[color=green][/color][size=18][/size] Hi ...Just 2 say l.o. 2 all u ovolov enthusiasts.I've had 1 since 1996 and luv them.@ the mo I have a 340 dl 1986'r that i bought to do up.She needs quite a bit of tlc and I have no experience all.But Im checking out courses 2 learn.I,m from Cardiff area n woz wundering if theres ny members nearby?
keep on ovoloving

Hi Linda,

welcome to the forum

I am from the other Wales - North

What things need doing to the car? There are pleanty of ppl on this forum who will be able to help you out one way or another.

Any way good luck and hope to hear more from you

Hi and welcome, you'll find plenty of friendly advice and help here. There are plenty of topics dedicated to some of the more common problems or items that may require servicing, makes a good read! Good luck and don't let anyone put you off of the 340 though their lack of knowledge or lack of understanding of the cars!
Pete

what is it with Dai and Pete , as soon as a woman joins the forum they are tripping over there tongues to help LOl ,

welcome to the forum Linda

redline wrote:what is it with Dai and Pete , as soon as a woman joins the forum they are tripping over there tongues to help LOl ,

welcome to the forum Linda

They have been raised well, to be polite and cheerful, not like you or me

Yes, welcome, I guess, am I getting senil or was her message bit hard to understand? Well that is unimportant, intention is all that counts

Ha ha , well she is Welsh for a start which dosen't help ( only joking )
and the message was partly in phone text language which certainly isn't easy to understand if your over 15 ( a bit like video controls )

Hi peeps.Thanx 4 ur welcome posts.I only have access to email @ work,so apologies 4 ny l8 replies.As I said I,ve just started 2 ''do up'' my 340 dl The first big job I'm doing is replacing the leaky water pump.Its a big job 2 me cos I/ve never done nything like this b4.I'm a bit confused about 'torque' settings for the nuts tho? how do you know when theyre right.I've got a haynes manual telling me wot they should be,but do you need ny special spanners? Any good advice would b very welcome.
Ave a good wknd now....
over n out....
Ovlov lover...

Hi Linda , the easiest way to get proper torque settings is to tighten the nuts up until hand tight and then use a torque wrench , you just put the correct socket on the end for the nut you want to tighten, set the poundage and tighten it until you hear it click then you know its right . try to tighten the bolts up opposing each other so it tightens evenly ( a bit like you tighten up wheel nuts )

If this is a 1.4, be very careful undoing the water pump bolts, as if its the original pump they will almost certainly be seized in the head. Have some spare to hand to put back in after!! If you do break some usually they brake flush with the pump, but you could be unlucky and have them snap flush with the head!!
Good luck!
Adam

Thanx peeps,will equip myself with a torque wrench 2morro.1 more question..... is it better 2 buy second hand parts e.g. scrappies... or new ones.If new ones where r the best places 2 get them from?
Thanx in advance

£27.00 + vat from euro car parts or £21.50 from german and swedish for a new one not really worth buying parts like this second hand as they will probably just as or more worn than your old one.

Thats what i thought,,,,I guessed at £30 4 a new 1 ...good guess ;-] ta 4 prompt reply.I'm looking for their web page now.

www.gsfcarparts.com

Thanx Steve..nice one..checked a couple of places...all about the same price..gsf got stores in Cardiff which is nice....

Welcome Linda!

Whether it's better to buy new or used parts...unless you happen to find mechanical 'ancillaries' (like alternators, starter motors, etc) in a scrap yard which are obviously nearly new, it's normally best to buy new. Following those examples, I bought an alternator from a scrap yard which couldn't have been on the engine for more than 6 months, but on the other hand I managed to pick up a brand new starter motor for £1 on ebay.

Some parts are worth buying used, but most mechanical parts are best bought new - if it's a car you intend to keep beyond next year's MOT (what we'd encourage where possible!), it's often actually better value to buy new.

cheers

James