940 Estate (B230FT) - Breaking

lovlo · Apr 29th, 2013, 11:25

Hello all.

Unfortunately the time has come to break my 940 estate (unless someone is brave enough to want to fix it). I bought it from this forum a few months back, as a spares and repair car and spent £100 getting it through the MOT. However a recent long journey proved to be its undoing, with a loss of power, white smoke from the exhaust and a loss of coolant.

The black plugs seemed to indicate it was running rich, and I couldn't see any sign of head gasket failure, the radiator has a leak and one of the exhaust clamps needs replacing.

Apart from the seats (which I plan on keeping unless someone can tempt me otherwise!) everything is up for grabs. The car is parked in the street so this may limit what I can scavenge, but I'll try to accommodate any requests. You can pick up parts or I can post them out (subject to postage).

Thanks.

ETA: The car also has a dog guard and a Galaxy spare wheel.

rogerthechorister · Apr 29th, 2013, 12:20

Are you sure you mean Galaxy? The wheels on the car are Pholus. She looks much to good to break but I accept that getting a garage to do the H/G will be a few hundred squid.

Have you tried the fantastic K-seal (must be genuine K-Seal - although there is a new product getting publicity called Steel Seal: I have not tried the latter but K-seal used as directed is close to magical)

lovlo · Apr 29th, 2013, 12:33

The spare is a different design to the others! RE: head gasket - I'm not sure it is the heads, and if it is there could be other damage as well that could make doing the head very time-consuming, not to mention money-consuming!

wooble · Apr 29th, 2013, 12:39

how much are you looking for for the spare galaxy, and what's the tyre on it like? I'm not too far outside London, so pick-up should be fine.

barkster1971 · Apr 29th, 2013, 12:51

Surely someone would want a number plate with 940 in it!

lovlo · Apr 29th, 2013, 13:13

Quote:

Originally Posted by barkster1971

Surely someone would want a number plate with 940 in it!

I hadn't noticed that! If someone wants it, maybe something can be arranged.

red baron · Apr 29th, 2013, 13:14

how much for the grill good fellow?

popuptoaster · Apr 29th, 2013, 13:20

Has it got the external temp display?

FossilFish · Apr 29th, 2013, 14:39

Quote:

Originally Posted by wooble

how much are you looking for for the spare galaxy, and what's the tyre on it like? I'm not too far outside London, so pick-up should be fine.

If wobble passes on this, I would be interested in the spare, do you have a figure in mind.

How is the turbo!

lee4391 · Apr 29th, 2013, 18:49

Hello mate,

Did you get my personal message about the shocks and springs?

I had it written out on my phone but cannot remember if i actually hit send or not -_-.

Cheers lee.

Apr 29th, 2013, 12:20	#2
rogerthechorister Rogerthechorister Last Online: Dec 16th, 2023 02:15 Join Date: May 2006 Location: Rochester	Galaxy? Are you sure you mean Galaxy? The wheels on the car are Pholus. She looks much to good to break but I accept that getting a garage to do the H/G will be a few hundred squid. Have you tried the fantastic K-seal (must be genuine K-Seal - although there is a new product getting publicity called Steel Seal: I have not tried the latter but K-seal used as directed is close to magical)

Apr 29th, 2013, 12:39	#4
wooble Stay gold baby! Last Online: Jul 24th, 2022 16:15 Join Date: May 2009 Location: Bristol	how much are you looking for for the spare galaxy, and what's the tyre on it like? I'm not too far outside London, so pick-up should be fine. __________________ Click to see 240 parts I want to give you money for!

Apr 29th, 2013, 12:51	#5
barkster1971 VOC Member Last Online: Today 13:22 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Swineshead/Salford	reg Surely someone would want a number plate with 940 in it! __________________ new engine! new car!

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red baron under the bonnet Last Online: Aug 29th, 2018 11:27 Join Date: May 2010 Location: Portadown	how much for the grill good fellow? __________________ CCM 710 Supermoto Suzuki GSX-R 600 940 Turbo V50 D5

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popuptoaster Master Member Last Online: Aug 2nd, 2018 19:03 Join Date: May 2011 Location: Essex	Has it got the external temp display? __________________ 2.3 Turbo "Celebration"

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lovlo Junior Member Last Online: Mar 23rd, 2017 01:41 Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: London	The spare is a different design to the others! RE: head gasket - I'm not sure it is the heads, and if it is there could be other damage as well that could make doing the head very time-consuming, not to mention money-consuming!

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lee4391 Member Last Online: Sep 10th, 2023 15:32 Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Reading	Hello mate, Did you get my personal message about the shocks and springs? I had it written out on my phone but cannot remember if i actually hit send or not -_-. Cheers lee.

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