v8 vantage info needed please guys

[jbees84]

iv just bought a manual 2007 v8 vantage cheap with a slipping clutch

i have bought all the parts ie hydraulic cyl, flywheel clutch ect just wondering if anyone else has done one there self

im also after the maintenance schedule of what needs doing on each service so i no what parts to buy as its due its 40k service

and you may ask why I'm doing all this myself well simple I'm not being ripped off by the dealers t undo a few nuts and bolts

help would be much appreciated

jon

[steveatesh]

Hi and welcome, can't help you with th clutch as personally I wouldn't even try a car clutch without a ramp and secondly when mine goes its going to go to Bamford Rose for a twin plate jobby. Admire you for giving it a go though!

Re the service, it's an annual service or multiple of 10,000 miles whichever comes first, so assuming your car has a full history then it should be the 60,000 6 year service coming up irrespecive of actual mileage. i believe the list of stuff is in the manual, and here's a link to more advice including where to source the parts:

http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?t=125...

If its missed any services personally I'd do a full one to catch up.

Best of luck with it, oh bit of a rule here for pictures of your car when you first drop in, after you have it sorted of course!

[jbees84]

luckily i work for a big national car repair chain so have a lift i can use

i just cant believe the price for parts on these cars lol iv had a Maserati and a 996 turbo and found the parts to be really cheap and easy to source

[jbees84]

luckily i work for a big national car repair chain so have a lift i can use

i just cant believe the price for parts on these cars lol iv had a Maserati and a 996 turbo and found the parts to be really cheap and easy to source

[jbees84]

luckily i work for a big national car repair chain so have a lift i can use

i just cant believe the price for parts on these cars lol iv had a Maserati and a 996 turbo and found the parts to be really cheap and easy to source

[MollyGTi]

A grease monkey from Monmouthshire eh

Welcome to the forum (from a neighbouring county)

Good luck with the clutch!

If you get it sorted in 7 weeks time you might want to come down to Chepstow and meet some of the gang. On 13th July there's a run out into Wales or on 14th we are going from Chepstow up to Shelsley Walsh to their Breakfast Club meet.

But, as the OP said- where are the obligatory photos?!?

[steveatesh]

Actually what would be really interesting would be photos of a "how to change the clutch" for posterity and the other spanner happy drivers. Just a thought....