I am an Activaist-v6 and a 2.1Estateerr

[Stickyfinger]

Well lookie-here.....in a V6 Rentahut Espace V6...I give you another option.

[Northern_Mike]

That's probably just storing the fire that will no doubt engulf it, if it's a Renault..

[Stickyfinger]

That's probably just storing the fire that will no doubt engulf it, if it's a Renault..

Maybe it is designed to melt and be a fire extinguisher////rolf

[Stickyfinger]

http://stickyfinger-activa.blogspot.co.uk/ Blog Update.....

Leak fixed...the offending item on the right, note the weeping seam the the look of an old cooked bit of plastic.......caught it just in time.


It was just the odd drip when I first looked a few days after getting the car....then over the two weeks it developed into a drip drip, before starting to replace it was a drip-drip-drip-drip-drip...about 1/4 ltr/hour I would guess and VERY easy to miss. Do YOU have a V6 using a tiny amount ?...then check the Degass Tank with care because this can start slow.
The thing about it, it drips from the same position/flows in the same way down as if the overflow has spat a little....so check with coolant low(ish) to prevent confusion.


All cleaned and oiled/greased



And back together

[holmedog]

Must say sticky that is starting to look the business.

[Stickyfinger]

Thank you...

you know you have OCD when you clean and polish the underside of an air filter box

Next hit for OCD are the brakes/discs/brake2caliper pipes to be replaced......ah the sweet smell of Caliper paint to give me the necessary crazy head for the rear Activa Ram and then the MoT

[Skull]

Stickyfinger

Looking nice - is the current plan to drive this V6 left hooker for a while after getting the MOT before transplanting the V6 into a UK Activa

[Stickyfinger]

Hi

Nope, the plan will be to keep this as is, she is too good to chop around and being an easrly S1 car a little to rare to mess with. My plans changed as soon as I saw its condition/undersides.
Long term I think the big job will be repaint in the original blue colour, any thing else will just be messing with a "good car" and I don't think that is a good way to go.
Any value for the car will always be in Germany/France/Netherlands

[Skull]

Well that's a good plan ...looking forward to seeing it finished ...well on the road anyway, you seem the sort to never actually finish they'll always be a little job you've got in mind.

Any Insurance problems with left hand drive

[Stickyfinger]

....it is 18+, there is/will always a little "bit" to do,but that is what lists are for.

I always approach it from the view of the question...."how many other jobs can I do while in there"....I then just work by priory [over] urgency/safety/improvement

So, whilst down there, I did the main job of the Degass tank, but I also checked and cleaned all the hoses. I cleaned/oiled all moving parts, cleaned the areas metal pipes and surfaces and rust treated the pipe unions, re-made all electrical connection using a contact cleaner then a water proofing/sealing spray (marine), I treated a small "rust spot" by the engine mount, replaced the clutch joint oil soak washer and removed/greased the all the ball joints/cups/springs.

Next I attack the Discs and pads....so when in there I will also : clean out wing/sill area and Dinatrol the area, replace brake pressure hoses, remove and reseal the calipers....ect ect..

[DHallworth]

Looks like I did my conversion at the right time! Those gassing tanks were still readily available last summer! In fact, there was very little that I needed that wasn't available.

The only two things that I can remember are the pipe from the steering rack to the external pressure regulator valve mounted on the chassis leg on the V6, and the coolant pipe that joins the heater matrix on the bulkhead. Everything else was available off the shelf within 48 hours!

David.

[Stickyfinger]

Look at Cit Service...it will frighten you David ...now is the time to get a spares car and start looking at ebay for your shelf.

[CitroJim]

Look at Cit Service...it will frighten you David ....

Indeed NFP is heavily in evidence these days..

Makes me think I should strip the donor V6 I have here very thoroughly and make room to keep as much as possible...

[Stickyfinger]

Look at Cit Service...it will frighten you David ....

Indeed NFP is heavily in evidence these days..

Makes me think I should strip the donor V6 I have here very thoroughly and make room to keep as much as possible...

That is what I am doing...it will take more time but with even simple 3/4 way Hydro blocks NFP and little things like engine Temp Sensors gone....we will need to,

[Stickyfinger]

On the matter of stopping my car and the vibration when high speed braking....I think I may of found the problem.....geeze

This is a lesson in cheapo disks ...DON'T do it.



Lucky these did not go PING !

Now, that's better , Nice new Eicher Front Brake Discs fitted up with Mintex Pads.
I will put on a set of rebuild calipers when required (rebuild them over the summer), these ones are good with nice seals and clean pistons.