Wonderful...or Woeful?
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Using KY as an oil supplement?
Well, that tailpipe is a bit tight.
Scientifically proven to be as good as anything else in the market.
As an old engineer once said to me, ‘ if it starts smoking just ease off a bit but don’t stop or it’ll seize up’
Sitrep.
The silent majority are finally speaking out. The theory that those with problems make the most noise as they actually have something to talk about seems to be holding true, although that could change as more owners cast their vote.
The silent majority are finally speaking out. The theory that those with problems make the most noise as they actually have something to talk about seems to be holding true, although that could change as more owners cast their vote.
Had to tip the balance to totally reliable to be prominent. Barring 2 alloys with white worm, a little bit of trim moving out of position above the drivers door and the sliding door lights flickering occasionally, I cant say anything different. But at nearly 20k miles should I be expecting anything but? Due to go into Liverpool for sat nav software update and these issues barring the alloys in October to be sorted.
I frequent other fora, one of which is a boat forum. It's exactly the same case there, if you took the posts at face value, you would think that every outboard engine out there is a grenade waiting to go off. You only ever hear about the ones that fail, and that isn't always due to the engine per se. Lack of maintenance, buggering about trying to squeeze every last ounce of power & speed, not following manufacturers instructions, because what do they know? are all factors. Very few actually fail due to design/manufacturing faults.
How many of those have been bought from a bloke down the pub who only took cash.
A mate of mine used to work at an outboard workshop and was told not to ask customers too many questions.
T6 6 speed TSi – 19 plate
I purchased the van in Aug 22, fully converted, with low mileage, 19 or 22k on the clock, excellent I here you say! More on this later.
Had a year of no mechanical issues, but threw some money at it for looks and handling. I blame this forum ££££.
Fast forward Sept 24, 1 day after returning from our annual jaunt to Cornwall, the dreaded sticking clutch pedal.
With a heavy heart and a very light wallet, I threw my toys out of the pram and put it up for sale.
Once I had calmed down, robbed the local post office and mugged a succession of old folk on their pension day, the coffers finally recovered and it is still with me.
Moral of the story!
Don’t get hung up on low mileage, even though it had covered a minimal amount, my mechanic said that once he had the clutch out and dfm, either the mileage was hooky, or, pre conversion, the previous owner had ragged the tits off of the thing.
Oh, and don’t go to Cornwall in September, seems to jinx the bloody thing.
Heading off to Welsh Wales next week, fingers crossed for a trouble free journey.
I purchased the van in Aug 22, fully converted, with low mileage, 19 or 22k on the clock, excellent I here you say! More on this later.
Had a year of no mechanical issues, but threw some money at it for looks and handling. I blame this forum ££££.
- Side bars
- Coil overs
- H7’s
- Awning rail
- Puddle lights
- New steering rack required - ££££
- Whilst I was throwing money at it, I decided to swap out the 20’s for 19’s, more £££ for aesthetics, new tyres required too.
Fast forward Sept 24, 1 day after returning from our annual jaunt to Cornwall, the dreaded sticking clutch pedal.
- Master cylinder changed £££, worked ok for a week, then the pedal of doom returned.
- Slave cylinder
- Clutch
- Dual fly mass wheel
- Major service
- Another set of 19 wheels (replaced under warranty)
- 4 more new tyres required for replacement wheels (my bad as they were over inflated and I didn’t check the wear pattern)
With a heavy heart and a very light wallet, I threw my toys out of the pram and put it up for sale.
Once I had calmed down, robbed the local post office and mugged a succession of old folk on their pension day, the coffers finally recovered and it is still with me.
Moral of the story!
Don’t get hung up on low mileage, even though it had covered a minimal amount, my mechanic said that once he had the clutch out and dfm, either the mileage was hooky, or, pre conversion, the previous owner had ragged the tits off of the thing.
Oh, and don’t go to Cornwall in September, seems to jinx the bloody thing.
Heading off to Welsh Wales next week, fingers crossed for a trouble free journey.
Got to wonder if the trend of steering rack failures is linked to bigger heavier wheels (more gyroscopic force) and mis-alignment due to suspension and wheel mod’s.
The more the steering links and rack are out of alignment the more friction and wear plus additional load on the PS pump.
The more the steering links and rack are out of alignment the more friction and wear plus additional load on the PS pump.
But out of all that money spent, how much could you attribute to a failure of the vehicle? You’ve radically altered the makeup of the base vehicle with wheels and suspension changes, could this be a contributing factor to the steering rack failure and even the clutch?
After all the bad experience mentioned on forum id expect the figure to show the opposite of what they do, my ex rac has been quite good no breakdowns yet still a few wear and tear changes costing a couple of grand and a lot more in upgrades and still now where near finish, how about a thread on how much you have spent two headings HAD TO for the repairs and the other WANTED To for all the extras, I'm at about £2500 Had and £4000 Wanted in about 16 months and i have only done 7k mile in that time
Indeed. Its common for folk (not Cuffy, I might add) to complain their clutch only lasted 50,000 miles (or whatever) while completely ignoring the fact that the previous owner had been tearing arse out of it for however many miles.
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