James Posted August 15, 2020 Share Posted August 15, 2020 Absolutely awful, power steering pump shagged and a possible head gasket failure. But the bodywork is almost pristine with only a few rust bubbles on the roof. How would I go about keeping her roadworthy, with all the mechanic in skills of a drunken baboon. And some fool has knackered the thread on the coil pack. But, a deep socket and a hammer could probably sort that stripped fred 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djoptix Posted August 16, 2020 Share Posted August 16, 2020 Sounds like a new engine is in order. It can't be a difficult swap on a 106 of that vintage? Not too many silly electrical systems to keep happy... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wingz123 Posted August 16, 2020 Share Posted August 16, 2020 Is it the 1.1? They are known for blowing hg's.... How badly did it overheat? As above maybe easier to whack new engine in because block warpage.... I can do most things now but I too was a mechanical dunse when I first started.....get on YouTube and just watch everything thats what i do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Braddon81 Posted August 16, 2020 Share Posted August 16, 2020 These are probably one of the easiest cars you work on if your not well versed in spanner work. What makes you think the head gasket has gone? Is it over pressuring the coolant? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matty Posted August 16, 2020 Share Posted August 16, 2020 3 hours ago, Braddon81 said: These are probably one of the easiest cars you work on if your not well versed in spanner work. What makes you think the head gasket has gone? Is it over pressuring the coolant? This in spades. Learn the skill you need pal. And you're learning on an almost valueless car that still enjoys good spares availability. In other words you can afford to bollocks the job once and learn on the rebound. Bon chance mon amie somewhatfoolish and Braddon81 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bitzer Posted August 17, 2020 Share Posted August 17, 2020 Two words. Rear axle. If it is knackered, run to the hills, run for your life, run to the hills, do or die. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Posted April 21, 2021 Author Share Posted April 21, 2021 And so it would come to pass, I replaced the engine, luckily the local scrappie drinks in my local and he let me have the engine cheap and a hoist to do the work with. Should have documented the change for you gents. But I was at the very limit of my skill and my phone is shit and there the camera acts more like an impressionist painter than a camera. Just needs a new bush on the gear linkage and it'll be like new* *if your new 106 came from the factory with a broken heater blower motor On 8/17/2020 at 6:29 AM, Bitzer said: Rear axle Suspension is in good nick. But I've heard the horror stories spartacus and Stanky 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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