Punto (Mk1) Molly II - Punto GT3 - The Resurrection

[blu73]

WOOHOO! Good Luck 2moro Molly!!!!!

 

[flisko]

if car was standing for 5 months you will fail mot cuz rear brakes wont be efficient enough

 

[Eklipze3k]

I appreciate the confidence

 

[blu73]

lol, she had sat for longer than that when she passed her last mot without any advisories. This is why you drive the long way round to your mot if your car is not a daily driver

And if your tester is not a total *insert rude word* then he will ask if the car has been stood after he sees the pitting in the discs - it cleans off really quickly though anyway if you use the brakes a bit on way to the test

 

[Eklipze3k]

Well, she did fail, but not on brakes flisko

Rear shocks leaking, new ones on order. A few bulbs out, again new ones on order and a couple of exhaust rubbers completely shot, ordered these too. The passenger side headlamp aim was out too, now this is something I've never had to deal with before so not sure where to start. The tester tried adjusting it but didn't have any luck.

 

[flisko]

interesting that it didnt fail on brakes

 

[blu73]

Do you know if the headlight adjusted at all or if it was just too far out to adjust back...?

Just thinking it has motors so you can make them point down, one could have gone doolally perhaps?? I'm just guessing obviously lol.

 

[Eklipze3k]

I think it was too far out, guess the motor might be fubar...

 

[blu73]

could be same as the sei ones, again i'm still guessing

 

[Eklipze3k]

Shocks and exhaust rubbers changed, just waiting on bulbs. Though still need to have a look at the headlight alignment

 

[blu73]

settle down mate, you'll pull a muscle all this fixing cars :nerner:

 

[Eklipze3k]

I may have already pulled a muscle in my neck, lol

 

[Eklipze3k]

Passed!!!

 

[homeward]

Passed!!!

Congratulations! What's really impressive, though, is the extremely minor advisory.... :worship:

 

[Eklipze3k]

I know right That said, there is a stud missing from the exhaust manifold. I bought a replacement but it looks like the original is snapped in there rather than fallen out so will need to get that drilled out at some stage :/ And the boost gauge doesn't seem to be working, with no obvious loose vac pipes in the engine bay. Doesn't seem to affect running so I assume that the ECU is getting boost data, it's just not getting to the dash.

 

[blu73]

its a mechanical gauge, the ecu controls to the pierberg valve which controls the boost.. I reckon its possible you have pulled a pipe and its come off the back of the dash cluster.

 

[flisko]

I know right That said, there is a stud missing from the exhaust manifold. I bought a replacement but it looks like the original is snapped in there rather than fallen out so will need to get that drilled out at some stage :/ And the boost gauge doesn't seem to be working, with no obvious loose vac pipes in the engine bay. Doesn't seem to affect running so I assume that the ECU is getting boost data, it's just not getting to the dash.

how often clutch fails on your car?

 

[Eklipze3k]

I only bought it a few months ago, so never in my ownership

 

[flisko]

its a mechanical gauge, the ecu controls to the pierberg valve which controls the boost.. I reckon its possible you have pulled a pipe and its come off the back of the dash cluster.

how often did you change clutch?