Re: [doc] Full service

[Martin Gutkowski <webmaster@xxxx>]

Paul, I am at a loose end (ish) at the moment and would be happy to take 
the job on if interested.

The Diesel Centre has all the parts you mention except the water pump 
which can be had from Renault (R30TX) - Darren Bowker has a supply of 
them on the shelf, mail me off-list for his number. Be sure to replace 
the hoses and jubilee clips if/when doing the pump, and take out the 
steel pipe that supplies the back of the pump and Hammerite it. You 
probably want to replace the cap and rotor while in there too, 'cos 
they're cheap and easy to get to when the intake manifold is off. Also 
suggest fitting a self-bleed kit if you don't already have one. Also 
change all the intake manifold O-rings.

Front brake calipers are Ford Cortina and I took the ones off Tinny (my 
project car) down to SOC in Headcorn on Friday. They relieved me of the 
old ones and £54 and I came back with two shiny new reconditioned ones. 
Not tried taking the rears down. there yet.

Martin

Paul Feagan wrote:

> Took my D out of it's carcoon today - bit late in the season I know. Despite
> being in there all winter it started first time :) I said to my son, Simon,
> "If was Mark Bourne, I'd probably do all the right things now like check the
> fluids, tyre pressures and everything. But I'm not so let's just drive it".
> Everything seemed okay, except the car seemed a bit sluggish and pulled
> increasingly to the right. Then my old overheating problem came back. Not
> the one where I overheat in traffic, but the one where I overheat when going
> fast - think I need to flush the cooling system and maybe even need a new
> cooling pump. Then the pull to the right got worse and the brakes starting
> squeaking - think the front brake is seized on. Sure enough the wheel was
> hot.
> So we limped home and the brakes got worse and worse. I have to do an
> emergency stop to just, er, stop.
> As a result, I'm going to ask my mate who has a garage down the road to do a
> full service. I think it would be nice if I could provide him with the
> following:
> Brake replacement part numbers, pads, callipers etc. or equiv
> Oil filter part number or equiv
> Air filter part number or equiv
> Plugs, points part numbers or equiv
> Cooling pump part numbers or equiv
> Best oil to use in an oil change
> Any other bits I have forgotten or despite my obvious encyclopaedic (sic)
> knowledge of cars did not know existed, then please let me know.
>
> I'm sure that all this info is in some back issue or old email but if anyone
> knows of the top of their head then I'd be grateful for a reply. Please
> remember that I only discovered that the engine was in the rear after the
> first time I broke down so don't get technical!