My luck goes from bad to worse!

[karl Rowntree]

Hi all

Havnt been on the net now for a few weeks as ive been busy working and trying to get the nova finished ready for Germany.

My bad luck started about 2 weeks ago when i sent the evo for its 2000 mile service and to have a wheel bearing done or so i thought! Got the phone call saying we have done the service and the bearing but the noise is still there, sorry to tell you but the main gearbox bearings have gone! :o :cry: Oh and its ?1000 to out it right :cry: :cry:

Seeing as the bearings were allready done 8000 miles ago at a cost of you guessed it ?1000 you can imagine i am a little mad. To the point where i am seeking legal advice as i feel the job initially done by Mitsubishi was obviously not up too scratch. So now the evo is sitting in the garage gathering dust when all i want to do is drive it.

Secondly having finished putting the new gearbox in the nova, i decided to go and pick it up from andys in stoke on friday night. I left andy at 11.00 pm and arrived in Birmingham at 6am!!!!!!

The gearbox had decided to empty its entire contents of oil all over stafford services. And as i couldnt trace the leak i called the AA to see if they could help. 3 hours later the monkey mechanic arrived, looked at it and said ' I cant fix that '. I then had to wait another 2 hours for the flat bed to pick me up and to add insult to injury they charged me ?125 to get home.

Turns out all the problem was, was the small plastic plug was missing on the back of the gear selector!

Anyway i stayed up all day cleaning the mess up and sorting the problem, then spent all night sunday getting it ready for its MOT today. And for once some good luck it passed! So just finished doing the cambelt tonight, all it needs now is tax and set up on the rolling road and the willwoods fitted, then its ready for the ring! :D

As for the evo, it isnt going anywhere. Was going to sell it this month aswell, but ive had to insure it and the nova this week :( All i need to do now is work out how to afford to go to the ring. Never mind all will be fine in the end.

Word of warning, stick to your novas though they are just as bad!

Karl

[martweaver]

Hi mate!

Glad to hear the old girl passed MOT ok :D
Now - GET SOME SLEEP!!!!!

Mart

[scott.parker]

Oh dear mate very sorry to hear bout the evo,and yes it dose sound like you have a valid case there.sound very mutch like my sort of luck(touches wood)

Well you know the teathing problems we had with mine,just the silly things eh.

My Van last week the brakes whent (just as i was about to get new tyres on the nova)so they wer needed quicker,now i have just realised the tax is up on it the end of this mounth and then i bet the van bill will be silly as well! :x all at once..

Well kep your head up mate im sure the trip to the ring will be worth it,fingers crossed nothing go's wrong.

PS:any news on the track time for Trax yet?

Scott

[Adam Moran]

:o Gutted Karl

Things never seem to go smoothly for you do they!

Why did the AA charge you? Are you not a member?

[karl Rowntree]

Morning Martin, i mean evening! Really was abit messed up by the end of last night mate, worth all the effort in the end though :wink: Was a good day yesturday aswell at Donny.

Tell me about it scott, i will have spent anot ?4000 by the end of next week, money i dont have! Back to working silly hours again.

You will have to wait and see about the track time mate, the time will be on the info they send out did as much as i could to try and get us all togeather.

Will keep smilling Adam, they are only cars :lol: I am a memeber mate but for some reason i renewed this year and only took out roadside cover :cry:

[Jack]

Thats the problem with Japanese cars, bloody expensive to fix when they go wrong...! Got problems with the gearbox on mine which I'm hoping is just the gear selector bushes...

[karl Rowntree]

Too right they are, i wont tell you what ive spent on the evo this year as it hurts me to think about it. Love it to bits though so well worth it imo.

I will be moving to the dark side as soon as i can though and selling the evo, will be getting a ford! :lol: changed my mind about the next car.

Karl

[benji]

karl, i had the same problem with my gearbox(cheers stu), i stripped it 3 times before i found the problem. keep you chin up mate, it'll all be good in the end

[srs1]

glad you are still in good spirit karl.

glad the old faithfull passed so flying colours and i hope the evo is up and running soon enough for you.

