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On 8/1/2021 at 1:37 PM, 1.4SportVince said:
Cheers. That’s a potential cheap solution.
will buy now.
many thanks, Vince.
vince - swapped my switches over when this happend to some oem ones from another car.. sorted it for a bit then went dead.
ordered some new ones off ebay and success been working ever since.
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17 hours ago, mk2 said:
Didn't you say that after the ECU had been changed it initially made no difference, which is why we were looking at temp sensors and stuff...?
Bit of both. Yes and no.
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On 7/19/2021 at 12:22 PM, mk2 said:
I disagree. More power than SDI yes. Quieter, no. More vibration. Same brakes. Less reliable engine but better gearbox than an SDI.
@BlacknYellow i've never ever seen a failed Lupo ECU. They are well designed...
@mk2I remember you said the same thing about my SDI ECU he he he.
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On 7/11/2021 at 6:10 AM, John90 said:
I can see it costing a few quid unless you do what Mk2 said. I bought a second hand box to rebuild, it was £250 as I have a Lupo 3L (special 5th gear otherwise computer errors on that) and I had lost 3rd gear due to a selector fork breaking. Should be a lot cheaper now for a normal Lupo. Wait until you get a well looked after box and throw some new bearings in it for good measure. I have been running with the used box not rebuilt for 3 years now, with the straight 80w90 non synthetic oil. Dodgy boxes last a bit longer with non synthetic in my view, you can tell they are running a bit quieter too, but sometimes they won't shift properly when cold so feed the lever in slowly and hold it until it engages properly, not a problem in summer. I plan to TIG weld the selector fork and refit the old box when the clutch needs doing. There is a Gearbox and Clutch centre in Melksham if you google it. You never know they might fit the kit off ebay for £300 if you get the one with decent bearings, (SKF etc). They won't want to fit Chinese bearings if they are any good.
Thanks I’ll have a google.
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On 7/14/2021 at 5:44 PM, BlacknYellow said:
If there's anyone that is selling a 1.7 Sid Lupo I'm interested.
I bought one recently but it came out faulty so I had to return due to the high cost for the repair. ( Faulty ECU).
If anyone knows or sells one , please let me know .
I had a faulty ECU.
cost me £30 from eBay for another unit that was tested!
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16 minutes ago, Rich said:
I only fit the lemforder (to my own)
Yeah used Lemforder on my Beemer. So yeah next time I’ll use better parts but even still £40 and to get a year use is amazing in my book. These cars are mega cheap though
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9 minutes ago, C3peteo said:
It's a quick weekend driveway job if you have the tools, 13mm socket to do the ball joints and the 17mm for take the wheels off.
No doubt my friend. If you read through my previous pages. I have already replaced the whole arms once haha!
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1 hour ago, C3peteo said:
I've just bought a pair of febi ones for 37 quid off ebay.
Yeah I had the left side fixed while at the Garage I use as I can’t have the car out of action anymore since I use it to commute on.
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31 minutes ago, mk2 said:
I think you said you're Brighton way... There's a place that refurbs gearboxes in Hastings/Battle area i think. Once mentioned on here. @battlebus might be able to give you some pointers to someone with a decent reputation???
Not me mate I’m afraid.
im Wiltshire
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7 minutes ago, mk2 said:
Yeah, Euro car parts ball joints. They are total and absolute cr@p. I only buy branded parts now.
Haha. These were from eBay!
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UPDATE TIME:
Another year , another MOT
In the end we got a PASS!
Wahoo...
It first failed on a front NS ball joint.
This perplexed me , since i replaced both front arms including ball joints around 1 year ago.. as documented in this thread!!
To hear one has failed pissed me off.. but he said it could be i hit a kurb... not likely.. or that the lowered suspension has put extra strain on them ?
Now im wondering if i need to adjust the cars ride height or was it just a **** cheapo part..
i know the " buy cheap buy twice"
Will have to see how low this car is.. as im no low rider.. and use the car as a commuter as you know..
hmmmm i know its all fixed and stuff just makes me wonder..
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On 6/26/2021 at 11:06 AM, mk2 said:
The most time consuming (and therefore expensive) part is removing and replacing the box. If you can get the box out and take it to a place complete with a rebuild kit, they'll probably charge you just £50 (which is what I paid). It takes about an hour. They might even let you watch...
I heard that "Mr clutch" charges £200 for a new clutch in a Lupo, complete with pressure plate, bearing and clutch plate. Which is worth doing once the thing is out. So "they" could pull it out, you could bring the gearbox round to your prearranged rebuilder, back to mr clutch. All good... maybe £250 all in, for another 10 years of trouble free, cheap motoring.
thanks
i dont have time for that. im down to one car now - so a drive in drive out service is preferred.
if its £300 then im happy to pay the money to sort the gearbox out make it new again..
just i have no clue who would do such a thing
my clutch is pretty new.. around 20-30k on it so not needed
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AFTER the hoover
after these pics.. i got the cleaner out for all the plastic, door shuts, rubbers etc.
