Bianca Ratlye

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Well then, set about doing the driveshaft seal that was leaking last friday such that I could drive it, and so that it stopped leaking oil on the driveway!

Got the seal out no bother (had to be the long shaft didn't it). and then couldn't get the roller wishbone to go back in the hole it came out of. Cue much swearing! Anyway, I set about trying to find the clonk that's been plaguing it since returning to the road. Everything seemed tight, i'd fitted new strut top bearings recently, and yet the clonk persisted. Checked the balljoints, droplinks, wishbones etc and found no play. I did notice that the rack bolts could be turned with a medium amount of effort, so bollocked the pair of them up tight. Hopefully that shuts that up but i'm yet to try it out.

Anyway. New driveshaft seal and gearbox oil done and onto the engine oil. Time for a new filter and some Fuchs Titan. Life started poorly when the sandwich plate for the oil cooler rotated instead of the oil filter.... ended up removing the radiator to get my mitts on it, and the front end to tip the oil cooler up and do the change properly. With that done and rebuilt, onto the coolant and thermostat.

That didn't go well either when I hamfistedly managed to snap the plastic elbow, having only just fitted my spare when i rebuilt the head. Off to Peugeot for a new one, thankfully only £14, and convenient that Peugeot is about 100 metres from work. New coolant and a new thermostat and good to go. As a courtesy, a new supercharger belt went on and new BKR8EIX sparks, recommended for the low boosts on track.

All back in one piece, just needs a courtesy bleed of the cooling system and she's ready to roll again after a week on stands.