Alibro
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Shark fins are pretty cheap.Good news: brilliant days' laning across Salisbury Plane on Saturday, with a great crowd of fellow LZ'ers
Nothing broke, nothing stopped. The doors didn't fall off.
Two minor irritations:
I've previously looked at the cost of the rubber hinge covers. They're around £30 each.
- On the drive up from London, one of the decayed rubber bonnet hinge covers decided enough was enough and departed company with the car.
- On washing the Hippo the next day, I managed to break the aerial at the base mount on the roof - the cast base-metal hinge point sheared off (only gently nudged it with the high pressure hose, promise!)
Must be re-inforced with unobtainium? I had hoped that someone woke up and smelt some coffee, but instead they must have gone to Costa (other coffee outlets available).
I am thinking of the later, face-lift two part scuttle trim panel? @Nodge, I recall you mentioning that these are a straight swap? A question of removing the windscreen wipers, unscrewing the old and fastening the new?
Aerial base. That's another £20. Argh! None advertised on the bay of fleas (except new ones). May be I should contact a few advertisers advertising "breaking for parts"...?
No idea if the cheap ones work tho.
rob_bell
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Pressure washed the engine bay. Loads of mud removed, but still mud trapped between the sump and undertray. I’ll need to remove it to clear out all the muck.
The really bad news is that 60 miles later, the 3 amigos have made an unwelcome apparence on the dashboard. Gulp. Have I drenched the ECU or has something else broken?!?
Will need to sort out a diagnostic session now...
The really bad news is that 60 miles later, the 3 amigos have made an unwelcome apparence on the dashboard. Gulp. Have I drenched the ECU or has something else broken?!?
Will need to sort out a diagnostic session now...
GrumpyGel
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Bugger!Pressure washed the engine bay. Loads of mud removed, but still mud trapped between the sump and undertray. I’ll need to remove it to clear out all the muck.
The really bad news is that 60 miles later, the 3 amigos have made an unwelcome apparence on the dashboard. Gulp. Have I drenched the ECU or has something else broken?!?
Will need to sort out a diagnostic session now...
Usually when the amigos turn up there is something that needs fixing. I did have them show up though after I'd got stuck on a gravel (and dirt/sand) bank and was recovered off it - they did though go by themselves a while later and didn't return. Don't know what it was because it went before the codes were read, maybe some muck got into the system somewhere. Hopefully your's will go by themselves - fingers crossed!
rob_bell
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A little update on the 3 amigo situation. They’ve been popping up and self extinguishing themselves intermittently. Occasionally I’ve had the “2 amigos” - in my case the TC and HDC lamps, often on light braking but not always.
These lamps are rather annoying.
Got over to Philip’s this afternoon and had it on his T4. This is a picture of the diagnostic screen:
The right front ABS is the EBay replacement. Not sure why there’s a gear box data failure? Both were historical.
Fault codes cleared. Checked the ABS connector: looks as though some muddy water managed to get past the O-ring? Quick clean and put back again.
Time will tell if the intermittent fault reappears. Watch this space!
These lamps are rather annoying.
Got over to Philip’s this afternoon and had it on his T4. This is a picture of the diagnostic screen:
The right front ABS is the EBay replacement. Not sure why there’s a gear box data failure? Both were historical.
Fault codes cleared. Checked the ABS connector: looks as though some muddy water managed to get past the O-ring? Quick clean and put back again.
Time will tell if the intermittent fault reappears. Watch this space!
rob_bell
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That's what I had assumed too.
Philip has been looking at the code, and it appears that the VIN stored on the Teeves Mk20 ABS ECU is not the same as for the vehicle (stored in MEMS). SALLNAAA71A320379 - only the last 6 digits are different from the number on the chassis plate. I don't think this causes a problem, but it looks as though the ABS ECU may have been swapped for another unit of the same year of manufacture?
rob_bell
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According to https://www.vindecoderz.com/EN/check-lookup/SALLNAAA71A320379, the donor was a 2001 metallic black, 3-door GS with 5-seats (if the database it is using is accurate).
Old car archeology - such fun!
Old car archeology - such fun!
rob_bell
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Three amigos popped up again. My pscan now reads the Teeves Mk20 ECU. it’s reporting an electrical fault on the NSF ABS sensor - that’s the one I replaced from eBay.
It’s an intermittent fault though. I’ll investigate further: I wonder whether this is a plug fault or something else? Hopefully I’ll have some time on Sunday to investigate further and ensure that the cable hasn’t chaffed or become damaged...
Oh, and I had to tip up the coolant reservoir - some tell tale deposits around the coolant expansion tank lid: failing expansion tank cap?
It’s an intermittent fault though. I’ll investigate further: I wonder whether this is a plug fault or something else? Hopefully I’ll have some time on Sunday to investigate further and ensure that the cable hasn’t chaffed or become damaged...
Oh, and I had to tip up the coolant reservoir - some tell tale deposits around the coolant expansion tank lid: failing expansion tank cap?
GrumpyGel
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You should probably order a few bottles.
It appears replacement ones just split for fun, so might as well have a few ready!
Going by what reports on here, if a car's still got an original, but got crazing, I recon it would be better to apply a layer of something over the crazing than replace the bottle!
It appears replacement ones just split for fun, so might as well have a few ready!
Going by what reports on here, if a car's still got an original, but got crazing, I recon it would be better to apply a layer of something over the crazing than replace the bottle!
Nodge68
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rob_bell
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The expansion tank seam doesn’t look too healthy, so I’ve replaced the tank this morning. I decided to replace with original type as I think about how to install the VAG tank I have.
I rather wished I’d more thoroughly flushed the coolant system when I rebuilt the top end of the engine: there’s a lot of rusty-coloured silt floating around - here filtered by a kitchen towel:
Yuck.
Pretty simple job to change the expansion screw, held in place by a single plastic scrivet. Inevitably the plastic screw destroyed itself, but I reused using a selt tapping screw:
So that should make it easier to replace later...
These are pattern parts from Allmakes - let’s see how these last...
