So I've not checked in for nearly 3 years! Wow! I shall vow to write more regularly. Let's start with an update.....
We left off at the point where things that had gone wrong were getting worse. Turns out the oil pump wasn't genuine and my mechanic thinks it may have been fitted before! So I managed to argue the point and get a new genuine one from tps and get the engine company to pay for it. It was fitted and we got the marmite van back on the road.
I managed a 5 day break with my friends, who have a split screen, to North Devon. On starting to head back south I started smelling a melty wire smell and promptly had to stop right in the middle of Exeter. Turns out one of my radiator fans had seized up.....fire brigade, who I called in a panic, hosed it down. We managed to get into a petrol station down the road where my friend's husband disconnected the one broken fan, so I could continue rather than calling the Rac, whilst I had a mini meltdown over the fact I'd not increased the agreed value post engine fitting! It then took ages to get to the next campsite where I continued the meltdown before we got some food and chilled out.
Finally we got to a perfect site and we wandered down the most beautiful beach. I left them to it and went back to the van for a chill out as I was knackered!
So another part to source and replace!
That wasn't the end for 2013! The mechanic had left the engine undertray off as he would need to do an oil and filter change and it was a pain to get on and off. I then hit a huge pot hole whilst out with the vw club (more about them later) and broke the oil pump!
I then went on to replace starter motor, alternator, battery, glow plugs, fuel pump.....plus lots more! Having the fuel pump and timing done properly means I can now drive up hills without too much struggling, amazing difference!
So finally here we are in 2016, most of the mechanics, suspension and steering bits have been replaced and he appears to be a bit more reliable......fingers crossed!
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