1996 406 1.8LX Got a bad case of hydro lock!
1996 406 Executive 2.0 Turbo XU10J2TE No longer hangin' on in there
1997 Honda CB500V
2003 Volvo V40 1.8 GDi SE killed by a nutter in a beemer 5 series
2008 Mondeo 2.0 TDCi Titanium X
"Always look on the bright side of life, dedo, dedo dedodedo"
totaleclipse wrote:is that £525 forthe clutch itself, or fitted?
if its fitted buy a clutch and fit it yourself.
probably lots of swearing involved, but better than spending £300+ to keep your hands clean.
It's fitted (6 hours labour at a competent garage). I seriously doubt I can do it myself. From what I can tell It involves dismantling the suspension/steering, disconnecting the driveshafts, disconnecting the hydraulics (yet again), finding some way to support the engine and dropping the gearbox out of the car. Not something I fancy doing outdoors in winter and without help or electricity. Being a glasses wearer, rain is an instant job killer too - it's hard to fix stuff you can't see
If I had a garage at home I'd spend the difference between the clutch kit cost and the get-someone-else-to-do-it cost on the tools needed and I'd have a go at it myself over a weekend for a saving of bugger all, but a gain in experience. As it is, I just can't reasonably expect to do it.
<steve_earwig> I think this forum is more about keeping our cars going with minimal outlay than giving our cars more reason to go bang
1996 406 1.8LX Got a bad case of hydro lock!
1996 406 Executive 2.0 Turbo XU10J2TE No longer hangin' on in there
1997 Honda CB500V
2003 Volvo V40 1.8 GDi SE killed by a nutter in a beemer 5 series
2008 Mondeo 2.0 TDCi Titanium X
"Always look on the bright side of life, dedo, dedo dedodedo"
painted the driver side of the car a few months ago, and had to get the paint mixed up special as the colour is VERY different from what the code suggests (silvers always a pain), and i found the old tub with the mix formula written on it.
That's good news!
Fingers crossed you pick up a nice tidy wing for peanuts now!
1996 406 1.8LX Got a bad case of hydro lock!
1996 406 Executive 2.0 Turbo XU10J2TE No longer hangin' on in there
1997 Honda CB500V
2003 Volvo V40 1.8 GDi SE killed by a nutter in a beemer 5 series
2008 Mondeo 2.0 TDCi Titanium X
"Always look on the bright side of life, dedo, dedo dedodedo"
teamster1975 wrote:That's good news!
Fingers crossed you pick up a nice tidy wing for peanuts now!
yeah, especially since the bodywork on this car is PERFECT
drivers side was painted as the rear driver side door had a big dent in it, but i changed the door off my old gunmetal grey 1.9 td estate which was on the road approx 2 days before the timing belt snapped, i bought this one when looking for an engine for that one, guy told me £250 and i told him i would buy it before i even looked at it, and went to pick it up, took one look at it, found out it had 6 months mot and decided there was no way in hell i would break it, so broke my 1.9 instead.
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