johnpbransfield

Mine is off a Sigma 140 Super Sport

If of interest I have a 6" Silencer off my 140SS surplus to requirements. Can send pics and details if required.

Pics just landed..thanks

PM sent

Tony....it will be at least 4kg lighter.....or that is what Phil will tell you if you are faster!

Hi Johnny,

I recognise the name now from FB....didn't receive anything via BC though.

John

Hi Johnny.....no mail as yet..

Thanks John

S3 Leather seat and headrest wanted please for metric chassis.....thanks.

Hi Roger,

Trust you got home OK after Anglesey and got to see the grandkids.

 I just use ordinary unleaded ...was quite shocked to find it was quite common!

Mine is 2009 with 20k on the clock. I have put it back together but know idea how long it will  last!

Have found prices varying from £475 to £180

Hi Garth, I think they will be the same. Interested if you want to sell it and it is in decent condition.

looking for an S3 Leather headrest if anybody has one they don't need...thanks.

Just a heads up to Sigma / Duratec owners. After loosing power on certain areas of Anglesey at the weekend and the fuel guage reading Full....I started to investigate...I thought it was a faulty earth but turned out to be the fuel pump/sender had split into two halves! The bottom half with the float rolling about at the bottom of the tank connected by two wires to the cap at the top....hence registering full but no fuel sloshing into the pump. The annoying thing is this is apparently a common thing!!!. How it comes apart God only knows as it is compressed on a big spring into the bottom of the tank / screw top on the top of the tank. Have managed to get it back together so I shall refit and see how it goes (£400+ new at CC...cheaper at Ford) My car is a 2009 and the pump has 2007 date on it. The fault they think is caused by the plastic clips reacting with the petrol over time. So younger cars should be OK!

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Thanks JV will try that. Just been in touch with someone who has had the same problem with the separating pump! Ended up having to buy a new one.CC said it was quite common!

Thanks JV.       JK email sent

Boot floor out but can't see any chaffing / bare wire. Wire dissapears over diff holder...very tight there but not sure where the wires go after that? So JK a wiring diagram would be useful please. I don't think the float is stuck as the tank was never more than half full....but registering on the red which is normal for my gauge, even when overfilled it still only registered 3/4 full and that would be with the float at the top touching the tank. Not very electrically minded so how does a multimeter work and what should I look for when using one. Many thanks in advance.

Jonathan....yes all other dials working fine.

SM25T yes integral with the fuel pump...will take the floor out and check the wiring. Had the pump out last year to try and sort the gauge reading but the float was registering with the top of the metal strip so all ok...just under reads true level. Lost power at one stage of the sprint.... Fuel starvation? But tank was nearly half full....I think chaffed wire may be the one to look at. Maybe worth investing in a multi meter? Thanks both for the advice.

2009 Sigma....car has never registered full, only 3/4 when brimmed so I use a dip stick to check. At the Anglesey club sprint this weekend and it has now started registering past the Full mark all the time. Does this mean I shall never have to buy any more petrol or does the fault lie with the sender or the gauge ? Any help much appreciated.

Well this morning decided to check the wiring...well the earths. At the guage end I spliced a wire into one of the negs and a new earth ....same result needle goes quickly to full. Did the same for the other earth same result, then earthed them together (they both go into the same part of the plug behind the guage).... Started smoking so quickly turned off. Decided to attack the pump!! which had completely fallen apart...just held together by wires. The top was attached to the tank the main bit and float were rolling around at the bottom of the tank so that was why the float was registering FULL with only 1/4 tank of fuel. Managed to get it back together and it seems quite secure as I can't pull it apart.Wired the guage back in (no smoke) and tested the pump out of the tank by moving the float.....and hey presto it works.....all the way to full.

So question, how has it come apart as when it is in the tank it is screwed down and a spring compresses between the two parts, there is about 4cm of compression between the two parts so no room to separate when in situ. 

So I know the float will give a full value, but when in situ it only gives 3/4 when full. Which way do I slightly bend the float....down or up?......I am completely brain dead after today. Thanks for your advice so far. Any more input will be much appreciated.

Hi Chris, If there is room can you put me down for a garage place please? Thanks, John

Hi Tom,

if Jon declines I would be interested.

Hi Chris

Could you put me on the reserve list please......no grand kids that day!

Hi Jack,

I have a 6" silencer off a 2009 car with 17k miles on it. I replaced it as I thought the baffles had started to go but then found the exhaust guard was corroding around the front jubilee clip....so maybe the silencer was ok. Let me know if it is of interest.

Hi JK,

Went with new fluid in the end.

Hi JK, Has the same stuff in now but not the ESP version!

Some advice please. I am going to change the brake fluid in the not too distant future. I have some Comma Dot 4 ESP which I have had unopened for nearly two years. Expiry date is 3 years after production which will be April 2019......does this mean use it by then or will it be no good by then? Also it is ESP which is for cars with ABS! Didn't realise this when I bought it. Would it be OK to use on a car without ABS? Thanks in advance.

One for sale on the FB page, polished.