cure it. If the pump itself is leaking I do have a seal to fix that too but as above, I was short on time so just boshed it back on for now.

You'll have to take my word on the 75, my son and his pal were milling around the drive at the time and didn't want to get them in shot.

The wax was quite expensive but it says it lasts 12 months and I could have got away with not waxing them again as it was still doing its thing. I normally polish and wax them before winter but I didn't bother with the former this time as they really didn't need it.

The coolant change on the black Saab was an absolute war, worst I've ever had to do. The job itself was easy bar some rounded bolts on the undertray but there was a massive airlock just past the waterpump that simply would not move. I figured that a careful drive over some speedhumps and along a 60mph would shift it and that worked fine. Hopefully I won't have to touch the cooling system for a good while now.

[Barry Cade]

Neighbour and local car dealer/property dealer/coach company owner/Budweiser drinker just picked up a mint genuine 190e 2.6 Sportline for a grand. Properly dry stored for 15 years.. started with some fuel and a jump. Why do I never find these things.😣

In other news, the Focus passed its MOT today, no advisories. Thank ****as I'd forgotten all about it until yesterday that it was due today..

 

[Metal Guru]

On 08/09/2022 at 19:25, wuvvum said:

"God Save the King" is going to take a while to get used to...

Is that why BBC have informed us about 57 times that the national anthem is now God Save the King? 

[dozeydustman]

21 hours ago, trigger said:

Thanks, I did think about it but I decided it was a lot of effort when people don't seem to be as interested anymore on here

You’ve had some awesome cars on here Trig, keep your main thread updated (if you have one) at the very least so we can see progress. The Astra, the white Granada were just as good to see as this Capri, same for some of your projects long gone (Ital van, Marina estate etc).

[Longbridge Apologist]

16 hours ago, RoverFolkUs said:

How low is low mileage? How often has it had a DSG service and when was the last one? (time/miles) 

If the box hasn't been looked after I wouldn't bother repairing it as they're ticking time bombs if not looked after, in that instance I'd just get a trusted reconditioned one fitted. 

A £1700 repair is a lot for a 14 year old Golf. But you can't get a decent one for that to replace it 🤔 add in the sentimental factor (?) I'd say get it fixed, whether that's a replacement box or repairing your existing box

Just under 43,000.

2000 of which I’ve added the last 6 months. It’s overdue it’s 40,000 mile DSG Change, although this specialist had to confirm this as VW’s own handbook doesn’t…!

[Longbridge Apologist]

20 hours ago, chancer said:

Is the £1700 quid including the dual mass flywheel and selector fork?

It’s to take it out the car and change a clutch pack, replacement oil. They advised an extra hour of labour to inspect the rest of it.

 

[RoverFolkUs]

18 minutes ago, Longbridge Apologist said:

Just under 43,000.

2000 of which I’ve added the last 6 months. It’s overdue it’s 40,000 mile DSG Change, although this specialist had to confirm this as VW’s own handbook doesn’t…!

Eek, 14 years and it's never had one. Mileage is on its side though I suppose. And 3k over wouldn't hurt it. I'm not sure if the fluid deteriorates with age, it probably does. And you're right that VW have always given very little clarity on the matter!

14 minutes ago, Longbridge Apologist said:

It’s to take it out the car and change a clutch pack, replacement oil. They advised an extra hour of labour to inspect the rest of it.

 

I get the feeling that's going to get expensive quite quickly. You're balls deep into the labour for the clutch pack and then they tell you the mechatronic has something wrong with it, dual mass is knackered etc. 

My fear would be that you spend £1700 on that work and then you are left with a mechatronic and/or dual mass that is ready to nuke itself. Or spend more ££££ on getting them done at the same time. 

Having said that, an Auto MK5 golf with 43k miles ought to be worth a few grand. It's probably worth it, just tread carefully with who does the work. 

Personally I'd say get an indy to give you a price to replace the entire box with a recon unit, or get them to have your current one completely overhauled by a specialist. 

