SamKidney Posted August 5, 2014 Report Share Posted August 5, 2014 CV joint shit itself on my way home, superrrrr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greetings Posted August 5, 2014 Report Share Posted August 5, 2014 Just found this. It's a Seicento, not sure what's under the bonnet.The driver is a complete madman. Gets really interesting and rather amazing half way through when - probably - the rear tyres start to overheat. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MhwDCf30-aY Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craigjames Posted August 5, 2014 Report Share Posted August 5, 2014 Just a bit mental! 1800cc according to the youtube description; but no more info than that. Have spent far too much time recently watching clips of the European hill climb champs, bloody nuts! Going to just a local hill climb opened my eyes to how much some people will spend on their cars. That and how slow some people drive their incredibly quick cars. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake. Posted August 5, 2014 Report Share Posted August 5, 2014 72 quid to recover the car in the end... Ugh ah well turbo fitting day tomorrow! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dann2707 Posted August 6, 2014 Report Share Posted August 6, 2014 72 quid to recover the car in the end... Ugh ah well turbo fitting day tomorrow! Wooo, good luck mate! Remember what I told you about the specific oil, don't want to refit it all and destroy your lobes a week later = ££££ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake. Posted August 6, 2014 Report Share Posted August 6, 2014 Cheers Dan got 9l of the stuff, new cv gaiters to go on too. Set of tyres, oil pressure sensor, needed new gaskets for appropriate places too. Just hope I'm driving away Thursday night instead of getting a lift!! BTW you know the egr delete, how hard is it to actually put a egr on? I've been told it's pretty hard work and not worth the effort, but surely as a "protection" device to save your turbo or engine when pressure needs to be released its worth having? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MartMini Posted August 6, 2014 Report Share Posted August 6, 2014 Cheers Dan got 9l of the stuff, new cv gaiters to go on too. Set of tyres, oil pressure sensor, needed new gaskets for appropriate places too. Just hope I'm driving away Thursday night instead of getting a lift!! BTW you know the egr delete, how hard is it to actually put a egr on? I've been told it's pretty hard work and not worth the effort, but surely as a "protection" device to save your turbo or engine when pressure needs to be released its worth having? Turbos have internal/external wastegates to do this? All egr valve does is re-use exhaust gas's, ment to help reduce emissions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dann2707 Posted August 6, 2014 Report Share Posted August 6, 2014 Yeah man. Wouldn't make a difference what so ever. All Egr does is clog up and raise mpg purely to cut down emissions. They don't act as a waste gate. The turbo is vnt too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake. Posted August 6, 2014 Report Share Posted August 6, 2014 My bad okay cool cheers for that. I think the reason old turbo blew was the ecu made it think it kept needing to spool and it caused over boost... Luckily the turbo went not the engine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MartMini Posted August 6, 2014 Report Share Posted August 6, 2014 Yeah man. Wouldn't make a difference what so ever. All Egr does is clog up and raise mpg purely to cut down emissions. They don't act as a waste gate. The turbo is vnt too Dan, do vnt turbos run wastegates? My bad okay cool cheers for that. I think the reason old turbo blew was the ecu made it think it kept needing to spool and it caused over boost... Luckily the turbo went not the engine. i cant see this. Ecu's have strict controls to prevent the turbo from over boosting, If the turbo does create more boost than the ecu tells it to, then the car would go into limp mode to prevent any damage being caused to the engine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N.Wood Posted August 6, 2014 Report Share Posted August 6, 2014 Yeah my vanes are sticking and the moment it senses it's overboosting it cuts power and goes into limp mode. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadManMike Posted August 6, 2014 Author Report Share Posted August 6, 2014 Got a weird one here... Mr Rainbird did a fault code scan a while back on my Leon which was just one error, saying something along the lines of bullshit signal in the glow plug area. Potential issues were either plugs, the plug wiring or the relay. I changed the plugs, no difference. I have now changed the wiring bridge and when I plug it in I get glow plug errors on all 4 cylinders (P0671, P0672 etc...). What I also get, is the red battery light stays on when I start the car. Last weekend I unplugged the glow plug harness and just drove without them plugged in, after about 20 miles the traction control light came on. If I stopped the car, switched it off and on it would be ok for another 20 miles. WTF is this car playing at? