90 20V SPORT mot failure help!
 

My 90 20v Sport failed her mot:cryin:,i fitted new rear discs,but have been told calliper needs replacing,a couple of brake hoses and a section of brake pipe too! Emissions were fine :rock:,no ignition lights due to previous owners bodged ignition wiring job,he tried to chisel out the ignition lock,which he did but left the steering lock part in,can you imagine cornering then suddenly oops! steering lock on :yikes::yikes: A load of wires have been cut right through,i guess these are from the sensors and should go somewhere:confused::confused: but:idea:maybe the back of the instrument panel:confused:The garage has told me it will cost a lot to fix,and i would have to get an auto spark on the job,any suggestions or pointers most welcome.I do have a manual for the car ,perhaps a good place to start:idea:

Yep manual is a good place to start :razz: :razz: Do what you can yourself :ihih:

I put one of mine in,to have clutch fitted and master brake cylinder.
While they were doing it,they severed a copper brake line.A few days after i finally got it back,i took the ex-wife for a driving lesson.It started raining so i put the wipers on(while the lights were on),next minute car full off smoke.
The prats had put the steering column pinch bolts in the wrong way,which split my wiring loom.It had shorted my lights and wipers.
From then on i try and do all the work myself.I can trust my and i,m alot cheaper.LOL.

Yep you learn a lot too thanks

Ian... can Mike help you out with wiring looms?

Is that Mike as in audibits2 or Mike as in Mikes2?

Mike audi bits 2:tup:

Mike is more into coupe parts and s2 I've called and emailed him but heard nothing back yet.He's a busy chap.I'll be going down the manual route pick it up as you go along so to speak.THE GARAGE said it would cost more to repair than the car was worth[ BOLLOCKS!] Remember i paid £120 for the car its not about what the cars worth for me ,its the pleasure of getting her back on the road and polished up:nod::nod::nod:

good luck,if there is anything i can do to help......:tup:

Its going to be a weekend working on her,i've got a few days to get her back for the mot or pay another fee.Thanks for your offer of help,HMMMMM hows about another 90!:idea::idea::smilewinkgrin::smilewinkgrin:Is'nt she lovelly!

you havent.....have you:wierdo::wierdo::lol::lol::lol:

fix this one first before you get any more:ihih:

No,no more cars bought honest,i am saving for a nice UR,:halo::halo::devil::devil: maybe metallic blue

DAM... red is the fastest:finger::finger::finger:

Ignition lock blues
 

Finally managed to get old ignition out after removing steering wheel ,instrument panel,getting the replacement in ? I've tried just about every angle.Do i need to drop the steering column or take out dash?:crazy::crazy::crazy:or maybe i should get some:sleep::sleep::sleep:

:sleep::sleep::sleep:

go back to it tmw

Hm, unfortunately, I don't remember, how I did it, if u are talking about ignition switch. If the dashboard prevents u from placing it in place, unscrew theese two bolts that are holding dashboard on right side, that will allow u to pull dashboard back for some cm's, I think, that must be enough. The same thing is needed, when replacing air con fan, at last on LHD B3/B4's :D

Thanks for the info.ie 2 bolts managed to get ignition lock fitted:rock
Replacement instrument panel arrived ,plugged it in everything working but no autocheck,hmm.The old one had 3 plug ins and had a fuel consumption computor,this one has only 2? Is that another failure? I have abs and battery light on the front.Do i need a special instrument cluster for 90 20v Sport which has slightly different spec.Still got to bleed brakes and check:eek::eek::lol:

So, does it have two warning lights instead of auto check as base speedometer? As we can see here and here, third connector - C - have only one purpose - auto check. I only don't get the idea where connects B connector, because it have only 10 pins, it isn't like other three other connectors, but it doesn't care anyway - it's for on board computer and not autocheck. As I said - in your case I would dismantle speedometer and look for broken electrical paths and when found, solder them with some wire, that's the lightest damage possible there :D

P.S. I still don't get the idea how does MOT can tell before driver that calippers are stuck? :D When they are stuck, "driver feels power loss of car and wheel is unusually hot even after some miles in city" :)

No,the replacement has autocheck but i cant get it to work,I will try what you suggest and open up the faulty instrument unit and have a look cheers m8