Poopensharten
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Golf R
Martin what did ye clean the arches with a few posts back mate?
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Martin's 197 Lux Project
- Thread starter Martin_172
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Martin_172
ClioSport Club Member
Autosmart G101 all purpose cleaner to scrub them
Autosmart Tardis to remove the tar - took 3 or 4 go's
stuck a coat of Infinity wax synergy ceramic on them as I had some left, would probably use qtechniq c4 next time (probably wont be a next time as im too busy taking the engine in and out on it)
Bought an Akra for it, absolutely love how they sound, ironically I got a 200 diffuser for it so I can use the carbon tips as my last akra on my 197 I couldn't use them, and they were missing from the box
Ktec looking into it
Martin_172
ClioSport Club Member
currently driving about like this as 2 months later KTEC haven't been able to sort out the missing tailpipe trims yet - Nightmare
Its had an ABS light, a rear wheel with no speed reading, replaced the sensor, still the same so onto the rear discs it was as assume the bearing pickup is gone (annoying as they aren't the oldest discs but they did get HOT with a sticking rear caliper, that was a saga, the bearing was seized SOLID onto the stub, que hours of penetrating fluid, heat, hammers etc etc
luckily i had got some rebuilt calipers for it ready to go on
When i overhauled the front brakes i got KTEC braided lines for it so still had the rears to do, a few months back i managed to get brand new genuine rear brake pipes as someone had replaced the rear beam pipes and it was a shite job. so i wrestled with that.
MRS was over the moon at the evidence
Still got the other side to do as swinging a hammer for an hour almost killed my arms!
Its had an ABS light, a rear wheel with no speed reading, replaced the sensor, still the same so onto the rear discs it was as assume the bearing pickup is gone (annoying as they aren't the oldest discs but they did get HOT with a sticking rear caliper, that was a saga, the bearing was seized SOLID onto the stub, que hours of penetrating fluid, heat, hammers etc etc
luckily i had got some rebuilt calipers for it ready to go on
When i overhauled the front brakes i got KTEC braided lines for it so still had the rears to do, a few months back i managed to get brand new genuine rear brake pipes as someone had replaced the rear beam pipes and it was a shite job. so i wrestled with that.
MRS was over the moon at the evidence
Still got the other side to do as swinging a hammer for an hour almost killed my arms!
Martin_172
ClioSport Club Member
As is always the case with this car, nothing is ever easy, after overhauling the rear brakes, chasing ABS issues, getting all that sorted etc my mate was looking to have his airbags disabled on his 200 track car, not a problem I said, I've got an RSTuner, we can go half's on the module and do his airbags, so i got the module unlocked and plugged it into my car to test it, had a look at the different options etc. Now my car has always had stored Airbag codes but I couldn't read them without the module but I could see they were all historic codes.
It wouldn't let me clear any of the codes but it was letting me change settings with my airbags etc I just kept getting an error when I tried to clear. I tried locking the airbag system into service mode - This worked fine until I tried to unlock it and of course it wouldn't, Dashboard lit up like an xmas tree.
I reached out to henk who took a look and said it looks like the airbag module is faulty on my car, I took a gamble with another one with matching codes from the scrappy - Luckily this solved the issue and it now all works as it should and lets me clear the codes from that module!
Then the next saga started, I don't use the car often so sometimes 3 or 4 weeks go by when I don't go near it, I went out and it wouldn't start, just a CLICK from the starter. With FCS getting closer I started working on it this past few weeks. by trying the following....
New Valeo starter Fitted - Now I was in a rage fitting this, as weeks previous when the engine was out I thought about ordering one since it doesn't look a fun job to do when the engines in, I priced it up and decided against it due to the fact I've never had a failed starter before! - Proper s**t job, from both underneath and the drivers wheel well, exhaust manifold off etc
Turned the key, now instead of CLICK I was getting CLICK CLICK CLICK - Back to the same routine...
So it looks like I was actually dealing with 3 faults at once, a faulty/sticking starter solenoid, a poor earth cable and a poor battery! - When you diagnose or replace any 2 of those it still wont start.
So today the real CSF prep could start - the pedal feel hasn't been great since I overhauled all the brakes - I had planned to re visit so today I got it up off the deck, all wheels off and carried out a full brake fluid change and ABS bleed - Pedal is now mint and the brakes are MEGA!
