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Todays Veccy Tinkering!
« on: 21 August 2007, 15:00:51 »

Thought I may as well take advantage of the fact it's off the road, and the fact I have a day off - to do a few jobs I've been meaning to do.

Firstly, remove airbox, remove aux belt, remove PAS pump from it's bracket and cable tie it out of the way. Ahh.. now I can get to that pesky thermostat housing that's been leaking! Removed the thermostat house - but can't get a seal from Vx. Vx want to sell me the whole stat, which I bloody well don't want! So... if I can't get a gasket, I'll bleedin well make one  ;D

Get some gasket paper, draw a template, cut out, and cut to shape. Sorted. Now fill the groove on the stat packed with sealent, and let it go off a bit. apply gasket to stat house, and then fit to car. Sorted!!  :-X  ::)

Refit PAS pump, refit aux belt, refit air box.

Tidied up a couple of cables that looked like they could have been routed a bit better.

Broken camcover removed and chucked in the bin. Nice shiny new one fitted and torqued, hopefully that'll cure the oil leak!

New oil filter fitted.

Passenger side doorcard secured (was loose). Also looked at passenger side electric window, managed to fix that (wasn't going up in it's runners properly).

Got her up in the air, had a poke about underneith, as MOT is due. Found a couple of failures which I will address, but nothing to write home about.

Cooling system and matrix flushed in all directions until it begged for mercy... and refilled with long life antifreeze 50/50 mix

Exhaust manifold removed, cleaned up, Genuine Exhaust gasket fitted, manifold fitted and torqued.

The sump is currently at a machine shop being helicoiled, so when that's ready I will refit that, (it needed sealing anyway) - refill with the FULLY SYNTHETIC oil I've treated it to - and I should be on my merry way ;D






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Re: Todays Veccy Tinkering!
« Reply #1 on: 21 August 2007, 15:06:48 »

a good days tinkering there  :)

...dont you just love how its engine is in the wrong way and the sheer lack of access to airbox / waterpump / timing belt / engine mount  :-/side
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Re: Todays Veccy Tinkering!
« Reply #2 on: 21 August 2007, 15:08:11 »

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a good days tinkering there  :)

...dont you just love how its engine is in the wrong way and the sheer lack of access to airbox / waterpump / timing belt / engine mount  :-/side

Maybe so... but I also love the way I can just undo the camcover bolts and pop it off, with virually nothing in the way, unlike an Omega ;D
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Re: Todays Veccy Tinkering!
« Reply #3 on: 21 August 2007, 16:40:46 »

nice work James  :y
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Re: Todays Veccy Tinkering!
« Reply #4 on: 21 August 2007, 17:06:23 »

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a good days tinkering there  :)

...dont you just love how its engine is in the wrong way and the sheer lack of access to airbox / waterpump / timing belt / engine mount  :-/side

Maybe so... but I also love the way I can just undo the camcover bolts and pop it off, with virually nothing in the way, unlike an Omega ;D

You can on the 4 pot in the Omega to......
« Last Edit: 21 August 2007, 17:13:38 by Mark »
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Re: Todays Veccy Tinkering!
« Reply #5 on: 21 August 2007, 18:12:57 »

You did all that in how many days :o :o :o :o

RESPCT :y :y
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Re: Todays Veccy Tinkering!
« Reply #6 on: 21 August 2007, 20:22:01 »

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Thought I may as well take advantage of the fact it's off the road, and the fact I have a day off - to do a few jobs I've been meaning to do.

Firstly, remove airbox, remove aux belt, remove PAS pump from it's bracket and cable tie it out of the way. Ahh.. now I can get to that pesky thermostat housing that's been leaking! Removed the thermostat house - but can't get a seal from Vx. Vx want to sell me the whole stat, which I bloody well don't want! So... if I can't get a gasket, I'll bleedin well make one  ;D

Get some gasket paper, draw a template, cut out, and cut to shape. Sorted. Now fill the groove on the stat packed with sealent, and let it go off a bit. apply gasket to stat house, and then fit to car. Sorted!!  :-X  ::)

Refit PAS pump, refit aux belt, refit air box.

Tidied up a couple of cables that looked like they could have been routed a bit better.

Broken camcover removed and chucked in the bin. Nice shiny new one fitted and torqued, hopefully that'll cure the oil leak!

New oil filter fitted.

Passenger side doorcard secured (was loose). Also looked at passenger side electric window, managed to fix that (wasn't going up in it's runners properly).
Got her up in the air, had a poke about underneith, as MOT is due. Found a couple of failures which I will address, but nothing to write home about.

Cooling system and matrix flushed in all directions until it begged for mercy... and refilled with long life antifreeze 50/50 mix

Exhaust manifold removed, cleaned up, Genuine Exhaust gasket fitted, manifold fitted and torqued.

The sump is currently at a machine shop being helicoiled, so when that's ready I will refit that, (it needed sealing anyway) - refill with the FULLY SYNTHETIC oil I've treated it to - and I should be on my merry way ;D


Your not questioning my handiwork are you James......i changed that thermostat  >:( ;D

Mind you, i didnt remove any of those bits you to get to it....i didnt remove anything  ;D

How did you fix that leccy window, ive been spraying alsorts in the rubbers to fix it......usually did for a week or so  :-/
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Re: Todays Veccy Tinkering!
« Reply #7 on: 21 August 2007, 23:32:17 »

I had no option but to remove PAS pump, to allow access to the stat bolts using Torx sockets - I couldn't get a ring spanner to grip on it (and couln't torque it with a ring spanner!)

I had the stat off at the same time as the head, but always swore I didn't have the right seal on there - so it's my fault it leaked, not yours :y
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« Reply #8 on: 22 August 2007, 06:36:45 »

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I had no option but to remove PAS pump, to allow access to the stat bolts using Torx sockets - I couldn't get a ring spanner to grip on it (and couln't torque it with a ring spanner!)

I had the stat off at the same time as the head, but always swore I didn't have the right seal on there - so it's my fault it leaked, not yours :y

Odd.... :-/ I know the top bolt was easy.....bottom bolt more difficult...maybe i just had the right length extension bar on the torx socket  :-/
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