So, done around 60 miles in this today....made it more comfortable by loosing some air in the rear tyres....38psi Simon!? Down to 34psi all round which is much more spine friendly lol.
Anyway, issues found today:-
Collosal injector tick - meh, to be expected, just have to drive over 3k lol.
Backbox knocking on beam occasionally - could I use some of the rubber 'edge sheath' from under the bonnet between the backbox and beam? Its used to stop pipes rubbing under the bonnet but not sure if it'll just melt on the backbox?
Annoying squeal - Pretty sure this is the manual aux tensioner, I knew it was knackered, but the new auto tensioner seems to have put more strain on it I guess, do have a spare good one now though. If not that probably the AC pulley, which I also have spare lol.
No boot light - Don't realise how much I use the boot light until it's not there! Tried a known working one to no avail so not sure whats wrong there.
Rear brakes binding slightly - hopefully they'll bed in again after a bit more driving.
Brake judder from speed - calliper sliders were regreased the other day so I can only assume this is a warped disc, will have to live with it for now
Clutch still isn't smooth - Now maybe the ~year old cable has dried out already, but assuming it hasn't, is there any part of the pedal mech that can get 'sticky'? Its the only thing left tbh lol, and yes I removed the pedal spring as well. It's fine for gearchanges, but for slow manoeuvres at like half bite its difficult to let it or in smoothly.
Parcel shelf rattles over bumps - gonna see where its hitting and put some foam between I think
Access to rear seats is compromised, could do with an extra hinged panel behind the front doors...
Apart from those though, which most people would probably ignore anyway lol, it's pretty good, amazed at how much difference the undertray makes to engine noise as well....though still loud compared to my silent 1.8 lol!
Anyway, issues found today:-
Collosal injector tick - meh, to be expected, just have to drive over 3k lol.
Backbox knocking on beam occasionally - could I use some of the rubber 'edge sheath' from under the bonnet between the backbox and beam? Its used to stop pipes rubbing under the bonnet but not sure if it'll just melt on the backbox?
Annoying squeal - Pretty sure this is the manual aux tensioner, I knew it was knackered, but the new auto tensioner seems to have put more strain on it I guess, do have a spare good one now though. If not that probably the AC pulley, which I also have spare lol.
No boot light - Don't realise how much I use the boot light until it's not there! Tried a known working one to no avail so not sure whats wrong there.
Rear brakes binding slightly - hopefully they'll bed in again after a bit more driving.
Brake judder from speed - calliper sliders were regreased the other day so I can only assume this is a warped disc, will have to live with it for now
Clutch still isn't smooth - Now maybe the ~year old cable has dried out already, but assuming it hasn't, is there any part of the pedal mech that can get 'sticky'? Its the only thing left tbh lol, and yes I removed the pedal spring as well. It's fine for gearchanges, but for slow manoeuvres at like half bite its difficult to let it or in smoothly.
Parcel shelf rattles over bumps - gonna see where its hitting and put some foam between I think
Access to rear seats is compromised, could do with an extra hinged panel behind the front doors...
Apart from those though, which most people would probably ignore anyway lol, it's pretty good, amazed at how much difference the undertray makes to engine noise as well....though still loud compared to my silent 1.8 lol!