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  1. Saxperience Addict Joined: Sep 2008 Suffolk Posts: 11590 ITB'd Saxo VTS & Mazda 6 MPS
    #1
    Had the 'S in at Citroen the other week and they did a Visual Healthcheck for me. Ive resolved what I can, but a couple of bits Im not 100% on how to do. (and no, I havnt searched, means effort).

    1. ABS wiring to rear sensor insecure
    2. Thermostat housing cracking/water pump been cracking
    3. Play in O/S track rod end (Id assume this is the knocking noise I hear when reversing out of my garage on full lock?).
  2. Saxperience Post Whore Joined: May 2006 Kent Posts: 8205 :(s)rac
    #2
    1. I'm guessing it means that the wiring isn't clipped securely. Or the connection is loose.
    2. New 'stat.
    3. That would most likely be the knocking noise yes.
  3. Saxperience Addict Joined: Sep 2008 Suffolk Posts: 11590 ITB'd Saxo VTS & Mazda 6 MPS
    #3
    Maybe I should have rephrased.

    Like, where is the 'stat and the abs wires?
  4. Saxperience Post Whore Joined: May 2006 Kent Posts: 8205 :(s)rac
    #4
    Gotcha.

    If you take the back wheel off, you'll see the ABS sensor and pick-up ring. Wires will be running into the sensor. You'll soon see what it means by insecure.

    Thermostat, IIRC, follow the top rad hose to the block. Bingo. The thing the top hose goes into is the stat.
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  5. Saxperience Addict Joined: Sep 2008 Suffolk Posts: 11590 ITB'd Saxo VTS & Mazda 6 MPS
    #5
    Cheers Matt. Im sure I owe you a drink or two now
  6. Saxperience Post Whore Joined: May 2006 Kent Posts: 8205 :(s)rac
    #6
    Can give me 'em if we ever actually meet

    Edit: Bear in mind, if your gonna replace the stat yourself, you'll need to bleed the system after
  7. Saxperience Addict Joined: Sep 2008 Suffolk Posts: 11590 ITB'd Saxo VTS & Mazda 6 MPS
    #7
    FCS?

    I'll do it myself. Now I know where it is I can crack on.

    No pun intended.
  8. Saxperience Post Whore Joined: May 2006 Kent Posts: 8205 :(s)rac
    #8
    Nah man, not around at the time of the show

    If you get stuck with anything, best thing ever is a Haynes manual. It's actually my bible when I'm working on mine.
  9. Saxperience Addict Joined: Sep 2008 Suffolk Posts: 11590 ITB'd Saxo VTS & Mazda 6 MPS
    #9
    ah bad times. i dont 'know' anybody going to the hotel this year.

    i still need to get a haynes but never get round to it.
  10. Saxperience Post Whore Joined: May 2006 Kent Posts: 8205 :(s)rac
    #10
    Bad times indeed.

    And RE: the Haynes, best £20 I've spent!
  11. Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Jan 2010 Stourbridge Posts: 7338 Nissan 200sx S14a
    #11
    did the visual health check cost much mate?
  12. Saxperience Addict Joined: Sep 2008 Suffolk Posts: 11590 ITB'd Saxo VTS & Mazda 6 MPS
    #12
    no, they did it when they removed my locking wheel bolts.

    £75 per hour + VAT
  13. Saxperience Post Whore Joined: May 2006 Kent Posts: 8205 :(s)rac
    #13
    When mine went in for diagnostics, they did a visual health check.

    They suggested I replaced my tyres that had 5mm of tread on them, offered to charge me £20 for a rear wiper blade(that didn't need replacing), said that my rear washer doesn't work when it clearly does.

    When I questioned them on why it needed these things doing, when they clearly didn't, strangely they didn't have an answer.