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ven2112
 Post subject: Ah well....
PostPosted: Wed Sep 28, 2016 4:38 pm 
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....looks like its back to graft this weekend, like i posted my gearbox fooked up, so car on the drive & when the mech came to collect it the starter motor went :lol: , so recon box, new starter & £900 lighter :shock: happy days :roll:
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....looks like its back to graft this weekend, like i posted my gearbox fooked up, so car on the drive & when the mech came to collect it the starter motor went :lol: , so recon box, new starter & £900 lighter :shock: happy days :roll:



You can afford it. :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
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ven2112
 Post subject: Re: Ah well....
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Nidge2 wrote:
ven2112 wrote:
....looks like its back to graft this weekend, like i posted my gearbox fooked up, so car on the drive & when the mech came to collect it the starter motor went :lol: , so recon box, new starter & £900 lighter :shock: happy days :roll:



You can afford it. :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:


its back in the garage :lol: :lol: starter motor complete fail :shock: , so much for my mechanic, buy lucas he said, never fail he said .......... :roll:
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ven2112 wrote:
Nidge2 wrote:
ven2112 wrote:
....looks like its back to graft this weekend, like i posted my gearbox fooked up, so car on the drive & when the mech came to collect it the starter motor went :lol: , so recon box, new starter & £900 lighter :shock: happy days :roll:



You can afford it. :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:


its back in the garage :lol: :lol: starter motor complete fail :shock: , so much for my mechanic, buy lucas he said, never fail he said .......... :roll:


BOSCH always buy German you fookin dope #-o #-o #-o #-o #-o #-o i thought you had some brains evidently NOT #-o #-o

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 Post subject: Re: Ah well....
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ven2112 wrote:
Nidge2 wrote:
ven2112 wrote:
....looks like its back to graft this weekend, like i posted my gearbox fooked up, so car on the drive & when the mech came to collect it the starter motor went :lol: , so recon box, new starter & £900 lighter :shock: happy days :roll:



You can afford it. :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:


its back in the garage :lol: :lol: starter motor complete fail :shock: , so much for my mechanic, buy lucas he said, never fail he said .......... :roll:


new DMF....new starter

every time

the bits flying off the DMF attach to the (magnetic) starter and boom its dead

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ven2112
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new DMF....new starter

every time

the bits flying off the DMF attach to the (magnetic) starter and boom its dead[/quote]

its a brand new starter & clutch aint been in long mate :-|
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ven2112
 Post subject: Re: Ah well....
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BOSCH always buy German you fookin dope #-o #-o #-o #-o #-o #-o i thought you had some brains evidently NOT #-o #-o[/quote]

never buy German me mate, my grandmother was bombed in the candle factory she worked in during the war, it was burning down & everyone just stood around singing "happy birthday" :wink:
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BOSCH always buy German you fookin dope #-o #-o #-o #-o #-o #-o i thought you had some brains evidently NOT #-o #-o


never buy German me mate, my grandmother was bombed in the candle factory she worked in during the war, it was burning down & everyone just stood around singing "happy birthday" :wink:[/quote]
Thought you were driving a MERCEDES #-o #-o #-o #-o

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 Post subject: Re: Ah well....
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trotskys twin wrote:
ven2112 wrote:
BOSCH always buy German you fookin dope #-o #-o #-o #-o #-o #-o i thought you had some brains evidently NOT #-o #-o


never buy German me mate, my grandmother was bombed in the candle factory she worked in during the war, it was burning down & everyone just stood around singing "happy birthday" :wink:

Thought you were driving a MERCEDES #-o #-o #-o #-o[/quote]

not far off actually, doblo :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
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 Post subject: Re: Ah well....
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hard to believe but another weekend off, thermostat knackered, car overheating like crazy & cant get a replacement till wed, now can i just buy a stat for this car? no its the stat & housing so that's 60 quid :roll: getting a bit pi$$ed off with this sack of crap now tbh :lol:
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hard to believe but another weekend off, thermostat knackered, car overheating like crazy & cant get a replacement till wed, now can i just buy a stat for this car? no its the therm & housing so thats 60 quid :roll: getting a bit pi$$ed off with this sack of crap now tbh :lol:


they are all the same once they start going wrong it's backwards and forwards to the garage every other month :sad:

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hard to believe but another weekend off, thermostat knackered, car overheating like crazy & cant get a replacement till wed, now can i just buy a stat for this car? no its the therm & housing so thats 60 quid :roll: getting a bit pi$$ed off with this sack of crap now tbh :lol:


I am not up to much on diagnosis but years ago you could take the thermostat out - it used to run a bit on the cooler side! Have things altered?

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hard to believe but another weekend off, thermostat knackered, car overheating like crazy & cant get a replacement till wed, now can i just buy a stat for this car? no its the therm & housing so thats 60 quid :roll: getting a bit pi$$ed off with this sack of crap now tbh :lol:

Can you not adjust the fan so it runs all the time?

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ven2112
 Post subject: Re: Ah well....
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cabby john wrote:
ven2112 wrote:
hard to believe but another weekend off, thermostat knackered, car overheating like crazy & cant get a replacement till wed, now can i just buy a stat for this car? no its the therm & housing so thats 60 quid :roll: getting a bit pi$$ed off with this sack of crap now tbh :lol:


I am not up to much on diagnosis but years ago you could take the thermostat out - it used to run a bit on the cooler side! Have things altered?


1:07 in mate, not with injection models :wink:

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Thought you were driving a MERCEDES #-o #-o #-o #-err TT

ven says" not far off actually, doblo :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:"

You bought a FIAT ](*,) ](*,) ](*,) ](*,) [-X [-X [-X :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: well what did you expect #-o #-o

BUY GERMAN ALWAYS THE BEST :D :D :D

Burn the sh!t heap claim the insurance and buy German which of course includes Skoda and Seat .

I thought you had HALF a brain evidently NOT #-o #-o

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