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welcome and just intime for the nice weather aswell

im in lochlomond ,

welcome just be sure not to race it untill the oil is at 90 deg..... oh yeh and keep a savers pot for the headgaskets.....double check the timing belt and if you have no proof of last date id advice you to get it changed along with the tensioner and water pump....... but apart from that ...enjoy,,, ...

I do know the history of the new engine ive replaced ...it was my mates engine, he had the the belts water pump tensioner and oil change a year ago before some saxo wide boy thaught he could drive through the front of his mgf...... so i didnt see the sence of re doing them .......i recon that due to...

now the S/S coolant pipes are fitted , running and pulling good but not fine , temp fine oil pressure fine, AND dip the oil....i now have a lovley coffee colour sludge on my dipstick ...( no jokes needed ive been hearing them all day ) yes the head gasket has a leak, just to make sure i took off the...

Aaaaaarrrrghhhhhhhhh only just on the road left her running in the drive and came out to find water running all over the place,,,,,,,now ive gotta replace the coolant pipes.. might as well call mike satur for the stainless stel ones ,,,,looks like another weekend laying underneath her .oh well its a...

hilly it is a tricky job well more fidly rather than tricky i never dropped my subfarme to replace them wheel off and grin and bear the sore nuckles .but since you got the old rust cancer, id defo go for the new subframe and replace everything bush wise..

all done and up and running , a 72 hour shift over the weekend and jobs a good yin.

cheers rob , ive got everything needed from the local scappy, his old mgf was still sitting there so i robbed every wire i could find and my mates pretty handy with the electrical stuff, so hes wired it up from ignition barrel back to engine, and tucked up the old ones and lablled them so as when th...

ok well thats the engine out took about 8 hours as i never dropped the axle, i had allready split the head to have a look at the damage, WAW it was a right mess,so the head came up and out through the top, jacked the car up and dropped the bottom out leaving the gearbox in place.... now i have a rep...

all good ideas, called my local hss :rant: dont have one availible till next week , bugger that , ill give it a bash, ive got a lone of an Aframe , could use that to hoist shell up ????while i drop the axle onto the pallet jack...? ive got a new water pump and both cambelts , and the tensioner order...

well the bad news is the engine is past saving :( but i recon ill do a swap , nothing big just another vvc, after all it is the wifes car, if it goes well ill keep my eyes open for a shell and a bigger engine and try fit the turbo lump :) but for now ive had a good look last night and recon... .if i...

cheers guys since i want the car back on the road before the summer i think ill let the garage do it this time , S**t bag i hear you all shout and yes i agree but its the wifes car i cant be bothered driving her everywhere,
theres always next time

tea and jaffa cakes always help

yeh fingers crossed pete :L my mate has 600 turbo engine sitting in his garage, want 350 for it, if it fits in ill take it :) and keep quiet about it to the wife :twisted: :lol: so if anyone knows if it will fit in let me know . if not back in with the 1.8 vvc , just need to mind and replace timing ...

almost as bad as my wifes pete, 700 quid for a mot 2 tyres 2 new headlamps - not bright enough 4 discs and pads 1 rear caliper both rear sills need welding passenger seat rail needs welding silencer cat wiper blades clean out washer jets wishbone arm stop light switch mot 13 hours labour @ £35 total...

just spent 7oo qiud on the rocket to pass its MOT , been driving about 2weeks all was great, but then it sounded like i was dragging a plastic bottle under her. pulled in to check and nope no bottle, couldnt start her either :( turns out on closer inspection that the idler pully bearing had broke , ...

hi guys just bought the mrs`s a great amaranth vvc, sweet ride, just wandering if its possible to use the mk2 softtop rubber seal on the mk1 as i have a slight leak, yes i have thought the window may have droped as the leak is only running down the front top corner of the drivers window, down onto t...