Diesel exhaust

[Jeff Turbo]

There is only one brake pad sensor on the front Offside not on any others. Outside temp sensor is a probe, boot and doors don't have sensors, service interval works via the calender, no sensor on ecu, bulb fail monitors are two front and two rear, hand brake switch is the normal one, brake fluid is...

[Jeff Turbo]

Hi Andrew, yes I still have it, where in lancs are you?...

[Jeff Turbo]

Have a read, or just unbolt both seats, remove the seat backs and swop over the bases as both bases are the same. http://www.maestro.org.uk/forums/sho...t=recover+seat

[Jeff Turbo]

Very little to do now
Sort internal lamps
Remove head to helicoil sparkplug hole
Exhaust downpipe to replace
Offside rear central locking motor
Offside rear door card
Service engine
Weld boot floor
Major clean and polish
MOT

[Jeff Turbo]

And against Chris's MG3...

[Jeff Turbo]

More, the car is beginning to look good now...

[Jeff Turbo]

More done today, door and bonnet decals on, 3 door cards on, now has brakes, and we were going great guns. Unfortunately the car started to miss a bit so Chris removed the sparkplugs but one destroyed the threads on its way out, so that to sort, and will have to replace the exhaust downpipe as its a...

[Jeff Turbo]

Any one want. New original unipart montego diesel saloon rear exhaust box. Part number JRP 1683, never used. £50 plus post...

[Jeff Turbo]

Bent over the the bars to the angle needed as they were straight and replaced the broken inner part. Came out not too bad at all, will need to fix this seats broken parts in the future though as per the other seat...

[Jeff Turbo]

Then stripped down the face lift type, a much simpler design...

[Jeff Turbo]

And starting to sort some things as my red Montego is finished. Old head rest rod is broken so I stripped it down...

[Jeff Turbo]

Work continues, sills now on and box sections now being fabricated, slow progress but progress none the less...

[Jeff Turbo]

Faulty rear light sensor was at fault, now changed and all working correctly and good job I have spares, insurance also sorted for 1st June, £80 with agreed value £10,000. Who would have thought it, and MG Montego efi agreed value £10k. My turbo was insured for that 5 years ago but it seems EFi's have...

[Jeff Turbo]

Now got a couple to try, many thanks David

[Jeff Turbo]

Air intake and holding clips arrived, much better than the old one. Couple of niggles also hopefully sorted, dash lights up properly now. Last thing to sort is a possibly faulty rear light sensor as the rear offside indicator isn't lighting up on the dash and it keeps say bulb fault but all are wor...

[Jeff Turbo]

Are there only 4 insulation clips used on a maestro? There are more for a montego,...

[Jeff Turbo]

Brakes next...

[Jeff Turbo]

Paint need claybarring but no rush for that...

[Jeff Turbo]

Cleaned up not too bad at all...

[Jeff Turbo]

More done today, small bits of rust done and a big wash...