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) > OE radio was OK. Problem traced to the sunroof / radio relay. Have bridged it our for time being. > Passenger window doesn't go up from drivers side <FIXED - cleaned contacts within switch & reassembled> > Heater is permanently on hot <FIXED - VACUUM ADVANCE HAD BECOME DISCONNECTED> > Engine Temperature much better after a good soak with gunk, followed by a blast with the compressor. > High water consumption - fixed by current keeper. Hasn't used anything in about 250 miles of use. We also did a block test without any adverse results. <DONE> > Recently car has had moisture inside <MED>- seems to be sunroof. Took seal off and it looks OK, so cleaned and refitted. Fingers crossed. Might also add a thin bead of non-drying bedding sealant into the groove. > Rear screen partially works - only one of the lines doesn't work! <V.LOW PRIORITY> I promised myself I wouldn't go all obsessive with this as its a daily driver ... but where is the fun in that []
You've made a good choice with the S as a daily driver, mine's a daily driver for 6 months of the year and i can't fault it. I sometimes do close to 300 miles a day going to fell races in the lakes and stuff, german engineering. Couple of pearls of wisdom based on my ownership experience: Gearbox oil- get some good fresh stuff in it, i use Castrol fully synth, my 'box whines but has never shown signs of blowing up. Fuel lines- most recent MOT notified me that all my steel lines are rusty and leaking. It's going to be an expensive job to get them changed so you could grease yours up unless they're already too far gone. Sunroof- after nearly 4 yrs of effort mine still leaks dispite me changing the outer seal. I saw a tip off somewhere on t'internet about putting a continuous strip of sticky back neoprene in the gutter just to help a bit, the author said it worked.ORIGINAL: C2dweller Update on the jobs to do (in order of tackling): > OE radio OK, But +12V supply is NOK - <UPDATE - looks like the roof/radio relay> > Exhaust rattles a little and has been welded <MED> - looking for second hand one, watching a few on ebay. £200 from favourite exhaust centre. > Front struts were an advisory <LOW> Seems OK to me. > Sills <LOW PRIORITY> > Brake pipes appeared on advisory - seem OK to me <LOW /MED> NEW STUFF > Engine mounts - I can feel movement back through clutch / gear stick <HIGH> > I'm sure the gearbox sounds worse after a long drive home. Replaced the oil with castrol SMX-S after seeing a bit of dampness - still the same <MED> - Some of the wining might be a noise from the alternator. Related to engine speed only. FIXED STUFF > Passenger window doesn't go up from drivers side <FIXED - cleaned contacts within switch & reassembled> > Heater is permanently on hot <FIXED - VACUUM ADVANCE HAD BECOME DISCONNECTED> > Engine Temperature much better after a good soak with gunk, followed by a blast with the compressor. > High water consumption - fixed by current keeper. Hasn't used anything in about 250 miles of use. We also did a block test without any adverse results. <DONE> > Recently car has had moisture inside <MED>- seems to be sunroof. Took seal off and it looks OK, so cleaned and refitted. Fingers crossed. Might also add a thin bead of non-drying bedding sealant into the groove. > Rear screen partially works - only one of the lines doesn't work! <V.LOW PRIORITY> I promised myself I wouldn't go all obsessive with this as its a daily driver ... but where is the fun in that [
] Also the whining I attribute to the alternator - after some research - could be from the cambelt. I'm going to go back to the people that fitted it and ask them to check tension. Also 32mpg average on first tank. Is this about right?
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