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[Kidders]

Not very clean yet i'm afaid!

This car was owned by a member on here and then his father used it for a couple of years. Its at 156k, has lots of history, engine is excellent, sadly there are many jobs that need sorting before its 'well sorted' but i am making a start.

First of all, its had a new set of tyres. Kumho KU39's in 205 55 16, Y rated and a higher load too,  this has changed the whole driving experience, the old ones were perished and out of shape on the back, and the fronts were very scrubbed off due to the tracking being a mile out.

The tyres were £220 delivered from Camskill, not the best in the world but its not a track car!

Sits a lot better too, i need to get rear mudflaps, and i am going to get it lowered 40mm on Apex springs, new rear shocks, the fronts are recently replaced.





It needs the bumpers painting, considering getting replacement ones first and prepping them as these are in poor shape, then i need to do the wheels, tidy the interior, machine polish... so much to do, but mechanically it needs sorting first!

[Kidders]

I've been very busy the past couple of days, the brakes needed much attention, although they worked ok, the rear discs were partially corroded, and to make matters worse, the handbrake seized on and when it did release, took out the linings, so out with the old, in with the new -



I picked up the discs, pads and shoes for £70 all in, Mintex so good quality. Fitting was straightforward, unlike the front...

I had the very simple task of replacing the OSF brake pipe, which for the past 6 years had been given an advisory on the MOT, it had perished at the usual point next to the caliper.

The hose to pipe fitting was completely welded together, i tried everything except heat to shift it, used the correct spanner, plus-gas, drilled the hose ftting, froze it, when the pipe started to twist slightly it was game over, i had to cut the old union off and flare the pipe fresh, total nightmare of a job.

Then i had to bleed it. And yes, the bleed nipple sheared off, so rather than mess about, i purchased a recon caliper for £54, as used ones were £25-30, it wasnt worth messing about.



I replaced the droplink whilst i was there, as the boot was split and showing signs of wear and the occasional knock.

Moving along, i had the fuel filter on the list to be changed, its a shame that previous owners didnt, just look at the state of it!



Some equally brown looking shite came out of it too, must of been 8+ years old i reckon, took a good 20 minutes to remove from the rusted bracket, never simple is it??

I'm pretty impressed by the tyres so far, they have a nice tread pattern too -



Finally, an engine bay shot -



All nice and standard for now, just a Powerflex bulkhead bush to be ordered as the original is split and causing too much movement.

I have spoke to a chap on here who will be doing my diff seals and manifold gasket which has a slight blow, worse when cold but annoying enough to need sorting ASAP, once i am happy with the mechanics its onto the bodywork.

[rhkumar]

Good job! Tim will fix your diff seals and manifold gasket and point other things you can do yourself! Never seen a fuel filter that knackered!

[V70D5]

Nice to see a car being well looked after.

[Kidders]

Its looking like the end of the month for Tim to sort those bits out for me, although i could do it myself, for the price he charges and the time it takes, its not even worth me starting the jobs, i work away from home 3/4 days a week so its time i would much rather spend with them!

I recently purchased a nice 1 owner, FSH Ford Fiesta for the missus, very well looked after EXCEPT for the fuel filter and plugs, which do people always neglect the simple things? The filter on it was so bad, it caused it to run hot under load up inclines, and the plugs had no electrodes on them!! It runs so well now.

Just changing the filter on the T5 has made a difference, pulls harder and cleaner to the redline, which is nice.

[Kerry_T-5R]

Looking good, look forward to reading your progress

[Kidders]

I've just purchased some Apex lowering springs, arrived next day from Camskill, brilliant service from that company as you probably know already!

I still need to get to the bottom of my iffy steering, it could just be the way they are, very light in the straight ahead position and weights up when you go past 45 degrees, but someone doesnt feel right to me, like a bit of tightness when you steer right, i am going to replace the track rod ends and have a good inspection of the ball joints when its lowered, hopefully they are ok and i can just fit powerflex bushes to the lower arms.

I have purchased the Powerflex top steady mount bush and should hopefully be sorting that out later.

[Kidders]

I fitted the Powerflex bush, and i hate it. Will be fitting my new OE one tomorrow once i get the bits together to fit it.

The steering issue is almost certainly a worn/partially seized lower UJ on the steering column, anyone know if this bit is easy to remove without taking the column out?

Its now lowered 40mm on Apex springs and sits perfectly -



I purchased a 2nd hand but good condition Ferrita exhaust system tonight, which one i sort out the dodgy hanger mounting, will be fitted soon.

