RUNAMUCK Posted May 20, 2017 Share Posted May 20, 2017 Any of you peeps had the misfortune to have to turn spanners on one of these? Mine has begun making noises gonks bad enough that I'm not gain to keep driving it. Anyone know what goes wrong with them? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valiant Posted May 20, 2017 Share Posted May 20, 2017 Is your Blue Bird 4wd? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUNAMUCK Posted May 20, 2017 Author Share Posted May 20, 2017 No. I hooked the battery on that up after my daily gave up, and it burst into life with no hesitation. Most reliable car I've ever owned actually. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valiant Posted May 20, 2017 Share Posted May 20, 2017 So what car are you talking about? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUNAMUCK Posted May 20, 2017 Author Share Posted May 20, 2017 P11 primera. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUNAMUCK Posted May 20, 2017 Author Share Posted May 20, 2017 I should add it's an automatic (NOT CVT) wagon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R3spct Posted May 20, 2017 Share Posted May 20, 2017 A auto P11 4wd with Sr20de is not a bad set of running gear. The autos are similar to fwd, with a transfer case added and pretty reliable. The rear diffs are fine, and nothing generally wrong with the transfer case. Manuals can have issues with 3rd gear if driven hard, but mostly just due to age rather than a total piss poor design. Whats the noises? Could be a CV or driveshaft related? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUNAMUCK Posted May 20, 2017 Author Share Posted May 20, 2017 It started off sounding like a floppy UJ, or loose pinion yolk/flange. (Or maybe loose flex plate to torque converter bolts? Had kind of a rattle/knock that would fall silent if I lifted off/slapped the auto into N while moving. But the the noise got louder. To the point that there was a gonk gonk able to be felt through the car even at creep speed. At this point I figured it was time to switch to a back up vehicle. As repairs are often cheaper before things actually break. cunt thing iso being four wheel drive I've got to get the whole thing off its wheels to be able to crawl under it while running. Cos the rear or front will keep pushing. A hoist would be very handy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajg193 Posted May 22, 2017 Share Posted May 22, 2017 I've got a pair of axle stands you can borrow 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUNAMUCK Posted May 22, 2017 Author Share Posted May 22, 2017 I may take you up on that. Just not sure when I'll get the chance to hit it again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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