New guy

Wow I don’t know if the guy I got the car from was the same one who bought from auction but he did seam to be a bit of a wheeler dealer guy ,
Was ther any outher work done that any one knows of ie bodywork cam belt etc as it looks to be in good nick for a 36year old car,
And drives well so Far I am loveing it

Hi. Bloke from malvern did a bit of paint work on it. Mike Gwilt maintained it himself apart from wheel inbalance when he went to a garage. Think no service history as Mike got bits and did himself

just down the rd from me im in suffolk , originally frm leigh on sea

Good evening Ricardo, wher in sofoklis as we got Family up ther and yes I know Leigh well I am in basildon

Thanks Garry for the info
All I got with the car wher a couple of mots . So. Any info would be good
Is ther local meats or is just the nats once a year

Just come back from run and noticed oil gauge not working , don’t remember if it was working befor!
Haynes manual has nothing on it how do i troubleshoot this? (I have only worked on old vw beetles befor so this is my first real car)

Hi Mick,
The oil pressure gauge is something that does fail. Unless you have a serious oil leak then its not something to worry too much about until doing a service on it.
It is located down by the oil filter.
If you are replacing this, then it is best to do it when doing an oil change. Replacement sender units are sold by Eurosport.

If you don't have any service information, then I would suggest getting the timing belt replaced, doing an oil change and flushing out the coolant will ensure that you know what's going on.
There are plenty of threads on the forum about the above items, but feel free to ask questions.

Cheers
Andy

Hi Mick.
Check out the link below regarding oil pressure sender replacement. It was what I did on my Gran Finale.

www.x1-9ownersclub.org.uk/forum/5-faults...pressure-sender.html

Also, if you look in the "Faults & Fixes" section of the forum, you will find a number of threads from Mike Gwilt detailing issues and work he had done on the car.
It's interesting reading and will give you a better idea of what was done to the car under his ownership.
In between him selling it and you buying is where you wont know what has been done to the car.

Cheers
Andy