First update in over 6 months and unfortunately it's abit of a dull one...
So, as most of you know i'm currently in the Probe daily and the Fiesta is off the road with a few issues....well last week after cleaning the Si i noticed it was damp, and suffering as a result of it (had to throw away parcel shelf/carpet and turrets in boot) so it had to be garaged, sold (for pennies) or dry stored....
So i decided:
This was a big decsion as ultimately it means i'm going to fix the Fiesta and sell the Probe
- i'm borrowing my dads garage and he wants it back in the coming months. Selling the Probe is a shame as it is a very good car, and it all honesty far better than the Fiesta. The plus points to returning to the Fiesta- Fuel economy, insurance is cheaper, looks better, easier to maintain and fix.
So, this is sort of the start of a small project..... first move was to remove the 15" GTi alloy wheels which are going to be replaced with Standard 14" Alloys
Also, you will see in that picture an old parcel shelf. The rubbers snapped on it so it'snow been taken to the tip and i've put a spare one i had in...
If you've been watching my Technical Problems posts you will have no doubt noticed i've been whinging on about my Clutch/Gearbox being shagged. I've had a second and third opinion on this and it's neither gearbox or clutch... It's more likely to be a Gbox/Engine mount or something a miss in the exhaust (heatshield or something)....we noticed when stood still and idling if you push the inlet with some force (moving the engine 2-5mm as a guess) the rattling/metal noise occurs, hence why it only tends to happen when the car is pulling away coming off the clutch pedal. So some investigation into that issue is needed...
Whilst generally poking around i noticed a had a large amount of oil along the bottom of my engine and gearbox..
Picture of the back of the sump...
The gearbox nearer the engine side of it...
Picture of driveshaft, anything to worry about?
Picture from the back of the sump looking up the back of the block
Now, the oil seems to be coming from the switch/thing coming into the block mid-way up (can't remeber what it's for again), i remeber being told my Phil that these commonly leak. But slightly more of a concern is what looked like fresh oil on the underside of the inlet manifold (sandwich part, which joins the engine, not sure if it's visible in the pics). So would a leaky inner inlet gasket leak oil??? i can't see how but it was definately there... could have shot up from something though...
Anyway, We will be seeing the Fiesta back on the road around March/April time in full working order this time! My list of To Do's is horrendous!!
Lastly, What size spacers can i fit using Standard Si Alloy wheels? would 5mm be ok?
Cheers all
Andy
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