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| Author: | ven2112 [ Wed Sep 28, 2016 4:38 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Ah well.... |
....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 , so recon box, new starter & £900 lighter happy days
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| Author: | Nidge2 [ Wed Sep 28, 2016 8:23 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Ah well.... |
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 , so recon box, new starter & £900 lighter happy days ![]() You can afford it.
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| Author: | ven2112 [ Thu Sep 29, 2016 4:10 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Ah well.... |
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 , so recon box, new starter & £900 lighter happy days ![]() You can afford it. ![]() its back in the garage starter motor complete fail , so much for my mechanic, buy lucas he said, never fail he said ..........
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| Author: | trotskys twin [ Thu Sep 29, 2016 5:03 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Ah well.... |
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 , so recon box, new starter & £900 lighter happy days ![]() You can afford it. ![]() its back in the garage starter motor complete fail , so much for my mechanic, buy lucas he said, never fail he said .......... ![]() BOSCH always buy German you fookin dope i thought you had some brains evidently NOT
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| Author: | wannabeeahack [ Thu Sep 29, 2016 6:44 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Ah well.... |
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 , so recon box, new starter & £900 lighter happy days ![]() You can afford it. ![]() its back in the garage starter motor complete fail , so much for my mechanic, buy lucas he said, never fail he said .......... ![]() 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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| Author: | ven2112 [ Thu Sep 29, 2016 6:59 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Ah well.... |
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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| Author: | ven2112 [ Thu Sep 29, 2016 7:04 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Ah well.... |
BOSCH always buy German you fookin dope i thought you had some brains evidently NOT [/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"
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| Author: | trotskys twin [ Thu Sep 29, 2016 7:56 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Ah well.... |
ven2112 wrote: BOSCH always buy German you fookin dope i thought you had some brains evidently NOT ![]() 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" [/quote]Thought you were driving a MERCEDES
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| Author: | ven2112 [ Sat Oct 01, 2016 5:43 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Ah well.... |
trotskys twin wrote: ven2112 wrote: BOSCH always buy German you fookin dope i thought you had some brains evidently NOT ![]() 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" ![]() Thought you were driving a MERCEDES [/quote]not far off actually, doblo
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| Author: | ven2112 [ Sat Oct 08, 2016 2:53 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Ah well.... |
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 getting a bit pi$$ed off with this sack of crap now tbh
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| Author: | edders23 [ Sat Oct 08, 2016 2:59 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Ah well.... |
ven2112 wrote: hard to believe but another weekend off, thermostat knackered, car overheating like crazy & cant get a replacement till wed, now can i just buy a stat for this car? no its the therm & housing so thats 60 quid getting a bit pi$$ed off with this sack of crap now tbh ![]() they are all the same once they start going wrong it's backwards and forwards to the garage every other month
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| Author: | cabby john [ Sat Oct 08, 2016 3:10 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Ah well.... |
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 getting a bit pi$$ed off with this sack of crap now tbh ![]() I am not up to much on diagnosis but years ago you could take the thermostat out - it used to run a bit on the cooler side! Have things altered? |
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| Author: | Sussex [ Sat Oct 08, 2016 4:09 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Ah well.... |
ven2112 wrote: hard to believe but another weekend off, thermostat knackered, car overheating like crazy & cant get a replacement till wed, now can i just buy a stat for this car? no its the therm & housing so thats 60 quid getting a bit pi$$ed off with this sack of crap now tbh ![]() Can you not adjust the fan so it runs all the time? |
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| Author: | ven2112 [ Sat Oct 08, 2016 4:21 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Ah well.... |
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 getting a bit pi$$ed off with this sack of crap now tbh ![]() 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 ![]() https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PGkSfPbGr3Y |
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| Author: | trotskys twin [ Sun Oct 09, 2016 2:56 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Ah well.... |
Thought you were driving a MERCEDES #-err TTven says" not far off actually, doblo "You bought a FIAT well what did you expect BUY GERMAN ALWAYS THE BEST 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
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