Problem with accelaration when foot is down.
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Re: Problem with accelaration when foot is down.
Yes 1.2 8v with a 4 speed gear box.
It has got a oil leak and sometimes a water leak up by the passenger/ centre foot well area.
It has got a oil leak and sometimes a water leak up by the passenger/ centre foot well area.
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Re: Problem with accelaration when foot is down.
Dmanlewis wrote:Yes 1.2 8v with a 4 speed gear box.
It has got a oil leak and sometimes a water leak up by the passenger/ centre foot well area.
The water leak will most likely be the heater matrix. Hope you have skinny hands to do that one!
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Re: Problem with accelaration when foot is down.
Wouldn't know about oil leak. Mines had a leak either crank shaft oil deal or sump gasket for about a year now I keep meaning to get round to it but it's stopped losing oil now I think it's got that gunged up it block the leakDmanlewis wrote:Yes 1.2 8v with a 4 speed gear box.
It has got a oil leak and sometimes a water leak up by the passenger/ centre foot well area.
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Thanks for the help so far.
On the other hand. Managed to restore the wheels.
On the other hand. Managed to restore the wheels.
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Re: Problem with accelaration when foot is down.
R kid had that model but in white for his first car. Looks smart bud
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Found out the problem, well hopefully. The head gasket has gone.
After months of replacing smaller parts, like filters and the such.
It passed the MOT with nothing wrong again, apart from finding this fault.
Is the head aluminium?
After months of replacing smaller parts, like filters and the such.
It passed the MOT with nothing wrong again, apart from finding this fault.
Is the head aluminium?
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Re: Problem with accelaration when foot is down.
Please fix this car. I love it haha
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Re: Problem with accelaration when foot is down.
8v head gasket is as simple as changing a head gasket gets
I'd suggest getting the head skimmed but it's much quicker and more cost effective to get a head from a breaker, they won't be hard to get
And change cam belt while your at it, all in its a 2 hour job and should cost less than £100 if you do the work yourself by getting another head or around 200 getting the head skimmed but that could be way off it depends on what your local machine shop charges
I'd suggest getting the head skimmed but it's much quicker and more cost effective to get a head from a breaker, they won't be hard to get
And change cam belt while your at it, all in its a 2 hour job and should cost less than £100 if you do the work yourself by getting another head or around 200 getting the head skimmed but that could be way off it depends on what your local machine shop charges
If it doesn't fit,
force it,
If it breaks,
It needed replacing anyway
force it,
If it breaks,
It needed replacing anyway
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Re: Problem with accelaration when foot is down.
Thanks very much. Its a bit odd it gone after 45000 miles. I have got a plan to skim it but we will see what happens when we open it up.
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Re: Problem with accelaration when foot is down.
Better off getting it done right rather than risk blowing a gasket again.Dmanlewis wrote:Thanks very much. Its a bit odd it gone after 45000 miles. I have got a plan to skim it but we will see what happens when we open it up.
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Got it all fixed. Skimmed and new bits added.
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