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[JamesV6CDX]

In the month or so I've had my Elite, the following jobs have been acheived:

1) Cambelt kit replacement. (Good job, it was on last legs). Coolant flush.
2) Inlet stripped down and oil cooler seals replaced.
3) Coolant bridge seals replaced
4) Thermostat replaced (incl b@stard bolt!)

5) Gearbox replaced, replacement kitted out with uprated sonnax
thrust washers, cleaned out and filled with fresh ATF. (thanks Mr Sassanach for spending the day on this with me!) I STILL need your paypal addy for those parts

6) Both front wishbones replaced, - a thankyou owned to Kev for putting me up (putting up with me?) for a weekend of spanner twirling.

7) Knock sensor has been replaced and wire repaired, fault code disappeared.

EGR valve savagely attacked by Kev and a can of cleaner - fault code gone

Jobs left to do

1) Alignment
2) Sort out PAS drip (although it is minimal)
3) Gearbox/climate update
4) Sort out last remaining fault code, lambda1.
5) Sort out wiper motor niggles.

Not exactly in the "perfect mechanical condition" it was advertised as,

Definately getting there though... it's no wonder I'm knackered this month!

[JamesV6CDX]

Oh, when I bought it, I was getting 20mpg out of a steady motorway run.

Now it's all coming together - at the same speed it is averaging 30mpg or thereabouts, so some good has come of it

[SP_3.2]

Well James after the last few jobs you have left it will be runing like a dream. Well done so far it will be all come good in the end.

If you need a change there always my Elite to work on   .

The mpg seems a lot better

[TheBoy]

Work done on mine in last month...

I half-heartedly washed them the other day

[Taxi_Driver]

Work done on mine in last month...

I half-heartedly washed them the other day

Shirley thats a tunnie job  

Well done tho James  

Now how'd you'd like to fix mine  
Its broke again i think......post in gen help