I Took the car into the garage today to get some welding done which has been pending for over 6 months! an hour or so after taking it in, the mechanic phoned up and told me he had done the welding and also fixed my exhaust as it was blowing loudly and annoying him!.. Wooo... So for £40, i got 2 problems fixed! Back of the net!
I did have some quotes from various garages about the exhaust. They told me that the catalytic converter was worn and needed replacing... one garage wanted over £300 for it. Turn's out it was just a loose connection, and needed to be tightened up!
Also, i've booked my car in to a local garage to get the head gasket done. It's going in next tuesday so fingers crossed, it shouldn't take too long and once it's out, most of the bad problem's would have been rectified, and it'll only be smaller problems which will need attention!
Shall post back with any new news!
Wednesday, April 12, 2006
Tuesday, April 11, 2006
And... to top it off...
Just got my tyre, and whilst there, i asked the fella why there would be oil/grease around the inside of the rim. He had a look and told me that the driver's side CV joint has worn, and is leaking grease!
F'in fantastic! :(
F'in fantastic! :(
Woah, it's been a long time!
Yup, its been a very long time since i last posted here, but to tell you the truth, there's not much going on!
I've still got the 106, it's still got problems. Here's the story from the last 5 day's...
THURSDAY
I notice i've run out of ciggarettes, so i decide to drive down to the local shop and get some. we were in suffolk at the time, and the local shop was a mile away. So i drove down there, got my ciggies, and drove back. Whilst driving back, i notice that the car's pulling to the right. Thought this was slightly strange, so when i got home, i checked the tyres, and sure enough, one was flat! D'oh!
Oh, and i also noticed that my right hand indicator isn't working!!!
FRIDAY
Friday morning consisted of me changing the flat tyre for the spare. The spare appeared to be mildly flat too! Damnit! So i pumped it up and drove down to the local "Rapid-fit" garage to get it replaced. 3 Hours later (3 damn hours!!!) they had managed to fix the flat tyre, put a brand new tyre on the passanger side, and ignore the mildly flat drivers side tyre! After a brief conversation with the bloke, he went off, and checked the drivers side tyre before telling me it was fine and it had no holes or leaks!... Fair enough, so i drove away £40 lighter.
SATURDAY
We were going to drive back to London today, so i decided to do the usual checks. Looked at the tyres, the looked fine. Checked the engine, it was ok. Oil was a little low, but it was alright. Brake fluid was fine. Last check was the water. Now you may recall i had trouble with the radiator a few months back! The water level on saturday was fine, but it had a brown oily water substance congealed around the cap!. Nice. This would indicate a head gasket on it's way out! Cost to fix would be around £400! OUCH!
So anyway, decided to drive home. It was me, my girlie, and her sister in the car. Driving down the motorway, i was in the fast lane overtaking a car when i felt the steering wheel start juddering. I thought "this aint right", and sure enough, 30 seconds later, my front drivers side tyre (AGAIN!!!) was flat, and i was still doing 70mph down the fast lane.. So after battling to get onto the hard shoulder, i had to change the tyre which isn't much fun when there are huge trucks racing by my ear at 70!!
SUNDAY
Decided to leave the car today! too much trouble!
MONDAY
Driving home from work, i pull into my driveway to hear a funny whirring noise coming from the engine. After closer inspection, it turns out my alternator could be knackered!... Not MORE problems!
So, to sum it all up, the past 5 days have produced:
1) flat tyre
2) Indicator
3) Worn Head Gasket
4) ANOTHER flat tyre
5) Dodgy alternator
Oh the fun of running a Peugeot!!! So now, im off to get another tyre for the car. Tomorrow, the car's booked in to a local garage to get the hand brake pivot welded. They will also inspect the passanger side front suspension as it's creaking like a be-atch!...
Oh, and i know where the exhaust is blowing from now :D!
Onwards, and downwards?!
I've still got the 106, it's still got problems. Here's the story from the last 5 day's...
THURSDAY
I notice i've run out of ciggarettes, so i decide to drive down to the local shop and get some. we were in suffolk at the time, and the local shop was a mile away. So i drove down there, got my ciggies, and drove back. Whilst driving back, i notice that the car's pulling to the right. Thought this was slightly strange, so when i got home, i checked the tyres, and sure enough, one was flat! D'oh!
Oh, and i also noticed that my right hand indicator isn't working!!!
FRIDAY
Friday morning consisted of me changing the flat tyre for the spare. The spare appeared to be mildly flat too! Damnit! So i pumped it up and drove down to the local "Rapid-fit" garage to get it replaced. 3 Hours later (3 damn hours!!!) they had managed to fix the flat tyre, put a brand new tyre on the passanger side, and ignore the mildly flat drivers side tyre! After a brief conversation with the bloke, he went off, and checked the drivers side tyre before telling me it was fine and it had no holes or leaks!... Fair enough, so i drove away £40 lighter.
