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Just Bought My first Frontera..Think ive been sold a Dog :-(
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Just Bought My first Frontera..Think ive been sold a Dog :-(Ive just bought a M Reg 2.0i Sport 3dr after my previous car went bang last week, With Christmas around the corner and money being a bit tight, i saw the car advertised for £500 with Tax and MOT and thought "bargain".
I fear im wrong, there are a few faults and was hoping someone on here might have some tech knowledge and be able to point me in the right direction for repairs...like i said moneys tight with Christmas a couple of weeks away ! Anyway, the main problem There is a quite loud noise coming from the rear that sounds possibly like brakes binding, ive seen elsewhere that this is a common fault ??? is it a simple repair ? Another one, about a pound of Gun Gum fell off the back exsaust box a couple of days after getting it and it now sounds like a cheiftan tank, Is the back box seperate on these or do i need to get kwik fit to replace more ? there now appears to be a knocking coming from the front offside wheel, possible bearing or suspension...is this a common fault ? There are a number of little bits wrong like the intermittant wipers are eratic, the blades move up the screen 6" at a time then stop and then another 6" and stop and so on. Apart from the above stuff its a pretty clean car for the year and well worth getting back to its former glory but im just concerned about the brake binding bit or is it something more terminal ? !!! Thanks for any advice you can give
Hi mate,
Firstly welcome to FOG! Sorry to hear about the problems you've got, firstly where abouts are you? (if you could add a county or something to your profile that'd be useful). I'd suggest that the brakes probably just need to have new brake shoes or pads put in, you might need you drums or disks though if it's particularly bad, it'd be worthwhile pulling the wheels off to have a look. Odds are you can get a new backbox fairly easily and have that installed, if they try to sell you more (unless its needed) tell them to get stuffed, they can weld a backbox on to the exhaust pipe, you don't need a whole new pipe unless it's stuffed. Knocking in the front could be several things, a bit more info about it could be good, does it happen when driving, or when turning the steering? etc. Could be brakes, but more likely the suspension in some form, could just be rubbers need replacing or new shockies. Intermittent wipers is probably just a relay or similar, sounds more like the return system isn't working. It's probably more worthwhile to grab a second hand wiper motor and fit that instead, you should be able to grab one from a breakers fairly easily and for not much £. It's easier than stuffing about trying to fix return systems and stuff. I'm sure none of it is terminal mate, it can all be fixed. At the very worst the noises in the back *could* be the diff, but it's probably not likely. Take a look here you might find something useful. There are some things that you might not have thought of. It'd be worthwhile getting all the oil levels checked in the diffs and get the grease points greased... Also change all the oils and filters, it'd probably be well worth while doing that. Keep us up to date on what happens. And good luck. Cheers, Si www.4x4search.org - your 4x4 search engine. 100% human submitted and edited!
Thank youFirstly thanks for the welcome, it appears you have a good group of people on here after reading a lot of the help offered below.
I did put my County etc on the profile....Just happened to put it in the occupation box Now ive found the site i will get a bit more proactive with the car rather than just walking in circles around it swearing a lot I will post back when ive done some of your suggestions. Thanks again Its Nice to be Nice to Nice People !
Re: Just Bought My first Frontera..Think ive been sold a Dog
got to get me set of these hi and welcome to the site flying solo, weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
Bloody thingsAfter all the other faults, it rained two days after getting the car but only that fine misty stuff...So i prees the INT button and the blades do their stopping starting thing...And echoing around Devon the words of a mad man
You have got to be F****** Shi**ing me ! Anyway as soon as i replace my entertaining motor there all yours enjoy Its Nice to be Nice to Nice People !
Re: Bloody thingstry changing the relay first flying solo, weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
Eyup mate No, you hav'nt bought a dog She just needs a bit of TLC! As said,priority are the brakes. The other problems just need working thru,one by one Good luck & welcome to FOG.
Martin
welcome,this site will help you with your problems,just ask!
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welcome to fog this is a grate place if youy own aa fronters loads of helpfull people
as said above dont sound to much of a dog
Hi Ya
Welcome to FOG well as everyone has said first point of call will be, to grease n clean all round, esp pay att to the breaks not to hard on these, also check the diff oils and give her a good service!! for parts try http://stores.ebay.co.uk/JIMSLITTLESHOP mail him first quoting FOG & he gives 10% disc also very fast service, if you dont see what ya want send him a message n he'll find it for ya! did me a fuel pump for 60 good luck mate BIG MONSTER '92 LWB est 2.3td
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Welcome mate. Trust me you aint brought a dog sounds to me like its just general maintainence is all it needs, Trust in the forum listen to there wise words and you will soon be sorted.Then you will have a vehicle that will reward you with more fun you can handle.
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Hi mate trust me that aint a dog you got had mine for 3years and only just started spending on it same sort of problems on mine with brakes only needed new shoes and knock on front was loer ball joint.just did first off road day other week and what a fantastic motor can not fault them in any way
It might be slow but i can go anywhere!
Thanks AgainIve had a few Head in Hands moments with this car, but all your positive answers have given me renewed hope...Thank you
Now all i have to do is find a local mechanic who is "Cheap" to do the bits and bobs in the next week ( we are hoping to use the car to go to London for Christmas ! Ive just remembered another very annoying thing, The Fuel filler.....the little silver flap down the tube is too far down for petrol pumps to reach and push back...So when filling the car i have 2 choices..1 Fill up 50p at a time with the pump going click every few seconds OR (my favored choice but embarrassing) 2...Take the aeriel off and poke it down the hole pushing the flap out of the way and fill the car as normal. Is this a normal problem and does anyone know of a quick fix ? Once again...Thankyou all very much for your positive words and good advise Dale Its Nice to be Nice to Nice People !
Mine hasn't got one of those fitted see if you can rip it out of the neck its only there from when leaded fuel was around only thing is don't forget it's a petrol and don't fill up diesel then it's costley.
It might be slow but i can go anywhere!
Mate I also have an M reg sport
Am constantly finding minor things wrong but thats part of the fun I took it to the local garage for a quick check over and was delighted when the mechanic said the underbelly was in Imaculate condition. Keep pressing on mate
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