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[Krusty]

You missed out on the noble meet at silverstone Monday, weather was excellent, I took the vx and gave at good thrash, I know it's expensive but you have to do it once got taken out it a well sorted noble (bright green one) and to say I was shocked at how fast it was is an understatement

I don't really have much chance of getting weekdays off work. It was a struggle to get the 22nd off for snetterton. That will be tux's one I think. Did it have time attack stickers on it?

Yes It was Simons, I have read all the work he has done but you don't realise how much difference it makes, the brakes are awesome, handling excellent and power unbelievable, makes my noble seem very slow indeed

[Zoobeef]

Horn sorted and indicators sorted. Put a bulb in a holder with a couple of wires then unplugged the front clam and connected that bulb and the indicators slowed. So cut the seal to the front lights and the indicator bulb was shot. I'd already bought some new orange ones but they had the offset pegs rather than straight ones. So I had to file off one of the pegs then, using solder, make a new peg opposite. Also recharged the air con while it was in. Reversed it back out though and noticed the reverse light isn't working. So will look at that this week. Also noticed a ticking from the rear manifold so that one may have only lasted 2.5 years before cracking Will investigate this week.

[Zoobeef]

So looked at it yesterday. The wiring to the reverse lights had broken along with the reverse light switch was corroded inside and wasn't working. Both now fixed. Took the intercooler box off and the manifold looks fine what doesn't look fine is 2 of the 4 bolts holding the turbo to the manifold being missing. So ordered a new gasket from Nissan which should be there tomorrow then I can bolt it back together. Will put it on my check list to make sure they don't come loose again.

[Goosenka]

Car has a self destruct button.

[Zoobeef]

Well its nowhere where I can see it. Guessing it's in a hallway somewhere and people are jabbing it as they walk passed wondering what it does.

[J13ME]

seems a good job I bought a speed boat and the VX instead of an M12 3R then lol

[Bumblebee]

The m12 3r is the best car I've driven!

[Zoobeef]

Got the new gasket fitted with 4 new bolts but we only had a small choice at work so I'm not impressed with them so they'll be changed for better locking ones soon. Hopefully be fine for the drive home tomorrow.

[Zoobeef]

Just done another service. 999 miles since the last one. Mot later on the week.

[Nev]

Sounds like you spend more time under the car than in it Mark, surely with the fun you have out of tracking the VX the Noble is a bit of a pain? How many miles a year do you do in the Noble? Sorry to hear about your trailer theft, horrible thieving cuntpuffins

[Zoobeef]

1000 miles last year. Took me about 5 hours to get to B&Q in it yesterday though with a decent drive, spot of lunch and then a pint involved

 

MOT is booked for 12 tomorrow. LSD so no rolling road brake test. Also it passes emissions when fully warmed but even of it doesn't the Noble isn't in VOSAs book so it only needs a visual check as far as I'm aware. Nice to have that info in the bank.

[Zoobeef]

AA year in 2 days since I updated this thread. No issues in the last year.

 

Won the Pistonheads comp for a free detail so left it with Cleandetail in Doncaster. It's based in quite a rough area (what part of Donny isn't?) By the trading estate is nice, as is their studio. They had a McLaren in when I dropped it off and have an F40 in at the minute so they do alot of high calibre stuff.

 

This is what it was like when I picked it up.

https://m.facebook.c...254868141196458

 

Started this year's service on Tuesday, it's the bigger one so includes the coolant and gearbox fluid.

Started with the sparkplug and somehow lost an inlet manifold o-ring. I assume some pixies took it. Ordered another from Ford and they are £9.32 each so only got the one I was missing.

They are from a Ford Marverick ( Escape in the EU market ) as that is what this engines actually from not the ST220 as most people think. The older 2.5 is from the ST220.

[Zoobeef]

The pile of stuff for the service. (The belts are extra for the big service too. Although this is the first time I've done the smaller water pump belt)

[rob999]

How many miles have you covered in it now Mark? And how many miles has the car done?

[Zoobeef]

It's just passed 29k I think. I got at 22ish.

 

The offending vanished o-ring slot.

 

Noticed the main intake pipe had rubbed slightly on the header tank so trimmed 3mm off the TB end so it stepped it away a bit.

 

While I was looking for the stupid o-ring I noticed that the aftermarket fuel pump relay (it uses the original wiring to connect some heavy duty wiring to the fuel pump) was looking a little rust. So fitted a new one.

 

The fuel pump and filter area. Fitted the new filter.

 

[Zoobeef]

Oiginally the air filters were on the bulkhead, on my model they moved them to the intercooler box. It's quite common to move them back again for the extra noise. I did this with one a few years ago to give the shortest run from each filter to the turbo. But I'm going to put them both there now.

Ordered some blanking discs to go where the filters used to be.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/221661506899

And ordered 2 meters of strong 2 ply silicone coated ducting to go between the filters and turbo. I have been worried about the aftermarket single ply stuff collapsing under vacuum so I want to eliminate that. Pro Alloy do a hard pipe kit but it's about £450 for a few ally pipes and silicone corners! Plus it's a slippy modifying slope using their stuff.

This is the stuff I ordered.

http://www.autosilic...o-4-metres.html

[Zoobeef]

Oiginally the air filters were on the bulkhead, on my model they moved them to the intercooler box. It's quite common to move them back again for the extra noise. I did this with one a few years ago to give the shortest run from each filter to the turbo. But I'm going to put them both there now.

Ordered some blanking discs to go where the filters used to be.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/221661506899

And ordered 2 meters of strong 2 ply silicone coated ducting to go between the filters and turbo. I have been worried about the aftermarket single ply stuff collapsing under vacuum so I want to eliminate that. Pro Alloy do a hard pipe kit but it's about £450 for a few ally pipes and silicone corners! Plus it's a slippy modifying slope using their stuff.

This is the stuff I ordered.

http://www.autosilic...o-4-metres.html

[Zoobeef]

Got the brake fluid changed RBF 660 stuff and did the clutch fluid (that was dirty as hell!)

Changed the coolant and changed a few Jubilee clips.

Did the oil and filter and the gearbox oil.

Changed the water pump belt, no tensioner on that so the easiest way was to cut the old one off, hook it round the water pump and then half on the camshaft pulley and flick the starter. It put itself on then.

 

Not put the air filters back in as I'm not taking it for its MOT in this weather so ill do that next week and hopefully have the tubing so I can relocate the filters.

 

Not sure if it's my ears but I may have a sticky hydraulic lifter.

[Zoobeef]

Found this TSB http://www.escape-ci....php?f=24&t=104 for this engine.

 

The slight noise I can hear could be it so gave it a go. Involves removing the left rocker cover, removing all the intake camshaft caps then putting them back on. Apart from cover number 8. Torque all th others down then put number 8 on loose and using a couple of screwdrivers push the cap towards the exhaust side and hold it there while torquing it down. Noise seems to have gone now

[Zoobeef]

Seems the noise has gone, run it up to temp and all sounds normal.

 

New intake pipe has turned up.

New and old

 

I did order black but they emailed to say they had run out. Blue was the next choice.

 

Both filters fitted to the bulkhead now. The noise is epic.

 

Got some 140mm ally discs for where the old filters went.

 

MOT is 12 tomorrow so hopefully it goes straight through again. Actually checked the horn this time.