General Need a little help....

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Beca

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heya first post so please be nice and patient haha :)

i have a cinq and have only had it myself since nov but its something like 14yrs old.
my brakes are going,
oil leak with gasket, that has already been replaced has stared AGAIN,
brake fluid is black (meant to be blue?)
and ive snapped my drivers seat :doh:

how can i fix them? and does anyone have a sporting drivers seat for sale?

shes my first car and i only passed in nov I dont want to get rid of her yet!
 
Hi beca, welcome to the forum :)

Which gasket is leaking? Head gasket? If so, was the head skimmed?
Brake fluid should be a yellow-ish colour, not sure how it'd end up black, but if that's 'expired' that would go some way to explain why your brakes are 'going'. Have you checked the discs, pads and shoes for wear?

As for a new seat, check the classifieds :)

Edit: Also just though, if someone has said a particular fluid should be blue (and it's now black) they may have meant the coolant, is it in the big bottle on the left hand side? The brake fluid reservoir is the small bottle at the rear of the engine bay.
 
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Assuming Sporting?

The seat can generally be welded up (assuming, again. it's the adjustment bar).

Brake fluid should be clear. Black generally indicates that it needs changing, but may also point to worn seals (particularly on master cylinder). All brake parts for these are cheap, but please be a bit more specific with the issues.

Someone didn't do the rocker cover gasket properly (and/or didn't check that the breather tube was clear).

You desperately need a Haynes (or Porter) manual.
 
if the brake fluid is black thats probably why the breaks are not good.

as i remember a new master cylinder for a cinq is £39.99 from a car parts place. well thats going on last years prices.

breaks are still bad on my car. MOT guy said i need the whole system replacing. but at least it passed.
 
Hi sorry I didn't write back
I took the car to a mechanic and he's told me its the brake master cylinder and would charge 170 to get that all fixed and replaced so its not too bad now. Thanks for your replies though helped me to go in there and find the problem easily :)
 
seems quite steep to me that.. new master £30 so that means they are charging few quid for some brake fluid and near on £140 for labour, which to me is about 2 to 2 1/2hours. I would have thought they could do it in under an hour easy, i certainly could on my drive on my own.
I'd ring about for a couple of quotes from some local garages for a price.
 
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