My new toy 'Fun'

[Dajwid]

That's tres rare, they don't often go pop on the 1.6 engines.. Are you sure it's gone?

 

Poor running under-powered despite new leads plugs rotor cap and filters. White smoke and gunk on the filler cap after a run also bubbles in the expansion tank when running :-(

 

All points to Head gasket :-(

Edited 28 November, 2013 by Dajwid

[Dajwid]

 

 

  :think:  This was clean before a 15 mile drive 

Edited 28 November, 2013 by Dajwid

[Dajwid]

Lost my job :-(

 

Found another :-)

 

Needed a car for work :-( Fun now has tax insurance but no MOT :-(

 

Fun has to go :-(     Put it in Retro rides, swapz  and Gumtree Plenty of idiots wasting my time and really Pi**ing me off.

 

Needs welding on rear jacking point. Maybe a cylinder head, maybe a CV joint or engine/gearbox mount by the odd clunk.

Wheels need a refurb or changing. Aghhhhh May also need a chip on windscreen fixing for an MOT.

 

I have now got fed up with the time wasters!

 

New year resolution get of my lazy arse and get the Fun sorted.

 

So here are a couple of pictures where she looks nice.

 

 

[skodanorman]

At least if you get it sorted you'll know its all in good nick. 

Good luck, sounds like she is really testing you... the proper Skoda way

[Dajwid]

Put her in for an MOT today so I know where I stand:-

 

:-( Failed !

 

To be honest they would have been a pretty rubbish test centre if it had passed, and they the my local 'friendly' centre.

 

Failed on headlight bulbs the wrong colour (yellow bulbs)

(£4.24 a pair delivered)

 

Indicator bulbs incorrect colour (x 3)

(£2.95 for pack of 10 delivered)

 

Offside front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint.

(£9.00 + Vat from local motor factors)

 

The one I was waiting for :-)

 

Offside and nearside (rear part of inner sill) suspension component mounting excessively corroded.

[Dajwid]

I really dread trying to get the sill covers off :-(  

[TeflonTom]

use the fishing wire trick

[Dajwid]

I will

Just ordered some from Amazon that was the cheapest I could find

[uma1998]

My funs as bad as yours mines under going welding work on its lack off metal on sills at rear and rusty wings and to top it off engine knocks and bangs and gearbox wines like my wife does just waiting on better weather so glad I stripping my conversation for the parts there worth fixing and keeping mines a really fun prob one off the 1st ones come on summer I wamt to get the spanners out.....

[Dajwid]

:-) nice to know I am not alone.

[Dajwid]

 

 

Just dropped truck off for a Retro rides member to perform his magic with his MIG.

 

Fingers crossed

[keithIOW]

keep going buddy......... it`ll be worth it in the end

 

i love my little yellow wierd looking thing , makes me smile when i see it

[uma1998]

I am dieing to get mine out welding going well going to under sill the sills then but kit on mite help keep the rust away...

[Dajwid]

Update. Thanks to Hairymel from Retro rides for his help with the welding.

 

Coming on slowly but surely.

 

As always it looked better with the sill covers on :-)

 

 

 

After a little rust removal.

 

 

 

 

He has been working hard and O/S is done N/S started. The biggest problem is that the whole N/S rear wing panel is flapping around ;-(

 

But it will be done. I have also brought some spacers for the Alloys :-)

[Psl]

I doff my cap in your direction, keep up the good work

[uma1998]

Heres some picks off my rust in same place found a paint scrapper handy for cutting the arch covers off and a small chisel but scratched the crap out off the fun but got it off hole.. sill cover I just cut off as my fun came with two new ones.... and useing my slxi conversion hatch for the sills and inners and all over parts and mite stick the gti rear disks on and 256mm fronts wish gaffa tape could fix it.... got to love being a fun owner...

[Dajwid]

Sills are welded :-)  Thank you so much Mel.

 

Today she is back in her favorite position 'up in the air'.

 

 

Now to tackle the ' excessive play in lower suspension ball-joint'. 

 

Old ball joint is riveted in place, always handy when they need changing, new ones are supplied to bolt on, so off with the whole arm Aghhhh. Did I swear? YES.  Did it come off easy, NO.

 

Remember in a Haynes manual the little spanners showing how difficult a job is ? Well I am not a mechanic, so all those little spanners mean nothing at all. Every job is a big job.

 

 

 

 

Removed, got wet, cold and to be honest a bit fed up, so will carry on after work this week.

Edited 23 February, 2014 by Dajwid

[smellyferret]

Yep they are a pain in the backside! I was sure I had posted a warning on the general issues thread but can't see it there now :( good luck!

[Dajwid]

 

 

 

 

 

Easy ! ;-(

 

Aghhhhhh, Why oh why were they riveted? What a pain to get the are off and on again in a gravel car park with fading light.

 

Done.

Now just to put the sill cover back and change all the bulbs the MOT tester didn't like.

[Dajwid]

All jobs sorted for MOT :-)

 

I will replace the sill cover tomorrow and wash the car (pre MOT clean)

 

Booked in for Saturday morning at 10.00 Fingers crossed :-)

[Dajwid]

MOT PASSED !!!!       

[TeflonTom]

I must have missed the bit about the balljoints they are a total pain to change sometimes.

[Psl]

nice one on the pass

[Dajwid]

Now I can use the truck I will get the Alloys sorted 

[skodanorman]

Woo! Nice work getting it welded up too!!!