After fuming to dispare with my local dealer as i`m trying to replace all coolant hoses with original ones, all the part numbers I give them are no longer serviced !! I have top and bottom rad hoses, but that`s it !!
Where can I get a decent set of engine hoses?? samco now do matt black classic look hoses, but the rad hoses are about £150 for 2 !!!!!!!
Are the chinese copies crap or worth a look?? also radiators from valeo are £215+vat !!! where can I get a good oe looking one??
I bought a valeo rad about 2 months ago from valeo through sutton auto factors at 189 vat iincluded!!
have you try mike or cgb ?? pop up on ebay sometimesOriginally Posted by VALE46
After fuming to dispare with my local dealer as i`m trying to replace all coolant hoses with original ones, all the part numbers I give them are no longer serviced !! I have top and bottom rad hoses, but that`s it !!
Where can I get a decent set of engine hoses?? samco now do matt black classic look hoses, but the rad hoses are about £150 for 2 !!!!!!!
Are the chinese copies crap or worth a look?? also radiators from valeo are £215+vat !!! where can I get a good oe looking one??also give me numbers I can try my dealer , I use dialogys for my numbers
dale can get rads
Yeah tried ringing Mike, but he`s away till next week, I`ve yet to buy anything off him, but there`s always good comments about him so I might give him a try?
CGB (tricky one) I`ve had very mixed results with them, some stuff ok, some other stuff over priced crap and expensive postage!
Any help on genuine mint/new coolant hoses ???
Also I need to source a exhaust system in good condition, can`t seem to get a sensible priced new one so if any one has a stainless used one and its not to big then please PM me.......
Started work on restoration of engine wiring loom shield, blasted shield and ready for painting (I`m I sad or what) !!
Last edited by VALE46; 17-09-2013 at 07:22.
Nope not sad at all mate, once this is finished this will be one of the nicest 5's in the uk
One of the lads on the Fb site has just bought a set. The ones he got are awful, bleed valves that were solid and runs that were too short. Maybe not all like that but why take the chance when you have put in so much time and effort to get everything perfect.
on your coolant hoses i know your going for oe but would you consider silicone hosing?
with my efi conversion i really wanted it to look oe so i just bought black silicone hoses, same oe look and the performance of a silicone hose?
sfs silicone hoses do them in black
Last edited by robx1r; 14-09-2013 at 13:07.
I`ve been working on cooling system this week and a few more pipes arrived from France, I think the long one is a air pipe (not sure) when I start refitting them i`ll post all the genuine part numbers I managed to get hold of!!
PS I have both of the little carb coolant hoses now, so will post a list of genuine hose numbers when I have all the ones I can get from Renualt.
Last edited by VALE46; 19-09-2013 at 08:57.
So many new itemslooks great.
My local Renault has a few original hoses still in stock, purchased a lot of his old stock but when it was around £50 a hose for some reason I didn't buy it.
Simply stunning what a great read but how the hell did you get your engine and associated gubbings that clean? all looks like new a credit to your efforts
If I can`t replace it with new, I replate everything or blast it then re-paint, every screw/nut and washer is new, every hose clip is new, I spend hours washing parts and I`ve been doing this on my drive with no garage for over 4 years!! (crazy hey)
I just love the little thing, you never know one day it might move!
did you get that link I sent you? I put this up on an Irish site, the comments are flattering
I met John and saw this car today.The attention to detail he does is something else..This is going to be one really nice 5 when it's finished.Credit to you bud.
Brilliant thread this. Im amazed at all the genuine parts your managing to get from Renault? Your parts guy must be special!
Once again, thank you for all the nice comments about my car. Luke (pigsnake) came over and showed me what a finished one should look like! Lovely car and lovely guy.
I would like to thank him for his time and patience on Saturday.
Put a few more parts on the car, but need a question answering about the oil cooler pipes, I`ve bolted them up to the new radiator but they still move around and are they supposed to be like that??
yes mate
Is that, Yes mate the oil pipes do move around a bit? I just don`t want them spraying oil all over the engine bay!!
they should have side to side play in the square part of the fitting , ,as long the fitting is tight in the rad you will not get any oil any where
Yes, they are tight, but I have movement at the square end unions, if that`s normal then I`m happy. Thanks for your help.
I had a few hours on the car today in between rain showers!! A few current engine bay pictures to show slow progress!!
Can anyone tell me if I have the alternator wiring right? fitted new engine loom today!!
I've been looking at pics of my bay to see if I can answer (I can't) and though not perfect I thought my bay was quite clean but the pictures above are a different level, must get my zinc finishes redone.
Last edited by Hoolio; 27-10-2013 at 10:48.
Thoroughly entertaning read, and an awesome car. Surely the cleanest in the club?
If I was in any doubt as to what colour to paint mine, I'm certainly not now. Glacier brings out the best in the 5. OE in white=perfect.
Totally agree,I've always thought glacier is the best colour,and I've never owned one
The question is are you going to use it when it's finished or is it going to be a garage queen?
Alternator wireing is correct
Due to job loss this car is now for sale or I will mothball it for 12 months and start again, please see classifieds if interested or pm me, you can look through this thread to see the level of restoration.
Deeply saddened by this but if someone wants a concourse one which needs a little finishing off them please make an offer.
Car can be delivered to mainland UK for 25p per mile..
VALE mate that is not good at all. I've been following your post from day one and was my kick up the arse to go and get another 5.
Surely you can just stop spending money on the 5 and put it away like you say.
