I absolutely love my car

[stamford]

Glad to hear it has been sorted, sounds like they moved it to gain more space to do the belts.

[arwilson80]

Love / Hate by the sounds of things... glad it's more love than hate now though.

[talkingcars]

Originally Posted by Craig 180

What a difference a week makes

I finally got my car fixed. As per my other thread, it had been making an awful grinding noise for the last 6 weeks, since I had the timing belts done and also it was rattling from somewhere around the n/s rear wheel.

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I went a short drive and instantly fell back in love with the car, its a joy to drive now.

I know excatly how you feel, on and off I'd had problems with my N/S/F brake caliper sticking causing me to drive slower and avoiding the brakes by slowing sooner and using gears etc, I ended up replacing pas and disc and eventually the caliper.

As soon as that was done I developed a knocking noise which I couldn't trace, local garage traced it to the O/S drive shaft knocking due to the engine shifting as the rear mount bolts were u/s, 1 missing, the other sheared!

I had forgotten how good the car was when driven hard, absolutely luv'in it again.

[peterzs]

[QUOTE=Craig 180;63893]What a difference a week makes

Hi Craig glad your ones sorted, my ones in a garage for an alarm going off randomly, but without the flashers flashing at the same time. Had a phone call from garage, volumatic sensor gone, £155 odd to replace, ok go ahead. Next phone call from garage, technician just realised flashers not going off at the same time, could be the sounder box £330 odd or worst case SCU £666 odd!! I said cant you just cut it out and Ill go without, but no it controls locks,windows etc. so must be done. I now fell like you did a couple of weeks ago.There ordering all the new bits and will replace until they hit the right one. T4 said volumatic sensor!!
One thing with a zs you never know whats coming next.

[Bobdope2002]

arggghhhhhhh nooooooooooooooooooooo

That sounds like a soggy sounder box to me and you can fix it for freee NOOOO

I know exactly what you mean Craig, my VVC mechs are rattling to the point I'm actually embarassed to drive the car... that said, when the window's up and I can't hear the rattle I realise how happy this car makes me

[stamford]

My 180 was a rattley old boy a while back due to a knackered plenum, that was aweful sitting at traffic lights. Not much you can do to deaden it but turn up the stereo.

[peterzs]

Originally Posted by Bobdope2002

arggghhhhhhh nooooooooooooooooooooo

That sounds like a soggy sounder box to me and you can fix it for freee NOOOO

Hi Bob,

Too late this time but whats the free fix for next time it goes wrong?? In the MG garage at the moment as I didnt like the idea of it sitting in the driveway unlocked.