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[The Moog]

If you narrow it down a bit more than just a Pug I could probably find you a part number

Thanks for the offer but I have found it they are Starlock fasteners - Issue is that they only seem to come in packs of 50 on ebay and I need 2

 

In other 405 news today the OSR brake keeps sticking on when using handbrake. The handbrake is at the top of its travel so I suspect the cables need renewing. The self adjuster is rusted to buggery as well so I think it is going to be a pig of a job.

[Wilko220]

Hoping to collect the black 75 Connoissuer on Saturday, the owner has just had a new battery fitted last week before going away in it, and knocked it down to £650 as she needs it gone due to the arrival of a brand new Scoda Yeti today. Unless someone more local gets there first I cannot turn this down....Can I?

Not really.

 

And that's probably over £100 worth of battery she's just put in it, from memory.

[beko1987]

I had a call from the seller of the ZX 3 days before I picked it up saying he was terribly sorry but the battery died, brand new one would be put on the next day... can't say I felt any sorrow about that!

 

I did the bounce test on the zx earlier, the rear has no spring in it at all, it didnt move. Front bounced around ok (as wellas I can remember a sprung car bouncing anyway) Think rear shocks will be next on the list after wheels and wing!

[Sigmund Fraud]

I did the bounce test on the zx earlier, the rear has no spring in it at all, it didnt move. Front bounced around ok (as wellas I can remember a sprung car bouncing anyway) Think rear shocks will be next on the list after wheels and wing!

 

Make sure the rear wheels don't have OMG PINEAPPLE SCENE NEGATIVE CAMBER, otherwise the stiffness could be due to very borked trailing arm bearings (which are a proper bastard to change !).

[steve_earwig]

Thanks for the offer but I have found it they are Starlock fasteners - Issue is that they only seem to come in packs of 50 on ebay and I need 2

 

Ah, it's a 405. It's a bit hard to see in the diagram so I'm not sure if it's what you're looking at (starlock?) but there's 2 of them and they're 35 pence each from Pug.

[beko1987]

Make sure the rear wheels don't have OMG PINEAPPLE SCENE NEGATIVE CAMBER, otherwise the stiffness could be due to very borked trailing arm bearings (which are a proper bastard to change !).

The stance seems good luckily, it had a low mileage rear beam fitted a few years ago, so hopefully I'll never have to worry about that*

[EssDeeWon]

Not really.

 

And that's probably over £100 worth of battery she's just put in it, from memory.

 

Yes I imagine so, I didnt ask how much it was but all the paperwork and receipts are present. To conclude;

 

1 owner from new

Serviced annually from new (last done in March)

New clutch in July 2009

Slave and Master Cylinders replaced again in Oct 2013

All drive belts replaced Sept 2013

New Coil Springs April 2013

New Battery last week

MOT and Tax until March 2015

 

Due to being a near 3 hour trip to view I asked her to remove the oil cap and check for any mayo, but its described as being clean with just some dark brown oil ressidue on the inside of the cap 

 

Apparently, for £650 there is no one else interested and its been on trader and bay. Should be collecting it Saturday....

 

Seems there is not alot of love for these early 75's, I think they look much more classy than the later ones..

[Mr_Bo11ox]

Unless one of the shocks has seized up completely (pretty freakin rare) i would suspect the beam if I had a zx with no rear suspension. I would say take the shockers off and check em (to see it they're solid) before shelling out on new ones!!

[The Moog]

As suspected the rear handbrake is knackered cables. I have always had issues with getting right brake bits for French cars because of all the variations, so decided to try the main dealers. Ordered the right and left one for £20 plus Vat.

 

Got quote for other bits, anyone fancy a main handbrake cable at £133 plus VAT?

 

They don't stock the wheel cylinders anymore either.

 

Guy wasn't filled with confidence that I would get them that quickly. Might end up without a car for a week or so.

