Old Gregg
16th March 2015, 16:03
Hi All,
I am new to the Forum my name is Greg I'm from Shropshire and a first time 75 owner.
Long story short I had a Golf that was going to epically fail its MOT, I was offered the 75 by my brother who got the car from a work mate and it was supposed to be a quicker cheaper fix, on trust from his work mate the car was supposed to only need a new Clutch Master Cylinder and meant to have had brakes, suspension and clutch already replaced....... it seems the was a long way off correct now i have a list of jobs as long as my arm. So im here looking for advise.
Advise required:
Clutch:
The car had no clutch, I replaced the master cylinder with the Tazu MC and copper pipe (what a lovely job that was) I now have clutch again but only about 1 - 2 inch is this correct? or do I need to replace the clutch and slave?
Speedo and ABS:
ABS light comes on when ignition is switched on and stays on and the speedo is dead, reading through the forum I see this is most likely the OS ABS Sensor....... abs sensor does not appear damaged and still attached but it covered in ****, Should I replace the ABS sensor or is likely to be damage to wiring loom?
Suspension:
The car came with new rear shocks on the back seat, the front end is knocking like nothing I have heard before, I can see the bottom arm bushes are pretty much gone drop link bushes are gone as are the anti roll bar bushes . The bit that concerns me is the front is sitting silly low (cant fit a trolly jack under the car) would new shocks resolve this along with all the other parts?
Power and Performance:
The car is very flat and appears to have a huge amount of turbo lag, is turbo lag normal on the 75? I obviously plan a full service and will also be installing a EGR bypass, Is there anything else i need to consider... EG Turbo work?
Misc:
When hitting the boot release button inside the car the boot lock goes Click Click Click Click really fast and doesn't always unlock, then when closed interior light remains on and door open light on dash stays on and few slams and lights go off, would this need a replacement lock mech?
Heated seats get hot but only for about 2mins at most then the go just about warm is this right? I have had heated seats before in a BM and they remained hot until switched off.
Fuel needle bounces up and down like its on a trampoline is this normal?
Any advise on the above or anything I have not noted that should ideally be checked would be appreciated. As you can tell from above this car is by no means in good working order and i do fully intend on getting it sorted myself.
Many thanks in advance,
Greg
I am new to the Forum my name is Greg I'm from Shropshire and a first time 75 owner.
Long story short I had a Golf that was going to epically fail its MOT, I was offered the 75 by my brother who got the car from a work mate and it was supposed to be a quicker cheaper fix, on trust from his work mate the car was supposed to only need a new Clutch Master Cylinder and meant to have had brakes, suspension and clutch already replaced....... it seems the was a long way off correct now i have a list of jobs as long as my arm. So im here looking for advise.
Advise required:
Clutch:
The car had no clutch, I replaced the master cylinder with the Tazu MC and copper pipe (what a lovely job that was) I now have clutch again but only about 1 - 2 inch is this correct? or do I need to replace the clutch and slave?
Speedo and ABS:
ABS light comes on when ignition is switched on and stays on and the speedo is dead, reading through the forum I see this is most likely the OS ABS Sensor....... abs sensor does not appear damaged and still attached but it covered in ****, Should I replace the ABS sensor or is likely to be damage to wiring loom?
Suspension:
The car came with new rear shocks on the back seat, the front end is knocking like nothing I have heard before, I can see the bottom arm bushes are pretty much gone drop link bushes are gone as are the anti roll bar bushes . The bit that concerns me is the front is sitting silly low (cant fit a trolly jack under the car) would new shocks resolve this along with all the other parts?
Power and Performance:
The car is very flat and appears to have a huge amount of turbo lag, is turbo lag normal on the 75? I obviously plan a full service and will also be installing a EGR bypass, Is there anything else i need to consider... EG Turbo work?
Misc:
When hitting the boot release button inside the car the boot lock goes Click Click Click Click really fast and doesn't always unlock, then when closed interior light remains on and door open light on dash stays on and few slams and lights go off, would this need a replacement lock mech?
Heated seats get hot but only for about 2mins at most then the go just about warm is this right? I have had heated seats before in a BM and they remained hot until switched off.
Fuel needle bounces up and down like its on a trampoline is this normal?
Any advise on the above or anything I have not noted that should ideally be checked would be appreciated. As you can tell from above this car is by no means in good working order and i do fully intend on getting it sorted myself.
Many thanks in advance,
Greg