Custard id dead :(.. Long live Steve

Well if you have seen my previous thread you will know that "Custard" my yellow lupo has died, more on that see my last thread

Sooo, "Long live Steve" the silver mk2 arosa. I believe this car has a thread already, previously owned by a good mate "Jak". Bought it at the weekend on an 03 plate with just shy of 60,000 miles; got a few freebies with it in the sale as well; set of Ronal LS's 15 x 7.5 (few flat spots but not too unrepairable), sportex back box (anyone want to buy it?), bonnet bra (again if you want it give me a shout), lupo rear lights, pressed plates and a few gamma radios.

Haven't got many pictures atm with the weather and it being dark when i get home but will get some up .


thats Steve


Dont you just love VAG , mk2 hidden under the snow


Had a few issues with the power or lack of on the Arosa, and not the usual "I only have 50 asthmatic horse under the bonnet"; it felt like the car was choking and as if the throttle response wasn't there until the pedal was nearly on the floor. So i cracked on tonight with the usual suspects of throttle body and plugs.


i might add it was pissing down at this point haha.




havnt seen a body this filthy since my ragged old 99000 mile mk1




cracked on with the carb cleaner and a old cloth


nice and shiny ... missed a few bits but it was not budging and wasnt effecting the flap so just left it


the shit that came out of it :/


Also whilst cleaning it noticed that the servo air feed pipe has a few splits in it :/ will have to sort that soon.

theres the old fella! missed this arosa tbf. didnt waste any time cracking on with it did ya?! lol

Glad to see the arosa still in the DaS family , engine looks cleaner now! Haha

cheers , keeping it in the family and hell no i dont waste time haha. the sooner it is mechanically sound, the sooner i can spent money on the mods.

cheers josh, its a state detailing wise but will get there when the weather brightens up

Its alive, i never saw this when jak had it, Ill have the bra off you fella

when hopefully i can make an impressionwith it .. will price up the postage this week and offer you a price mate if thats alright?.

Noticed as well thta the vacuum pipe from intake to brake servo has a few splits near the join at intake; apparently there was a product recall for this and the car is 10year old in june, reckon its worth a trip to the dealers to save me the cost if possible?

Yea fella, if you can get free things done by the dealer then do it, I think the paint warranty is 10-12 years as well

And cool about the bra, there's no rush and yea just let me know a price for it and postage

will do ... the part is about £10 and nearest dealer isnt too close and need the car for work so for the hassle i might as well do it myself :/...

BTW if anyone want to buy my leftovers, here you are haha http://www.copart.co.uk/c2/individualLot.html?lotId=12254603&searchType=onSaleNow

[quote="RDub"]will do ... the part is about £10 and nearest dealer isnt too close and need the car for work so for the hassle i might as well do it myself :/...

BTW if anyone want to buy my leftovers, here you are haha http://www.copart.co.uk/c2/individualLot.html?lotId=12254603&searchType=onSaleNow[/quote


Shame its on there, i live right next to a copart, they have some really nice cars in there and some that i cant tell what they are lol

Don't think yours will be in here, will be up your way

Yeah it's up about half a mile from me.. But best to move on ha

So, thought I might have solved the throttle issue and not really.. EML came back on today although it hasn't since I erased it again; car revs to 1200-1500 when I start it now and idles at about 1000 so bit high for my liking... Going to strip the intake manifold and piping down when i get time, maybes this weekend and see if I can get it sussed
Also, fuel consumption is a little high, 55 - 65 miles out of a tenner when I use to get 75 solid in the lupo and fuel prices havint changed that much :/ probabilistic same issue as EML stating with get valve

To end on another bad not, my servo vacuum hose leading from the intake to the servo is split so no wonder the brakes are a bit off, but I am still over the not with the car

Long live steve! Although he wss called alan x) lol

NAaaaa; it's Steve man, Steve the silver seat

Why do u gays call ur cars bloke names lol? I had Lucy the Lupo. Beryl the Bora and now Pheobe the Fabia

Maybe there is something we dont know lol

because im trying to make my 50hp 1.0 4 seater car seam more masculine hhah, same with the lupo seeing as how it was yellow and i came with a pink flower sticker in the window ha

Well, bit of an update.... got time today to fit the new wishbones and ball joints





The old ball joints were just slopping around; totally shagged and the rear bushes were starting to tear so all sorted now.

Somehow when dropping the car back on its wheels it seems to sit a tad lower





feels soo unnatural to drive a standard height arosa, dont know how people live without adjustable goodness

U need to come do mechanic type shit on the fabia haha. Its fucked lol. Good work mate

Cheers; like to know everything is sound before dropping it and what's up with fabia?

Whats not? haha. Still havent removed the battery to fill the power steering fluid up. The flexi is still fucked, the engine sounds like a tractor ticking over lol.

Looking good chap, you got wheels for it?

Can't remember if you have or not

Well ball joints were fucked, still need to clean eft valve out as its a bit dodgie with idling, the thrust bearing is rattling its ends of and I think ccm module has gone with the remote locking not working, and nee good mate, will bring some tools to next meet if you want for battery

I have a set of drag dr20's 7j need colour for them though and buckled set of ronal ls 7.5 j but just need cash for tyres, hopefully next month

Mine idles at about 500rpm lol... randomly cuts out on startup most of the time too if i dont gun it

Tried cleaning the throttle body and pipes, maybe same as mine maybes with the egr valve as that gets clogged up over time

Like a boss man. Wish I could be arsed to get things like this done on Oscar :/ lookin g good though bro shame bout the lupo though man, at least your not driving for gay pride or as mr happy anymore haha

In the last few photos is it on the coilovers? Because its quite a substantial drop if its not...