Looking For New Wheels....

[gregers]

GOOD GIRL :D :D :D :( :P

[mumof4]

Here she is....

[stevie m]

That looks nice and clean Maz. I hope it doesn't give you to many problems...... Have you polished your gal cos it looks nice and shiny ?

[mumof4]

nope.Not polished at all, the guy i bought her from cleaned her up.

 

Shes got a few probs, but nowt that wont be sorted in time.

 

Thanks hun :lol:

[gregers]

glad you got it maz,cmon list the probs.

[mumof4]

you ready for this?? LOL

 

ok,

1. drivers door wont lock, but will unlock.When locking on drivers door, no doors lock, but unlocking on drivers door, all doors unlock.When locking on passenger door, all doors bar drivers lock, and they all unlock on passengers side.

I lock the drivers door from the inside and scoot across and get out the passenger side then lock the car.

2. The door cards need sorting, someone obviously had a go at attempting to fix the lock problem and door card not back on properly and i can hear something loose inside the door, like a wire/connection.

3. Windscreen, crack in it.Not MOT failiure though.

4.fan belt? was replaced 6 months ago, but the car is very umm..loud on tickover, not normal sounding on tickover, like an additional noise.

5. She really doesnt like to go above 75mph, she kinda gets like a flat spot, when i have the accelerator flat to the floor at this speed, so i ease back on the lead foot and its like it kicks in again for a bit, then flattens again, i can get her to umm* cough* useing this method at a struggle.

6. passenger side visor, the clasp bit is broke that is attached to the roof.

7. Various scratches/dents need sorting out.

8. Bumpers need sorting out, reattaching properly.

9. Very flat sills need sorting and protecting to prevent further rusting.

10. When i accelerate in either 4/5th gear, it sounds like there is a fan that comes on under the bonnet, passenger side, it stops if i take foot off the accelerator.Not hindering the performance at all

11.Her top speed on the dash, is only 120mph!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! jeeze.Slow.LOL.

12. thats it i think.LOL

13, forgot.Reversing lights aint working!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

All in all, she runs pretty good and by god its soooo good to hear the engine of a diesel gal once again, bliss.Love it!. The kids are happy, im happy with it, and i look forward to sorting it all out,

[stevie m]

No 4 noisey tentioner ? Although that might go when warm. No 5 maf sensor/connection ? No 3 visit tesco car park for screen fix ? No 2 Could that be when the cards were taken off he broke a plastic clip ? :22:

[mumof4]

Thanks Steve, will get round to them eventually.Today i had the lovely job of emptying the veccy ( jeeze, never knew i had soooo much carp in it!), and removeing my all singing all dancing wang fangled stereo out of it and fitting it to the gal, took me an hour in total.

 

Veccy is now gone, so touch wood the gal doesnt break down on me.lol

[stevie m]

Veccy is now gone, so touch wood the gal doesnt break down on me.lol

 

Well i hope it don't. I hope it gives you many trouble free miles. :22: . I'm glad you got rid of the veccy i think Vauxhalls are pants :22:

[Neils TDi again]

1. drivers door wont lock, but will unlock.When locking on drivers door, no doors lock, but unlocking on drivers door, all doors unlock.When locking on passenger door, all doors bar drivers lock, and they all unlock on passengers side.

I lock the drivers door from the inside and scoot across and get out the passenger side then lock the car.

 

The central locking module in the drivers door is clearly at fault local scrappy will have one. the loose bit is possibly the wiring and as you know that may actually be the real fault in the door pillar and harness.

 

2. The door cards need sorting, someone obviously had a go at attempting to fix the lock problem and door card not back on properly and i can hear something loose inside the door, like a wire/connection.

 

A million little yellow clips are only a couple of quid even from the stealers but you may also want a hot glue gun to put the extension points back on the card itself.

 

 

3. Windscreen, crack in it.Not MOT failiure though.

 

OMG did that little scroat just chuck a stone at my windscreen ?

 

 

4.fan belt? was replaced 6 months ago, but the car is very umm..loud on tickover, not normal sounding on tickover, like an additional noise.

 

The spring tensioner on the early 90 and 110 engine tend to "eat" through the mounting points on the casting and become very noisy, quite expensive but again probably in a scrappy somewhere, the same as the Golf and the passat engine in the belt tensioner respect.

 

5. She really doesnt like to go above 75mph, she kinda gets like a flat spot, when i have the accelerator flat to the floor at this speed, so i ease back on the lead foot and its like it kicks in again for a bit, then flattens again, i can get her to umm* cough* useing this method at a struggle.

