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lmao i forgot i made that thread thanks sports..

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oil leak?..what oil leak..that puddle under the car is just sweat from all that horsepower

im selling a set of unis identical to those in the picture they have been used for a total of about 3 weeks so perfect nick PM me if your interested and ill take some photos for you

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Enjoy Chris

... replaced the unis last nite after about 4 hrs and alot of swearing and cursing ever buyin the van but it was done.... this morning however more swearing and grief followed when i realised that the vibration is still there and gets really bad the faster u go and the higher the revs.

its only happening on acceleration mainly the engine tells to bounce around in 3rd and 4th gear at a cruising speed. im starting to think its the gearbox going or the motor. also this afternoon the car was richened to the max and the revs were set higher then usual, was set by the previous owner any reason why though?

does anyone else have any possible reason for this?

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oil leak?..what oil leak..that puddle under the car is just sweat from all that horsepower

Anyone else? What about the perfectly good advice you've already been given?

Did you check your engine mounts? By your own admission the engine moves around a lot.. if they're shagged your new uni's are going to last approximately no time at all and may well take the gearbox with them.

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Simon

The adventures of an owner builder in the Tallarook Ranges

ok,,, firstly,,, when-ever you change your uni joints,,, you will need to fit them , but just loose,,, in other words "Don`t tighten the u-bolts",,, then lower the car onto the ground (or jack the wheel assys) so the axles are at a level where they`re goin to be whilst driving,,, "Then" do the U-bolts up

if you have the car jacked up & fit new rubber uni joints, & if you tighten them up in situ,,, then when you lower the car back down onto it`s wheels,,, the rubber in the uni joints twist up cronically & then they stay twisted up & remain under that tension the entire time driving & will not last very long at all

& also (as morris1100 said) don`t over tight them either,,, only nip the nuts up till they bind on the nylock part (the book says 8lbs from memory,,, memory is failing miserably these days tho,,, what were we talking about agin?????

If you have the nylon u/js,,, then totally disregard everything i just typed (except the part about not over tightening them,,, the nylon ones distort badly & won`t last long either if over tightened

Maybe it`s just a case of sloppy engine mounts & engine steadys & some part of the engine is rubbing on the subframe &/or body,,, like the exhaust or gearshift for example,,, check all that first & repair as necessisary & then if all that fails , type more grief storys on here & we`ll keep stuffing with your head about your engine being stuffed

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No offence intended here but--> anyone writing a book about minis 30 years ago may not have experienced such worn or stuffed-with components as we are finding these days.

You should put your heart & soul into everything you do.

As everyone else has already said check your engine mounts and engine steady rubbers/remote gearchinge mounts . Try and move the engine around by hand and see if it moves much or barely , and also if it moves in any particular direction . Failing that take it to a mini friendly mechanic and then don't %@%^ with it yourself afterwards .

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sorry i didnt mean it in a bad way as in anyone else.... it was meant to be just anyone have, just got a bad habbit of putting else behind anyone.

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oil leak?..what oil leak..that puddle under the car is just sweat from all that horsepower

buckled rim? wheels out of balance? subframe bolts tight? maybe send it to a mechanic to check it over it could be a safety hazard to you and others if something lets go.

Ahem.. Joe is a mechanic.

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Simon

The adventures of an owner builder in the Tallarook Ranges

yeah and its got me stumped. i check the mounts and the steady bars they looked good and the motor doesnt seem to be moving..

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oil leak?..what oil leak..that puddle under the car is just sweat from all that horsepower

The motor is rooted

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No offence intended here but--> anyone writing a book about minis 30 years ago may not have experienced such worn or stuffed-with components as we are finding these days.

You should put your heart & soul into everything you do.

Where have I heard that before?

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Simon

The adventures of an owner builder in the Tallarook Ranges

yeah i had a feeling it was gonna be a rooted motor ... lovely new van rooted motor.

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oil leak?..what oil leak..that puddle under the car is just sweat from all that horsepower

If the motor doen't move then of course its Rooted ......DOH

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