Mother in Law's - Maroon VR6

[Speed]

ive got a **** tonne of bits and pieces if you are chasing anything mate

Thanks for the offer.

Have been meaning to put up a list in the wanted section.

When I finally get to it, I will pm all the kind folk that have offered me parts so far.

Thanks again.

[Speed]

Small update.

So last weekend I degreased under the motor. The cross member and sway bar were covered in years of crud.

Next we pulled off the rain trays/scuttle panels and removed a forest worth of leaves, debris and dirt.
For whatever reason, there was a tar like substance on both sides of the engine bay.
So the air filter came out and more degreaser was applied.

I can now see the engine mounts and all the alloy is no longer black.

Fitted a new air filter and moved onto removing the oil filter. Grabbed my trusty oil filter wrench and soon discovered that I wouldn't be able to remove it without a 36mm socket.

So i drained the oil overnight, next day i bought a socket and changed the oil.

It appears that I have mild leak from both the sump plug and the sump gasket, meaning they will both require replacement before road worthy.

New coolant hoses have arrived and I hope to fit on the weekend depending upon the weather.

Other than that I'm still waiting on more parts to arrive

[heysie]

i have a brand new sump gasket sitting at home mate

Small update.

So last weekend I degreased under the motor. The cross member and sway bar were covered in years of crud.

Next we pulled off the rain trays/scuttle panels and removed a forest worth of leaves, debris and dirt.
For whatever reason, there was a tar like substance on both sides of the engine bay.
So the air filter came out and more degreaser was applied.

I can now see the engine mounts and all the alloy is no longer black.

Fitted a new air filter and moved onto removing the oil filter. Grabbed my trusty oil filter wrench and soon discovered that I wouldn't be able to remove it without a 36mm socket.

So i drained the oil overnight, next day i bought a socket and changed the oil.

It appears that I have mild leak from both the sump plug and the sump gasket, meaning they will both require replacement before road worthy.

New coolant hoses have arrived and I hope to fit on the weekend depending upon the weather.

Other than that I'm still waiting on more parts to arrive

[feenix74]

If the VR6 sump plug is anything like the sump plug in my old 1.8l CL, suggest that you examine if it has a copper washer. If it does, try the sump plug without the copper washer, I found that solved the drip from the sump plug.

[Speed]

If the VR6 sump plug is anything like the sump plug in my old 1.8l CL, suggest that you examine if it has a copper washer. If it does, try the sump plug without the copper washer, I found that solved the drip from the sump plug.

I tbought the washer is designed to crush to assist the seal.
I figure that if I'm replacing the sump gasket I feel I may as well replace the sump plug with washer

[feenix74]

Yes it is designed to do that but I found that I could never get it to seal properly. Whereas, without the washer the sump nut by itself would seal.

[The_Hawk]

meaning they will both require replacement before road worthy.

I'd be tempted to take it for a roadworthy right now to see what else they pick as needing fixing so you can aim at those things as a priority (although it sounds like you're pretty covered anyway).

[123Play]

There is a strange foam box in the boot RHS near tail light. It splits in 2 and has some sort of electrical thing inside. What is this?

Its used for the Central Locking there should be a Air Pipe that connects to It.

[Speed]

Its used for the Central Locking there should be a Air Pipe that connects to It.

There is and the central locking works with the key.
With the key in the drivers door held in the unlock position, the windows go down.

The foam box is just sitting loose though. Anyone got a pic of how and where it should sit?

[stefcio007]

There is and the central locking works with the key.
With the key in the drivers door held in the unlock position, the windows go down.

The foam box is just sitting loose though. Anyone got a pic of how and where it should sit?

Under the bulb holder cover. My tail lights are different so I don't have that.
Your strap is probably missing.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/v08i5bpdmu...%2031%20AM.jpg
Picture should give you a good idea.