Scrapyard F
I haven't been on here for donkeys years, but since acquiring a new 'toy/project' I thought I'd pop back in and introduce it....
It is a 2000 MGF 1.8i in Sienna Gold with black leather and a grubby hood; the tale of woe is this.....
This had been festering on the Bay of E for a while at a local car sales/dismantlers since before Christmas and had popped up on my radar as I have been after one for years, but most of what I wanted in my price range were either interstellar mileage, ferked engines or the other end of the country. Anyhoo, I found myself out that way Friday 13th of February, so went and had a look.
It looked a bit sad for itself, tucked in the corner of the yard, covered in tree detritus, but soon had my interest piqued as the body was straight and unmolested apart from a small scuff on the front bumper and three small dints on the bonnet (wrong - just couldn't see the rest under the grime!). Even under the front and rear hatches was 'clean' (ie no tinworm, just dirty). The passenger seat was full of parts from the interior; a quick chat with the yard owner gave the story. Engine had popped, rebuilt (at expense) by MG specialist, owner lost confidence so chopped it in for something else at local garage who stickered it up a bit too high and it sat there... and sat there.... and sat there until the battery died and the fuel pump seized up. They had a bash at it, even to the point of a 'new' secondhand working pump (which is on the seat with half the interior) and then gave up, dispatching it to the yard I acquired it from as part of a bulk deal. Finding the invoice for engine reps helped.... OUCH! Someone took one hell of a hit for that...and the deal was done. Under £500 delivered. Thank You Very Much!
Then I had to face the music.... SWMBO has warned me about buying any more cars (you know where this is heading....); it wasn't pretty but I'm still intact (just) and after giving it a 'good looking at' on the Monday it arrived, even she's 'impressed'.. but I still need lots of Brownie Points.
First things first, I ripped the battery off and gave it 48hrs of E-On's best which has sort of restored it. Got the roof freed up and working (bit sticky) and had a good look at the pile of various detritus within the car, mainly sound deadening and plastic clippy things but also some bolts, random fuses and a red relay. One thing I did notice was the tops of the fuel pumps, the one in the tank and the 'spare' were totally different in layout and plug design... oh joy.
Anyway, into battle. In preparation, I fitted a new battery to the fob, but once the main battery was on all hell broke loose as the alarm went schitz! Batt off, plugs off horns.... ahhh and relax. Batt back on, followed by various combinations of pressing buttons on the fob got the damn thing to shut up, stop flashing and bleeping. Most of the electrics seemed present and correct but there was a distinct lack of whirring from the fuel tank, but at least the engine wound over with gusto.
Taking the fuel pump unit out is dead easy once you suss out how much of the interior really needs to come out and where the clips/bolts/screws are. Once out and drained of manky petrol, I compared notes with the spare. A quick test with the Fluke had the old one at open circuit, the 'new' one showed promise. As all parts in the tank look to be the same, I decided to swap pumps. Much swearing and softening of supply pipes with hot water got the job done, then more swearing and battering got it back in and after refitting the fuel filter and tightening the bolts up, I went for a start.
I got lift off on attempt five... bit stuttery at first, but after a few minutes a good idle. Check around, clutch OK, gears OK, reverse a bit hit and miss, it moved!!!
The next half hour I just left it ticking over, bolted the cover plates back on, refitted the interior, battered the sound deadening into submission (and failed)... basically got it to a position I could move it about and test what worked.
Oh yes, the other good point.... once the odometer came back to life, it shows it has done less than 400 miles on a rebuilt engine.
I broke out my hydragas pump and put some fluid into the system, getting it back up to a proper ride height ready for the MOT. There is a bit of grottiness on the clutch cylinder support plate, which I will get around to at some time but otherwise its all fairly clean under bonnet.
Got a hole in the hood bunged up, and a hole in the passenger seat (bad fag burn..). Checked everything I could, replaced the wiper blades as a matter of course and booked it in for molesting. I took it 'the interesting route' to the MOT station and put some extra fuel in, as well as some exercise for the brakes.
I asked if I could have a look underneath while the tester had it on the ramp; because I use them regularly I was allowed a quick poke round, to find the stainless steel coolant pipe conversion had been done! Someone has lobbed some cash at this in the past! Anyhoo, after a blast on the brake tester, the health was described as rude and it passed, but will need a new tyre this year and maybe a track rod end. It had covered 54miles since the last MOT....
Its now tested and taxed and goes 'quite well', although outright hooliganism can wait for the new tyre to be fitted!!
Been battering the bugs out of this since the MOT; the n/s front tyre got changed the other day when after a 'spirited' cross-country run it started shaking a bit, finding a lump of tread had fallen off and the circumference was cracking by the tread. Also the brakes have been attended to and now the n/s doesn't drag (not enough to notice but it was getting flippin' hot!). The passenger side electric window doesn't work; a quick fiddle found someone had pulled the relay (it was the red relay I found earlier....) but the mechanism/motor isn't playing, so I popped the fuse out for now. The driver's door card fell off as the odd-shaped retaining clips had broken - Rimmers do them for not too bad a price and they arrived next day! Door now back together. The Oil Temp gauge light doesn't work - probably just the bulb gone pop. I stripped out the sound deadening over the engine and reattached the engine cover with stainless bolts after giving it a blast of stonechip to tidy it up; looks nice, shame its not seen.... Anyway, leaving the sound proofing to heat up in the sun made refitting dead easy, a lot easier than the first time where it had been screwed up in the footwell for a year or so....
One problem has appeared; I think the petrol vent has come adrift as the cabin whiffs of petrol in the morning - it soon clears though but its another pull it apart job to access it.
I'm quite happy with it, seeing as it has cost less than half the deposit a bloke at work payed on a nondescript hatchback to get on the road, including purchase, tax, MOT and insurance! Result!
