Mikeey's FTO to teach the kids to drive a car
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Mikeey's FTO to teach the kids to drive a car
I could have called it something else I guess.
Okay so to bring you up too speed….
I bought this FTO at a price that most would pay an annual insurance premium for. It really was that cheap.
I need to teach my two sons to drive, our insurance company (dam aussie owned) wanted to steel massive amounts more of me beer drinking money grrrrrr that's if we wanted the two boys covered on the insurance doco for the wifes Toyota Yaris/Vitz. I wasn’t having any of that!
The car had to be cheap, a manual and be covered by third party insurance.
One 1996 FTO 5 speed manual with 161,000ks later, done!
Now I’ve got standards and if I don’t trust something, car or motorbike I pull it to bits to make sure all is good. This being said unless it’s new of course, even then I give it a quick look over.
This is going to be one of those, as I go over things on the car. There’s a whole heap of shite on this thing that is so wrong in my books, it’ll be 16 years old in September. I'd say it has done 160,000 hard k’s, has certainly been neglected when it comes to maintenance and it's been well used and abused.
I can’t complain too much as the price was right, which basicly means I’ve got a lot of room to move before I even come close to the value these go for here in NZ.
If your interested then read on, spelling, punctuation and grammar ain’t one of me strong points, so you typo Nazis can f**k off.
Okay so to bring you up too speed….
I bought this FTO at a price that most would pay an annual insurance premium for. It really was that cheap.
I need to teach my two sons to drive, our insurance company (dam aussie owned) wanted to steel massive amounts more of me beer drinking money grrrrrr that's if we wanted the two boys covered on the insurance doco for the wifes Toyota Yaris/Vitz. I wasn’t having any of that!
The car had to be cheap, a manual and be covered by third party insurance.
One 1996 FTO 5 speed manual with 161,000ks later, done!
Now I’ve got standards and if I don’t trust something, car or motorbike I pull it to bits to make sure all is good. This being said unless it’s new of course, even then I give it a quick look over.
This is going to be one of those, as I go over things on the car. There’s a whole heap of shite on this thing that is so wrong in my books, it’ll be 16 years old in September. I'd say it has done 160,000 hard k’s, has certainly been neglected when it comes to maintenance and it's been well used and abused.
I can’t complain too much as the price was right, which basicly means I’ve got a lot of room to move before I even come close to the value these go for here in NZ.
If your interested then read on, spelling, punctuation and grammar ain’t one of me strong points, so you typo Nazis can f**k off.
Last edited by mikeey01nzl on Sun Jun 03, 2012 2:38 pm, edited 5 times in total.
Beer, it saved the world! I'll drink to that
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yf3YvXM9j5o
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yf3YvXM9j5o
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Re: Mikeey's FTO to teach the kids to drive a car
- Engine oil (black)
Put in a can of engine flush. I’ve always been very reluctant to use this stuff but in this engine, it really did need it.
I followed the instructions on bottle to the letter. Replaced oil and filter and less than fifty kilometers later I replaced the oil and filter again. It’s running clear now.
- Gear box oil (very black)
When I replaced this I only got about 1.5 litres out of it, I’ve never seen a gear box with black oil and in such bad condition as this before.
- Over heating on the open road. (fixed)
No coolant, just rusty water in the cooling system.
In a nut shell flushed and flushed, replaced the temp sensor and flushed again. Thanks to the help of those on this forum, you can read the entire post here..... http://ftoaustralia.com/v3/viewtopic.php?f=21&t=25887
Cleaning.
Only one panel left to do under the bonnet, Washed, scrubbed (with a tooth brush) and polished it.
The boot got the same
Beer time!
Put in a can of engine flush. I’ve always been very reluctant to use this stuff but in this engine, it really did need it.
I followed the instructions on bottle to the letter. Replaced oil and filter and less than fifty kilometers later I replaced the oil and filter again. It’s running clear now.
- Gear box oil (very black)
When I replaced this I only got about 1.5 litres out of it, I’ve never seen a gear box with black oil and in such bad condition as this before.
- Over heating on the open road. (fixed)
No coolant, just rusty water in the cooling system.
In a nut shell flushed and flushed, replaced the temp sensor and flushed again. Thanks to the help of those on this forum, you can read the entire post here..... http://ftoaustralia.com/v3/viewtopic.php?f=21&t=25887
Cleaning.
Only one panel left to do under the bonnet, Washed, scrubbed (with a tooth brush) and polished it.
The boot got the same
Beer time!
Last edited by mikeey01nzl on Fri May 25, 2012 6:23 pm, edited 5 times in total.
Beer, it saved the world! I'll drink to that
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yf3YvXM9j5o
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yf3YvXM9j5o
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Re: Mikeey's FTO to teach the kids to drive a car
Push clutch in noise goes away, release clutch noise comes back.
Turns out it’s the primary shaft bearing in the gear box, I thought it was a clutch issue. Thanks Bennoz for putting me right.
The gear box removal & tear down has started.
After work today and a quick hour later…. (hey it's well past beer o’clock)
Both sides are at this stage.
Up on stands, wheels off and safety measures in place.
