Update on sally

[briggie]

thing i dont understand , is why on earth join the pipes instead of replacing the cooler , they must have known it would fail

 

[DaveAMac]

I have just spoke to the garage Pete, they have sourced a replacement ATF cooler and will be getting on with the job tomorrow :thumbs

Nice one, Bat! :thumb2:thumb2:thumb2

 

[briggie]

thankyou very much paul , but i still dont understand why on earth someone would join the pipes , wouldnt it be easier while you were doing that , to just replace the cooler ? ... they must have known it would fail , it was only a matter of time .this club never ceases to amaze me , and certainly restores my faith in mankind :thumb2:clap

 

[jims-terrano]

thankyou very much paul , but i still dont understand why on earth someone would join the pipes , wouldnt it be easier while you were doing that , to just replace the cooler ? ... they must have known it would fail , it was only a matter of time .this club never ceases to amaze me , and certainly restores my faith in mankind :thumb2:clap

Look on the bright side Pete, at least you now know why it failed so doesn't mean it's a total lemon.

Jim

 

[zippy656]

thing i dont understand , is why on earth join the pipes instead of replacing the cooler , they must have known it would fail

yes, but then they sold it to get shot of the problem......

Look on the bright side Pete, at least you now know why it failed so doesn't mean it's a total lemon.

Jim

very true... get your motor running.. and go play!

 

[Freebird]

I have just spoke to the garage Pete, they have sourced a replacement ATF cooler and will be getting on with the job tomorrow :thumbs

Tip top there Bat, seeing the job through, well done.:thumb2

 

[clivvy]

i'm very glad to hear we have found the cause of the problem, brilliant, shows the garage know what they are doing, and when this new gearbox is fitted, the cars gonan be great.

 

[Bat21]

....but i still dont understand why on earth someone would join the pipes....

Pete, the oil cooler for the gearbox is part of the radiator that cools the engine.

Manual Mistrals have a different radiator that does not have the built in oil cooler. At some time during its life (quite recently I would say), your Mistral has had a replacement radiator fitted, whoever fitted it fitted the wrong rad hence having to 'loop' the pipes from/to the box.

Basically your old box would have been pumping fluid to what it thought was an oil cooler, the lack of the cooler in the circuit mean the AFT would just keep getting hotter and hotter until........ well you know the rest

 

[briggie]

thankyou for the explanation . so does this mean it has to have a new radiator ?

 

[extreme-4x4]

yep.... just bought one for mine auto rad with cooler 170.00.

manual ones 2 a penny.

did consider making a cooler out of brake pipe and lots of coils, but decided its not worth the risk

 

[clivvy]

i told you there may well be "unforseen expenses", story of my life lol!

hope we have enough left for that windscreen??

 

[briggie]

forgive my stupidity , but ..... what is a after market atf cooler then ? is it a different radiator than the original ? or is it a seperate thing alltogether ? , and will it work ok ?:nenau

 

[Tony]

i told you there may well be "unforseen expenses", story of my life lol!

hope we have enough left for that windscreen??

They are over £400, unless the insurance kicks in. Had mine done (they are the same) and had to pay, then claim it back.
Tony

 

[briggie]

windscreen doesnt really bother me to be honest , that can be sorted later , but if i claim on my insurance and pay my excess ( £300 ) is it classed as a claim and do i lose my ( full ) no claims bonus ? :nenau

 

[makeitfit]

Do your windscreen on your insurance, usually about 50-70 quid. It doesn't effect your no claims bonus, unless you bought your insurance of an ebay car dealer did you:lol
Got my screen done on the insurance and got the one with a top tint into the bargain

 

[briggie]

just rung my insurance ...it seems i have to go to autoglass ( no option ) , and i have to pay a windscreen excess of £100.....so ..... i did a bit of phoning ...... and i found a company in huddersfield who will replace and fit it ( including green sunstrip at the top ) for £170........im gonna save up :naughty. incidently autoglass want in excess of £400 for the same windscreen .......and this place in huddersfield has my windscreen in stock !!!!

 

[briggie]

oh its called national windscreens ... very nice man called richard spoke to me :thumb2

 

[briggie]

its ok guys i will save up for it , you guys have helped enough , for which im eternally gratefull ,i hope one day to thank you personally :thumb2:clap

 

[clivvy]

Sounds like this cars going to end up being a very nice example indeed!

 

[briggie]

Sounds like this cars going to end up being a very nice example indeed!

pride of place is the club sticker in the back window :thumb2


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