Panda (Classic) Charmanda(er) The Panda

[JamieK]

The jacking point isn't actually that bent, no crunching noises when I jacked her up. Currently sitting in a taverna in sunny Santorini.
This is parked right outside my hotel. View attachment 119717
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Your hotel doesn't appear to have any windows is it a budget holiday you're on

 

[purple haze]

Have you been before?

I'm going to be hiding from now on in case....

Not until now...

 

[Didge3]

Your hotel doesn't appear to have any windows is it a budget holiday you're on

That would be the building over the road, the Lancia comes and goes everyday so obviously in daily use, no rust anywhere! I want to buy it...

 

[Didge3]

Not until now...

Day 5: 2:55PM,
I still haven't been able to open the curtains let alone leave the safety of the apartment. The fear that he may be out there somewhere disturbs my every moment.

 

[firstcar-Y10]

Your hotel doesn't appear to have any windows

That would be the building over the road.

Day 5: 2:55PM,
I still haven't been able to open the curtains let alone leave the safety of the apartment. The fear that he may be out there somewhere disturbs my every moment.

So those windows not really doing you any good anyway then

 

[Didge3]

Right so, back from holiday, been driving Char' for the last 2 days, nothing really amiss, just a few weird things happening,

When she's cold, as in not on the temperature gauge yet, she will not idle below 1800rpm, if I push the choke in any further she cuts out and completely dies, anything below 1800 is not happening until she shows on the temp gauge, as soon as the temp gauge starts registering she'll happily sit at about 1300rpm like she used to and eventually sit at 1000rpm when shes up to about 65C.

Another odd and slightly worrying thing, only noticed it today, sitting at some traffic lights, went into neutral and engaged the clutch because I know those lights take ages to change, only with the radio off and the engine at complete idle I can hear a very faint rattling noise, as soon as I disengage the clutch from neutral again rattling stops. It's really really quiet but its definitely rattling, I'll check the gearbox oil level if I can find the level hole thingy.

Finally, brakes have started squealing at low speed, my Punto always did this and it used to annoy me so much, seems I'm doomed with squealy brakes forever

 

[blu73]

noisy idling that goes away when you press the clutch is usually input shaft bearing... my cinq does this but i would call more a a whirry/grinding noise than a rattle...

 

[Didge3]

noisy idling that goes away when you press the clutch is usually input shaft bearing... my cinq does this but i would call more a a whirry/grinding noise than a rattle...

Should I worry about it? It's definitely not a grinding noise, its very very quiet which is why I'm still driving her, you can only just hear it over the engine idle, any other noise and its too faint to hear.

 

[blu73]

well my cinq was doing it when i sold it last february, does it a bit louder now and is hard to get into gear and the clutch is now on the way out as well. i don't think its an immediate issue myself but worth getting sorted before it becomes a big issue. I just got another gearbox to go on as thats easy to do when you got a cinq, not sure if thats such as easy with a panda or not... It is fixable but just easier in my case to drop it off and replace it, probably cheaper too.

 

[panda1408]

I would not worry about the gearbox noise unless it gets much worse, all my Pandas have a little bit of noise when idling in neutral, it was probably there when new

Your brakes need cleaning and re-greasing, really easy to do if you have some tools and axle stands.

 

[purple haze]

I would not worry about the gearbox noise unless it gets much worse, all my Pandas have a little bit of noise when idling in neutral, it was probably there when new

Your brakes need cleaning and re-greasing, really easy to do if you have some tools and axle stands.

Spot on freddy..

 

[Didge3]

I'm about to ask something stupid.
I was cleaning Char' so there's less to be done on Saturday in preparation for Stanford, I stretched to a little under the bonnet cleaning (when I say a little, I mean a little, I wiped the airbox and cleaned the top mounts a little...)

More to the point I cannot for the life of me fathom what this very shiny thing does?

I'm sure someone will tell me and it'll be really obvious

 

[homeward]

I'm about to ask something stupid

I'm sure someone will tell me and it'll be really obvious

Hast thou not gottest a Haynes, or Porters, young sir...?

Not very necessary in summer, and I believe some people run without these at all... -- the one on Pippin had perished completely... -- but I believe it circulates warm air from the manifold into the air filter box.... Can't for the life of me remember what it's actually called....

Someone with a functioning brain will be along, shortly....

Edit: See this thread....

 

[purple haze]

It's an internal vacuum cleaner...

 

[purple haze]

It's a big tube of polo mints..

 

[purple haze]

It's an umbilical cord..if you cut it the car will leave home...

 

[homeward]

It's an internal vacuum cleaner...

It's a big tube of polo mints..

It's an umbilical cord..if you cut it the car will leave home...

Is anyone moderating this section of the forum...? :devil:

 

[purple haze]

Sorry...just kidding, it's the New Mexican wrap from KFC..yum yum.

 

[homeward]

Someone with a functioning brain will be along, shortly....

Sometimes, I'm just plain wrong....

 

[Didge3]

I shouldn't have asked...