Like Simon says, put it away, put things together without spending money on it, and hopefully find a job in the meantime, or push comes, sell off some of the new items to bring in the money but keep the car as a whole, as amount of time and effort gone into this car will be such a waste to give it away.
The car is now sold, sorry.........
Thank you for everyones kind comments and help over the past few years, you never know, when things improve I might be back?
Thank you and goodnight x
Glad you got what you wanted Vale, and i hope the new owner carries on the work you have carried outThe car is now sold, sorry.........
Thank you for everyones kind comments and help over the past few years, you never know, when things improve I might be back?
Thank you and goodnight x
...and you're apologising? I can't imagine how you must be feeling
As I'm just about to start a resto, this news makes me feel very despondent!
Does everyone who almost reaches their goal just end up selling on their
masterpieces?It seems so.
Regards,
Steve
Well technically yes, as people who do this kind of restore will never be happy with the finish. I am forever searching for new original parts to put on my car....and you're apologising? I can't imagine how you must be feeling
As I'm just about to start a resto, this news makes me feel very despondent!
Does everyone who almost reaches their goal just end up selling on their
masterpieces?
Regards,
Steve
I considered buying this car! But didn't for 2 reasons:
- Its just so be beautiful i'd be scared to drive/leave/use it
- I lost my heart to a scabby Raider 10+ years ago now
Congratulations to the new owner! And comiserations to Vale
Nah, not always, are gt turbo's ever 100% finished?! half the fun...and you're apologising? I can't imagine how you must be feeling
As I'm just about to start a resto, this news makes me feel very despondent!
Does everyone who almost reaches their goal just end up selling on their
masterpieces?
Regards,
Steve
indeed.. they didn't come finished from the factory...Nah, not always, are gt turbo's ever 100% finished?! half the fun
New poster! (less than 10 posts)
Spent an hour looking over the 5 today with mixed feelings. There is so much left and parts to source and things that I thought were completed still need sorting. Connected a battery to find windows don't work, central locking doesn't work, main beam doesn't work, interior lights don't work, Heater fan very noisy, some bodywork needs finishing, Front suspension sit's very high and the camber doesn't look right ( new shocks springs and lower arms from cgb fitted) all on top of the other work that still needs to be finished. (interior, door locks, carb, turbo, intercooler, pipework, exhaust, fuel pipes etc) On a + note i'm very happy with the body work and underside it's very good. when it's done I know I will love it as i'm loving it already
Just 1 question where the clutch cable comes out of the bulk head should it run in front of the steering coloum then along the sub frame or behind it and along the subframe?
Run it where it wants to be without too many tight bends
Do it properly mate. It runs in brackets and clips behind the rack on the subframe then along the passenger side chassis leg.
I hope you will continue the level of effort that Vale has put in. Attention to detail is awesome!
New poster! (less than 10 posts)
got Some new shiny parts for the 5 today ( new carb, new fog lights, new intercooler) thanks to Dale aka bigfoot
Nice meeting up with you Martyn, sounds promising with amount of work going into the car, and looking forward to seeing the progress. Cheers
There's a few quid spent right there..New poster! (less than 10 posts)
got Some new shiny parts for the 5 today ( new carb, new fog lights, new intercooler) thanks to Dale aka bigfoot
Don't tell the misses. I told her it was £50 the lot more like £950
I have hunted high and low for a new intercooler. Nice
I've been looking for a new oe intercooler. Seems they are hard to find
Well spent the day working on the 5 today to take it that next step and try and get it running but every step forward I made I took 3 back
First job fit servo hose 5 min job but found servo upside down so had to remove master cylinder and refit servo.
Fitted coolant hoses, fitted turbo and down pipe with all brackets, Fitted carb, Replaced cracked fuel pipes and fitted clips on all other pipes, Fitted plug leads etc all ok.
Now lets see if it starts. It didn't.
Fuel pump not running so checked feed n earth to pump both ok so pump us. Fitted another pump now I have fuel
Checked for spark -ok
Checked compressions -ok
Checked valve clearences found all way out so adjusted still wont start.
Checked timing found distributor drive 180 degrees out so put right
WOO HOO SHE STARTS.
Checked oil feed to turbo found no oil getting to turbo. Fitted another oil feed pipe all ok now. Needs new 1 way valve in pipe
Topped up with coolant found water pump leaking
Also oil pressure gauge is reading very low and oil light flickers when idling so need to test oil pressure. That was my day today.
Next step test oil pressure, Replace water pump, fit new 1 way valve in oil pipe. Get running right
What should the oil pressure be?
If it's low what could cause it as it's had a engine rebuild. Would it just be an oil pump?. How difficult is it to replace oil pump? What drives the pump?
Last edited by martynp; 07-01-2014 at 18:55.
Ref : oil pressure, if you talking about the standard dash gauge? I wouldn't worry about it, if any, your lucky it works atall.
As above, if there is an issue with the pressure, then the pump would be the first place to look, new internals usually sort out the problem, sometimes the pump housings can be the issue. Complete oil pumps are either daft money or no longer available, stay away from the cheap new ones on e-bay.
They make the same pressure as a gtt pump but can't provide enough flow
cgb do an oil pump it's £125+vat says it's refurbished genuine Renault oil pump which includes new vein and rotor. Are they any good?As above, if there is an issue with the pressure, then the pump would be the first place to look, new internals usually sort out the problem, sometimes the pump housings can be the issue. Complete oil pumps are either daft money or no longer available, stay away from the cheap new ones on e-bay.
They make the same pressure as a gtt pump but can't provide enough flow
Or genuine Renault 1 is £365+ vat
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