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MartMini Posted August 6, 2014 Report Share Posted August 6, 2014 Got a weird one here... Mr Rainbird did a fault code scan a while back on my Leon which was just one error, saying something along the lines of bullshit signal in the glow plug area. Potential issues were either plugs, the plug wiring or the relay. I changed the plugs, no difference. I have now changed the wiring bridge and when I plug it in I get glow plug errors on all 4 cylinders (P0671, P0672 etc...). What I also get, is the red battery light stays on when I start the car. Last weekend I unplugged the glow plug harness and just drove without them plugged in, after about 20 miles the traction control light came on. If I stopped the car, switched it off and on it would be ok for another 20 miles. WTF is this car playing at? bad earth? Always worth checking the main earth straps between the battery/engine/body. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake. Posted August 6, 2014 Report Share Posted August 6, 2014 Been in the garage since 8 with a friend... Want to be driving home not getting a lift haha. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamKidney Posted August 6, 2014 Report Share Posted August 6, 2014 Car works again! Turns out the little cover that covers my coil pack had come adrift and got wedged between the engine/inner offside cv joint haha. As the clip was going round it caught it and made the clicky noise. Engines stayed quiet too, think I'll drop the oil again next week and put one more New filter on and hopefully it'll do me for a while Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greetings Posted August 6, 2014 Report Share Posted August 6, 2014 One of my competitors decided to visit the Ring, so finally got an international reference point. On his 4th lap of the track having never previously driven round it even in digital form, he did an 8:05 in a lightly modified E46 M3. He's analyzing vids and telemetry now and should be doing what he calls a "proper" lap tomorrow. Really looking forward to an update. After a few years of competing in sprint events we have a fairly good memory for corners but I didn't expect anyone could go so quickly round the Ring after 4 laps. Fingers crossed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete.M Posted August 7, 2014 Report Share Posted August 7, 2014 My exhaust is now detached in two places, so the two rear sections are just hanging there not doing very much. This should annoy me but I'm finding it strangely amusing. Now to do precisely F all about it for a few months, because no doubt when I try to disconnect the cat from the downpipe I will end up in a world of pain and misery. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake. Posted August 7, 2014 Report Share Posted August 7, 2014 Pretty much done everything for the turbo just vacuum lines to do now... Any tips with a turbo replacement before turning it over? I don't wanna f**k the whole thing up just starting it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Booth Posted August 7, 2014 Report Share Posted August 7, 2014 Get as much oil as you can into the oil and lines to avoid starvation, it's only a small amount but it's worthwhile. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamR28 Posted August 7, 2014 Report Share Posted August 7, 2014 Can you disable anything ignition / fuelling related, then turn it over on the starter to prime the oil pump / system? Or does the turbo not receive an oil feed until the ECU requests it to boost? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LiamWood! Posted August 7, 2014 Report Share Posted August 7, 2014 No as soon as the oil pump pressures up the turbo gets pressure. Just turn it over a few times with the coil pack/ dizzy unplugged. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake. Posted August 7, 2014 Report Share Posted August 7, 2014 Already put oil in the turbo though? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MartMini Posted August 7, 2014 Report Share Posted August 7, 2014 Already put oil in the turbo though? they'll be air pockets in the oil lines, turning the engine over without it running will help bleed these out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake. Posted August 7, 2014 Report Share Posted August 7, 2014 Turned it over. Seems to run fine. Boost gauge was being funny so checked for boost leaks and found a leak which appears to be coming from the block... Possible head gasket failure. I genuinely feel like crying agh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake. Posted August 7, 2014 Report Share Posted August 7, 2014 Scrap that it's the oil line thank f**k for that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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