 

Will get the wheel cylinders from GSF as they are £10 each. Hoping I can get away with just replacing those bits.

[holbeck]

Pondering my fleet going forward.

 

My Suzuki Vitara has done sterling service as a builders truck during a house renovation project.

However that is now coming to an end and It's going to be surplus. I am in two minds whether to keep as a winter vehicle, or punt it on while it still has 6+ months MOT on it.

 

A mate has suggested I bang an advert on the board at my local country store, for the most likely audience for a cheap 4x4. 

 

 

My BMW e30 Baur should be delivered by scruff shortly for a quick MOT and service at a local tame fettler. So hopefully I will get some use out of it this year.

[Cavcraft]

Great* interesting* and new* news, I'm going to buy a car this afternoon.

 

It's a crossword clue, 8 letter and 5 letters. Clue: they're all shit, especially these:

 

V_u__alL   C_r_a

[Pillock]

HYUNDAI SONATA?

[phil_lihp]

A Corsa is not a proper Corsa until it's passed through the Cavcraft Approved Used Shite program, subjected to a thorough 2-point inspection and resold with a full 12 minute warranty and guaranteed customer satisfaction.  Fortunately, there are very few Corsas left which have not been through this system.  In fact, that might have been the last one.

[bub2006]

Took the 53 plate vectra for MOT today. Chappy said its the best looking modern underneath. No rotten lines,shagged bushes or anything. One advisory on a exhaust bracket. The front pipe has an hanger each side,one has broke but exhaust is supported. Not bad for 140k on the clock and it don't get washed too often.

[Lord Sterling]

Great* interesting* and new* news, I'm going to buy a car this afternoon.

 

It's a crossword clue, 8 letter and 5 letters. Clue: they're all shit, especially these:

 

V_u__alL C_r_a

Rover 827 Coupe with LPG?

[Lacquer Peel]

As suspected the rear handbrake is knackered cables. I have always had issues with getting right brake bits for French cars because of all the variations, so decided to try the main dealers. Ordered the right and left one for £20 plus Vat.

 

Got quote for other bits, anyone fancy a main handbrake cable at £133 plus VAT?

 

They don't stock the wheel cylinders anymore either.

 

Guy wasn't filled with confidence that I would get them that quickly. Might end up without a car for a week or so.

 

Will get the wheel cylinders from GSF as they are £10 each. Hoping I can get away with just replacing those bits.

 

What I used to do with PSA stuff was use the online parts catalogue (which I can't find the link for now, bugger!) to check the part number and search for it on eBay, it'd often bring up cheap NOS stuff.

 

Edit: here it is - http://public.servicebox.peugeot.com/pages/index.jsp

[The Moog]

Cheers Mr Peel

Intention is to restore this one so tracking down bits is important.

 

In other news if you see a shinjy Gold XJ8 being driven by a 35 chav, that will be my brother driving the world* famous* one celebrity* owner car.

 

Please dont mistake him for the magnificent Rusty Lee and ask for his autograph.

[worldofceri]

Mercedez Benz Newz:

 

Changed the coolant on my W124 E280 a couple of weeks ago. Went mad and used fancy ‘green’ stuff and everything. Well, I don't know what I did wrong, but ever since the temp gauge has been reading worryingly high. I was kind of hoping this was at least partly due to the warmer weather and the fact that I've done more high-speed driving and load-lugging than usual lately. Still, I reckon I probably got an air lock or summert in the system. Is this plausible?

 

Anyway, I've just come out of Sainsbury's to find a puddle under the bumper; there's a pin-hole leak in the top of the rad. Don't really know if this is coincidence or what.

[steve_earwig]

What I used to do with PSA stuff was use the online parts catalogue (which I can't find the link for now, bugger!) to check the part number and search for it on eBay, it'd often bring up cheap NOS stuff.

