Ready for summer and end of lockdown

McTyke · Post by **McTyke** » Tue Mar 31, 2020 10:26 am

Just replaced vanos. Had wheels refurbished. Auto box serviced. New plugs, coolant, GM5 module, all belts, pulleys and tensioners, diff oil, thermostat and housing. New battery on the way. Oil and filter next week (I replace every 6k miles)
2004 2.5 auto 132k miles. Wee bit of rust on front arches but nothing too bad. Cannot be beaten for value for money and that 6 cylinder noise with roof down

buzyg · Post by **buzyg** » Tue Mar 31, 2020 11:12 am

A timeless classic in proportion, that still looks crisp after 17 years.

enuff_zed · Post by **enuff_zed** » Tue Mar 31, 2020 12:00 pm

Admiring your optimism about summer and the end of lockdown

skelters · Post by **skelters** » Tue Mar 31, 2020 12:13 pm

Stick some spacers on it too.

Jl-c · Post by **Jl-c** » Tue Mar 31, 2020 12:40 pm

Not this summer, I can see it impacting Christmas too ……… hope I’m wrong

firebobby · Post by **firebobby** » Tue Mar 31, 2020 7:44 pm

Looks stunning and it will just love the full service, pity you can't use it
To think, my first car was a 12 year old Ford escort Mk1, the floor had holes in it

I have now SORNed the fleet, just our Fiesta on the road and that's zero tax anyway

paddy wright · Post by **paddy wright** » Tue Mar 31, 2020 8:36 pm

Looks class!

Mr Tidy · Post by **Mr Tidy** » Tue Mar 31, 2020 8:36 pm

Car is looking good, and is ready to go - but sadly I think it may be a long wait!

Haggisman · Post by **Haggisman** » Tue Mar 31, 2020 8:40 pm

Car looks great and you’ve done some good work on it. I’m sure you’ll get out in it soon.

McTyke · Post by **McTyke** » Wed Apr 01, 2020 8:23 am

I've had Helga since October 2019 - drive her every day to work and weekends. I've had roof down couple times but looking forward to days when temperature is above 5 ° c !! And my first car was a hand painted yellow Escort Mk1 van 1100cc that my dad sold me for £50. Been looking after my own cars ever since. You learn the skills when you have no money and over the years build up a decent toolbox. Helga is number 17 in a long line. Keep telling my kids they have missed the golden era.
Thanks for comments.

letzgostate · Post by **letzgostate** » Sat May 22, 2021 9:58 pm

When you replaced your GM5, did you have to do any coding to get everything to work? I just replaced mine on a 2003, everything works but the driver's side window. Won't go up, or down, or do anything. Put in the old GM5 and sure enough the driver window works. Wondering if I need to code or otherwise program it, or if maybe my new GM5 has a defective window relay.

BumpyZ4 · Post by **BumpyZ4** » Mon May 24, 2021 2:03 pm

It sounds like the GM5 that you installed has a bad relay in it. No coding required for the basic functions to work.

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