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[Michael!]

so, my friends had his license revoked and lent me his car for a few months

pretty good spec, electric windows/mirrors/lowered 30mm (i think)
just thought id post it up for you to have a good laugh at!


his plans are

rover 200/400 tdi injectors
coilovers
straight through stainless and a remap.

and my plans are to try and keep it on the road...

[Michael!]

Anyone had any experience with these?

Atm its got s**t mpg and stuggles to start, its a diesel... Someone give me words of wisdom...

[Turboboy67]

Service it to start with, diesels like being serviced regularly

[Michael!]

hopefully its getting one between xmas and new year!
its had an oil change and both belts done within the last 5k, just needs plugs i think...

[Michael!]

im getting 28mpg around town, which i suppose isnt bad, equals out to about 380 miles a tank.



may have found a nice fiesta local to me too, just need to sort out the cash then i might be in another mk3

[Smo]

I'd say that's terrible economy! Should be able to get at least 40 in one of those I'd say

[Smo]

And to follow on from what Shaun said, air filters make a huge difference on diesels, so if it's not had a new air filter recently, change that (very cheap at a decent motor factors!), and diesel fuel filters really need to be changed regularly

[jonyb4]

gosh i get 28mpg lol and mines overfueling like a thirsty african atm


hes letting you spend money on it?

and why would you when you cant keep them parts?


and how you gettign cover ont his when the ZS was killing you?

man you confuse me lol

[Michael!]

nooo, he's paying for the mods, they're just the ones i suggested !

and i've only got tempcover so its not cost me a lot, all i have to do is put fuel in it.

driving like my grandads got me upto 35mpg ('urban')
its booked in for a service between xmas and new year.


the heater in the car has stopped working, any help with that?

[Ratspeed]

Put some water in it, it will help with the heater!

[Michael!]

It's got water in it matt!
I'm not stupid... Just topped it up the other day...

[jonyb4]

relax man he was joking

[Fraggle]

Heater..

put some cash on the meter mate

Seriously though you say heater...what motor not working?...no heat coming through??

[Michael!]

Oh I wasn't bein irate!
Just saying



Yeah nothing blows through it, could it be the fuse or something?

[Fraggle]

fuse first..could be the motor or a relay if fitted...could also be the control mechanism for the knobs..believe cable operated iirc.

if the blower knob rotates like a prick in a bucket could be the place to look second aft fuse/poss relays

on the 5gtt theres an old china block resistor inside the heater box..no one really knows about it, whole dash the lot gotta come out for something the size of a celebration

GET A HAYNES MATE for circuit interface and poss suggestions and how too's to sort it:Q

[JPXR2I:16v]

put new glow plugs in and clean the egr valve out i bet that is coked up to fuk !!

i did my golf gt tdi and it flew after and cleaned that out

[DanFraser]

It's a ... I can't even bear to say it. Revoke it's standing as a car!

[hb69]

Heater will be a heater valve behind the dash or in the engine bay iirc. They go all the time on those. Thats all i can remember

[jonyb4]

bloody faulty heater units...

lucky for us the mk3 unit seems perfectly fine

first is the first place to check

id say thats to fault if the blowers aint coming on, if theres no heat, or only hot or cold at any time then id blame the valve

[Rs Adz]

errr its a rover at least its a free car when you getting another fiesta

[jonyb4]

which seats has it got? the tidy half leather huggers or lesser ones?

[Michael!]

Top spec half leather ones, has almost very optional extra

Unfortunately it no longer in my
Possession :'(


And soon Adam

[jonyb4]

its for the best mate, you like breaking cars

[Michael!]

cheeeeky!


i dont like doing it it just happens.

could potentially be in a fiesta by the end of the month so ill be looking after it like my child.

[dontpannic]

End of the month? Excellent, FITP is 2 months away

[Michael!]

if all goes to plan yes
and ill finally make it! im so excited!!!

[jonyb4]

lol sorry cheeky joke, i know you dont, mainly as no one is stupid enough to break something and land himself struggling to fix it for a few months

what you planning on getting man?

[Michael!]

looking for a 1.4 si, or any mk2 fez.

want something i know and love that will be cheap on insurance and get me through the year, and something that wont encourage me to change the engine or drive like a cuntstick!

[jonyb4]

nice good stuff!

i know you'd not want a 1.6 si as like you said you'd want to avoid swapping the engine

but on the flip side, the 1.4 might be too slow, or not entertaining enough, which may make you want to swap it, the 1.6 imo will be enough to keep you happy


hope you get an Si though, perfect mid level fiesta
before you move onto the big stuff like RS turbos etc

[Michael!]

its which ever comes up first and if i have the money, i want a completely standard one, to put my own stamp on

[jonyb4]

lets have a looksie

[jonyb4]

ookay

both 1.6

number 1 is overly priced, but good example, the good service history will make working on this a pleasure, mines got fsh and every nut and bolt comes loose on the turn

worst thing about it its high mileage for the price

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1995-FORD-FIESTA-SI-BLUE-/260970752278?pt=Automobiles_UK&hash=item3cc311a916#ht_1713wt_1249


number 2 is not so bad, cant see why hes waited 5 years to sell it after its failed break in, but again not bad and low mileage

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1995-Ford-Fiesta-Hatchback-1-6-SI-3DR-GOOD-RUNNER-SPARES-REPAIRS-MOT-TIL-JULY-/150772227413?pt=Automobiles_UK&hash=item231ab99d55#ht_500wt_1266

only ones on ebay atm, no 1.4s

[jonyb4]

ookay

both 1.6

number 1 is overly priced, but good example, the good service history will make working on this a pleasure, mines got fsh and every nut and bolt comes loose on the turn

worst thing about it its high mileage for the price

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1995-FORD-FIESTA-SI-BLUE-/260970752278?pt=Automobiles_UK&hash=item3cc311a916#ht_1713wt_1249


number 2 is not so bad, cant see why hes waited 5 years to sell it after its failed break in, but again not bad and low mileage

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1995-Ford-Fiesta-Hatchback-1-6-SI-3DR-GOOD-RUNNER-SPARES-REPAIRS-MOT-TIL-JULY-/150772227413?pt=Automobiles_UK&hash=item231ab99d55#ht_500wt_1266

only ones on ebay atm, no 1.4s

[MK2 Jamie]

Get a MK2 over a MK3.

[sjoyce666]

The first one Jony posted isnt too far from me and started off on eBay at, I think, over £1200. It might have high mileage but it also doesnt have electric windows or the heated front screen and I've just picked up a 5 door 1.6 Si with 6 months tax and test to run about in for alot less than the current price of that one

I've got a red mk2 for sale as well but I am at the other end of the country to you

The only reason I have changed from the mk2 to the Si is it is easier to get my little girl into her car seat in the Si than it is in the mk2