My Mk2 Orion zetec turbo
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Had the Orion out today, dropped the wife, daughter and mother in law off in town to go shoe shopping
Once dropped off I went and topped up with fresh Optimax and put 20 miles on it, all the readings on the wideband seemed good but it's still going for another tweak to check up
Even had time to stop for a few photos
Once back from its blast out I got the snow foam going
Washed, dried and quick detailed
Overall it all seemed good with the new manifold, only downside is I've melted another bonnet cable ( not really sure what to do now!!! I've heat wrapped everything, cable had heat protective skeeving)
I really don't wanna go the bonnet pin route if I can help it
Once dropped off I went and topped up with fresh Optimax and put 20 miles on it, all the readings on the wideband seemed good but it's still going for another tweak to check up
Even had time to stop for a few photos
Once back from its blast out I got the snow foam going
Washed, dried and quick detailed
Overall it all seemed good with the new manifold, only downside is I've melted another bonnet cable ( not really sure what to do now!!! I've heat wrapped everything, cable had heat protective skeeving)
I really don't wanna go the bonnet pin route if I can help it
I'll grab a pic of the old one where it's melted Later...
All modified/ replaced again
Hopefully this'll do the trick ( fingers crossed )
Take another new bonnet release cable still currently available from the main dealers for just under £25 quid
Some high temperature heat proof sleeving 4mm first
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/321102014569
I slit it down the middle and placed it over the area I'm having issues with
Taped each end up
And then wrapped in tin foil, a lot of
I then placed some more high temperature heat proof sleeve over this, this time I used 12mm
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/321664108581
All fitted
Finally I've refitted the other heat protective sleeving over the top
Bonnet release works so time will tell if it cures its addiction for bonnet release cables, I do hope so...
All modified/ replaced again
Hopefully this'll do the trick ( fingers crossed )
Take another new bonnet release cable still currently available from the main dealers for just under £25 quid
Some high temperature heat proof sleeving 4mm first
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/321102014569
I slit it down the middle and placed it over the area I'm having issues with
Taped each end up
And then wrapped in tin foil, a lot of
I then placed some more high temperature heat proof sleeve over this, this time I used 12mm
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/321664108581
All fitted
Finally I've refitted the other heat protective sleeving over the top
Bonnet release works so time will tell if it cures its addiction for bonnet release cables, I do hope so...
duudiz said:
I saw you drive past just after you had taken the photos outside Bristol street. Car looked great.. ??
Was good to be out in it again Hope it wasn't when my right foot got stuck to the floor ? Lol
Last time I was out in it properly was for GoldCup at Oulton Park
It run like cr@p because it was on its latest map but due to the issues with the Focus Jek manifold I run it with the standard Focus RS manifold on...
So glad it's running good again after all the recent work, hopefully I've cured the bonnet cable melting issue with the latest manifold and we can finally do another map tweak with extra boost...
oobster said:
Beautiful car, does it do a lot of miles every year?
Poor excuse coming but the answer to your question... Not really... Life got in the way... moved house a few years ago to a older property, it's taken a lot of time, money to get it to where it is now... and there's still more to doWe also started a family nearly 2 years ago now...
Our little girl spent her first month in hospitals... but all is good now
I plan to use it more this year if it behaves, I want to try different shows this year, I'm avoiding Fordfair this year due to the organisers and ticket prices...
I still want to fit the Focus RS box, but until recently we've had a minimum of 3 cars to use, maintain
And in the week it's only the wife that uses a car... I use my push bike for work.
We sold our daily Vectra late last year so I've had to spend time on our back up daily ( fetched out of early retirement) lol
I've enjoyed working on that and getting jobs done...
Next month I've got a new car coming through my work so I'm hoping I can balance time/ jobs better between the Orion/ A3
Slammedorion said:
I still want to fit the Focus RS box...
It's great that you have plans for this car, but please remember you are only looking after it until I'm ready to buy!Every time I see this thread I wonder how much would be needed to make you part with it (I did ask once before towards the beginning). Still my favourite "readers car" on PH!!!
vx220 said:
Slammedorion said:
I still want to fit the Focus RS box...
It's great that you have plans for this car, but please remember you are only looking after it until I'm ready to buy!Every time I see this thread I wonder how much would be needed to make you part with it (I did ask once before towards the beginning). Still my favourite "readers car" on PH!!!
And still not forsale sorry
It's part of me, I've put everything into it... I had a Orion as my first, second, third car.
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