tidyjoe
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- Birthday 12/27/1991
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not losing water, apart from when it boiled out as steam yesterday. no oil loss either. I'll give that a go mate, cheers!
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I would sell it to him but I had no idea what it's worth when it's needing this work. I've just checked my head gasket through all the usual looking for white mayo or any dirty water but it all looks sound, had it running for 15minutes and didn't overheat and all the blowers ran hot. About to try taking the coolant tank lid off and squeezing the radiator pipe to see if boiling water comes through. The only thing that's missing is the fan coming on, maybe it's just the fan wiring that's gone? Could that be what is causing the problem? It works when I attach a live wire straight from the battery to the fan.
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sorry should probably have added that originally! he said for that it'd be around £500 which for that money I might as well get a new engine fitted as mine has already done 120,000. he didn't say as he has no idea what it's worth, so I said I'd ask you guys on the forum and let him know, the garage is small independent one and family friends that have always worked on our cars so don't wanna mug anyone off with price. the car is in good condition, had loads of prior work done to it. here's the advert: http://forums.clublupo.co.uk/index.php?app=classifieds&module=core&do=view_item&item_id=863
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Hey, haven't posted on the forum in a while but I am looking to sell my Lupo. It's a 1.4 16v S, I was showing a friend round the car when it suddenly started to increase temperature and steam started to come out from the coolant bottle. I took it to my usual garage today and the mechanic thinks the fan wiring had gone and caused the head gasket to go too! I've attached a live wire straight to the fan so it's constantly running and took the Lupo for a spin, doesn't seem to be overheating much over the normal temperature. The fan isn't spinning as much as it would normally so maybe a new fan+wiring would sort it? Anyone got any ideas? How much would my Lupo be worth with it needing a new fan and head gasket? One of the mechanics said he'd have it off me to put his 1.8 20vt in so I could cut my losses and sell it to him cheap, or fix it all and end up spending a fortune? HELP.
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tidyjoe started following Breaking lupo sport (Black) , What's my Lupo worth now? , lupo sport wheels, standard suspension and 1 other
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are the sport wheels still available? oh and are the sport wheels 14" or 15"?
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so those that were just posted won't work? how do you install them? like what's all this ballast stuff aha
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how are your lupo's headlights? (not xenon)
tidyjoe replied to tidyjoe's topic in Car Care, Maintenance and Mechanical
think i'm looking down the HID route now as the current bulbs suck -
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Bi-Xenon-HID-Conversion-kit-H4-Hi-Lo-6000K-8000K-/190517582980?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item2c5bbb9c84#ht_3165wt_956 or this?
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http://xenonhid4u.co.uk/xenon-hid-lights-kits/h4-bi-xenon-kits/h4-bi-xenon-35w-slim-ballast-kits.html is this a good price?
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gonna reboot this and ask how they fit? if i bought this H4 Bi-Xenon kit then what would i do?
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still got the passenger door and wing mirror?
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how are your lupo's headlights? (not xenon)
tidyjoe replied to tidyjoe's topic in Car Care, Maintenance and Mechanical
okay got them sorted thanks for the picture man! didn't realise there was hooks for the loop in the clip to fit on aha. will test them tonight now with extra brilliance bulbs pointed at the road this time -
how are your lupo's headlights? (not xenon)
tidyjoe replied to tidyjoe's topic in Car Care, Maintenance and Mechanical
thanks alot man! just got back from driving home from telford and the darkness wasn't good when my bulbs were pointing in funny directions! I'll give it a go tomorrow, there's never enough room for me to see what's going on though :\ -
how are your lupo's headlights? (not xenon)
tidyjoe replied to tidyjoe's topic in Car Care, Maintenance and Mechanical
I kind of did it to both of them... -
how are your lupo's headlights? (not xenon)
tidyjoe replied to tidyjoe's topic in Car Care, Maintenance and Mechanical
just looked and one of my bulbs has fallen back abit. can't seem to get the little metal clip back on :\ anyone know how they fasten?