The S2 ABY has been standing around for quite a while, well over 6 months..I finally tried bringing it home. Everything was working although the auto check didnt say OK because i reckon it had a water pipe leak or something or other...We fill it up, it was pretty much empty before that.
Gently set off it was driving ok never tried putting my foot down, just nice and easy, but then i realise the temperature has dropped back to pretty much nothing. I stopped and checked the water even though it hadnt over heated, we out a bit in...
Got onto the M1 and we pulled up to the service just before sheffield southbound because i had a brake warning light on aswel. Again we checked the water and it was still there..
So we set off again, but now the speedo packed up, nevertheless we carried on, slowly accelerating up past 50-60 i was just about to try and check the boost factor as it was revvin at around 4-5k so i reckon i may have been in 3rd. Next thing i know there's no power in the car, engine just not willing to rev or speed up. It was like surging and then cuttin off, surging and cutting off, very small surges.
I pull over to the hard shoulder turned engine off and tried to get it going again, engine idle was up and down not in one place, slight white smoke coming out from under the passenger door although there were no signs of fire. Again it was just mis firiing and surging and cutting off, i got it going gently but as soon as i accelerarated a bit it plays up again as before and throwing out a bit of black smoke in the process.
2 hour wait for recovery...'err mate this car is four wheel i drive as we said'...'erm i'll just have a look at it and we'll get another truck down here after i've left'
I must have been on the hard shoulder for about 3 hours and it was freezing!
Got the car home, and i'm hoping one of you can point me in the right direction. If it helps before the car was stationary it ran very sweet, no faults nothing, pretty healthy engine 113k on the clock and has been at a crusing indicated speed of 1.50 mph with no mods.
Gently set off it was driving ok never tried putting my foot down, just nice and easy, but then i realise the temperature has dropped back to pretty much nothing. I stopped and checked the water even though it hadnt over heated, we out a bit in...
Got onto the M1 and we pulled up to the service just before sheffield southbound because i had a brake warning light on aswel. Again we checked the water and it was still there..
So we set off again, but now the speedo packed up, nevertheless we carried on, slowly accelerating up past 50-60 i was just about to try and check the boost factor as it was revvin at around 4-5k so i reckon i may have been in 3rd. Next thing i know there's no power in the car, engine just not willing to rev or speed up. It was like surging and then cuttin off, surging and cutting off, very small surges.
I pull over to the hard shoulder turned engine off and tried to get it going again, engine idle was up and down not in one place, slight white smoke coming out from under the passenger door although there were no signs of fire. Again it was just mis firiing and surging and cutting off, i got it going gently but as soon as i accelerarated a bit it plays up again as before and throwing out a bit of black smoke in the process.
2 hour wait for recovery...'err mate this car is four wheel i drive as we said'...'erm i'll just have a look at it and we'll get another truck down here after i've left'
I must have been on the hard shoulder for about 3 hours and it was freezing!
Got the car home, and i'm hoping one of you can point me in the right direction. If it helps before the car was stationary it ran very sweet, no faults nothing, pretty healthy engine 113k on the clock and has been at a crusing indicated speed of 1.50 mph with no mods.
GSF do a p/p for £150 but are crap, check out GT500's recent thread on his ski trip, that was the second one Rob had tried.
i think what i'm talking about is the auxillary water pump/valve. I've ordered it and its going to cost just under 70 pounds. I hope that'll be the end of the water leak, next step is to get the car going.
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