I got under it and made sure all arch liners, under trays, heatshields etc were all secure so its not spitting anything out at CSF then got it out for a road test to give it a good shake down. Feels brilliant now with the 200 engine and RStuner map, I remember the press propaganda at the time saying the 200 had 20% more torque under 3000rpm than a 197 - it certainly feels like its got more now!
Quick wash and now she's ready for an MOT tomorrow morning - The car is now almost mechanically perfect but the bodywork is tatty so didn't bother doing any detailing - I need to work out if its worth spending any more cash on the exterior or just enjoy it for what it is
And the CSF backup just in case (love this thing!) ...
It wouldn't let me clear any of the codes but it was letting me change settings with my airbags etc I just kept getting an error when I tried to clear. I tried locking the airbag system into service mode - This worked fine until I tried to unlock it and of course it wouldn't, Dashboard lit up like an xmas tree.
I reached out to henk who took a look and said it looks like the airbag module is faulty on my car, I took a gamble with another one with matching codes from the scrappy - Luckily this solved the issue and it now all works as it should and lets me clear the codes from that module!
Then the next saga started, I don't use the car often so sometimes 3 or 4 weeks go by when I don't go near it, I went out and it wouldn't start, just a CLICK from the starter. With FCS getting closer I started working on it this past few weeks. by trying the following....
- Jumper pack - No Start
- Jumper pack and new earth using a jump lead - no start
- known good battery + jump pack + new earth using jump lead - no start
- Check/Replace/Swap fuses, relays and all the above - no start
New Valeo starter Fitted - Now I was in a rage fitting this, as weeks previous when the engine was out I thought about ordering one since it doesn't look a fun job to do when the engines in, I priced it up and decided against it due to the fact I've never had a failed starter before! - Proper s**t job, from both underneath and the drivers wheel well, exhaust manifold off etc
Turned the key, now instead of CLICK I was getting CLICK CLICK CLICK - Back to the same routine...
- Jump pack on - No start
- new earth with jump lead - no start
- new earth + Jump pack - BOOM, Starts!
So it looks like I was actually dealing with 3 faults at once, a faulty/sticking starter solenoid, a poor earth cable and a poor battery! - When you diagnose or replace any 2 of those it still wont start.
So today the real CSF prep could start - the pedal feel hasn't been great since I overhauled all the brakes - I had planned to re visit so today I got it up off the deck, all wheels off and carried out a full brake fluid change and ABS bleed - Pedal is now mint and the brakes are MEGA!
I got under it and made sure all arch liners, under trays, heatshields etc were all secure so its not spitting anything out at CSF then got it out for a road test to give it a good shake down. Feels brilliant now with the 200 engine and RStuner map, I remember the press propaganda at the time saying the 200 had 20% more torque under 3000rpm than a 197 - it certainly feels like its got more now!
Quick wash and now she's ready for an MOT tomorrow morning - The car is now almost mechanically perfect but the bodywork is tatty so didn't bother doing any detailing - I need to work out if its worth spending any more cash on the exterior or just enjoy it for what it is
And the CSF backup just in case (love this thing!) ...
Martin_172
ClioSport Club Member
Clean pass!
Martin_172
ClioSport Club Member
Well... It made it!
Not bad economy for a 197 either! Maybe its the RStuner map?!
The worlds most unreliable car done the 6 hour drive down, battered round track all morning and then a 5 hour blast back north.
Only one slight issue when we decided to go for a curry after CSF, i let @aldo_87 in the back and the seat wouldn't lock back in place, we managed to carry out a post curry repair but that was after much piss taking from my passengers...
A great weekend, great to meet everyone we got chatting too and bring on next year!
Not bad economy for a 197 either! Maybe its the RStuner map?!
The worlds most unreliable car done the 6 hour drive down, battered round track all morning and then a 5 hour blast back north.
Only one slight issue when we decided to go for a curry after CSF, i let @aldo_87 in the back and the seat wouldn't lock back in place, we managed to carry out a post curry repair but that was after much piss taking from my passengers...
A great weekend, great to meet everyone we got chatting too and bring on next year!
Martin_172
ClioSport Club Member
Ah yeah! was a good wee place, at dinner we were trying to work out who looked like a fellow clio owner 😂 😂 😂
S-JM
ClioSport Club Member
A4
I went out to meet some others for a curry in the evening but if you were there for breakfast, I was the shady looking bearded lad eating toast in the corner on his todd 😂