SATURDAY
We were going to drive back to London today, so i decided to do the usual checks. Looked at the tyres, the looked fine. Checked the engine, it was ok. Oil was a little low, but it was alright. Brake fluid was fine. Last check was the water. Now you may recall i had trouble with the radiator a few months back! The water level on saturday was fine, but it had a brown oily water substance congealed around the cap!. Nice. This would indicate a head gasket on it's way out! Cost to fix would be around £400! OUCH!
So anyway, decided to drive home. It was me, my girlie, and her sister in the car. Driving down the motorway, i was in the fast lane overtaking a car when i felt the steering wheel start juddering. I thought "this aint right", and sure enough, 30 seconds later, my front drivers side tyre (AGAIN!!!) was flat, and i was still doing 70mph down the fast lane.. So after battling to get onto the hard shoulder, i had to change the tyre which isn't much fun when there are huge trucks racing by my ear at 70!!
SUNDAY
Decided to leave the car today! too much trouble!
MONDAY
Driving home from work, i pull into my driveway to hear a funny whirring noise coming from the engine. After closer inspection, it turns out my alternator could be knackered!... Not MORE problems!
So, to sum it all up, the past 5 days have produced:
1) flat tyre
2) Indicator
3) Worn Head Gasket
4) ANOTHER flat tyre
5) Dodgy alternator
Oh the fun of running a Peugeot!!! So now, im off to get another tyre for the car. Tomorrow, the car's booked in to a local garage to get the hand brake pivot welded. They will also inspect the passanger side front suspension as it's creaking like a be-atch!...
Oh, and i know where the exhaust is blowing from now :D!
Onwards, and downwards?!
Wednesday, January 25, 2006
News?!
Well to be honest, nowt's been going on! The car's been fine, with just the niggly problem of the small peice of welding which needs doing to the handbrake pivot (really should get that done) and the blowing exhaust which also needs looking at.
I've been thinking about the sounds in my car, and im half tempted to upgrade the rear speakers to a set of 6x9's which would of course, require a stronger rear shelf. The only reason i want to replace the rear speakers is whilst sat in traffic last week, i decided to play with the settings on my stereo. I adjusted the sound to the rear of the car, and to be honest, it sounded awful. This (i think) is because the speakers are too deep, and are not moving correctly.
Also, whilst on the note of ICE, i've been hunting for a pioneer CD-RB20. I spotted one on ebay on saturday, which i started bidding on, but got outbid with 5 seconds to go. Done another search which produced a second one which ended sunday morning. I placed my max bid, and went out. When i got home, i checked it only to find i had been outbid again!... arrgh!.. So, the search continues. I actually spotted one on eBay this morning with a "Buy It Now" price of £10. Sooold!.. Bought it straight-away. So hopefully it will turn up soon and it'll work fine! Although im a bit dubious because of the price. Oh well. We shall see!
Lastly, with some kind help from 'Longun', a mate of mine from the PGAC, he has leant me some server space. ONce it's all up & running, i shall be moving my blog over to that space which will allow me more creative freedom with the site, which is nice! And i promise i'll set up a new domain name so that the website is memorable.
Ho hum, back to work i guess!
I've been thinking about the sounds in my car, and im half tempted to upgrade the rear speakers to a set of 6x9's which would of course, require a stronger rear shelf. The only reason i want to replace the rear speakers is whilst sat in traffic last week, i decided to play with the settings on my stereo. I adjusted the sound to the rear of the car, and to be honest, it sounded awful. This (i think) is because the speakers are too deep, and are not moving correctly.
Also, whilst on the note of ICE, i've been hunting for a pioneer CD-RB20. I spotted one on ebay on saturday, which i started bidding on, but got outbid with 5 seconds to go. Done another search which produced a second one which ended sunday morning. I placed my max bid, and went out. When i got home, i checked it only to find i had been outbid again!... arrgh!.. So, the search continues. I actually spotted one on eBay this morning with a "Buy It Now" price of £10. Sooold!.. Bought it straight-away. So hopefully it will turn up soon and it'll work fine! Although im a bit dubious because of the price. Oh well. We shall see!
Lastly, with some kind help from 'Longun', a mate of mine from the PGAC, he has leant me some server space. ONce it's all up & running, i shall be moving my blog over to that space which will allow me more creative freedom with the site, which is nice! And i promise i'll set up a new domain name so that the website is memorable.
Ho hum, back to work i guess!
Wednesday, January 04, 2006
Happy new year!
Happy new year to all!... Hope you all had a good'un, and played safe over the holidays!!
Tuesday, December 13, 2005
Well that's done then!
Got the driveshaft done yesterday! The car seems better, no creaking or knocking on corners which is good, but it's also a good peice of mind having worried for the last couple of weeks that the driveshaft was going to give, and then be left somewhere i didn't want to be left with a car that wouldn't go!
In my last post i mentioned about the prices at my local garage jumping up by £50! Well i phoned them last thursday and told them i had a quote for £120 and i'd like to book it in! They didn't say anything and that is what i eventually paid!
