Darlington and Stockton-on-Tees today…
Our first call of the day was in Darlington, where it was great to meet Alex for work on his ‘96 MGF 1.8 mpi in paint code HAM.
Unfortunately, the head gasket, having fairly recently been replaced by another company, had gone again, due to a faulty ECU temperature sensor. The sensor was reading too low, allowing the car to boil over before it had attempted to put the radiator fan on, this was most likely the cause of the first failure.
All gaskets replaced, and new ECU temperature sensor and the temperature gauge sensor both replaced with new. We’re so pleased for Alex that the car is now up and running for him as it should be.
Lovely to meet him and have interesting chats while we worked, along with many welcome cups of tea. It was great to hear from him later on after a run out that the car is running lovely and smooth.
From there we headed over to Billingham where it was lovely as always to see Gary, Liam and Claire. Their TF 135 was due for the annual service and a couple of other bits. Service carried out, and a new key fob programmed, as the one they had was being temperamental. Jon pointed Liam in the right direction for replacing the track-rod-end on one of the fronts. His apprenticeship at Porsch is going really well we’re pleased to hear. He had recently replaced the calipers, discs and pads on ‘Madam’.
Good to have a chat and a catch-up before we left to head off home. Now on the A19, it’s a beautiful evening following a really good day and now it’s admin time! Then tomorrow is unpack the van day from our recent trip and restock it all again to head over the Lancashire etc for the week first thing on Monday morning. – https://ift.tt/XTr7FRe