Air intake, air box & flow sensor removed. Battery etc.
Gear box oil drained, brake disc and caliper off
Turns out it’s the primary shaft bearing in the gear box, I thought it was a clutch issue. Thanks Bennoz for putting me right.
The gear box removal & tear down has started.
After work today and a quick hour later…. (hey it's well past beer o’clock)
Both sides are at this stage.
Up on stands, wheels off and safety measures in place.
Air intake, air box & flow sensor removed. Battery etc.
Gear box oil drained, brake disc and caliper off
Beer, it saved the world! I'll drink to that
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yf3YvXM9j5o
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yf3YvXM9j5o
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Re: Mikeey's FTO to teach the kids to drive a car
Nice job!
Have fun removing the gearbox
Have fun removing the gearbox
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A rattle gun makes short work of it!
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Re: Mikeey's FTO to teach the kids to drive a car
Looks good so far, white is definitely the best color for an FTO.
You didn't mention what engine is in it?
More pics
You didn't mention what engine is in it?
More pics
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Re: Mikeey's FTO to teach the kids to drive a car
After work today, one gear box out and on the floor.. time for a beer mmmmm beer
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Beer, it saved the world! I'll drink to that
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That's very much a *pops tinny* moment!
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Any excuse will do!Bennoz wrote:That's very much a *pops tinny* moment!
I fix cars.
Bennoz wrote:I got Bali beli & sharted on my phone. But it was fun
bjk wrote:you old people are no help at all.
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It's no wonder I'm always blind when the time comes to put the box back inDaniel2019 wrote:Any excuse will do!Bennoz wrote:That's very much a *pops tinny* moment!
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For every bolt or screw that comes loose, so must a beer capBennoz wrote:It's no wonder I'm always blind when the time comes to put the box back inDaniel2019 wrote:Any excuse will do!Bennoz wrote:That's very much a *pops tinny* moment!
I fix cars.
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Daniel2019 wrote: For every bolt or screw that comes loose, so must a beer cap
Amen I'll drink to that.
Beer, it saved the world! I'll drink to that
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yf3YvXM9j5o
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Re: Mikeey's FTO to teach the kids to drive a car
Just a 6A12 (ample power to teach the kids to drive in )spetz wrote:You didn't mention what engine is in it? More pics
Beer, it saved the world! I'll drink to that
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yf3YvXM9j5o
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Re: Mikeey's FTO to teach the kids to drive a car
After work today.......
One dirty F5M422R7A1 gear box
One water blasted gear box ready for tear down
Any idea how to really clean the brownish stains off the ali case?
It's beer o'clock time
One dirty F5M422R7A1 gear box
One water blasted gear box ready for tear down
Any idea how to really clean the brownish stains off the ali case?
It's beer o'clock time
Beer, it saved the world! I'll drink to that
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yf3YvXM9j5o
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yf3YvXM9j5o
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You cracked the box yet? Make sure you do the big ass spring clip that's hidden under the seal on the outside end of the box first!
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Re: Mikeey's FTO to teach the kids to drive a car
Nope still all sealed up, beer in hand just stareing at itBennoz wrote:You cracked the box yet? Make sure you do the big ass spring clip that's hidden under the seal on the outside end of the box first!
Cheers re the heads up too Ben, yeah think I know the one you mean, under the plastic cap?
Plan is to get into it when I can get a clean run at it, too close to beer o'clock.... priorities you should know that
Beer, it saved the world! I'll drink to that
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yf3YvXM9j5o
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yf3YvXM9j5o
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I know all too wellmikeey01nzl wrote:Nope still all sealed up, beer in hand just stareing at itBennoz wrote:You cracked the box yet? Make sure you do the big ass spring clip that's hidden under the seal on the outside end of the box first!
Cheers re the heads up too Ben, yeah think I know the one you mean, under the plastic cap?
Plan is to get into it when I can get a clean run at it, too close to beer o'clock.... priorities you should know that
Yeah, under the cap
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Re: Mikeey's FTO to teach the kids to drive a car
Split...
Suspect bearings (primary and secondary shaft)
primary lower, there a lot of sideways play in this one!
I guess it's doing it's job
Time for another beer yipeeeeeee
Suspect bearings (primary and secondary shaft)
primary lower, there a lot of sideways play in this one!
I guess it's doing it's job
Time for another beer yipeeeeeee
Beer, it saved the world! I'll drink to that
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yf3YvXM9j5o
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yf3YvXM9j5o
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Re: Mikeey's FTO to teach the kids to drive a car
Careful, you'll end up with 1 forward gear and 5 reverse gearsBennoz wrote:It's no wonder I'm always blind when the time comes to put the box back inDaniel2019 wrote:Any excuse will do!Bennoz wrote:That's very much a *pops tinny* moment!
Nice progress Mikey, is that a magnet there collecting metal shavings?
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Yeah it's meant to look like this.....spetz wrote:is that a magnet there collecting metal shavings?
Last edited by mikeey01nzl on Sun Jun 03, 2012 11:17 am, edited 1 time in total.
Beer, it saved the world! I'll drink to that
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yf3YvXM9j5o
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yf3YvXM9j5o