Maverick 2.4 newbie

[Wile7]

Hi guys and girls,

Thought I'd pop in and say 'Hi'. I have just purchased a Ford Maverick 2.4 5 door. What a bargain used buy! I was looking for something Japanese and chain driven and I knew the Terrano/Maverick link so had a good look around. I needed a 7 seater as my trustee Merc W124 estate has died (short term) and I found this lovely truck locally. 2.4 Maverick GLS with 98k miles, history and under £1k. Madness but good for me :clap I have signed up to get some I sight on these undervalued trucks. Looking forward to discovering more about these great value beasts :thumbs

Dave

 

[rustic]

Hi and welcome to the best site for the Maverick and Terrano.
You will save a fortune on the easy fixes on these reliable trucks.:thumb2

Best regards,

Rustic

 

[exosteve]

welcome to the mad house:thumbs

 

[Bigbunny2007]

Good bunch on here mate, Welcome

 

[bry]

Howdy..

 

[Banshee]

Welcome Mate

Plenty of knowledge here , chassis, electrical, body and interior were are all experts

However any tricky questions around the 2.4 lump and it seems that "Solarman216" (Rick) is the go to guy as he has a few purely for off road use I think so as you can imagine a lot of repairs needed

As long as you've paid your £10 for the year PM me and I'll get you added to the Milner Off Road list so you are eligible for club discount

http://www.milneroffroad.com/nissan/terrano/r20p-2-4petrol-1993-1999-maverick-1993-22002-terrano

How is the truck for rot?

 

[solarman216]

Yep welcome mate, I have several 2.4 petrols 2 on road one off road and loads engine bits, plus some TDi's as well, regards at 78 k I would think the timing chain will be in need, does it rattle on startup before the oil light goes out? Rick

 

[Dynamics]

2.4 petrol... Good choice. Welcome.

 

[ginna]

hello

 

[macabethiel]

ex W124 owner

Small world I had a W124 300 TE 4-matic then went for a Terrano r3mR.

 

[Wile7]

Many thanks for the warm welcome. Hope you all had a good Christmas in amongst the weather chaos. This might make you smile...

Drivers window not working but could hear the feint 'clicking' of the relay. So took off the door panel/trim and checked all connections etc. All seemed good... Only then did I notice the bit of 2x2 pine baton wedged in the door holding the window in place :lol

FFS. No mechanism, nothing. Just a bit of wood. Classy. :doh Guess I have my first job then....

 

[rustic]

...No mechanism, nothing. Just a bit of wood. Classy. :doh Guess I have my first job then....

The best I can come up with for his one is...
" You've been framed"
:lol:lol

There are plenty of scrappers about, but just check them for rust.:thumb2

 

[Terranical]

:jesterbg

 

[briggie]

" wood " you believe it

 

[solarman216]

A good laugh about that, cncfabs will have one, Rick

 

[ste68blue]

welcome along, great bunch of people here and very knowledgeable and happy to share that knowledge with the rest of us.

 

[bry]

The best I can come up with for his one is...
" You've been framed"
:lol:lol

There are plenty of scrappers about, but just check them for rust.:thumb2

Wood you believe it.:lol.Dam late again Doh.

 

[Wile7]

Signed up for the 'full membership' via Paypal.

Well. The car is primed and set for its first short haul tomorrow - off to Toulouse in France and back. Should be long enough to see how she goes six up with clobber :thumbs

I forgot to say that mine is a 1997 model GLS 2.4 Maverick and by trawling the threads it seems that these pre 2000 cars are a bit better built than later models (notably paint-wise it seems). Mine has no rust whatsoever...

....Just that bit of wood holding the window up mentioned earlier in the thread :lol Could not get the bits in time so my first job on my return in a weeks time.

Let's hope for some snow :naughty

Dave

 

[firebobby]

Well. The car is primed and set for its first short haul tomorrow - off to Toulouse in France and back. Should be long enough to see how she goes six up with clobber :thumbs

I forgot to say that mine is a 1997 model GLS 2.4 Maverick and by trawling the threads it seems that these pre 2000 cars are a bit better built than later models (notably paint-wise it seems). Mine has no rust whatsoever...

....Just that bit of wood holding the window up mentioned earlier in the thread :lol Could not get the bits in time so my first job on my return in a weeks time.

Let's hope for some snow :naughty

Dave

I'm down your way in the morning delivering water in a tanker to Cranleigh, my mate has a 97 swb and it's full of rot, a lot depends on how the vehicle has been looked after and if it grew up by the coast

 

[Wile7]

Well, back from the little road trip. Truck went well. Only rear exhaust box started to blow about 300 miles from home. I managed between 17 and 27 mpg loaded up with seven folk and gear. Very comfortable cruiser. Quiet and very easy to drive. Impressed for the money. No off road yet but thinking of treating it to a Matt black vinyl wrap and some deep dish 16" steelies...