It is a 2000 MGF 1.8i in Sienna Gold with black leather and a grubby hood; the tale of woe is this.....
This had been festering on the Bay of E for a while at a local car sales/dismantlers since before Christmas and had popped up on my radar as I have been after one for years, but most of what I wanted in my price range were either interstellar mileage, ferked engines or the other end of the country. Anyhoo, I found myself out that way Friday 13th of February, so went and had a look.
It looked a bit sad for itself, tucked in the corner of the yard, covered in tree detritus, but soon had my interest piqued as the body was straight and unmolested apart from a small scuff on the front bumper and three small dints on the bonnet (wrong - just couldn't see the rest under the grime!). Even under the front and rear hatches was 'clean' (ie no tinworm, just dirty). The passenger seat was full of parts from the interior; a quick chat with the yard owner gave the story. Engine had popped, rebuilt (at expense) by MG specialist, owner lost confidence so chopped it in for something else at local garage who stickered it up a bit too high and it sat there... and sat there.... and sat there until the battery died and the fuel pump seized up. They had a bash at it, even to the point of a 'new' secondhand working pump (which is on the seat with half the interior) and then gave up, dispatching it to the yard I acquired it from as part of a bulk deal. Finding the invoice for engine reps helped.... OUCH! Someone took one hell of a hit for that...and the deal was done. Under £500 delivered. Thank You Very Much!
Then I had to face the music.... SWMBO has warned me about buying any more cars (you know where this is heading....); it wasn't pretty but I'm still intact (just) and after giving it a 'good looking at' on the Monday it arrived, even she's 'impressed'.. but I still need lots of Brownie Points.
First things first, I ripped the battery off and gave it 48hrs of E-On's best which has sort of restored it. Got the roof freed up and working (bit sticky) and had a good look at the pile of various detritus within the car, mainly sound deadening and plastic clippy things but also some bolts, random fuses and a red relay. One thing I did notice was the tops of the fuel pumps, the one in the tank and the 'spare' were totally different in layout and plug design... oh joy.
Anyway, into battle. In preparation, I fitted a new battery to the fob, but once the main battery was on all hell broke loose as the alarm went schitz! Batt off, plugs off horns.... ahhh and relax. Batt back on, followed by various combinations of pressing buttons on the fob got the damn thing to shut up, stop flashing and bleeping. Most of the electrics seemed present and correct but there was a distinct lack of whirring from the fuel tank, but at least the engine wound over with gusto.
Taking the fuel pump unit out is dead easy once you suss out how much of the interior really needs to come out and where the clips/bolts/screws are. Once out and drained of manky petrol, I compared notes with the spare. A quick test with the Fluke had the old one at open circuit, the 'new' one showed promise. As all parts in the tank look to be the same, I decided to swap pumps. Much swearing and softening of supply pipes with hot water got the job done, then more swearing and battering got it back in and after refitting the fuel filter and tightening the bolts up, I went for a start.
I got lift off on attempt five... bit stuttery at first, but after a few minutes a good idle. Check around, clutch OK, gears OK, reverse a bit hit and miss, it moved!!!
The next half hour I just left it ticking over, bolted the cover plates back on, refitted the interior, battered the sound deadening into submission (and failed)... basically got it to a position I could move it about and test what worked.
Oh yes, the other good point.... once the odometer came back to life, it shows it has done less than 400 miles on a rebuilt engine.
I broke out my hydragas pump and put some fluid into the system, getting it back up to a proper ride height ready for the MOT. There is a bit of grottiness on the clutch cylinder support plate, which I will get around to at some time but otherwise its all fairly clean under bonnet.
Got a hole in the hood bunged up, and a hole in the passenger seat (bad fag burn..). Checked everything I could, replaced the wiper blades as a matter of course and booked it in for molesting. I took it 'the interesting route' to the MOT station and put some extra fuel in, as well as some exercise for the brakes.
I asked if I could have a look underneath while the tester had it on the ramp; because I use them regularly I was allowed a quick poke round, to find the stainless steel coolant pipe conversion had been done! Someone has lobbed some cash at this in the past! Anyhoo, after a blast on the brake tester, the health was described as rude and it passed, but will need a new tyre this year and maybe a track rod end. It had covered 54miles since the last MOT....
Its now tested and taxed and goes 'quite well', although outright hooliganism can wait for the new tyre to be fitted!!
Been battering the bugs out of this since the MOT; the n/s front tyre got changed the other day when after a 'spirited' cross-country run it started shaking a bit, finding a lump of tread had fallen off and the circumference was cracking by the tread. Also the brakes have been attended to and now the n/s doesn't drag (not enough to notice but it was getting flippin' hot!). The passenger side electric window doesn't work; a quick fiddle found someone had pulled the relay (it was the red relay I found earlier....) but the mechanism/motor isn't playing, so I popped the fuse out for now. The driver's door card fell off as the odd-shaped retaining clips had broken - Rimmers do them for not too bad a price and they arrived next day! Door now back together. The Oil Temp gauge light doesn't work - probably just the bulb gone pop. I stripped out the sound deadening over the engine and reattached the engine cover with stainless bolts after giving it a blast of stonechip to tidy it up; looks nice, shame its not seen.... Anyway, leaving the sound proofing to heat up in the sun made refitting dead easy, a lot easier than the first time where it had been screwed up in the footwell for a year or so....
One problem has appeared; I think the petrol vent has come adrift as the cabin whiffs of petrol in the morning - it soon clears though but its another pull it apart job to access it.
I'm quite happy with it, seeing as it has cost less than half the deposit a bloke at work payed on a nondescript hatchback to get on the road, including purchase, tax, MOT and insurance! Result!
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