Polo G40 1,2+3

Just read this whole thread and loved it. These are lovely, a credit to you.

My first car was a 1984 Polo Classic 1.3 in Silver with a blue interior. I once viewed a G40 to replace it but it was far from honest and would have given me no end of trouble!

Ian

Attended to a few jobs on this while it's immobilised by saltiness. First up was the load compensator valve - it seized up some time this year, highlighted by less than normal brake effort at the last MOT. Car goes up.



Easy enough job, made easier by one of those pressure bleeders that utilises an inflated tyre as a source of air pressure.



Job done. Next was the in tank fuel pump, after the in-line pump became noisy, this was suspected as the cause. Another easy job, access is through a removable panel under the back seat, now fuel delivery is quiet again. 🙂

Whilst having a good look around while it was up in the air, I noticed that the (original) radiator had started to fail, leaving pinkness as a witness. Unable to buy a genuine one now, I settled on a Nissens one - I've been using one on the grey car for years. Car goes up again.



Radiator, intercooler and charger outlet all came off.



Removed bits cleaned up before going back on.



The job was then let down by Royal Mail's "24hr" service, which after 72 hours still hadn't materialised.

Cam belt and water pump coming off.



First, the wrong parts arrived.



Once the right bits arrived, it all went back together.



Correct age appropriate plates flung on.





Much better!

MOT'd this recently.

Only managed 320 miles since the last one. Poorest effort yet!