Well I finished work at just before one today (half day on Fridays), and drove from Portsmouth to Horndean to PCS for a general check over, fluid levels etc.
Well it was found that the driver's seat back/forward and the seat base up/down motors have duff hall sensors, but they will not normalise, looking at the wiring this was all intact indeed the motors click when the switch is activated, which seems to indicate that the motors are seized. It looks like someone has jammed something under seat and then tried to move the seat potentially burning the motors out
The sunroof was then fixed as it was only partially closing and then opening up again, this just proved to be something to do with the anti pinch mechanism/switch, re-synchronised and all is good. Dynamic seat passenger side, when switched on the LED in the switch would just flicker, this was fixed and proved to be just a loose air pipe connection on the seat.
Gearbox oil level checked and this was a bit high so about 1/2-1 litre of ATF was removed, level now spot on.
On the ramp, brake pipes fuel/air lines etc all good, no oil leaks on the engine and gearbox, though there was some evidence of a previous leak from the rocker covers but this had been previously sorted, and a couple arms had been replaced at some point in the past, but the driver's lower and passenger side upper ball joints do need replacing.
The brakes slight perishing on rear flexis and the rear discs have a lip on them but no immediate need to replace at this time.
There seems to have been much talk regarding the wheels and tyres on the car, well the wheels appear to be straight but the rear tyres are shot, plenty of tread, but there are three bulges in the inside edge of the rear passenger side, one really rather huge and another two on the inside of the rear driver's side. The passenger side tyre was so bad that Olly really didn't want me driving the 45 miles home on it and looking at it I am sure you will agree,
Well taking Ollies advise and not having a courtesy car available at such short notice he dropped me of at the local train station.
Waiting at the train station I had phone call from PCS workshop from Graham with prices of the parts, so jobs being done,
2 new upper ball joints.
2 new lower ball joints.
1 new interior door handle (chrome peeling).
1 back/forward seat motor.
1 up/down seat motor.
Not sure regarding the tyres yet, whether to get another set of 19" wheels/tyres, or just to replace the two rear tyres on the original wheels, though looking at the make of the tyres and what has happened to the rear ones I think I should be replacing all four really.
What ever I do it will have to make my decision quick.
Now you may say that is a lot to repair considering I have just bought it but I knew about the cheap tyres on the wheels and expected I would replace them or buy a set of original 19" wheels, and also knew the seat didn't adjust and decided on taking a punt on it as it is quite common for them to stop working and needing re-synching via. STAR.
As I knew these things were wrong with the car the price reflected the faults, though to be honest I did,nt expect the expense of the seat, specially as one of the motors cannot be replaced and only comes as part of the seats lower base.
All said and done even with all the expense it will still be a cheap car, though I will say it is rather annoying but I cant wait to get it back all repaired
