tooSavvy Posted September 2 Author Share Posted September 2 Well..... First port of call = PAS Dipstick. Fluid is just wetting bottom tip of (presumably = low) skinny stick, poking down from screw in bottle top 🤔 I'll refill to top of the 'skinny stick' dipstick + tonight, when I park, I will slot an unfolded newspaper under the front (nipped by tyre) and tomorrow we will see colour of drips [green in PAS] 👍😐 The car came with 'throwaway' 3month Warranty 🤐. I may just read it up.... 🚙💨 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tooSavvy Posted September 2 Author Share Posted September 2 Ffinn Ell . . . 🔧⚙️🕑 'Designed for Living'!! Origami+ (... no clues to find ALL the screws 🤬) Used a sheet of folded stiff paper to 'funnel' PAS juice... Now up to FULL 👍 🚙💨 Matty, privatewire, Marshall2810 and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tooSavvy Posted September 2 Author Share Posted September 2 Imagine yourself standing near a shop, the shop is being refitted.... Inside, a guy is slicing 3/8ply with his circular saw <zeezeeingnnninngggg>..... Imagine me, sitting in my car, having that soundtrack played out through the bulkhead [except when turning on a roundabout/over half lock] IT'S DRIVING ME NUTTZ 🤪 I know the pumps have a rep [all Vx forri say as much] but mine was totally silent until 3 days ago 😕 Is it eating itself 😵💫 🚙💨 loserone 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tooSavvy Posted Monday at 20:48 Author Share Posted Monday at 20:48 Someone... oot there, in the Webbie Netherworld... has stated that the PAS Motor DOESN'T run in 'dead ahead' and any noises will be heard when it is UNDER LOAD 😯... Bit of lateral thinking here >> as the Alt puts a whacking current INTO the PAS Motor [when PAS is loaded] could the corrollary be the Alt is making the noise/bearings... And 'shuts up' when heaving juice into the PAS 🤔 Do we reckon, with the hood up, I'm going to get a crack at locating this 'whine'... ✔️ 🚙💨 Jim Bell 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tooSavvy Posted Tuesday at 07:52 Author Share Posted Tuesday at 07:52 After some further thoughts..... It can't be the Alt. The noise 'runs on' & dies for a second AFTER the engine has stopped, so must be standalone source 😕 I will listen with the hood open..... 🚙💨 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tooSavvy Posted Tuesday at 11:12 Author Share Posted Tuesday at 11:12 I stood infront of the car, hood up >> it's the PUMP 😕 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tooSavvy Posted Tuesday at 11:20 Author Share Posted Tuesday at 11:20 Fitted my 'reversing sensors' 🔧✔️ Perhaps the line of location is mildly sub-optimal.... but CrashBar is right where it should be 🙄. Drilled and numbered the fly leads.. Fed them singly through the little gap, under the light pod. I have taken a 'fly lead' of +12V off the rev lighting plug and just need to pick up a -Ve Ground. I will not be using the led display (it has the bleeper in it) so everything will be bundled up behind the clip-in grille over the lights. I needed to make a small notch, in the lamp casing, where it crushes the foam gasket... allowing the sensor cabling to come through into the boot 👍 Not wired up at this time.... Lunch Gong!! 🚙💨 Jim Bell, Ted Eggs, Matty and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tooSavvy Posted Tuesday at 14:19 Author Share Posted Tuesday at 14:19 Ahh...... Lunch, mmmmm 😉 Picked up Ground from chassis nut, just below lamp unit ♥️ Gentle fold over to consume all lengths, cable tie + snip off. Feed into void 👍 Bleeping Marvelous, M9 💰 🚙💨 AnnoyingPentium, Matty, privatewire and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tooSavvy Posted Wednesday at 07:48 Author Share Posted Wednesday at 07:48 After somewhat shambolic 'jiggery pokery', with a BMW estate rear spoiler >> just not making it! We have received today my 'revised contender' = flat across width ✔️ thin in section ✔️ and good proportion/profile ✔️ 😎 A Porsche part for £22 delivered 🙄 🚙💨 Matty, loserone and privatewire 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tooSavvy Posted Wednesday at 08:30 Author Share Posted Wednesday at 08:30 Whilst lying under AVAS arse, squinting up, wrapping together the reversing sensor cabling - bright sun 😲... ... I was in awe of the humongous back box + it's NEWness 🤣. The front Flexi was done by the seller 👍 General chassis condition is NON rusty & all the fuel hoses and brake lines are looking factory fresh.... Lanoguard lash worthy!! Bought on 60,700.. Now 63,550 >> good test drive for 1st month 🚀 🚙💨 Matty, AnnoyingPentium and privatewire 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tooSavvy Posted Wednesday at 11:04 Author Share Posted Wednesday at 11:04 The lip spoiler is a glass fibre sandwich, with the locator diaphragm glued in... Removing the inner, with a chisel and then using a very sharp wood chisel to skin/peel the adhesive = bastard ITCHY HANDS 😕 It will all prove worth it, in the end 🤣 🚙💨 privatewire 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tooSavvy Posted Wednesday at 12:27 Author Share Posted Wednesday at 12:27 Well.... That was fun [not..🤬] Just crested the main road, at Westerhope, on our way to The Poachers for lunch.... NO PAS.... Like a flipping elephant is sitting on the bonnet!! I'll have to wrestle AVAS back home and get my Oily Spanner on the hunt for a scrappy ZF pump (needs Tech2, apparently for the CanBus).... That's us on the bus for a few days 😐 AVAS = 💰💰 🚙💨 loserone 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tooSavvy Posted Wednesday at 13:30 Author Share Posted Wednesday at 13:30 My local guy, Kevin, has done a few... If I get the pump, he will whack it in 👍 Canny ✔️ 🚙💨 loserone 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tooSavvy Posted Thursday at 07:24 Author Share Posted Thursday at 07:24 Been out to the car.... taking photos of the Pompe 🙄 ..... guy at the breakers needs to know EXACTLY what I have.... Like there are two versions of my Astra ZF Pompe. I only see ONE in my Webbie searches.. As long as we're all happy, eh 👍 🚙💨 privatewire 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tooSavvy Posted Friday at 06:41 Author Share Posted Friday at 06:41 Pompe @£50 cash ..... Collect 1pm. 🚀🔧👍 🚙💨 loserone 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tooSavvy Posted Friday at 08:14 Author Share Posted Friday at 08:14 Looking at this 'monkey snipped cabling, in yard' photo.... 😯 Seems this motor is pulling them amps 😲 🚙💨 privatewire 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tooSavvy Posted Friday at 19:37 Author Share Posted Friday at 19:37 Though the PAS is dead, I'm still helming AVAS (developing those he-man muscles whilst I'm at it....). Gots to say the Rear Parking Bleepers are a revelation!! Very difficult to chop the estate back end in with confidence of NOT tip-touching >> small rear window 😶🌫️ My Bleepers are punching me straight in @10" min = solid beeeeee 😉 Maggikkk 👍 🚙💨 privatewire 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tooSavvy Posted yesterday at 14:03 Author Share Posted yesterday at 14:03 Pompe Achieved ♥️🎈 .... And we have Top Up, as required ✔️ 🚙💨 privatewire 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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