Hi All,
Thought I would give you all a little update on my C70 adventures. :-)
Spent the weekend fixing things, cleaning it up, etc :
Gearbox -
Booked the car in for a full gearbox flush in 2 weeks time. roughly about 12 litres should rinse it through. I checked the oillevel via the dip stick on the gearbox. Firstly I tried to get to it from the top, no chance. So I jacked the car up (Jesus this car is low) and you can lay under the front as its easiler to get to it. Best remove the tray too. The oil level was low, very dark / black. By chance I had some toyota IV oil (from my old Mkiv supra tt days) so put a litre in. I reckon it changes better now so the flush will do it good. Spoke to the gearbox expert and he reckons it could be the start of valve body issues but the flush will help / prevent it getting worse.
Airbag / Curtain airbag -
This one is a pain. Reading up on this code "SRS 0055 high resistance on curtain air bag". So Ive now cleaned all connectors in the loom, door plug , airbag connector and removed the drivers door panel to test. If I disconnect the door plug then I get 2 SRS errors, only one when plugged back. Ive also checked the loom as best I could to the SRS. Ive ordered a blankin resistor to block out / by pass the airbag, see if that works. If it does then I know the airbag is failed and will get another one. So this is a work in progress.
Non Working window switches -
I removed my driver's window switches as my `all down / all up` wasnt working. Ebay wanted 50 quid, so I literally just sprayed tons of contact cleaner in the gaps and that has worked a treat. So all window switches work a treat.
Flithy Inside -
Ive ripped out all the interior and washed carpets, seats, trims, etc. Ive high pressure washed all carpets, trim panels from the boot and they have all come up like new. The previous owner was a slob, pure and simple. I realise everyone has a certain level of clean however this car was a pig hole. Ive now washed inside 2 times and its now returning to looking new. The colour of the water in my bucket was terrible. I can now sit in it without feeling sick.
Gear Shifter dust cover -
Mine literally started to break up in pieces. I noticed it when I first sat in the car that the cover had a missing part and you could see down the selector hole. Its little things like this that bother me. So Ive removed the water fall console, removed the gear selector and top of shifter to get to the gear selector dust cover. This so annoys me and Ive just ordered one from China for £10. 2 weeks delivery. ;-( However, whilst there Ive hoovered even more mess and drips of food etc up from around the selector.
Roof -
Awww, the old roof. Ok so i did some testing and I am 90% sure the motor on my pump has gone. I did a bit of haggling and got myself a replacement pump, complete with loom, valve body and cover for 160. I reckon I just need a motor but having all that means I have a replacement loom in the event that its that which is the cause. The error I get is CRM can not communicate to pump, something like that. So will install once I get it. I need some more hydro oil and this replacement pump does have oil so will reuse some of that. Fingers crossed :-)
Im looking forward to lowering the the roof as I want to clean the panels, lube up the seals etc. Ive now cleaned all the drain holes. Everyone was full of cr4p. I also want to somehow remove the inside roof lining as mine is awfully dirty, road film, etc. Once everything on the roof is working I will replace all bolts, install pump and re-fit trims.
Gave it a wax too, only a quick first one just to remove the first layer of rubbish. Its had some pain, even got some filler around the rear arch, what do you expect from an eldery owner. Still comes up nice. Once all mechnical bits are done I will then spend a day waxing it, then touching up chips, etc.
I also plan to service it. I reckon there is a slight mis fire so I plan to replace plugs, all filters and go from there. I cleaned the engine up using TFR. Great stuff, pwoerful but not as nasty as alloy wheel cleaner.
Funnily my brother is now keen to have the car so Im not sure im going to keep it once Ive restored it, I will see. Im half tempted to sell it to him, then get myself a more mint, low mileage D5 Se lux, 09/10 year in silver / silver. Or a facelift version D4.
Having this one has made me realise what a great car these are so will definately have another one, albeit in diesel.
Who knows, will wait and see. :-)
Simon
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