[GazT4R]

The Powerflex bushes do soften a little with age and don't vibrate as much if that helps but for smoothness the OE are the best.

Make sure your gearbox torque mount is in good nick and also the drivers side mount (accessed through the drivers wheel arch under the liner cover) as they are prone to failure and causing knocking/movement.

[Kidders]

GazT4R, on 15 October 2011 - 21:36 , said:

The Powerflex bushes do soften a little with age and don't vibrate as much if that helps but for smoothness the OE are the best.

Make sure your gearbox torque mount is in good nick and also the drivers side mount (accessed through the drivers wheel arch under the liner cover) as they are prone to failure and causing knocking/movement.

The lower steady mount is worn too which doesnt help, will probably use the Poweflex for this one as it shouldnt transmit any noise via the bulkhead.

[Kidders]

Few more pics not taken on a phone!

[Kidders]

[Kidders]

Gave it a quick wash, removed some dodgy aftermarket badge on the boot, fitted my rear mudflaps, and tweaked the handbrake adjustment today, its looking much better now.







More theories on my steering issue, again if anyone wants to contribute, please do.

Firstly my UJ is fine, its been soaked regularly and there has been minor improvement, so it was sticky, now been coated in clear grease and moving on.

I've noticed the steering assistance is great when its cold, within 5-10 mins of driving you feel it stiffen up, the pump also groanes a little when cold, like that noise you get with no fluid?? It does it once and stops.

There is also a pulley noise that isnt there when cold, when it starts it coincides with the assistance dropping slightly. When i added a thicker oil when hot, the difference was immediate until that fluid warmed up, so... i took a trip to the breakers and found a pump with bright pink fluid and no play, and hopefully i will be fitting it soon.

Finally i purchased a 2nd hand Ferrita that has now been fitted, it is much quieter than i thought but does make a nicer note, looks better, and doesnt knock!

[GazT4R]

The Ferrita's are quite quiet but get a bit louder when you boot it. The CAT in the downpipe takes out a lot of the noise.

When you change it an easy way to change the power steer fluid is serial dilution. Get a Turkey baster from ASDA/Tesco for couple of quid, suck as much fluid out of resivour as you can with it and refill with new fluid.
Take it for a drive around the block so using the steering and then repeat until you have clean/relatively clean fluid.
Uses a bit more fluid but a lot easier than trying to drain and bleed the rack.

[Exocet]

Fitting a Ferrita DP will make it noticeably louder than with just the catback too.

[Kidders]

One thing at a time chaps! A remap will be on the cards before a decat or downpipe, its fine when on boost but it is quite laggy which i'm led to believe is down to the mapping of the early V70's and the bigger turbo over the 850 T5, of course i am a bit spoilt as my remapped ST220 is razor sharp being normally aspirated and high compression but there is room for improvement.

The steering issue is 100% the UJ, i removed it today and found it to bind and seize in one direction and there was also a lot of play in it.

The hydraulic side is fine now, fluid is nice and clean so it should feel wonderful once the new UJ is on.

[Kidders]

Ok, talking to myself here, but an update on the steering, the UJ has cured the binding, i now need to get the lucas fluid out of the PAS system as its causing the pressure relief valve to stick, but a vast improvement now.

I've got a set of Perfo's to fit some 302 brakes i picked up last night, a genuine strut brace, genuine volvo spark plugs and a spare exhaust manifold just in case mine is cracked when the gasket is changed, was hoping to set a date for this to be done as i had arranged for it to be sorted but i think i'm being ignored now, may have to find someone else to do it with a ramp.

Also got new number plates, and a tailgate panel repair kit, lots of little things to sort but slowly getting there.

[GazT4R]

Kidders, on 30 October 2011 - 08:23 , said:

Ok, talking to myself here, but an update on the steering, the UJ has cured the binding, i now need to get the lucas fluid out of the PAS system as its causing the pressure relief valve to stick, but a vast improvement now.

Serial Dilution probably the easiest way to work it all out rather than trying to empty it and then bleed the rack .

[GazT4R]

Kidders, on 30 October 2011 - 08:23 , said:

I've got a set of Perfo's to fit some 302 brakes i picked up last night, a genuine strut brace, genuine volvo spark plugs and a spare exhaust manifold just in case mine is cracked when the gasket is changed, was hoping to set a date for this to be done as i had arranged for it to be sorted but i think i'm being ignored now, may have to find someone else to do it with a ramp.

If your on about Tim he's probably flat out so might take a while to reply or it's got lost in the deluge of PM's he gets (quite literally).