Hi all,
I got linked here by Coxy from the S2 forum...(sorry for the almost identical thread!)
I have recently bought this car:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...m=270192805098
and picked it up two nights ago. It drives really nicely (even when compared to my mint '96 ABY coupe) and the exhaust sounds absolutely fantastic- epescially round town! Seems like a great car, you really have to look hard to find any rust and interior wise everything seems to work. Cat D, not an issue, it was a side impact (sicker hasn't been replaced) but the repair job seems top notch!
I'll get some pictures up as soon as I can, because those ones don't do the car justice.
Problems with the car, are as follows:
1. Idle control valve is broken, so car sits at 1500rpm when its warm. Not such an issue to me, but when coupled with no. 2, produces no.3....!
2. Thermostat for fan to come on obviously doesn't work. Theres an aftermarket (nice job actually) switch on the dash in place of one of the blank switches to turn the fan on.
3. I let it overheat (forgot to turn fan on when I was stopped for a few mins idling at 1500rpm) and water started to escape from the coolant reservoir through the filler cap. Topped it up etc and did 200 trouble free miles and then just tonight I was sat outside the house a bit long (again forgetting to swtich the fan on) after giving it some beans and it started to overheat a bit again and this time a small crack appeared in the side wall at the top of the coolant reservoir.
VERY ANNOYING, means I need to get a new reservoir now, anyone know where I can get one- and quickly? (bought this so that I didnt have to put loads of miles on my S2).
On a run the car runs so nicely, if a bit loud at times with that exhaust! But if I forget to put the very efficient fan on, it does seem to overheat within 2/3min.
Any replies would be very helpful!
Phil