SamKidney Posted October 13, 2016 Report Share Posted October 13, 2016 Clios are bad for immobilizer problems, but that wouldnt cause the lumpy idle. You had it plugged in to see whats going on? Also if you have a spare key, try that instead. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dann2707 Posted October 14, 2016 Report Share Posted October 14, 2016 10 hours ago, TROYston said: 182 is being a twat. twice now, goes to start car, turns key only to get standard dash lights asif key is still in position 1, no starter attempt, no noise, other than fuel pump prime (?) when first switch to ign pos 1, even holding the key on to the starting position does nothing. When it does finally start idle is LUMPY as f**k and bumbles at about 1500-1700 for a minute or so. Possible very dirty throttle body symptoms maybe? Try cleaning through tdc sensor, on the side of the block. That gave me similar issues a while back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MartMini Posted October 14, 2016 Report Share Posted October 14, 2016 Rear Subframes out! Was actually quite an easy job, no snapped bolts, and only an issue with one bolt seized into the bush sleeve. Attacked the subframe with a wire brush to see how bad it actually was: f**kkkkk! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadManMike Posted October 14, 2016 Author Report Share Posted October 14, 2016 Holy shit! Remind me what car that's from?! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MartMini Posted October 14, 2016 Report Share Posted October 14, 2016 Toyota celica, Gen 7, passed mot 6 months ago Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TROYston Posted October 14, 2016 Report Share Posted October 14, 2016 10 hours ago, dann2707 said: Try cleaning through tdc sensor, on the side of the block. That gave me similar issues a while back. Going to trey that tomorrow, Its being a bit funny with unlocking itself, initially put it down to the battery in the key, but now im thinking it could be the cars battery is fubared. No clue when it got put in there, and i have no means of testing the bitch. Going to clean the TDC sensor, and also the throttle body, and switch to the spare key. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadManMike Posted October 14, 2016 Author Report Share Posted October 14, 2016 20 minutes ago, MartMini said: Toyota celica, Gen 7, passed mot 6 months ago Christ, pretty in depth inspection then, clearly! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haz Posted October 14, 2016 Report Share Posted October 14, 2016 3 hours ago, TROYston said: Going to trey that tomorrow, Its being a bit funny with unlocking itself, initially put it down to the battery in the key, but now im thinking it could be the cars battery is fubared. No clue when it got put in there, and i have no means of testing the bitch. Going to clean the TDC sensor, and also the throttle body, and switch to the spare key. Also worth going through the fuse box in the engine bay with some electrical cleaner. Mine was turning over but not starting, went through the fuse box and it worked again. No issues since. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamKidney Posted October 16, 2016 Report Share Posted October 16, 2016 I got some more goodies. Manifold. Going to have it welded all up to remove clamps. And my K swap wiring harness. I like. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forteh Posted October 16, 2016 Report Share Posted October 16, 2016 8 hours ago, SamKidney said: Now forgive me if I'm wrong, but isn't that bit fitted incorrectly? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadManMike Posted October 16, 2016 Author Report Share Posted October 16, 2016 Looks OK to me, the rest of it should poke out of where the roof would normally be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JD™ Posted October 16, 2016 Report Share Posted October 16, 2016 Next time, on 'parts in a lift'... 39 minutes ago, MadManMike said: Looks OK to me, the rest of it should poke out of where the roof would normally be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Booth Posted October 17, 2016 Report Share Posted October 17, 2016 I couldn't think of a VTec air con/heater pun Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paperclip Posted October 17, 2016 Report Share Posted October 17, 2016 When you're going for it up the back roads and then you flick on your full beam for all your front lights to just go completely out and everything just goes pitch black. YOU SHIT YER KEGS. Emergency stop but without really thinking I pulled on the light's and manually the full beam worked so I avoided going off the road before stopping. PHEW! Got it to a safe place up the road to everyone else's inconvenience as I had to full beam it then tried the lights on and off for a few times and they came back on. Trip to the auto electricians I guess as the bulbs are okay and full beam works. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jolfa Posted October 18, 2016 Report Share Posted October 18, 2016 6 hours ago, Paperclip said: When you're going for it up the back roads and then you flick on your full beam for all your front lights to just go completely out and everything just goes pitch black. YOU SHIT YER KEGS. Emergency stop but without really thinking I pulled on the light's and manually the full beam worked so I avoided going off the road before stopping. PHEW! Got it to a safe place up the road to everyone else's inconvenience as I had to full beam it then tried the lights on and off for a few times and they came back on. Trip to the auto electricians I guess as the bulbs are okay and full beam works. Audi used to do that, was a dicky relay, save yourself the money and swap it for a new one rather than let a garage do it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paperclip Posted October 18, 2016 Report Share Posted October 18, 2016 13 hours ago, Jolfa said: Audi used to do that, was a dicky relay, save yourself the money and swap it for a new one rather than let a garage do it Ordered a warrantied used one from a previously written off car, looks a little tricky to get into a couple of the bolts but that's Porsche. Shouldn't be a huge job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobinJI