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WIFE's 206 - cully - 14-11-2012

my cars in having the cambelt done
so today the wife and me went off to Exmoor for a drive in her car 206 HDI 90
she has wrecked it......well battered it to be more to the point
front suspension is banging brakes are on the floor and its stinks hot and is gutless

so tomorrow
got to look at
Brakes
suspected drop-links
CAT i suspect its blocked

lets hope its not going to rain

cars! more money on her car now!


RE: WIFE's 206 - stevieg - 14-11-2012

this is what i would do in this situation. first up look at the brakes then check the coolant and oil is cool then go out for some ragging to clear out the cat


RE: WIFE's 206 - cully - 14-11-2012

been ragging it most of the day has improved a little
i may be disecting the cat tomorrow if i can get it off
coolant/oil has been normal all day car smells hot from the underside


RE: WIFE's 206 - stevieg - 14-11-2012

hmm as long as its not plooming smoke on hard acceleration then i would say the cat's clear


RE: WIFE's 206 - Eeyore - 14-11-2012

(14-11-2012, 08:30 PM)cully Wrote: my cars in having the cambelt done
so today the wife and me went off to Exmoor for a drive in her car 206 HDI 90
she has wrecked it......well battered it to be more to the point
front suspension is banging brakes are on the floor and its stinks hot and is gutless

so tomorrow
got to look at
Brakes
suspected drop-links
CAT i suspect its blocked

lets hope its not going to rain

cars! more money on her car now!


you and her went for a drive in her car and she wrecked it? So... she was crashing and smashing it up and you just sat there crying i presume? D:


RE: WIFE's 206 - cully - 14-11-2012

lol not quite
i dont drive it very often but when you do you tend to pick up on faults Wink


RE: WIFE's 206 - Jonny81191 - 14-11-2012

does it have an undertray?

could have a rabbit or something cooking under there Big Grin


RE: WIFE's 206 - cully - 15-11-2012

mmmm road kill
will be checking in a bit Wink


RE: WIFE's 206 - cully - 15-11-2012

now i know why i hate working on cars!

just had to disc cut the drop link off both arb and strut ends and ive only started on the one side

brakes arnt working on one side of the disc
all the guides and slides are solid

so new droplinks and discs and pads


RE: WIFE's 206 - C2K - 15-11-2012

So you've done no maintenance on this thing before then?

Worst sliders I ever saw were my neighbours Focus which had full ford service history. His discs stayed rusty, the cause being the fact the sliders were solid with rust flakes, literally.


RE: WIFE's 206 - cully - 15-11-2012

nope never had the wheels off had the car for year and a half
have done the fluids and filters though at service time

car drives like new again now, with new brakes and links and its got its go back
so the brakes must have been dragging too

£64.94 not bad for that lot


RE: WIFE's 206 - bigcheez2k3 - 15-11-2012

Don't forget the brownie points from the wife Wink


RE: WIFE's 206 - cully - 15-11-2012

you mean GIgidy points Big Grin


RE: WIFE's 206 - stevieg - 15-11-2012

my favorite method of getting droplink bolts off is to gun them on more till the bolt snaps off. good tip there for those with an impact gun


RE: WIFE's 206 - Jonny81191 - 15-11-2012

(15-11-2012, 06:40 PM)stevieg Wrote: my favorite method of getting droplink bolts off is to gun them on more till the bolt snaps off. good tip there for those with an impact gun


Nice idea, will try it at some point!


RE: WIFE's 206 - cully - 15-11-2012

air gun wouldn't touch these just spun the bolts
it didnt argue with the disc cutter for long Big Grin


RE: WIFE's 206 - C2K - 19-11-2012

(15-11-2012, 04:49 PM)cully Wrote: nope never had the wheels off had the car for year and a half
have done the fluids and filters though at service time

car drives like new again now, with new brakes and links and its got its go back
so the brakes must have been dragging too

£64.94 not bad for that lot


Jeez i'm more meticulous with the other half's car than i am with my own. Confused


RE: WIFE's 206 - HDIkyle - 19-11-2012

I'm like that but that's because if I break it its not me without a car Lol