[karl Rowntree]

Thanks guys

Was really mad with myself Benji, that i had payed ?125 when all it was was a plastic plug worth about 10p. Was so dark though i just couldnt find the leak. Wouldnt of thought it would of leaked so much from such a small hole!

Like i say, these things happen just a shame they cost so damn much.

Karl

[boredbloke]

Too right they are, i wont tell you what ive spent on the evo this year as it hurts me to think about it. Love it to bits though so well worth it imo.

I will be moving to the dark side as soon as i can though and selling the evo, will be getting a ford! :lol: changed my mind about the next car.

Karl

do i smell an ST?

assuming that ur not gona go old skool that is?

[benji]

you not getting a kit car now?

[Adam]

Sorry to hear about your run of luck.
But keep the faith, it will all come good in the end :wink:

[Riggy]

:o sorry to hear that karl ,

as said above tthough glad the nova passed mot and hope you get evo sorted soon as :lol:

[dan16v]

dark side st? or maybe an escort cosworth :D

bad luck mate, shame about the evo, but spose you come to live with the high service charges! still not rite to let go after 8k tho!

glad the nova passed the m o t tho! :D

[nova---chris]

Hmmmmm excort cosworthhhh! :evil: :evil: :evil:

Im trying to tell myself to sell the nova on and buy something different. But its just not happening. Bad luck with the gearbox saga tho mate. Hope all ends up well!! (im sure it will as most your work turns out mint! )

So whats next for you karl once the evo is sold? Anything concrete in mind or just ideas at the moment?

Anyhow good luck with it what ever you do

Chris

[Stuart]

it is rather impressive how you can get 2 litres of oil through such a small hole in such a short space of time lol.

and its an easily forgotten thing, but since the comedy with benjis one ive checked the bung is there on every gearbox that ive touched lol.

the new ST will be facking class ;) they look everyso sexy in the flesh (which is novel for most fords)

[MARTIN KELSON]

Hi Karl,
I feel really guilty now mate. I gave you that gearbox and you have had problems with it straight away.
Hope its sorted and its ok for ya now mate. SORRY!!
If its any conselation my Nova failed its MOT on Saturday morning. Bloody passenger side handbrake not good enough!! Of all the things to fail on. Sorted in half hour, took it back and got me ticket, so Trax here we come!!

[krobinson]

Karl, had the same thing happen to my old F10 box, just before the ring!! Couldnt ever figure out how it was happening, then found the plug missing, gutted:(

I'm also having the same trouble with cashflow for the ring, i get paid on the day we leave to come home, ahhhh!! Oh well, i'll get it sorted! See you there mate :) The lil 1300 is flying now, gonna make such a differance to my trip!

Keith

[karl Rowntree]

Morning all

Thanks for the comments of support lol, like Dan said its just one of the set backs from owning an evo but well worth the trouble.

Wont be getting an ST, too boring lol. I went on sunday to look an RS 500, as i am now after a car to keep long term and not lose so much money on it. The RS i looked at wasnt whati am after so will keep looking, i am in no rush to sell the evo so when the right one comes up i will move on.

Martin, dont worry yourself mate its not your fault! If i had put my glasses on i would of seen it was missing lol. Think i caught itin time so fingers crossed the box will be ok.

[benji]

karl, when mine went i drove it from charles' (near pod) to derby and it was fine. i spotted the problems at leicester forest east services when i stopped for a piss. from there to mine in derby i sat behind a lorry doin 45-50 all the way. lol

[scott.parker]

karl, when mine went i drove it from charles' (near pod) to derby and it was fine. i spotted the problems at leicester forest east services when i stopped for a p**s. from there to mine in derby i sat behind a lorry doin 45-50 all the way. lol

My poor old gearbox :cry:

:lol:

Scott

[benji]

nah, that was a f15 i had, it was attached to the engine in russ' nova