 

Edit: here it is - http://public.servicebox.peugeot.com/pages/index.jsp

The Citroen version is http://service.citroen.com/

 

Never had a problem with spares but I use Service Box to know what I'm doing, rather than rely on the parts books/databases in the factors because they're usually wrong..

 

 

[Cavcraft]

Well, the Corsa (2002 C 1.2 SXi) did what Vauxhalls do best and refused at the first hurdle: It hadn't ran for ages and the key is snapped in the ignition. Jump leads attached, left it a while and it's spinning over but not firing up. The chain is assumed ok because the cam is turning so we don't think that's the problem.

It's almost certainly fuel (and thus probably immobilisor) related so will go back tomorrow and see what happens with a fully charged battery and maybe a fault code reader.

[steve_earwig]

Is 2202 the year of production? Or is it C reg? I'm a bit out of touch with these things...

 

Does it have an immobiliser chip in he key fob? If the key's snapped off in the ignition I was thinking maybe you were turning the remains with a pair of pliers or something.

 

Yeah, I know, I've been corrupted by "moderns" but I've no idea when they started fitting these demonic devices.

[Cavcraft]

2002!

[Wackeldackel]

Mercedez Benz Newz:

Changed the coolant on my W124 E280 a couple of weeks ago. Went mad and used fancy ‘green’ stuff and everything. Well, I don't know what I did wrong, but ever since the temp gauge has been reading worryingly high. I was kind of hoping this was at least partly due to the warmer weather and the fact that I've done more high-speed driving and load-lugging than usual lately. Still, I reckon I probably got an air lock or summert in the system. Is this plausible?

Anyway, I've just come out of Sainsbury's to find a puddle under the bumper; there's a pin-hole leak in the top of the rad. Don't really know if this is coincidence or what.

Pin hole leak could be radiator neck. Lots of mercs from 1980s to mid 90s had Behr radiators with no metal insert in the hose necks. Constant heating and cooling makes the plastic brittle, might be a hairline crack causing your leak.

 

Park with the nearside on the kerb, open expansion bottle cap and run the engine for at least 15 mins till its up to temperature. Heaters on hot but no blower, and squeeze the rad hoses periodically too as the engine warms up to help any bubbles out. There should also be a bleed screw on top of thermostat housing, this can widdle and weep as well. Might be running hotter if you changed the thermostat, some are 85 degrees some are 87.Whether that would make enough of a difference I don't know...

[Pillock]

 

 

Does it have an immobiliser chip in he key fob? If the key's snapped off in the ignition I was thinking maybe you were turning the remains with a pair of pliers or something.

 

This. I got a copy of my Seat key made because it looked close to snapping, but because I was stingy I just taped the top half of the old key to the steering column shroud because the new key was a cheap one without a chip.

[Jazoli]

This. I got a copy of my Seat key made because it looked close to snapping, but because I was stingy I just taped the top half of the old key to the steering column shroud because the new key was a cheap one without a chip.

Did this on a rusty Ka shitter I had, I thought it was a great fix!

[steve_earwig]

2002!

Ah, now it all makes sense

 

This. I got a copy of my Seat key made because it looked close to snapping, but because I was stingy I just taped the top half of the old key to the steering column shroud because the new key was a cheap one without a chip.

It's best of you do that inside the shroud, as close to the barrel as possible, that way no one knows it's there...

 

When I got my first 406 I never even knew such a thing existed. The car came with 3 keys, I thought they were all the same, and that the car had some weird starting issue I couldn't fathom.

[dugong]

Is 2202 the year of production? Or is it C reg? I'm a bit out of touch with these things...

I thought it was a Rush album.

[cms206]

The 850 has gone. To celebrate* SWMBO took me out to pay for a delicious Indian meal. Stepped outside and... well... her words were "don't be stupid, you'd look like a fucking drug dealer".

 

A classy drug dealer at that. Just £795...

[steve_earwig]

I thought it was a Rush album.

That's 2112, it's in my car.

[cort16]

Looks like an XJ40 behind it too.