S3 info, help & pointers sought please!!

[theonlys3onexmoor]

Hi all
Now the weather's really better (notwithstanding the fact that the MOT is soon due) the work started in earnest this evening.
My car has - prior to my ownership I hasten to add - spent time outdoors and has suffered. Usual indicators, rusty bolt heads, mildew stains on carpets etc. You get the drift!
I have a list of requests, plus some basic servicing questions, so please forgive the length and variety of this! My heartfelt thanks in advance

Seatbelts - need to replace. Which will fit?
Boot electric release switch U/S - imprinted number 338-602. Where can I source?
Boot release solenoid/motor U/S. What's it from and where can I source?
Ancillary switches (left to right = dummy, panel, R fog,fan are all suspect -greenish deposit on them, says electrician. Believe from TR7. Where can I source?
Ancillary switches' mounting panel (which I thought was veneer) is actually metal. What's your favourite - polish the metal, clean off and recover with fablon - or custom made walnut? Same for horizontal door strips.
Bonnet stay although it fits in retaining socket, is loose and pops out if I even go near it! Any remedy?
General servicing advice - preferred engine oil, source for replacement oil filter and part number?
Coolant all year round?
Recommended psi?

I warned it was a shopping list!
Best

[tvrgit]

theonlys3onexmoor said:

Hi all
Seatbelts - need to replace. Which will fit?

Peugeot 205 I think

theonlys3onexmoor said:

Boot electric release switch U/S - imprinted number 338-602. Where can I source?

Seen a number of different switches fitted. Mine is a small black square pushbutton. I think you'll find something to suit in Maplins

theonlys3onexmoor said:

Boot release solenoid/motor U/S. What's it from and where can I source?

Maplins 2-wire electric solenoid is exactly the same part.

theonlys3onexmoor said:

Ancillary switches (left to right = dummy, panel, R fog,fan are all suspect -greenish deposit on them, says electrician. Believe from TR7. Where can I source?

Rimmer Brothers. http://www.rimmerbros.co.uk/Item--i-GRID006239

theonlys3onexmoor said:

Ancillary switches' mounting panel (which I thought was veneer) is actually metal. What's your favourite - polish the metal, clean off and recover with fablon - or custom made walnut? Same for horizontal door strips.

I used 3m sticky film on mine. Cheap and tacky, some say. Looks good though, and doesn't split when the metal expands and contracts! The door strips are alloy, and if you strip them and polish, they do come up pretty nice. Again, I put film on mine - a bit of stretch with a heat gun, no wrinkles.

theonlys3onexmoor said:

Bonnet stay although it fits in retaining socket, is loose and pops out if I even go near it! Any remedy?

You can loop a tie wrap through the bonnet pin and use that to hold the bonnet stay in place. Or you can fit a Jaguar XJS bonnet strut which is the perfect fit, and throw the old stay over a hedge.

theonlys3onexmoor said:

General servicing advice - preferred engine oil, source for replacement oil filter and part number?

Local motor factor - part number is in the garage and I'm scared of the dark.

theonlys3onexmoor said:

Coolant all year round?

I would say so, yes

theonlys3onexmoor said:

Recommended psi?

23 or 24 psi. Maybe 22 in the front?

[theonlys3onexmoor]

Hell
Bloody!
Wasn't expecting so comprehensive a reply - or so quick!
Thank you very much!
Will be in touch to report progress!

[mentall]

theonlys3onexmoor said:
Boot electric release switch U/S - imprinted number 338-602. Where can I source?

Bought this last week. Looks the same and works a treat!

[theonlys3onexmoor]

Great thanks! Ordered! That's the solenoid sorted then.
Now for the U/S switch on the steering column then...!

[MisterTee]

This is the oil filter I've just put on mine today and used Valvoline VR1 20/50 mineral oil as recommended by quite a few on this forum.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/401000995758?_trksid=p20...


Also put a new water pump on mine today which I bought from burton power.

Andy

[theonlys3onexmoor]

Great, Andy - thx for the link!