Nodge68
Well-Known Member
So it's home, and the 103 mile drive @50 gave me lots of time to test the interior equipment.
I'm happy that everything works as it should, including the sat nav, although the disc is years out of date, as it showed me in a field on the new section of the A30, which was new about 10 years ago.
So a more up to date nav disc is needed.
Other thing I found is there's a whine from the rear, which is worse after climbing a hill, but quietens down again once it's been driving on the flat for a mile or so, so I'm thinking that could be diff oil past it's best.
There's also a knock from the engine bay somewhere under vibrating acceleration, but that's probably because the engine is shaking about due to the misfire. The low coolant alert kept flashing up on the dash, but there's plenty of coolant, so I'm thinking sensor. Actually I seem to remember the D3 randomly did that sometimes too.
On the road it tracks straight and true, and the steering wheel is a °or 2 off straight, so that's a good sign that all is well with the suspension.
It has 2 new budget tyres on the front, a matching almost new tyre on the NS rear, and an odd budget tyre on the OS rear, which is on the wear indicators.
So I need to find one matching tyre for a set, but will probably replace them with more premium tyres when these are worn out.
Other than a bit of dirt on the driver side carpet and on the roof lining and some damage to the boot carpet, it's in amazing condition for its age. The 3 previous owners must have looked after it it think.
It even managed 40Mpg on the drive home while misfiring, so it looks like it'll economical too.
I'm happy that everything works as it should, including the sat nav, although the disc is years out of date, as it showed me in a field on the new section of the A30, which was new about 10 years ago.
So a more up to date nav disc is needed.
Other thing I found is there's a whine from the rear, which is worse after climbing a hill, but quietens down again once it's been driving on the flat for a mile or so, so I'm thinking that could be diff oil past it's best.
There's also a knock from the engine bay somewhere under vibrating acceleration, but that's probably because the engine is shaking about due to the misfire. The low coolant alert kept flashing up on the dash, but there's plenty of coolant, so I'm thinking sensor. Actually I seem to remember the D3 randomly did that sometimes too.
On the road it tracks straight and true, and the steering wheel is a °or 2 off straight, so that's a good sign that all is well with the suspension.
It has 2 new budget tyres on the front, a matching almost new tyre on the NS rear, and an odd budget tyre on the OS rear, which is on the wear indicators.
So I need to find one matching tyre for a set, but will probably replace them with more premium tyres when these are worn out.
Other than a bit of dirt on the driver side carpet and on the roof lining and some damage to the boot carpet, it's in amazing condition for its age. The 3 previous owners must have looked after it it think.
It even managed 40Mpg on the drive home while misfiring, so it looks like it'll economical too.
