Advice re: issues with recently acquired TF160
Posted: Mon Oct 09, 2017 3:58 pm
'Got my eye on an F & a TF' (viewtopic.php?f=7&t=23629&start=100#p183037) was my original thread, figured it would be worth starting a new one about this rather than continuing to stretch that one out.
I bought the car back in late August/beginning of September for £1.4k (asking was £2k) from a private seller and I used a big checklist I found on here on which most things seemed alright but unfortunately I wasn't able to look underneath.
The below is the list of issues provided by a specialist place from when I took it for a health check at the weekend. Never seen so many TF's and F's in one place! There are some things mentioned and showed to me on the day which appear not to have made the list i.e. the rear subframe had some corrosion in the centre, nearside wishbone quite rusty, front offside subframe mount crumbling. Will follow up about those.
Front and rear MG badges faded
Skuttle gromits missing
o/s door hinge – faulty with heavy play
Strut bar loose – cross bars over the engine
Clutch fluid showing high water content
Brake fluid 2% water content
n/s/f suspension arm – dry and knocking may just need greasing
n/s/r tyre close to limit
n/s/r compliance bush weak and faulty
n/s/f wheel bearing – advisory
o/s/f lower wishbone has play
Rear brakes will need replacing showing only 50% efficiency
o/s/f disc showing corrosion – future job
Front pads on o/s lower than n/s – needs investigating
Heavy oil leak from n/s/r drive shaft
Oil leak on top end of engine – needs stripping down to investigate – could be cam carrier/rocker cover/cam seals
No signs of uprated oil rail fitted
Headgasket fitted does not look like multi layered
Suspension on test drive seems like it bottoms out
Rear exhaust strap rotten.
So what I really want to try to work out is whether it's worth keeping and sorting and how much it's likely to cost or if I should sell it on while it's got over 6 months left on the MOT and try to pick one up that is in a bit better condition. Tough one... I know I won't likely get back what I paid for it but accept that as just a roll of the dice.
I have no experience working on cars however I did pick up a workshop manual when I bought it in case I fancied a frustrating new hobby or had to take it to a garage that doesn't know them.
Thanks in advance for your time and knowledge/experience
I bought the car back in late August/beginning of September for £1.4k (asking was £2k) from a private seller and I used a big checklist I found on here on which most things seemed alright but unfortunately I wasn't able to look underneath.
The below is the list of issues provided by a specialist place from when I took it for a health check at the weekend. Never seen so many TF's and F's in one place! There are some things mentioned and showed to me on the day which appear not to have made the list i.e. the rear subframe had some corrosion in the centre, nearside wishbone quite rusty, front offside subframe mount crumbling. Will follow up about those.
Front and rear MG badges faded
Skuttle gromits missing
o/s door hinge – faulty with heavy play
Strut bar loose – cross bars over the engine
Clutch fluid showing high water content
Brake fluid 2% water content
n/s/f suspension arm – dry and knocking may just need greasing
n/s/r tyre close to limit
n/s/r compliance bush weak and faulty
n/s/f wheel bearing – advisory
o/s/f lower wishbone has play
Rear brakes will need replacing showing only 50% efficiency
o/s/f disc showing corrosion – future job
Front pads on o/s lower than n/s – needs investigating
Heavy oil leak from n/s/r drive shaft
Oil leak on top end of engine – needs stripping down to investigate – could be cam carrier/rocker cover/cam seals
No signs of uprated oil rail fitted
Headgasket fitted does not look like multi layered
Suspension on test drive seems like it bottoms out
Rear exhaust strap rotten.
So what I really want to try to work out is whether it's worth keeping and sorting and how much it's likely to cost or if I should sell it on while it's got over 6 months left on the MOT and try to pick one up that is in a bit better condition. Tough one... I know I won't likely get back what I paid for it but accept that as just a roll of the dice.
I have no experience working on cars however I did pick up a workshop manual when I bought it in case I fancied a frustrating new hobby or had to take it to a garage that doesn't know them.
Thanks in advance for your time and knowledge/experience