Seats i need a wet n dry cleaner... and then i will do the carpets too.
BEAUTIFUL
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UPDATE TIME:
nothing really to report which is good!
MOT time next week , 2nd in my ownership so should fly through
got a couple of tyres going on it tomorrow.
also did a nice deep clean ready for its duties again
a lot of it was superficial - looks manky in my book - also wiped down all the plastics and stuff , and coated in autofinesse.
Nice and satisfying
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are there any companies offering a rebuild service or drive in drive out ???
it be good to hear
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5 minutes ago, Skezza said:
Of course it can be done. It just can't be done OEM.
Please let me know how ?
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Did some digging into Cruise control and apparently cant be done.
so that's annoying - perhaps i could wedge a broom or mop on the pedal lol.
nothing else to report.
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UPDATE:
Went to shropshire at easter to visit the parents, and decided to take the LUPO. Call it a test to see if i could actually take it to germany.
Long story short did 375miles on a tank before the petrol light came on. Cruised on the mway between 60-70 , so defo different to taking the beemer haha.
Did 67mpg calculated from fill up to fill up so im happy that the little car seems perfect!
Now this gives me ideas to retrofit cruise control.. hmmmm
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UPDATE TIME:
As you know, i had bought complete rear drum set including piston things, shoes and drums. They rang me a couple of hours later to ask why i wanted to replace them as they are fine?
So since i had never actually removed the wheel to check, its reassuring to know they are in fact ok - obviously the MOT pointed to that aswell.. The one thing they did do though was to clean up the whole assembly and since i had all the parts, replace the cylinders as they were hard to undo or something to complete a brake fluid change. Adjusted and alls well!
Onto the Temp sensor - pretty sure i diagnosed this last year using my own VCDC lite , just didnt know which one to buy or where to shove it.. and life got in the way - so finally they have replaced that, checked on the computer and alls good! - IT could be placebo but i think the car feels slightly better? Temp guage is bang on now!
The door lock scenario - they managed to get some time to fix that too which was just an adjustment aha! so we are back with two functioning doors! yay!
And lastly , as the car needed a road test after completing the work - i needed two new tyres since my old ones got chewed since the alignment was foobar! - i think i mentioned it chewed through them in no time.. just hadnt realised i was now illegal so two of the avons again.. even tho im not too fond of them but better than budgets!
So a large bill later and the car is supreme! The wife even agreed we can take Larry to the Nurburgring next year instead of my beemer haha! so that would be amazing!
Lets enjoy the weather now!
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On 3/8/2021 at 9:15 PM, mukimack said:
I wouldn't be as disappointed as I am right now if it was neglected, sadly when I bought it it had a very faint wining noise so I changed the gearbox oil and it lived up until now. Has done 152k miles so its done well but I know gearboxes would go for longer. I do all the regular servicing my self so it has been looked after as well as I could with my limited knowledge. Asked around bristol area for labour charge and most people want £230-£250, that plus the actual price of the gearbox would exceed the value of the car I'd say. How much @Little tank looking for his Box?
did you get a quote from gloucester road gearboxes.. i was thinking about getting my SDI reconditioned or serviced at least. im local to bristol
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a mini cooper or mini one with the blufin box on it would be my first choice - plenty of spares - plenty of guides - plenty of groups, mini runs etc - i have had 7 minis so far so maybe i am biased? I currently have a 2012 cooper S clubman
i obviously own a lupo too but the mini will be more fun, handle better and the community is larger - young and old. my lupo is my daily hack,tip run, reliable soldier
personally i wouldnt touch a yaris or pug but i have only ever had german cars.
i think the lupo looks older than a similar age mini - but thats it. servicing i would say are they same. plenty of specialists for both - lupo parts i would say are cheaper for sure.
cant go wrong wth either i think
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UPDATE:
Got the car booked into the local specialist again - having those rear brakes sat in the garage has started to annoy me and the weather has been so **** - they can take care of it.
so all new rear brakes and fluid to be done. They will also take a look at the thermostat/coolant sensor to make sure its as it should - im sure its slightly faulty but hasnt presented any problems to me so far, same as the brakes really, they passed the MOT fine , but i like new shiney stuff!
The door rebuild kit was a dud - looks like i need a new mechanism - i beleive the passenger side has been done as some point as the lock is silky smooth!!
onto ebay i go
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Fitting electric mirrors
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id be buying a lupo with them mate. off the top of my head your gonna need the wiring loom , switches, and the units themselves.
ebay is a good start but not sure how easy it will be