not done much really since last update... just give the new engine what for and shown it who's boss.....
sadly the clutch kept slipping at peak torque, so i decided to replace it... and what a b*stard of a job it was!!!!
got car up as far as possible and dropped the box out the middle
inspected the old clutch once it was out..... now that was the easy bit. lol
it wasnt badly worn, was perfectly useable and would have lasted a lot longer, but with the power of the engine, it just couldnt cope at peak torque so.... out it comes
when i went down to the clutch shop (yes there is a shop that JUST sells clutches)
he identified it as a 1800zetec clutch&housing and a 2.0 sierra release bearing
no wonder the bleeding thing was slipping. so i got this checked up and replaced with the zetec tdci clutch (a lot more heavy duty and can cope with the extra torque)
and a new release bearing.... all for...... £35
Whoop whoop!!!!
then fitting it back was a pain in the arse got so many cuts bruises etc from doing this i dnt know what, after lifting it using THREE jacks i finally got the bleeding thing back in... and oh what a difference its made! perfect!!