SafeChav

Right....about your roof

infinityMJD

lool just posted onther thread too

i have no idea where to start, i checked in the cabin, both switches operate the relay so isue is between relay and pump, or might be pump though i am assured it was working fine 9 months ago when it was taken off road!!!!

im at a loss as have no experience with drop tops!
no the basics of the electrics but as to where to look in this case

i checked my fuse box for the obvious but there is nothing blown and the roof has no designated fuse


i will be checkin it out on sunday so any ideas will b great,

im off to kip as have work in 6 hours and only just got in off the doors

SafeChav

Oh by the way in answer to your question, mines a MK3 RST cabby

Hmmmm, MK5 fuse boxes shicking things

Could well be the pump

Who do you work for? Let me guess??? D&R Security??

infinityMJD

hehe close, am a store detective full time, work in he coop's around the county

then do doors on the weekend for centura security, just been in stroud at the sub rooms!

is shite work but is average money for little work

infinityMJD

right am propper tierd so am off for tonight, will pick up again tomorow if ure about!

thinkin of havin the pump out to service it! any experience with em as in can u strip n service at home or are they a nightmare??

SafeChav

Ah right ok, just wondered cos D&R security is my sisters and her fiance's LTD company

Shouldn't be too hard to find the fault with the roof pump, im not too sure if they have fuses for the main pump feed or not, might me a maxi fuse on the fuse holder on the battery + terminal. Does the power surge when you try and operate the roof? If it does then i would say the motor has ceased up

HORNETS7

did u remember the key has to be in a certain position for the roof to work?

sorry if that sounded dumb lol

infinityMJD

how do you mean certain pos??? all i do is fire her up and hit the button, there is no drain in power so dont think its siezed, will sort it tomorow reguardless, saw one in bucky's last week, il have the loom out if it comes to it

SafeChav

Basically, on cabriolets as a safety feature u can only put the roof down with the engine not running, its wired to the alternator for obvious safety reasons. Its easily bypassed.

Bad luck mate, theres 2 cabriolets in buckeys and they both have manual roofs

Give me a shout if you want a hand it shouldnt take long to trace the fault

infinityMJD

well had a good look at the hole system on sunday

still not found the break in the power feed

but found 1 mojor problem, picked up some cleanin fluid from a m8 at the pub, stuck it in the boot, thought nothin of it

anyone who has seen the pump for one of these up close will notice what the weakest part of the pump is, lets just say its no longer attached to the pump, and i have a slight oil puddle in the tyre well

SafeChav

Dude....did you fix your roof motor?

infinityMJD

lol posted at the same time

SafeChav

So what you thinking about the oil puddle???

Rust proofing?

So what exactly is wrong? Pipes disconnected or is the motor broken or what?

infinityMJD

the end of the motor is made of opaque plastis, which has now been smashed
so have to source a new end piece before i can go any further with the roof, ive givven up tbh just had enough of it, thinkin of sellin it on and gettin an rs2k

SafeChav

Don't give up!!!!!!!!!

Thats a minor thing, although i just looked on microcat to give you a helping hand but i think you can only get the pump as a whole

Can't see the bottle listed seperately

infinityMJD

well im not to fussed now,

roof goes down by hand so no biggy, and a motor will turn up at twiggys or harry's sooner or l8r,

oh ye, what u reckon the cabby is worth??

full spec is;-

91 mk5 xr3i cabby
elecy windows
1.6 efi cvh
peco bb4 back box
push button start
rs2k original bonnet
rs2k original skirts
rs2k original front bumper
SI seats i think, wing back type but not recaro
interior is mint bar 2 3mm holes in the coin tray where a phone holder was mounted,
11 months mot
6 months tax
toad power key
scorpian cat 2

bad bits,
roof is now manual
slight surface rust in front arches, about size of a 2p piece on each side
stone chips in bumper, can be sorted with a touch brush and some 1500grit
87000miles

SafeChav

The MK5 motors are different to the MK4 ones (money making scheme no doubt)

I don't really know much about values I stick everything on eBay

infinityMJD

well just had a kiddy pull over, is a local lad as seen him about b4, offerd me 1200 cash

car owes me 300 so far, that is buying, fixin, tax and mot so will be 900 profit

SafeChav

300?????????????????????

Why do i never find these cheap motors

infinityMJD

car cost me 75 lol

ought it as a scrapper of a guy i do doors with and fixed it in 3 days

SafeChav

fuck sake

what was wrong with it

infinityMJD

9 months stood, wouldnt start, blown diff

guy spent 4 days trying to get it goin about 3 months back with no joy


i spent 5 mins with a set of jump leads, can of lynx, and a lorry batery then drove it home, was fine till i tried to reverse, if u coasted with the clutch in goin backwards the box locked,


new box from a 1.4 scort with 59000 on it, same box so got that from harry's for 30 then new cv boots and a bit of graft on the drive way

SafeChav

I'll give you £350 for it

infinityMJD

well this was the 3rd car in a year the guy had killed the box on, now has a 1.8t audi a6 so will give u a shout when it dies

SafeChav

PMSL

You don't fancy a swap for a nice B plate Orion 1.6i Ghia then?

infinityMJD

hmz, if it was concorse and turbo'd then might with some cash thrown in lol

im thinkin of a bmw 320i on around a k, there about 1000 now so is a thought, havin to comute to radstock every day so need the comfort

still not sure if i should let the scort go tho, she is gr8 and i do luv drivin her

SafeChav

I would keep it personally

Concourse turbo and cash u cheeky fooka

infinityMJD

well gota get somethin aout the deal