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[Jazoli]

One from the rear, someone had parked a green thing next to it spoiling the view somewhat

 

[fred]

Beautiful machines way better than their modern younger brethren 

[xtriple]

I agree with the above - old Ferraris are things of beauty and just glorious. New Ferraris... not so much but times change and so, unfortunately do the buyers!

 

I tried to buy a Ferrari once, I was young and stupid and did things like that! It was a 330 GTC in a similar silver to that and it was in a dealers in Grimsby. It was CHEAP: started at about two grand and when it got to twelve hundred quid (! Yes really) I tried to buy it. The only insurance I could get was 'Road traffic act only' and they wanted......

 

Two grand!

 

Even I, young, stupid and (relatively) cash rich couldn't do that!

[Angrydicky]

Just about recovered from a very busy weekend with the Maestro and the Victor. Festival of the Unexceptional on Saturday, Super Dooper Seventies Day yesterday. Met lots of people including two or three 'shiters, and had fun dressing up as an old giffer when I drove the Maestro to the Festival.

 

Over the last week, I've been interviewed by BBC Essex, Radio 4 and the Telegraph. The BBC Essex interview went out on Saturday morning, if anyone's interested I'm on about 1:22. I talk about the Maestro quite a lot. http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p02x45l8

[The Moog]

Started the saab up this morning and no smoke.

 

It had been sitting for a few days but I can't think of a reason that it would stop smoking at start up. Only change is that the exhaust is now sealed with gungum.

 

Got a turbo being delivered today so not quite sure whether to return it or just change it.

[Hertz]

I like the interviewers confidence in Angrydick's Maestro "Will it make it to the event?" Good interview though.

[oldcars]

Popped to SCB in Edinburgh yesterday. Got the scuttle trim clips and the wheel arch liner parts for the 75. That a and a lot of little spares that are hard to get for the Reliant all for a £10. Can't go wrong.

[twosmoke300]

Moog , Saab turbos are weird things , mine went on the 9-5 and I replaced it with a recon unit from midland turbos . It would blue smoke some mornings . I've used midland for turbos loads of times and never had an issue . I tried loads of things before I discovered a pattern and now I live with it .

If I do a long run and the car is nice and hot when I key off then it won't smoke the next morning . If I just move it out of the workshop and bring it back in at the end of the day it smokes !

I noticed two other customers saabs that do the same . Never smoke in everyday good use but puff out loads of blue on stop start stuff .

My theory is that when the oil pressure is highest ( cold oil ) and engine switched off it must push a little oil past the turbo seals . Obviously when it's warm the pressure is much lower so it won't do it .

 

My theory is kind of backed up by the cheapy Chinese turbos needing a restrictor in the oil feed to stop them blowing seals .

 

So be happy you have good oil pressure

[Coprolalia]

Echoing twosmoke, isn't the Saab turbo thing to do with the usage pattern. My brothers 9-3 blows smoke after being run cold.

 

I thought it was something to do with expansion within the turbo- when it's run nice and hot then the seal is that few microns tighter and won't let any oil past, whereas when it's cold you get a bit of leakage. The oil pressure idea when cold also makes sense.

 

Saabs are Garrett turbos that are gravity fed oil outflow right?

Could be the outflow drain is a little blocked and it's blowing a bit of oil back through the seals. I've wondered about fitting a little scavenge pump to help things.

[320touring]

I used the 316 to bring some retro class to a local 'big hoose' spot today.

 

starts lovely from cold with a spot of choke. ftw!

[Essex V6]

Love the "Up Yours Clarkson" notice on the window of the giffer's Allegro!

[The Moog]

Cheers for advice.

 

Is it worth changing it?

 

Only tends to be a big puff on start up from cold. Once warm it is fine. It's not like I have a trail of smoke down the road

 

Got 197k on the clock. If I can save £150 I will.

[Lord Sterling]

 

A superb image. Surely one for the "Cars and Girls" thread?

[cort16]

Look at the shite colour match on that e-type. C-

[twosmoke300]

Moog , pop the down pipe off and feel for play , a little side to side is ok but any in and out is a no no . Does it smoke the morning after a hot run ?

[Hertz]

I know the owner of that A110 quite well, it's a ten foot car but stunning never the less. He also has an A310 the bastard.

