broonthebloke
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hi all, first post here so please be gentle
am currently working on the wifes R plate 899cc cinq
she complained on friday about the 2 red lights which were a bit distracting!!
#1 oil light. looks like shes been off road and the sump had a hole in it. n/p's, sump off, hole(s) welded (brazed) up, dents hammered out, wire brushed and hammerited and ready to go back on. (am changing oil filter too and cleaning up and painting the rusty cover plate that needed to come off to access x2 nearside sump bolts.)
Dont have a Haynes, anyone know how much oil it'll take to refill?
#2 injector light. doesnt stay on all the time. when it does light up, theres a bit of a judder/ acceleration drop. acceleration etc poor and sluggish. seems to happen at random revs (no damn rev counter though so hard to tell ), and at any speed.
smallish bore hose to top front nipple on throttle housing was real 'squidgy', so cut it out and fitted 3/8 clear plastic hose, (joined to rubber hose further back with 1/4 copper pipe inside) acceleration etc seems better, but light still comes on sometimes with 'judder'. spark plugs look fine, the rest of the hose back to the airbox is clear (trace oil maybe, but ok) airfilter is good and airbox clear. the new 3/8 hose is showing a bit of moisture in it.
Any ideas? Phoned a garage. They said it could be anything and theyd probably have to go down the road of fitting bits until it went away. That sounds way too expensive considering what the cars worth!
While I'm here, theres a rusty looking thing near the horn, about the size of a 10-pack of fags, with what looks like a big spring in it. 3 wires so am guessing probably some kind of 'stat.
Whats it do?
Also, inside the airbox theres a flap which directs air from either the exhaust manifold, or from the front vent. Its controlled by a fairly stiff plunger thing with (again), a spring thingy inside!
Hows this work then? surely the air inside the airbox doesnt get hot enough to change it over does it? Never seen this before. (Then again, MY car has an induction kit fitted :devil: , AND an engine bigger than the lawnmowers )
Hope somebody can help.
I actually like taking the wee beastie out for a spin myself sometimes, but its starting to push the envelope on 'cheap motoring'! (Had it 2 years. Its had a new petrol tank, new (to me) alternator, brakes replaced all round, 4 new tyres, new (to me) wheel (the old one wouldnt seat the tyre right), new (to me, yeah you guessed it, I hunt the scrapyards regularly!!) wingmirrors, new (to me) drivers seat after the old one broke the bar across the back at the bottom. New shafts seals both sides at the gearbox. Exhaust complete. Also fitted clear front indicators and those pinkish looking rear lights, and a set or red seatbelts. (these were cos I found them at the scrappy and they were cheap!)
I can hear a squeek from the back of the car when I get in too, so probably looking at new springs, maybe shocks before MOT time
am currently working on the wifes R plate 899cc cinq
she complained on friday about the 2 red lights which were a bit distracting!!
#1 oil light. looks like shes been off road and the sump had a hole in it. n/p's, sump off, hole(s) welded (brazed) up, dents hammered out, wire brushed and hammerited and ready to go back on. (am changing oil filter too and cleaning up and painting the rusty cover plate that needed to come off to access x2 nearside sump bolts.)
Dont have a Haynes, anyone know how much oil it'll take to refill?
#2 injector light. doesnt stay on all the time. when it does light up, theres a bit of a judder/ acceleration drop. acceleration etc poor and sluggish. seems to happen at random revs (no damn rev counter though so hard to tell ), and at any speed.
smallish bore hose to top front nipple on throttle housing was real 'squidgy', so cut it out and fitted 3/8 clear plastic hose, (joined to rubber hose further back with 1/4 copper pipe inside) acceleration etc seems better, but light still comes on sometimes with 'judder'. spark plugs look fine, the rest of the hose back to the airbox is clear (trace oil maybe, but ok) airfilter is good and airbox clear. the new 3/8 hose is showing a bit of moisture in it.
Any ideas? Phoned a garage. They said it could be anything and theyd probably have to go down the road of fitting bits until it went away. That sounds way too expensive considering what the cars worth!
While I'm here, theres a rusty looking thing near the horn, about the size of a 10-pack of fags, with what looks like a big spring in it. 3 wires so am guessing probably some kind of 'stat.
Whats it do?
Also, inside the airbox theres a flap which directs air from either the exhaust manifold, or from the front vent. Its controlled by a fairly stiff plunger thing with (again), a spring thingy inside!
Hows this work then? surely the air inside the airbox doesnt get hot enough to change it over does it? Never seen this before. (Then again, MY car has an induction kit fitted :devil: , AND an engine bigger than the lawnmowers )
Hope somebody can help.
I actually like taking the wee beastie out for a spin myself sometimes, but its starting to push the envelope on 'cheap motoring'! (Had it 2 years. Its had a new petrol tank, new (to me) alternator, brakes replaced all round, 4 new tyres, new (to me) wheel (the old one wouldnt seat the tyre right), new (to me, yeah you guessed it, I hunt the scrapyards regularly!!) wingmirrors, new (to me) drivers seat after the old one broke the bar across the back at the bottom. New shafts seals both sides at the gearbox. Exhaust complete. Also fitted clear front indicators and those pinkish looking rear lights, and a set or red seatbelts. (these were cos I found them at the scrappy and they were cheap!)
I can hear a squeek from the back of the car when I get in too, so probably looking at new springs, maybe shocks before MOT time
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