i went to view a valver last nite........

[Patrick_g46]

ok basically i went to see a valver 1995 449 blue 49miles on clock, 3k miles in last 3 years, and i found a few problems with it, i have made a big post on cliosport and wondered if any of the willaimsclio crew could shed a bit more light on it!

http://www.cliosport.net/forum/showthread.php?t=197414

any comments and suggestions would be great! cheers!

[wavy]

cam belt should be every 5 years
mayo in cap-Compression test iv herd they aint hard to do
windows - the switches probably need fixin

the pulling to the left could be summat and nowt or could be major ?
take a mechanic mate with u

[MAXIBOY]

first off. if the head gasket is gone to account for the mayo a compression test may be off no use as it does not mean its gone on the cylinders just between an oil and water way. the other problems seam minor really. any secondhand motor will have a few faults. plus cambelt and a full service are just items that you would need to do eventually anyway.

[Patrick_g46]

yeh i thought that about the compression test not being much use as this only tests the gasket around the cylinders?

what about the noisy pas pump?

[MAXIBOY]

there all noisy but depends how noisy.loads tend to be noisy on full lock. the pulling is the only concern really. could be tyres pressures etc tracking nothing to worry about . or bent arm suspension not major. or shell. but just look carefully at the seam sealer around the strut tops, panel gaps, paint match, door shuts etc. if there ok should be fine. also measure the wheel centre to arch gaps to door shut and wheel centre to wheel centre to make sure its all straight

[Mr.AdamB]

mayo not good. personally id not buy it if it had any mayo.

[Patrick_g46]

mayo not good. personally id not buy it if it had any mayo.

a few ppl said to me that if it has been used very little (like it has been) then this could be condensation formed on small journeys causing this. also it was a very very littel amount!

[Justin..]

when i laid mine up for 4 months it developed a tiny bit of mayo on the cap. but once in regular use it soon went

[cliolord]

mayo....could be due to the car not being driven on long journey's...49,000miles is not alot and I wouldnt be expecting the owner to be driving very far, especially if they drive it everyday and only do 3miles or so. Remove dip stick and check that. Drive it for about 15+miles until oil temp reach's 100*C then check it again

[Patrick_g46]

^^^ will do, i mean a gasket should last more then 49k miles anyway shouldnt it?