Project Jigsaw- complete!
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Monday update!
The electrical issues have another thread- plugging away (no pun intended)- the next thing to do is change the fuse/distribution board to discount a dodgy relay thats soldered
The brakes are back on however I think there is a problem with the master cylinder- pedal isn't as tight as it should be
It had a good wash... just to get it cleaner than it was, and its starting to look good- I've a real soft spot for it!
Last few jobs on the list are to service it properly including valve cover gasket...
Here is a pic to keep you all interested!
Stuart
The electrical issues have another thread- plugging away (no pun intended)- the next thing to do is change the fuse/distribution board to discount a dodgy relay thats soldered
The brakes are back on however I think there is a problem with the master cylinder- pedal isn't as tight as it should be
It had a good wash... just to get it cleaner than it was, and its starting to look good- I've a real soft spot for it!
Last few jobs on the list are to service it properly including valve cover gasket...
Here is a pic to keep you all interested!
Stuart
Thought I’d better get it ready for its pseudo MOT on Tuesday.
Last thing to do is bleed the brakes to see if we can sort the soft pedal issue tomorrow
Today:
New valve cover gasket. When I did this on the silver top I bought both types of gasket by mistake. The black top is a rubber one similar to the M54 engine and the silver top is more thin and metalled.
Obviously I’d bought the wrong one so it was great to remember I had a spare correct one in the parts bin!
The old gasket was very brittle and in poor condition. The sparks were awful- worst I’ve seen. Replaced the oil filter and changed the oil.
Gearbox oil was like old tea- needed doing as did the diff oil.
Adjusted the handbrake… the list is very small now!
Fingers crossed we can sort the brakes!
Stuart
Last thing to do is bleed the brakes to see if we can sort the soft pedal issue tomorrow
Today:
New valve cover gasket. When I did this on the silver top I bought both types of gasket by mistake. The black top is a rubber one similar to the M54 engine and the silver top is more thin and metalled.
Obviously I’d bought the wrong one so it was great to remember I had a spare correct one in the parts bin!
The old gasket was very brittle and in poor condition. The sparks were awful- worst I’ve seen. Replaced the oil filter and changed the oil.
Gearbox oil was like old tea- needed doing as did the diff oil.
Adjusted the handbrake… the list is very small now!
Fingers crossed we can sort the brakes!
Stuart
bigwinn said:
Good job Stuart . Got mine ready today for MOT on Monday afternoon today and noticed left side headlight adjuster step motor not working . Took motor out and it was working fine . Put it back in and worked first time then stopped . Took motor out again and got better half to switch headlights on and off and motor worked some times but not not others . Tried lubricating it but no joy . Too late in afternoon to get hold of another motor so will have to ring MOT place Monday morning and see what they say as I think it will be an instant fail
1536Z4 said:bigwinn said:
Good job Stuart . Got mine ready today for MOT on Monday afternoon today and noticed left side headlight adjuster step motor not working . Took motor out and it was working fine . Put it back in and worked first time then stopped . Took motor out again and got better half to switch headlights on and off and motor worked some times but not not others . Tried lubricating it but no joy . Too late in afternoon to get hold of another motor so will have to ring MOT place Monday morning and see what they say as I think it will be an instant fail
Fingers crossed matey!
bigwinn said:
Hi Stuart
What ET and widths are the CSL reps you have and what size tyres?
They look like they fit spot on so would like to compare to mine.
Cheers
Pete
Ah cr4p
Well I should have listened to the little voice in my head
First off the garage (who shall remain nameless) didn’t do anything yesterday and I only found that out when I called for an update.
Car stuck on the ramp my ar53
Two hours of diagnostics this morning to be told ‘yeah it’s probably a wire break somewhere mate- can’t do much more than that’
I blame myself- I thought that a specialist would be able to plug in much more advanced tools than mine and pinpoint the issue
But no- I now need to put the big boy pants on, get TIS open and a good electrical tester and go back to 101 basics or tracing a fault.
Every day is a school day even at 49
Onward
Well I should have listened to the little voice in my head
First off the garage (who shall remain nameless) didn’t do anything yesterday and I only found that out when I called for an update.
Car stuck on the ramp my ar53
Two hours of diagnostics this morning to be told ‘yeah it’s probably a wire break somewhere mate- can’t do much more than that’
I blame myself- I thought that a specialist would be able to plug in much more advanced tools than mine and pinpoint the issue
But no- I now need to put the big boy pants on, get TIS open and a good electrical tester and go back to 101 basics or tracing a fault.
Every day is a school day even at 49
Onward
How frustrating Stuart. Finding really skilled people is so difficult. There is a deep pool of knowledge on the Forum with people like yourself, Anubis Z , Usel and Enuff zed. When I had that problem with indicators on the silver E85 it cost me a fortune to have it ‘not solved’ by ‘professionals’. In the end you, with Forum help, sorted it out. Keep going, I’m sure you will eventually get there. There might be a few more grey hairs on the way.
Usel
Senior member
Before you take it out have you tried operating the seat without the key in the ignition?
The drivers seat is always live and fed directly from the fuse box. If it works then it will be a short that is ignition fed. If it still plays up then it will be a short on the always hot side of things after finding out if it works when you power it up direct from the battery. It could just be faulty though
The drivers seat is always live and fed directly from the fuse box. If it works then it will be a short that is ignition fed. If it still plays up then it will be a short on the always hot side of things after finding out if it works when you power it up direct from the battery. It could just be faulty though
IRD said:How frustrating Stuart. Finding really skilled people is so difficult. There is a deep pool of knowledge on the Forum with people like yourself, Anubis Z , Usel and Enuff zed. When I had that problem with indicators on the silver E85 it cost me a fortune to have it ‘not solved’ by ‘professionals’. In the end you, with Forum help, sorted it out. Keep going, I’m sure you will eventually get there. There might be a few more grey hairs on the way.
Thanks Ian
I’m more angry with myself… need to have a bit more faith in myself
it’s there when no key in ign- so that helpsUsel said:Before you take it out have you tried operating the seat without the key in the ignition?
The drivers seat is always live and fed directly from the fuse box. If it works then it will be a short that is ignition fed. If it still plays up then it will be a short on the always hot side of things after finding out if it works when you power it up direct from the battery. It could just be faulty though
Steve and I are poring over TIS at present and we think we see a commonality with earth point x490
I think that’s the one on the passenger side
Can you detach each earth one by one to test if the issue goes away?
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