[size=14]Conclusion[/size]
Water Leak
This was the result of a number of things:
1) The main stat bridge pipe to radiator hose had a split in it, this had been bodged with a jubilee clip and was not working to well
2) The dowty washers used on the coolant bridge were of the wrong type and size, this resulted in poor sealing and a fair bit of coolant loss.
3) The oil cooler plate had been sealed using camcover sealent and not the correct grey flange sealent, this wasn't leaking but, would not have lasted. The cooler pipes were straightened when re-fitted.
In addition:
a) All pipes were removed and checked on the bench
b) The main coolant pipe (runs around the 1-3-5 head) was removed, cleaned and the seal replaced.
c) The thermostat was removed, checked and sealed to the block on re-fitting using the grey sealent.
d) The stat bridge pipe had new seals fitted.
Following re-assembly, all was seen to be good.
Air leaks/Multiram
A number of small air leaks were found and addressed
a) The breather bridge to plenum seal was replaced, the old one was pretty mangled and resulted in the bridge piece sitting proud of the plenum.
b) The main brake servo pipe had damage which had been taped up but, becase the pipe had been re-fiited so it could rub on the aircon pipe, it wore through again. This was repaired using a plastic glue with self amalgimating tape over the top and black tape to finish, the pipe was re-fitted ensuring that it was not touching the aircon pipe.
c) The vaccum tank was checked and the one way valve internal to the unit had failed. A tropical fish tank air valve was fitted to remedy the problem.
All vac hoses were fitted and routed where they should be so as not to result in any future damage.
Misc items
Crank sensor cabling was routed in the modified route via the passenger side inner wing. This should result in the part lasting much longer as it is less exposed to heat and any future swap put is MUCH easier.
Windscreen washers were fixed, the low pressure on these was due to the washer pipe being trapped under the ECU box.
Instrument panel software was corrected, no varient coding was programmed into the unit.
Climate panel coding was in-correct, the panel was not setup with an aux coolant pump and hence it was permanently running it!
Crack of doom was fixed by tightening up the door check strap bolt!
Test drive
The car drove very well with no strange knocks or clonks, engine is responsive and handling is good. MPG seems pretty spot on and engine vac is excellent sudgesting the mechanicals are in good condition. Engine internals are nice and clean
The suicidle sparrow collected in the front grill during the test drive was removed on return, how does a bird traveling at a few mph into a car traveling at 60...ish mph end up embeded into the grill arse first!
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