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Offline Mew

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Re: Mew: Got another one!
« Reply #80 on: 25 March 2010, 18:19 »
Progress report:

It's gone backwards.


I have just totalled up a list, and if i were to go and buy all the parts that i need it would come to just over £500 :sick:

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Re: Mew: Got another one!
« Reply #81 on: 25 March 2010, 18:41 »
sounds good to me. vr6 it and forget all your woes.
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Re: Mew: Got another one!
« Reply #82 on: 25 March 2010, 19:00 »
Only £100 or so is engine related, the main chunk is discs, pads and bearings

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Re: Mew: Got another one!
« Reply #83 on: 16 June 2010, 10:45 »
New rear discs, pads and bearings ordered.

I had a look at the rear bearings yesterday as they have been groaning slightly, but having jacked up the rear there was no play present in either side at all. After reading around I found that the nut should be finger tight only and there can be a tiny amount of play present.

Well mine were done up stupidly tight, so i'm guessing there has been play in the past and that they've been tightened up, or they were over tightened in the first place which has caused the bearing to fail. I backed them off a bit until they were finger tight which introduced a slight amount of play, but after a quick roadtest it appears that they're definitely gone, so they're being replaced asap.

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Re: Mew: Got another one!
« Reply #84 on: 16 June 2010, 11:29 »
never touched the rears on this - so you cant blame me  :tongue:

cant believe the engine is still going on this  :shocked: should have kept it  :lipsrsealed:


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Re: Mew: Got another one!
« Reply #85 on: 16 June 2010, 11:34 »
never touched the rears on this - so you cant blame me  :tongue:

cant believe the engine is still going on this  :shocked: should have kept it  :lipsrsealed:



I didn't blame you, but now i'm wondering if i should? :tongue:

Engine is still going, not well though! Very tappety, suspected leaking injector, struggles with hot starts, throttle body needs replacing/refurbing and i need a new (obsolete) oil breather pipe. I just need a job/lottery win to pay for it all :cry:

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Re: Mew: Got another one!
« Reply #86 on: 16 June 2010, 11:37 »
throttle body - you checked you spares box  :huh:

injector - should have taken the other engine  :tongue:

oil pipe - again have you checked you spares  :huh:

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Re: Mew: Got another one!
« Reply #87 on: 16 June 2010, 11:46 »
throttle body - you checked you spares box  :huh:

Yep, one in there, just haven't got round to it

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injector - should have taken the other engine  :tongue:

That didn't have them, did it?

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oil pipe - again have you checked you spares  :huh:

Yep, nothing :sad:

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Re: Mew: Got another one!
« Reply #88 on: 16 June 2010, 12:39 »

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injector - should have taken the other engine  :tongue:

That didn't have them, did it?

Ive still got the ones off that duff engine we had a few years ago kicking around.
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Re: Mew: Got another one!
« Reply #89 on: 16 June 2010, 13:00 »
Are you two schizophrenic, the same person using different logins or a married couple?

I'm never sure.
Just because you're offended doesn't make you right.

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