Post 787123 by Clarkey231 on 2015-09-29 21:18:40
Hi All,
I have the above car and have had it a year or so. It's done 112k and is in pretty good nick. Could do with the wheels being refurbed and a few other jobs. Biggest problem is a possible pourous or internally cracked head. It used to leak oil from exhaust manifold studs but after sealing them up it dosent leak externally but it does smoke when left idling for a while. In normal driving you don't see it though.
Struggling to upload pictures though!
Post 787125 by Clarkey231 on 2015-09-29 21:32:30
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Post 787126 by claymore on 2015-09-29 21:33:05
Hello, and welcome, but we really must have pics :)
Post 787127 by claymore on 2015-09-29 21:34:11
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That car would look nice parked outside my house :)
Post 787128 by Clarkey231 on 2015-09-29 21:40:15
Ha yes I can see why you'd say that!
Post 787129 by CAMO on 2015-09-29 21:41:44
Hello and welcome, nice wheels dude!
Post 787131 by t5 pete on 2015-09-29 22:14:23
Hello that will most likely be stem seals
Post 787132 by Orca2 on 2015-09-29 22:15:30
Welcome Clarkey that's a nice looking car
Post 787133 by Ettienne on 2015-09-29 22:18:52
N668? Manual? Nice I like olive greens, especially when they polish up nice
Post 787142 by Clarkey231 on 2015-09-30 07:07:11
Yes N668 PJF. It dosent look bad as I am no detailer and she does come up fairly nice.
I suppose it could be a combination. Of stem seals and unfortunately a crack or pourosity because it used to leak down the exhaust manifold stud, onto the manifold and really stink!
The fix has held for a while now but hope that hasn't jinxed it!
Post 787144 by Clarkey231 on 2015-09-30 07:11:00
I also had a charging problem so removed my alternator and fitted a new regulator. Not a job I would like to do again!
Post 787147 by MoleT-5R on 2015-09-30 07:38:08
[QUOTE=Clarkey231;787144]I also had a charging problem so removed my alternator and fitted a new regulator. Not a job I would like to do again![/QUOTE]
Feel your pain on that one, had a bitch of a job doing the one on my Gul
Anyway welcome along
Post 787148 by Biff on 2015-09-30 08:30:33
Welcome. Good to see another Olive...
One day. lol
Post 787169 by Ettienne on 2015-09-30 14:24:45
[QUOTE=Clarkey231;787142]Yes N668 PJF. It dosent look bad as I am no detailer and she does come up fairly nice.
I suppose it could be a combination. Of stem seals and unfortunately a crack or pourosity because it used to leak down the exhaust manifold stud, onto the manifold and really stink!
The fix has held for a while now but hope that hasn't jinxed it![/QUOTE]
Have it in the register, was forsale in Worthing recently.
If your on the south coast we have a monthly most months but not all and there's the ace cafe meet next year
Post 787179 by MoleT-5R on 2015-09-30 15:42:01
[QUOTE=Biff;787148]Welcome. Good to see another Olive...
One day. lol[/QUOTE]
you wish....but it would be far more reliable than that saab thing you have and easier to fix if it did go wrong
Post 787200 by Clarkey231 on 2015-09-30 19:30:07
Yes I bought it from Worthing for 3500 I think. Defo to much with the oil leak and possible head problem. I am daft though cos I see a car and just decide to buy it whatever!
Post 787205 by MoleT-5R on 2015-09-30 19:46:32
[QUOTE=Clarkey231;787200]Yes I bought it from Worthing for 3500 I think. Defo to much with the oil leak and possible head problem. I am daft though cos I see a car and just decide to buy it whatever![/QUOTE]
thought the same thing when I bought mine 8 years ago for 2250, bought the first one I saw, then again impulse buyer as I had gone out to buy a seat leon fr.....lol
Post 787207 by Clarkey231 on 2015-09-30 19:53:36
[QUOTE=MoleT-5R;787205]thought the same thing when I bought mine 8 years ago for 2250, bought the first one I saw, then again impulse buyer as I had gone out to buy a seat leon fr.....lol[/QUOTE]
Ha sometimes it's just got to be done!
Post 787209 by Clarkey231 on 2015-09-30 19:56:44
I'm in Exeter so worthing is a bit far oop north for me!
Post 787210 by Clarkey231 on 2015-09-30 19:58:26
Out of interest what's the going rate for one of these in the condition I've mentioned?
Post 787211 by oblark on 2015-09-30 19:58:39
[QUOTE=MoleT-5R;787205]thought the same thing when I bought mine 8 years ago for 2250, bought the first one I saw, then again impulse buyer as I had gone out to buy a seat leon fr.....lol[/QUOTE]
I brought my 850 T5 10 years ago for £2500 and have just got an agreed value of £6500 for it.
Post 787212 by Ettienne on 2015-09-30 20:02:41
I only paid £2500 for the sonic blue in sig, but was some work to fix it up.
My olive was £350 again lots of work to fix up, it's on it way to mot next week (fingers crossed)
Post 787216 by claymore on 2015-09-30 20:12:45
I paid £1000 for my olive T-5R about 18 months ago.
Post 787217 by Ettienne on 2015-09-30 20:27:46
A good buy Colin, prices are still all over the place, your olive was in much better condition than mine, I quite literally recused it from a breakers, tbh it's been a pita needing everything, but on the upside it's now mechanically sound with a 100k engine and 6sp box with 25k.
The list of what's been done is a long one, same as the Gul it was a heap when I got it and the sonic had a split liner.
There's certainly cars about that are "fixer uppers"
