What have you broken/fixed/replaced in the last month????

I always used to get told that german cars were epic for build and reliability..but in the past month:

Replaced 2 headlamps as mine were fooooked!

Heater resistor decides to spontaniously combust while i am driving to last months meet

Coil pack dies whilst in epic rain forcing Stampers to wait in a bus shelter as it was drier/warmer!

Cambelt replacement

Fuel pump dies outside of work last friday

Anybody else had much bad luck or was it just my month? You'd think the car would have been greatful for the tax and test i put on it!!

* petrol tank

*center silancer

£60 fine for my plates,(not broken, but must fix)

head gasket went too, soo had to fix that,

Twated a wheel on the curb too. that looks horrid!

Had a few things replaced by other people, but not much myself as I'm s**t.

But sprayed my visors and my grab handles

oh no you aint bent them bbs wheels ave ya Dean.

REPLACED
Heater blower switch replaced
Relay 53 (horn and reverse lights)
Hazard switch
Rear heated screen switch

BROKEN (need to replace)
ashtray
rear parcel shelf holder
clips for heater wires
Rubber boots in top of tailgate

front bumper
rear bumper
grille
arches
sills
L+R wishbones
L+R ball joints
steering rack
tie rods
tie rod ends
door cards
alternator
starter motor
inlet gaskets
dizzy cap
rotor arm
rear lights

im actually skint the car had so many problems in the first month i had it! and still needs some attention to the paint work!

Bloody old cars!!

track rod arm
tie end
bottom ball joints
then needed tracking
two front tyres
pads and disks

mine:

- replaced both front tyres

- fixed windscreen washers (well technically caddyman fixed them but i was going to....eventually!)

- new headlight

- changed steering wheel, then horn didnt work so changed back for mot...then changed back again!

- replaced passenger seat

- new mot!!

think thats it

Ems car

- new cambelt (perhaps just over a month ago)

- new interior lightbulb!!!!!!!!

Let me see...................

Whole engine
Cambelt and tensioners
Oil 15 litres
Filter
Air Filter
Fuel filter x 2
Track rod end
Crankshaft rear main oil seal
Three or four other gaskets and seals.
Dipstick tube.
Turbo pipe x 2
Sump gasket
1 tyre
1 wheels trim
Wishbone
Front hub
Abs sensor
Front door handle
Electric sliding door pinch sensor
Front wiper blades 2 pairs
Three headlight bulbs
Two side light bulbs
One brake light bulb

And before too much longer..................
a pair of gear linkage cables and three or four tyres

But they do 1500+ miles a week each.


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guy wrote:

Let me see...................

Whole engine
Cambelt and tensioners
Oil 15 litres
Filter
Air Filter
Fuel filter x 2
Track rod end
Crankshaft rear main oil seal
Three or four other gaskets and seals.
Dipstick tube.
Turbo pipe x 2
Sump gasket
1 tyre
1 wheels trim
Wishbone
Front hub
Abs sensor
Front door handle
Electric sliding door pinch sensor
Front wiper blades 2 pairs
Three headlight bulbs
Two side light bulbs
One brake light bulb

And before too much longer..................
a pair of gear linkage cables and three or four tyres

But they do 1500+ miles a week each.


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Guy wins so far!!!

Oh and I forgot 11 litres of anti freeze.

And on her BMW before the end of the week I've got to do both front wish bones and drop links and put a rear box on the Puegeot.

I do have the advantage of having more cars than most of you lot and def being on the road alot more too.

Plus I wouldn't say I'm winning as I could buy a new car for what I've forked out in repairs in the last three weeks, it certainly feels like loosing.

guy wrote:

Oh and I forgot 11 litres of anti freeze.

And on her BMW before the end of the week I've got to do both front wish bones and drop links and put a rear box on the Puegeot.

I do have the advantage of having more cars than most of you lot and def being on the road alot more too.

Plus I wouldn't say I'm winning as I could buy a new car for what I've forked out in repairs in the last three weeks, it certainly feels like loosing.

And paint...aghhhhh!!!

i drove into a wall and the paint for my car is silly money

£30 for a foglight surround and a 400odd quid service.

Just replaced the clutch pedal on my 1.8t, common fault weld fails = clutch on the floor

Had the car since end of Feb and so far i've had to replace

Middle Box (main section), Radiator and new tailgate.

Still needs, Other middle box, 2 x front tyres, windows go down but don't come bk up, fog light inside the car flashes when indicators or brakes are on, bit of body work done and a full service, and i need a sill trim.

Happy Days

please god dont let tiz see this

max wrote:

please god dont let tiz see this

Im far too busy welding up my cortina to comment haha

Broken... o/s/f coilover, both o/s tyres and maybe alloys, maybe the rear beam, front bumper, o/s/f wing, countless other small things...

Fixed... nothin till parts start arriving!

Since Sunday when it broke waiting to get into Santa Pod I've done the following

Clutch cable
Tracking
Power steering/alternator belt
Dash light
Speedo
Set up the idle and air flow meter.

Thanks to Tinklers garage for the first 3 on Monday

Oh and the tracking was that far out I now need new front tyres

Tiz wrote:

max wrote:

please god dont let tiz see this

Im far too busy welding up my cortina to comment haha

which mk of cortina mate? my brother just sold his '64 mk1 and it was a sick car!

two rad hoses and a connector. New sump on its way

nothing to report

however purchases coming before tooo long.

max wrote:

Tiz wrote:

max wrote:

please god dont let tiz see this

Im far too busy welding up my cortina to comment haha

which mk of cortina mate? my brother just sold his '64 mk1 and it was a sick car!

mk4 estate haha its a weapon

Ive just bought 2 front wings for the E and booked it in for a front bumper re spray, still need to get the new wings painted though... so a nice cheap day...