I'm not sure getting a specialist to do effectively half the job is the best course of action 

Also lol at the £3.98 worth of sundries charges. Really boils my piss when places do that, you're spending £1700 with them FFS!

[High Jetter]

On 9/8/2022 at 7:25 PM, wuvvum said:

"God Save the King" is going to take a while to get used to...

It is, actually, the original version though.

[Longbridge Apologist]

1 hour ago, RoverFolkUs said:

Eek, 14 years and it's never had one. Mileage is on its side though I suppose. And 3k over wouldn't hurt it. I'm not sure if the fluid deteriorates with age, it probably does. And you're right that VW have always given very little clarity on the matter!

I get the feeling that's going to get expensive quite quickly. You're balls deep into the labour for the clutch pack and then they tell you the mechatronic has something wrong with it, dual mass is knackered etc. 

My fear would be that you spend £1700 on that work and then you are left with a mechatronic and/or dual mass that is ready to nuke itself. Or spend more ££££ on getting them done at the same time. 

Having said that, an Auto MK5 golf with 43k miles ought to be worth a few grand. It's probably worth it, just tread carefully with who does the work. 

Personally I'd say get an indy to give you a price to replace the entire box with a recon unit, or get them to have your current one completely overhauled by a specialist. 

I'm not sure getting a specialist to do effectively half the job is the best course of action 

Also lol at the £3.98 worth of sundries charges. Really boils my piss when places do that, you're spending £1700 with them FFS!

Thanks. Utterly torn, utterly fed up with not obvious decisions on car repairs this year after the lemon of a 3 Series.

That is a concern that as they take it apart they do find a mechatronic issue. It's a VAG independent specialist - Volks Autos, Sutton.

[320touring]

What a fucker of a day that was🤣

 

Got sump cleaned up, new gasket on, oil pump refitted, new oil filter on for the Oxford.

Tried starting it, wouldn't fire. Fuel pump working fine.

Pulled oil filter, no oil in it.

Sump off, pull oil pump, can't turn it by hand.

Refit checking it is aligned with dizzy drive.

Turn it over by hand using starting handle.

Engine stops hard.

Remove oil pump, engine spins freely.

 

Anyone any thoughts?

[chancer]

3 hours ago, Longbridge Apologist said:

It’s to take it out the car and change a clutch pack, replacement oil. They advised an extra hour of labour to inspect the rest of it.

 

PM'd you mate. Get the car to Glasgow and it wont cost anywhere near that. Mechatronic unit will need removed and fork replaced as its a common fail, i can see them up and over 2k before you know it! 

[17-Coffees]

I added some new brochures to my collection this week! 😄

Both UK market ones which is what I aim for. The one for the 300 is interesting as has alot more info about the SRT8 than I expected! 

 

[SiC]

4 hours ago, Longbridge Apologist said:

It’s to take it out the car and change a clutch pack, replacement oil. They advised an extra hour of labour to inspect the rest of it.

 

I'd be spending a tad more at Milta and get the clutch+mechatronic+fluid changed together. Basically makes it equivalent to a recon box.

[Dyslexic Viking]

After a lot of work, I have finally removed all the sound dampening mats in the Mercedes, now rust work is next.

[HillmanImp]

On 9/9/2022 at 4:33 PM, trigger said:

Thanks, I did think about it but I decided it was a lot of effort when people don't seem to be as interested anymore on here

Say you're changing your pronoun to it/that or something or you're identifying sexually as a duck. Your thread will get hundreds of replies. 

[Mally]

On 9/9/2022 at 6:49 PM, Spurious said:

I've been seconded from my current trust to assist teaching in university, teaching new Paramedics. Wonderful. Looking forward to it. Was a bit down and out thinking I was getting slightly pigeonholed in my role but this a good chance to build up a route of of here. 

Sad thing is that I've to commute to city centre Manchester which I've not planned on the right way to do it. 

Still a few beers are in store for the weekend. 🥳

Can't you borrow a 'works van' and leave the lights on until you finish?