DaveL485
Staff member
Every time I consider selling mine (purely financial reasons as they're worth decent wedge now) the V6 in the back sings me a song like a mythological siren luring me on to the rocks of financial ruin.
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Clio The last thing I needed was another project car...
Chris74#
Well-Known Member
Ha ha ha!!!!
Will D93
Well-Known Member
this deserves a quoted LOL response.. lol
DaveL485
Staff member
I'm not even kidding though. I had a smelly smell coming from the engine bay, turns out I have a leaky rocker cover weeping a little oil on to the exhaust heatshield. No problem, quick rocker gasket change...right?
WRONG.
Gaskets are made as an integral part of the cover and you can't buy them separate. You have to buy the full rocker cover (IF you can find one).
Ridiculous.
DaveL485
Staff member
Got hold of a new AC rad (condenser) - been meaning to do it and it'd be nice to have icy aircon in the hot summer.
Should be an easy job, no engine in the way....rad moved back, AC rad out...EASY! Well...of course not.
One of the bolts snapped in the drier on the PAD flange - great. Have now drilled and tapped it out. I pulled the AC rad out with the short pipe still attached (see here Making AC pipes ) but in getting that short pipe detatched it was so siezed I ripped the fitting off the side of the rad! Then when I tried to knock the PAD flange off, it snapped the nose of the joint in the bit that came off the rad...so it's now fecked the pipe.
Threw a mardy, now need a new pipe of some sort.
Should be an easy job, no engine in the way....rad moved back, AC rad out...EASY! Well...of course not.
One of the bolts snapped in the drier on the PAD flange - great. Have now drilled and tapped it out. I pulled the AC rad out with the short pipe still attached (see here Making AC pipes ) but in getting that short pipe detatched it was so siezed I ripped the fitting off the side of the rad! Then when I tried to knock the PAD flange off, it snapped the nose of the joint in the bit that came off the rad...so it's now fecked the pipe.
Threw a mardy, now need a new pipe of some sort.
DaveL485
Staff member
AC pipe fixed. Had to nab a PAD fitting of a povvo spec Mk2 Clio - PAD fittings are not standardised it seems and even the Mk3 Clio is different! The Mk2 pipe was the same fitting but bigger diameter pipe, which fortunately sleeved over the Vee one. Now fitted and seems OK.
Took it for a re-gas and now the top PAD fitting is leaking despite me replacing the seal on it. For gods sake. Left that in a huff.
Cleaned it. Well, paid someone to do it for me.
New front discs, pads and caliper pins. Calipers were in great nick, dust seals were perfect, no drag or siezing on the pistons.
The ends of these took some damage when I punched them out so for the sake of a tenner I got new ones.
Took it for a re-gas and now the top PAD fitting is leaking despite me replacing the seal on it. For gods sake. Left that in a huff.
Cleaned it. Well, paid someone to do it for me.
New front discs, pads and caliper pins. Calipers were in great nick, dust seals were perfect, no drag or siezing on the pistons.
The ends of these took some damage when I punched them out so for the sake of a tenner I got new ones.
DaveL485
Staff member
New rear discs and pads too. Spoiling it this month!Old rear pads had some odd wear, the pad material was attached too high up the pad....strange!
Much better. 300mm vented discs on the back of these things.
And took it for a weekend away
- yes, I put normie plates back on....for now!
Much better. 300mm vented discs on the back of these things.
And took it for a weekend away
- yes, I put normie plates back on....for now!
Brigsy
Media Mogul. Instagram legend.
Aircon seal might stop leaking with use. Fixed mine a few weeks ago on my daily clio, new cooling pack and got it gassed up and noticed a small amount of leak dye from the fittings. Seemed to stop leaking on its own (touch wood) at a guess the seals have swollen, and aircon has held ok.
DaveL485
Staff member
Its that bad it wont pass the vacuum test before it gets gassed. You can hear it sucking, thats why it was easy to locate the leak.
DaveL485
Staff member
No, not genunine, nothing is available typically!Thats pretty bad if it wont pass the vac testare you using genuine seals? Mine went in pretty tight.
DaveL485
Staff member
Long time no update! Well, hasn't had much use and been SORN since October. I needed new rear tyres for the MOT which I bought and as a result the tyre fitters damaged my flaming wheels which turned into a huge headache and the Trophy rims coming off the car for a while, so I decided to make use of my Phase 2 18's. When I took the front tyres off they were very old and stiff so I binned them too, it's now sporting a set of brand new PS4 all round
Tyre fitters wrecked the 20" wheels I had on the Jag XKR before I sold it.
After much headache and the disastrous state the wheels ended up after they had them refurbed, I ended up paying to get them done as I couldn't be arsed with any more hassle.
I'm still wishing I had bought a V6 a few years back when they were still priced sanely.
After much headache and the disastrous state the wheels ended up after they had them refurbed, I ended up paying to get them done as I couldn't be arsed with any more hassle.
I'm still wishing I had bought a V6 a few years back when they were still priced sanely.
DaveL485
Staff member
There has been a real lack of cars for sale lately. I saw a Phase 1 with 57k miles and in not-the-best condition sell for 29 the other week, thats insane money.
It is insane, I sold the Skyline 3 years ago for 22.5k, and I've seen it on sale for 35k, keep thinking I should have kept it, but it was only fun to drive on track, on the road it was not much use.
You don't see them for sale much now at all, stashed away by collectors, quite sad all the cracking 80s, 90s and early 00s cars that are gathering dust and never see the road.
But hey we aren't in it for the money, if you can make a bit, great, otherwise if you are happy that's what matters to me.
The C63 is making me very happy
Taxed it today and went a blast, after months of turbo diesel power I had forgotten that this thing revs hard to 7.5k, and pulls harder as it climbs.
DaveL485
Staff member
Exactly the same for the V6's, so many hidden away with people terrified of using them. Such a waste.