[darkfour]

Replaced the worn out transmission mount. Ordered it on Friday from Amazon and it was delivered to the door around lunchtime on Sunday, you gotta love that Prime membership.

 

Out with the old, yep think that's worn out...

 

 

...and in with the new. It is in there straight, it's just my very poor David Bailey skillz that let me down.

 

 

 

[Skizzer]

I have made an offer on some new chod.  

 

It's in France.

 

More news soon, hopefully.

[The Moog]

Moog , pop the down pipe off and feel for play , a little side to side is ok but any in and out is a no no . Does it smoke the morning after a hot run ?

Pulled inlet pipe off (well bit more of a faff than that)

 

No movement any direction.

Looks in good condition

 

I will have to pay attention about hot starts. Checked it again just now and no smoke. Looks like a case of TADTS.

 

Will send the turbo back (when it arrives) and get a refund.

 

Twosmoke is abs Tech2 only?

[twosmoke300]

Any decent diagnostic kit should read it . Not snap on cos they don't do Saab .

[The Moog]

Any decent diagnostic kit should read it . Not snap on cos they don't do Saab .

Cheers.

 

Need to get the codes read as I am fed up of the bongs and massive you are going to die exclamation mark on the dash. Plus want to get it fixed before upgrade

[twosmoke300]

I take it you are no where near cornwall ?

[trigger]

I nipped round my mates this afternoon to look at a Orion he's just been given, the jammy sod.

 

He knocked about the car earlier in the year and a few days ago the owner contacted him to say it failed the mot and they'd been quoted £1500 to get it though (!!!) so did he want it for free to save it getting scrapped?. They dropped it off yesterday. They have owned it from new and it's done 118k but mechanically it's excellent having had full dealer serving all it's life but both front and rear screen rubbers had been botched up as they leak as does the sunroof which has also been sealed and the rear arch is really grotty and needs replacing, that's what it failed on.

 

I got asked if i wanted it but I've got enough on with this Sierra to be getting on with.

 

 

 

He also took me for a ride in his other Orion, he's just finished rebuilding the engine, I can't remember the full in's and out's but It's got a Galaxy 2.3 i4 lump with a RS2000 cam, a Ford Ka gearbox and all sorts of stuff what he's none himself, it's recorded 208bhp on the rolling road, the power is immense, it really throws you back into the seat and sounds like a swarm of angry hornets when on song, great fun!

 

[The Moog]

I take it you are no where near cornwall ?

Sadly not. In the wasteland of Accrington,

[scdan4]

I take it you are no where near cornwall ?

 

I will be in a month or so - camping in hayle for a few days.

 

Can I come and plug into your tech 2?

[twosmoke300]

Yeh no worries , I've got tech 2 , snap on ethos plus and a new all singing and dancing touchscreen jobbie so fill your boots

[scdan4]

Ta muchly. Will update nearer the time if thats ok.

 

[michael1703]

While twosmoke is talking Saab turbos..... I had a customer have one go on his 100k miles 07 plate vector and we put a new one on,checked the supply/return,flushed the oil,new oil n filter and off it went.

 

200 miles later, turbo failure, I took the turbo off and sent it back and turbo supplier said "tough shit,muck in oil caused failure,we specify that you should fit new supply and return pipes,you didn't,so warranty void"

 

They didn't tell me that, they told my motor factor who didn't pass the message on, I think it's bullshit and that if they specify you fit new pipes then they should sell a kit comprising of pipes and turbo.

 

Anyway, the bloke hasn't had a car since April, I'm the bad guy and he is suing me, my line of get out clause is that the car is the equivalent of a human that eats too many burgers and has a bit of muck in its arteries

[twosmoke300]

They used to stipulate that the sump drop had to be done as well as new pipes etc . A post 04 should have been ok . I hate to say it but it was prob the flush that did it

 

To fail in 200 miles it must have been almost totally blocked. Also why did the original turbo fail ? Oil starvation ?

[michael1703]

Original was blackened and seized, sump was dropped and it looked like a roasting tray from a student squat, I had it in the parts washer and scotchbrited it to spotless and put it back together with the specified sump sealant.

 

Engine was spun with plugs out and container under the feed and it came through clean