catsinthewelder Posted July 14 Author Share Posted July 14 I'd like to have spent today fixing one of the older cars but getting anything done was a bonus. The Focus has been poorly for a bit, I thought I'd fixed it with a new boost hose but the test thrash up the hill put the engine light on. This was helpful as we'd erased the codes before so actually googled it this time and found a thread on Passion Ford. A chap kindly wrote about his battle to sort out his car and said the cause was this thing. It's a turbo pressure solenoid valve and apparently the cause of a vacuum leak which would make this actuator arm. Dip up and down as the engine tops up the vacuum every 10 seconds. It was a wonderfully easy repair as my boss let me use this. Which is our new toy at work. Buzzed it up, whipped the undertray off and found this Loosen one nut and remove another, swap over 1 wiring connector and 3 hoses then put it back on and test. All seemed well so once I'd had a quick look at the power steering leak (middle of a pipe where the pipe clip has been rubbing) it was time to put the undertray back on and fetch it down. Clear the P0299 code and she's good to go. CaptainBoom, Back_For_More, lesapandre and 10 others 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catsinthewelder Posted July 29 Author Share Posted July 29 Just found out this went live yesterday. Was great to see Ian and Miss Hubnut, thought I'd best keep quiet but more progress has happened since. Lord Sterling, LightBulbFun, Fumbler and 9 others 11 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LightBulbFun Posted July 29 Share Posted July 29 57 minutes ago, catsinthewelder said: Just found out this went live yesterday. Was great to see Ian and Miss Hubnut, thought I'd best keep quiet but more progress has happened since. tis really awesome to see the Mighty Dacia again! and im glad progress is being made to returning it to the road, I really do love the Dacia and its story im surprised @dollywobbler has not pinched it back as a family wagon given its an estate and all that (maybe he can part exchange with an Oltcit? LOL) catsinthewelder 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catsinthewelder Posted July 30 Author Share Posted July 30 Balls, blew a brake pipe on the MOT this morning along with the electrical earth to the lights stopping working at just the wrong moment. Coprolalia, Lord Sterling, ProgRocker and 13 others 16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lacquer Peel Posted July 30 Share Posted July 30 Was sorry to not see you and the Dacia today. It sounds like it will be on the road again soon hopefully catsinthewelder 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scruffy Bodger Posted July 31 Share Posted July 31 On 7/14/2022 at 5:54 PM, catsinthewelder said: I'd like to have spent today fixing one of the older cars but getting anything done was a bonus. The Focus has been poorly for a bit, I thought I'd fixed it with a new boost hose but the test thrash up the hill put the engine light on. This was helpful as we'd erased the codes before so actually googled it this time and found a thread on Passion Ford. A chap kindly wrote about his battle to sort out his car and said the cause was this thing. It's a turbo pressure solenoid valve and apparently the cause of a vacuum leak which would make this actuator arm. Dip up and down as the engine tops up the vacuum every 10 seconds. It was a wonderfully easy repair as my boss let me use this. Which is our new toy at work. Buzzed it up, whipped the undertray off and found this Loosen one nut and remove another, swap over 1 wiring connector and 3 hoses then put it back on and test. All seemed well so once I'd had a quick look at the power steering leak (middle of a pipe where the pipe clip has been rubbing) it was time to put the undertray back on and fetch it down. Clear the P0299 code and she's good to go. That same part was responsible for the problems on my V50 but it didn't throw any codes. In my case the car had power when cold but then lost probably 50% of it when warmed up, took me ages to find it and minutes to fix it! catsinthewelder 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catsinthewelder Posted August 1 Author Share Posted August 1 In an episode of spectacular prevarication about tidying my shed I decided to clear out the campervan so there was somewhere out of the rain to put things coming out of the shed. The camper came without keys so ages ago I bought a lock set for a VDP Metro as it was cheap and would theoretically fit. It might well have done but the existing locks were rusted into place so it went back in its jiffy bag. I found it earlier and had an idea. The Metro key will lock the passenger door but not unlock it however it works perfectly in the driver's door so the van is secure in the first time I've owned it. Scruffy Bodger, Asimo, sdkrc and 4 others 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High Jetter Posted August 1 Share Posted August 1 I had many cars like that, have a big box of keys! You never know... catsinthewelder 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catsinthewelder Posted August 5 Author Share Posted August 5 Dacia has passed its MOT retest Think I've solved the charging issue and the coolant light being stuck on by swapping 2 wires over. Now I'm trying to remember if the battery light ever came on with the ignition as it doesn't now. LightBulbFun, Six-cylinder, Lord Sterling and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dollywobbler Posted August 5 Share Posted August 5 YES! I can't remember either... catsinthewelder 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Sterling Posted August 5 Share Posted August 5 Sweet, great to see more progress on the Dacia! 😁 Really gotta catch up with @dollywobblersoon. Love watching the videos! catsinthewelder 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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