Van nightmare

[kris]

Wasup guys ,,, long time no see my virtual engineers,,,,

Ive been pulling my hair out this last 6 weeks as bought a new van around a year and a half ago , last month a spent 3grand on it with the fly wheel going so new clutch , gear change cables , new tyres , wing mirror , handbrake cable and a week from getting it back the starter motor went,,,,, now this week it makes a funny noise in 5th n 6th gear the mechy tells me the gear box ,, im like wot the **** ,,,,,, il have spent the price of the van on it lol,,, i have to laugh or il cry ,,,,,, renaults are poops


Rant over ,,,,,,, thats better ,,, hoiws everyone by the way ,,,, from Kris:clap:

 

[Chalked]

What van is it kris?

 

[gassafe]

Sounds like a trafic

I'd be checking the gearbox oil level first... Apparently the top gears are starved of oil first if the level drops...

 

[Billy Bob Bob]

vans are a ballache,my old man has had his mk6 transit for about 10 years now,its falling apart around him,but in 10 years has never broken down or had a major mechanical issue

 

[kris]

Sounds like a trafic

I'd be checking the gearbox oil level first... Apparently the top gears are starved of oil first if the level drops...

funny u should say that as when it was in the garage they had to renew the gear oil but did they ?????? its a master

 

[Masood]

Did you buy it new Kris? No warranty?

 

[gassafe]

funny u should say that as when it was in the garage they had to renew the gear oil but did they ?????? its a master

I'd be wondering if they reused the old oil or put the wrong grade in to start with?

 

[Billy Bob Bob]

funny u should say that as when it was in the garage they had to renew the gear oil but did they ?????? its a master

if a clutch has been done ,would have thought the driveshafts would have to come out so would have lost oil then,job to say,depends on the design assuming its FWD,IF RWD no oil should have been lost

 

[townfanjon]

French , Pffttttttt enough said

 

[Billy Bob Bob]

French , Pffttttttt enough said

LOL, everytime i hear that,the transits puma lump in the mk7 and 8 is made by psa
aka citroen/peugeot,however i dont think Renault have a good name for reliability

 

[townfanjon]

Lol , they think they can make cars /vans , sadly mistaken !!!!

Years ago when I had the garage my neighbour had a renault 5 , I kept warning him when it got to 50k it would start leaking oil and no matter what you did once it started that was it , guess what it started at 49k , orrible things

 

[rpm]

Goggle for local oil analyse company, tell them the facts and ask how much they need and how much to take a look.

Did it once after a bad engine rebuild and whilst the garage didn`t admit responsibility I did get every penny back.

 

[gassafe]

Lol , they think they can make cars /vans , sadly mistaken !!!!

Years ago when I had the garage my neighbour had a renault 5 , I kept warning him when it got to 50k it would start leaking oil and no matter what you did once it started that was it , guess what it started at 49k , orrible things

My Renault 5 was my 1st car... Most reliable car Iv ever had!

My mate got a trafic the same time I got my T5, id say he's had less trouble than mine to date... So maybe it's how there maintained or just luck of the draw

 

[rpm]

French , Pffttttttt enough said

Did I miss jon transforming into a Leo? lol

 

[Billy Bob Bob]

Lol , they think they can make cars /vans , sadly mistaken !!!!

Years ago when I had the garage my neighbour had a renault 5 , I kept warning him when it got to 50k it would start leaking oil and no matter what you did once it started that was it , guess what it started at 49k , orrible things

my first car a good old knackered austin maestro had BL,s simple A series lump,you could not kill it,was indestructible,run low on oil? no problem,low on water,no problem keep going,nothing is that strong now

 

[townfanjon]

My Renault 5 was my 1st car... Most reliable car Iv ever had!

Did it have the 50k factory in built oil leak lol

 

[townfanjon]

Did I miss jon transforming into a Leo? lol

Leo must have known my grandad, he showed me the way round a car when I was 14 / 15 he hated anything french lol , even their wine .

 

[Best]

my first car a good old knackered austin maestro had BL,s simple A series lump,you could not kill it,was indestructible,run low on oil? no problem,low on water,no problem keep going,nothing is that strong now

Maestro van was a very hardy vehicle. I remember a bloke who had been a mechanic in the 50s and 60s said the petrol engine in the Maestro was basically the same engine as in his day and indestructible. Never give any trouble, - shame about BL

 

[rpm]

Leo must have known my grandad, he showed me the way round a car when I was 14 / 15 he hated anything french lol , even their wine .

Lived in the centre of the universe did he? (sorry pal couldn`t resist).

Did a bit of wheeler dealing when I was young, once sold a Renault 5 and it came back the next day with a blown headgasket, lost big time on that one.

 

[Billy Bob Bob]

Maestro van was a very hardy vehicle. I remember a bloke who had been a mechanic in the 50s and 60s said the petrol engine in the Maestro was basically the same engine as in his day and indestructible. Never give any trouble, - shame about BL

i sold the car and bought a maestro van,ex BT with the same lump,mine was 8 year old at the time my dad bought a 2 year old ford escort diesel the newer shape one with a 1.8 astmatic lump,maestro was much more reliable

 

[rpm]

shame about BL

Anyone remember the old joke about BL?

Rich American oil baron to his son "What doya want for your birthday son?"

"I wanna a cowboy outfit!"

"OK I`ll buy you British Leyland!"

 

[plumben]

Anything you buy nowadays is luck of the draw I'm afraid

 

[kris]

Did you buy it new Kris? No warranty?

No warrantys out,,,, its a 60plate so not brand new just new to me lol,,, il be staying away from renault in the future,,, my old renault was a V reg and never missed a beat but this ones a bucket,,

 

[Leo21]

French , Pffttttttt enough said

Oy! That's my thing.