Posted October 18, 2016 Report Share Posted October 18, 2016 It's been a while since I've posted in here besides the odd comment on what you guys are doing. The Porsche hasn't really been the 'rolling project' I'd hoped it would be and has now been off the road for over a year. On the bright side, I've finally found a place in some shared workshop space, so can crack on and hopefully get it going again for spring. There's not much in the way of firm plans, but it'll be far from standard when it hits the road. Torn apart: 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CurtisRider Posted October 18, 2016 Report Share Posted October 18, 2016 C'mon Robin, you can't just say that and not give us a hint as to what your plans are! Mines getting tucked into my workshop soon for some TLC 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CurtisRider Posted October 18, 2016 Report Share Posted October 18, 2016 (edited) And nicely added on page 924! Edited October 18, 2016 by CurtisRider 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobinJI Posted October 18, 2016 Report Share Posted October 18, 2016 Haha, I genuinely hadn't noticed the pager number! I really am unsure what the plan is with it in a lot of respects. It's getting made into a track orientated car though, stripped interior, cage etc. I'm definitely remaking most of the suspension and steering stuff. It's lost most of its wiring loom and I'm in the middle of repairing some poor previous rust repairs. Im really on the fence with what to do about the engine. On the one hand, I want to have some fun with a standard, underpowered engine getting to know the cars handling and improve my driving. On the otherhand, my standard engine's broken, and it'll probably be cheaper to swap in something more modern while its apart. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jolfa Posted October 19, 2016 Report Share Posted October 19, 2016 (edited) Always wanted a 5 cylinder 20vt Audi lump in a 944/924, make that happen My current car situation is everything is being sold and I need a nice car to replacement, pretty slim pickings here unless I want (another) badly converted people carrier camper or a Subaru Legacy with cylinder head issues so I've got it down to - Head choice: a very sensible, very bland, very roadworthy car I'm quite familar with, manual 1.8T quattro A4 with very awful wheels for $2500ish worth about that much Heart choice: A completely gangster, unroadworthy (minor work), crap 2.0, 6 cylinder, wanky auto, C33 Laurel that I fell in love with when I first moved here for $1500ish worth a fair bit more fixed (not actual car, different wheels and no coolers and pipes and stuff, still about as gangster, the pictures she actually sent were more of the house thanks to the 'artistic' angles) Not willing to do engine swaps or big upgrades so a Skyline engine swap is out of the question Tl;dr A4 or Laurel? Edited October 19, 2016 by Jolfa 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dman Posted October 19, 2016 Report Share Posted October 19, 2016 Laurel 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobinJI Posted October 19, 2016 Report Share Posted October 19, 2016 Laurel for sure. Way more interesting, and although you say it's the less sensible option, it'll probably be more trouble free than the Audi. Plus, you won't have to buy new wheel immediately Now I'm on a computer (not my phone) I'll add a little more detail to what's going on with the 924 in case anyone's reading. Basically, since I decided I wasn't happy with the noises the engine's been making I've stripped it down a fair bit and found loads wrong with it. God knows how it was working. Anyway, the front suspension's been cut up to move the mounting points upwards a load, as well as adapting it to take a mk2 escort steering rack for some cheep quick-rack fitting. I still need to make the replacement wishbones. Since getting it down to the unit I've been able to start tackling stuff on the shell, (I couldn't really work on it much on the drive, so had been pottering at suspension/engine stuff that I could unbolt and take into the garage to work on.) There was evidence of a load of filler in the rear quarter, which I've removed to find a very wobbly but solid panel. I'm hoping to get someone to cut that section out of a car they're breaking so I can replace it, as I'll never get it straight. The bottom of the passenger-side a-post was rotten and had been previously repaired badly, which I've cut out and put new metal in. I need to do the same on the drivers-side, but thankfully it's a smaller area and hasn't got a crap repair in the way. I've bought a pair of new sills, as the passenger-side one's clearly been replaced, and with the quality of the work I've found so-far I don't trust it to have been done well at all! So they need to go on at some point. The main bit I've been tackling's been the battery tray area of the scuttle, which had clogged it's drain and gone rotten at some point, along with all the seams around it. Thankfully that's most of the way back together now. I'll grab some photos when I'm at the unit next. The plan's essentially to get it solid, finish the front suspension, do something as-yet unknown but hopefully clever to the rear suspension, throw in a cage, dash and pair of seats and I guess put an engine of some sort in there at some point. I'm going to need to get a lot of time down at the unit as I'm hoping to do a track-day in it with my house-mate in the spring 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamKidney Posted October 19, 2016 Report Share Posted October 19, 2016 On the deciding point of spunking money I could better spend elsewhere on suspension and more engine bits. Should really be buying materials to aid in finishing the shells body work but until the gas issue is remedied I see little point... ...and I like getting large boxes of new stuff in the post. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.KYDD Posted October 20, 2016 Report Share Posted October 20, 2016 16 hours ago, RobinJI said: Unit looks awesome Robin, so when are we building the training board?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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