PH1 Hatch

Site Subscriber Joined: 29 Mar 2005 Posts: 731

Ok. First post on what I've done to my lovely blue valver.

Replaced the exhaust from including downpipe,de-cat and rear section. She came with a scorpion twin on the back, which of course is wonky (aren't they all!)

Complete pain in the arse to be honest. Nuts and bolts rounded all over the place and could I find half the tools I wanted.....could I bollocks!

Anyway it was all pretty sucessfull, sounded sweet sat on the drive, gave her a bootfull on the throttle and sounded great. BUT.....as soon as I drove her it became apparent that it wasn't going to be that simple. As soon as there is any sort of load she roars and vibrates like a lion on heat.

It's only the poxy rear engine mount giving up - given up.

So I might tell my boss that I'm not going to be in tommorow and get this sorted.

At least once it's done it wont need fixin for a long time......right?!?

Forum Moderator Joined: 18 Feb 2004 Posts: 7432

yeah if you put in a new rear mount, it wont need doing again for at least...oh...a year Rolling Eyes

Site Subscriber Joined: 29 Mar 2005 Posts: 731

Was affraid of that.

Site Subscriber Joined: 29 Mar 2005 Posts: 731

Not as easy as I was hoping it was going to be. Stupid feckin bolts are seized up and i can't get it done. Haven't got enough time on my hands at the moment and I need the car for the weekend so it has now become a send it to the garage job. Luckily my mate works there so I know they aint gonna rip me off but from what I can tell it's not gonna be an easy job. 3-4 hours min they rekon. SHIT!!!!!

Site Subscriber Joined: 29 Mar 2005 Posts: 731

Tis done. Exhaust sealed proper like n enginemount done. Now she shifts like never before, or at least she's faster than when I got her. Only thing now is after further inspection it loks like the gearbox mount has gone as well Mad

. Next job on the list then, not that i can afford to do any more to her this month but that's life.

Site Subscriber Joined: 29 Mar 2005 Posts: 731

Shit I thought he's gonna reverse right into me!

That's right some muppet almost reversed into me in the car park at work this morning. Luckily I was watching and reversed just in time!

Anyway, I decided it would be the right thing to do to beep the horn and give this guy a bit of abuse, only thing is the horn didn't beep. Strange, i thought to myself, so I held down the stalk for a few second to see if i could hear anything at all. nothing to be heard. About a second or two later though i noticed (couldn't bloody miss) smoke pouring out of the dash by the stalk Shocked

. Shat myself then gained my composure and thought about it, no idea how but I would assume I've managed to pick up a short somewhere in there but can't seem to find it. Any ideas?

Site Subscriber Joined: 10 Jun 2004 Posts: 2317

Gearbox mount is much much easier to change than the rear one. You seem to be having about as much luck as me Razz

Forum Moderator Joined: 02 Mar 2004 Posts: 19978

for smoke to come out the column thats not good, take the shroud off and have a look. If the stalks melted thats somethign if the wires are all stuck together then have fun re-wiring.

Site Subscriber Joined: 29 Mar 2005 Posts: 731

Right then. This weekends jobs are, new tyres on fornt, new gearbox mount and wiring. No guessing which one i really don't want to do, wiring is gonna be a pain in the arse I just know it!

Site Subscriber Joined: 29 Mar 2005 Posts: 731

Blimey! I think I'm gonna have a brand new 19 at the end of this week. Tommorows jobs include discs and pads all round, gearbox mount, gearbox oil and new tyres all round inc balancing.

With any luck I might even have a whole day of problem free driving, that will be a novelty.

One thing after another at the mo but I don't think there's much more on the car that i can replace. lol

Site Subscriber Joined: 10 Jun 2004 Posts: 2317

astrojon007 wrote:

I don't think there's much more on the car that i can replace. lol

Thats what you think Wink

Site Subscriber Joined: 29 Mar 2005 Posts: 731

Ok i hope that there isn't much else to do! Rolling Eyes

Mr Quoter-vator Joined: 16 Feb 2004 Posts: 7405

owning a 19 16v could be likened to having a child under ur care..fun most of the time, but theres always maintenance and heartache at some point

Site Subscriber Joined: 29 Mar 2005 Posts: 731

lol......as long as I get more than a day out of it I've beaten my current record of two hours problem free. And I've had it 3 months!!!

Mr Quoter-vator Joined: 16 Feb 2004 Posts: 7405

well u seem very upbeat about it....good man!

Site Subscriber Joined: 29 Mar 2005 Posts: 731

I'm an optimist at heart and I just love the valver soooo much. brill car and I've wanted one for a long time so I'm not gonna give up easily!

Anyway got the gearbox mount from renault only to find out that it was the wrong bloody one. Got the right one and changed everything over. Gotta let the new pads break in but ferk me if she aint running sweet at the mo. I'm one happy fker right now Very Happy

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Site Subscriber Joined: 29 Mar 2005 Posts: 731

Yay pics at last!

Site Subscriber Joined: 29 Mar 2005 Posts: 731

Now we're starting to get serious. Got a nice set of carbs off ebay the other day for next to nowt. Decent set of dellorto dhla's. Was also gonna get a set of cams off someone on ebay but for some reason he turned down my offer to sell them early for Â£75 and took Â£30 on the auction instead(Muppet). So i guess I'll be buying them new then. Will post some pics of the stuff I have as the new lifter are here too.

Forum Moderator Joined: 02 Mar 2004 Posts: 19978

ABS eh? thats your life in an unreliable braking systrems hands! lol

Site Subscriber Joined: 28 Jan 2005 Posts: 3547

im gunna rip the ABS out of mine when the engine is out, and if i can be arsed with the car full stop.