 

This could be either the vanes sticking in the turbo, MAF fault, pedal sensor fault or many others a VAG diagnosis would be useful for this one.

 

 

6. passenger side visor, the clasp bit is broke that is attached to the roof.

 

Scrappy

 

 

7. Various scratches/dents need sorting out.

 

Scrapper !

 

 

8. Bumpers need sorting out, reattaching properly.

 

You know all about front bumpers already !

 

 

9. Very flat sills need sorting and protecting to prevent further rusting.

 

Hammerite is probably the best solution in the short term.

 

 

10. When i accelerate in either 4/5th gear, it sounds like there is a fan that comes on under the bonnet, passenger side, it stops if i take foot off the accelerator.Not hindering the performance at all

 

Turbo ?

 

 

 

11.Her top speed on the dash, is only 120mph!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! jeeze.Slow.LOL.

 

Not a MKII then Maz

 

 

13, forgot.Reversing lights aint working!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

Have you checked the bulbs, also if the clutch has been changed have they re-connected the wiring ?

 

 

Good Luck and PS I have half a MKI front lower skirt in black plastic if you want it.

 

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[teresa]

Today i had the lovely job of emptying the veccy ( jeeze, never knew i had soooo much carp in it!),

 

bloody hell free fishing

[gaznlou]

jeeze, never knew i had soooo much carp in it!),

You want to hang on to these, for when your Passenger foot well floods :22:

Gaz

[mumof4]

LOL..well i got koi carp and humungous gold fish in the ponds out the back, plus a load of frogspawn, so i could set up a bloody good indoor pond in the gal.LOL.

[NikpV]

. drivers door wont lock, but will unlock.When locking on drivers door, no doors lock, but unlocking on drivers door, all doors unlock.When locking on passenger door, all doors bar drivers lock, and they all unlock on passengers side.

I lock the drivers door from the inside and scoot across and get out the passenger side then lock the car.

 

would start by looking at the wiring first though

[mumof4]

Had a look at the wiring in the rubber gaitor on tailgate..oooooo..lorra work there!! Most of the wires, the plastic shroudes are split and a couple of the wires are broken.

 

the front right headlight is loose.Not sure how to fix that one.

 

1st job........sort out the wipers, drivers side one isnt working properly, my faaaaaaave job.LMAO.

[dellybeanhead]

You've added the Sintra to your list. This car is a cracking car and it was an awful shame that they stopped making it. I think it was ahead of its time being an MPV before the UK market was ready for it.

It is IMHO better than the rest as the seats are lighter than the ford/nissan/VW range and it is a proper engine and size. However, I wouldn't get one myself as it will be a cow to get parts for since it is not manufactured anymore.

 

Somebody mentioned Zafira. I owned one. I loved it (and hated that I loved it). Very very practical, very economical (get the diesel), back seats are not really young adult size, no lifting seats in and out, cheap to tax, cheap to insure, but won't pull a decent size caravan (as it istoo light (it is not a power issue of shich it has plenty)) which is the one and only reason that I sold it. I would buy another one if I didn't have a caravan.

 

Hope this helps.

[dellybeanhead]

Ah, ignore last post. I hadn't read this long thread to the end and I now see that you went for a Gal. Hope you're happy together.

[mk2vr6]

6. got one of them floating around in the spares box

[mumof4]

Another bloomin problem

 

 

I cant open the bloody bonnet!!.. im pulling the handle, but the bonet doesnt open a fraction and the catch thingy you press in? that does nowt either.Ideas please on how i can get the bonet to open?

[searcher]

Try pulling the handle whilst getting someone to push up and down on the bonnet.

It may just be a bit stiff and not popping up when you pull the handle

[NikpV]

....... getting someone to push up and down on the bonnet.

It may just be a bit stiff and not popping up when you pull the ......

 

 

 

oooo er ......

[searcher]

....... getting someone to push up and down on the bonnet.

It may just be a bit stiff and not popping up when you pull the ......

 

 

 

oooo er ......

missus

[mumof4]

You mucky, mucky lot...tut..... :ph34r:

 

I'll have you know, that usually when i pull summit, whatever is supposed to pop up does, but this one def doesnt want to pop!, will give it some stick tomorrow and make it pop.

[searcher]

Well i have no problem getting mine up so if you wanna come and have a tug on mine to see just how quick it comes up your very welcome :ph34r:

[mumof4]

gonna see if i can get mine up again, bloody thing still wont!, is that what it takes? a gentle tug? or is it a good hard yank and up it pops?