Hi all,
With my S-Line coming up on 180k I'm now getting a bit wary of things wearing out. I want to get it to 200k and generally speaking it makes more sense to hang on to it than buy something else.
The list of age related niggles that present themselves are:
A highish pitched squeak/rubbing sound for a few seconds on startup coming from the engine bay. Usually from overnight/cold.
Maybe also the chain tensioners rattling briefly on some startups.
Sometimes feels like the car is down on power/boost and is less efficient than it used to be. Other times feels as great as I remember.
Notice that the revs sit at above idle on cold start up then drop to idle after a coupe of minutes. (Is this normal?)
Sometimes a mechanical pulsing sensation at speed. Like something is running unevenly.
Turbo is bit noisier than I remember.
Cranking takes a bit longer than it used to. Maybe a second before firing on key turn vs being almost instant in the past.
Generally the steering doesn't feel as sharp as it used to. I've had arms and droplinks replaced in the past couple of years. Front tyres will need replacing at MOT as low on tread. Could be the reason but it feels like more.
An annoying knock on hard right turns. Two mechanics have been under it with a bar to check for play and not found anything.
Fuel consumption doesn't feel as good as it used to, although maybe I'm doing shorter runs. Notice on longer faster runs it's about what I recall in the first few years of ownership.
All of this stuff is of course age and wear and tear related. The last time I had the AA guy put a diagnostics on it around a month ago, there were no faults.
Aside from its routine servicing, can anyone suggest a really good all over inspection that can really address these and any other niggles before they become catastrophic?
Obviously it's balancing what is worth doing to keep it running well vs it becoming a money pit.
It always seems that when it's serviced the local specialist do all the routine bits and say it's running okay, but they never really drive it hard or past a couple miles around the block. Can't help but feel if they lived with it they would identify a lot more work, which although costly, would help it remain sharp.
Feel free to chime in with any advice.
Thanks.
With my S-Line coming up on 180k I'm now getting a bit wary of things wearing out. I want to get it to 200k and generally speaking it makes more sense to hang on to it than buy something else.
The list of age related niggles that present themselves are:
A highish pitched squeak/rubbing sound for a few seconds on startup coming from the engine bay. Usually from overnight/cold.
Maybe also the chain tensioners rattling briefly on some startups.
Sometimes feels like the car is down on power/boost and is less efficient than it used to be. Other times feels as great as I remember.
Notice that the revs sit at above idle on cold start up then drop to idle after a coupe of minutes. (Is this normal?)
Sometimes a mechanical pulsing sensation at speed. Like something is running unevenly.
Turbo is bit noisier than I remember.
Cranking takes a bit longer than it used to. Maybe a second before firing on key turn vs being almost instant in the past.
Generally the steering doesn't feel as sharp as it used to. I've had arms and droplinks replaced in the past couple of years. Front tyres will need replacing at MOT as low on tread. Could be the reason but it feels like more.
An annoying knock on hard right turns. Two mechanics have been under it with a bar to check for play and not found anything.
Fuel consumption doesn't feel as good as it used to, although maybe I'm doing shorter runs. Notice on longer faster runs it's about what I recall in the first few years of ownership.
All of this stuff is of course age and wear and tear related. The last time I had the AA guy put a diagnostics on it around a month ago, there were no faults.
Aside from its routine servicing, can anyone suggest a really good all over inspection that can really address these and any other niggles before they become catastrophic?
Obviously it's balancing what is worth doing to keep it running well vs it becoming a money pit.
It always seems that when it's serviced the local specialist do all the routine bits and say it's running okay, but they never really drive it hard or past a couple miles around the block. Can't help but feel if they lived with it they would identify a lot more work, which although costly, would help it remain sharp.
Feel free to chime in with any advice.
Thanks.
