End of an era?

TTFN!

Don't be long......

hope you ate bsck in business soon

Oh no! Not good to see a Coupé on a low-loader & be saying goodbye to it, hopefully not because it no longer drives under its own power?? Who's bought it?

thats the coupe i always see in peterborough, usually always parked up

Is it sold or broken down? Very sad sight either way

NUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!

Not sold. Severe knocking from the engine whilst running. I'm suspecting the worst, but hoping for the best.

The annoying thing is, I've just had over £1k a work done on her including clutch, rear trailing arm bearings, rear springs, front ball joints, two front tyres... A week later and it does this. Not happy, but I'll do what I can to keep it on the road - cost dependant.

I'll keep you posted.

Cheers guys.

Parked up in the Lido car park? That's where I park for work


....usually!

Hope it's not too serious & is back on the road quickly. Haven't seen you on the road around Peterborough for ages, although you wouldn't notice me as I'm no longer Coupé powered

Cheers, Jas. Really? Why not? What you got now?

I've finished work earlier for quite some time now to cover our service window, so I head to my parents in Yaxley for Tuesday tea earlier, hence I miss you on the A15 now

Anyhow, the garage called and advised that it doesn't seem to be the engine. Phew! There's a possibility it could be the manifold though as there are a lot of exhaust gases coming from under the bonnet - they haven't had chance to strip it back yet though.

I'm assuming the sound I'm hearing is merely the engine combusting through the possible crack in the manifold?
Can it really sound that bad? It seemed to be noisier when cold, which would make sense.

Does anybody have any personal experiences with cracked manifolds/gaskets etc??
What's the best resolution if this is the case? Weld it? New manifold? What sort of costs should I be looking at?

Thanks!

Solo Italia

Not sure how competitive price wise compared to having yours welded

Thanks.

yeah thats it i put it in the coupe spotted bit, this was well over a year ago. seems youve had it a fair while. maybe we should sort a meet up soon ? aslong as your coupe gets better

Nice one.
I've had her 8 years this month.
Yeah, I'd be up for that as long as she lives again

I retired my Plus last November, a lot of things were wearing out, she needs a full respray and various rust issues underneath sorting. Got this as my daily driver now:

Looks nice. Have you still got the coupe tucked up then?

Spoonz. You posted in the Lincolnshire spotted thread - probably why I didn't see it Oh and it was 24/09/2013 @ 14:30

Yep, bringing her back to former glory slowly but surely, starting with a full rear end strip & rebuild with suspension, brakes, bearings, etc.

The Uno has changed a bit

Nice one. You doing the work yourself?

It's amazing what a trip to Halfords can do

Mechanicals yes, sorting the worst of the corrosion will be entrusted to a pro!

Mine went in today for same thing new manifold gasket and possible weld £220. Hope yours recovers☺

OK. So, it's not the engine However, I do need a new manifold and gasket.

What's the best thing to do here? Buy a standard cast iron manifold or go for a stainless steel product? I don't know what the difference is or even if there IS a difference. Advice required, please. Thanks.

I retract this question. Just read it's best to stick with the OEM job.

Agreed?

Yes stick with an OE cast manifold, stainless are prone to problems when fitting and cracking on the welds after they've been through a few heat cycles.

Hello again!

Thanks Joe. Will do.

When you said loud knocking from the engine I immediately thought big end bearing. Thank god it's only the manifold, although not cheap on the turbo. On the Na's the manifold from the marea fits I believe so nice and cheap.

i may have a manifold spare

Great news

I've been quoted £943+VAT for a brand new one from Fiat in Italy.

No way am I paying that. So, does anybody have one? I'm ideally after a brand new one. What do we have?

Thanks.

Cheers, Spoonz. New or use? Reconditioned? How much?

you have a PM.

Well, it's been a while - five and a half weeks to be precise - but she's finally back on the road!

A big thanks for all of your input guys, namely, Joe at FCSS, Neil/Barnacle, Paul & Nigel at Motormech & Spoonz.

Cheers!

Excellent news Mark, pleased to read she's back on the road