No other problems jumped out at them apart from the exhaust which i know is blowing. Not sure if they were punting for work but they said that the flange between the front section & the catalytic converter has gone and they reckon i'd need a new 'cat' on there....hmm i think not! Next time i get under the car, ill have a look at the flange. Maybe i can purchase a flange joint thingy from a shop and just replace it to seal up the hole.
Not much else to report. im still hankering for more power and the thoughts of dropping a 1.6 16v GTi engine into the pug is still growing on me!
Ta ta for now!
In my last post i mentioned about the prices at my local garage jumping up by £50! Well i phoned them last thursday and told them i had a quote for £120 and i'd like to book it in! They didn't say anything and that is what i eventually paid!
No other problems jumped out at them apart from the exhaust which i know is blowing. Not sure if they were punting for work but they said that the flange between the front section & the catalytic converter has gone and they reckon i'd need a new 'cat' on there....hmm i think not! Next time i get under the car, ill have a look at the flange. Maybe i can purchase a flange joint thingy from a shop and just replace it to seal up the hole.
Not much else to report. im still hankering for more power and the thoughts of dropping a 1.6 16v GTi engine into the pug is still growing on me!
Ta ta for now!
Thursday, December 08, 2005
That damn driveshaft...
On my last post here, i mentioned that my driveshaft was knackered. Well that was about 2 weeks ago. I phoned up the garage where i had my cambelt changed, and they quoted me £120. hmmm, bit pricey and being so close to xmas aswell but luckily, i got a bit of money for some work i had done and that covered it. So last monday, i phoned up the garage again to get a quote for the same works and was told it would be £170! £50 price rise in 2 weeks?! that's soo wrong! I know of another garage which is around the corner from my house. Phoned them, and they said they wouldn't be able to fit me in until after xmas!.. Ouchy! So with all these setbacks, i thought i'd order a driveshaft from GSF or eurocarparts for £50 and then fit it myself.
Anyway, i logged onto the PGAC today where one of the users had posted some images of his 205, which had more or less eaten his driveshaft and the damage looked a bit horrible. So i phoned up the garage again and told them that i had phoned up 2 weeks ago and was quoted £120 for the replacement driveshaft + fitting. It's booked in for monday, and it's for £120. Bonus! I'll finally get the driveshaft sorted!
Last weekend, i popped round to my dad's to do a bit of work on the car. Not much done, but we did have a look at the radiator, which has still not leaked. So whatever the problem was, it's gone! We also looked at the doors as they have been creaking, squeeking and banging for the last couple of months. With a bit of WD40 & Grease, they now open and close with ease! Problem with that is though that im used to giving the door a bit of welly to open it, whereas now, it opens with minimal force, so i've very nearly wrecked both doors by swinging them open into parked cars! Gotta watch that!
We also fixed my dodgy rear window wiper & washer. Basically, the washer didnt work and the wiper would only wipe the sides of the rear windscreen, and leave the central bit covered in water / dust or whatever was on there. After looking at it, my dad quickly realised that the wiper wasn't actually touching the window in the middle because the wiper arm had ceased. So out came the WD40 again which loosened it up a treat and it now cleans the whole rear screen! As for the washer, that seemed to be blocked. A pin up the shoot fixed that. But the washer housing has split. So now when i turn on the rear washer, it sprays in 3 different directions, one on the window, one straight out behind the car, and one straight upwards! Could be useful if someone's tailgating me ;)
Anyway, i logged onto the PGAC today where one of the users had posted some images of his 205, which had more or less eaten his driveshaft and the damage looked a bit horrible. So i phoned up the garage again and told them that i had phoned up 2 weeks ago and was quoted £120 for the replacement driveshaft + fitting. It's booked in for monday, and it's for £120. Bonus! I'll finally get the driveshaft sorted!
Last weekend, i popped round to my dad's to do a bit of work on the car. Not much done, but we did have a look at the radiator, which has still not leaked. So whatever the problem was, it's gone! We also looked at the doors as they have been creaking, squeeking and banging for the last couple of months. With a bit of WD40 & Grease, they now open and close with ease! Problem with that is though that im used to giving the door a bit of welly to open it, whereas now, it opens with minimal force, so i've very nearly wrecked both doors by swinging them open into parked cars! Gotta watch that!
We also fixed my dodgy rear window wiper & washer. Basically, the washer didnt work and the wiper would only wipe the sides of the rear windscreen, and leave the central bit covered in water / dust or whatever was on there. After looking at it, my dad quickly realised that the wiper wasn't actually touching the window in the middle because the wiper arm had ceased. So out came the WD40 again which loosened it up a treat and it now cleans the whole rear screen! As for the washer, that seemed to be blocked. A pin up the shoot fixed that. But the washer housing has split. So now when i turn on the rear washer, it sprays in 3 different directions, one on the window, one straight out behind the car, and one straight upwards! Could be useful if someone's tailgating me ;)
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