i have been getting loads of grief with the coop recently.
just took the car to well trusted garage to get loads of work done and it s just as bad as when it went in.
i had the cambelt done because it whined badly and didn't trust it! spoke to this guy on the phone 3 times and said look need the cambelt done asap because of this and please check the water pump and so on. anyway car is back with worse belt whine than it went in with! if the water pump need changing hell will be paid trust me.
also had the clutch changed and since then it now some times slips on launch and juders some times and the odd crunch on 1st and 2nd even though i told him to check the gearbox as it felt like it could be worn and he promised me it was ok.
i also asked him to look in to why my car had a knocking noise when hard connering, he said it was the tcs which did look worn but guess what it still knocks.
oh and lastly asked him to see where a blow on the exhaust was and check the manifold. he said it was just on the joint from the cat back and not on the manifold and said it puff a tiny tiny bit on start up but thats it. took the car in to a trusted tyre place to get new tyres and tracking and they told me it was blowing badly from the manifold.
this hasn't even been a week since it went in :-(
so a bill for £886 and now its just the same as before.
this is without doubt the most expensive car i have had and by far not the nicest either!
what do i do now?
to say i am not pleased in a understatment.

Well one thing I wouldn't do woulod be to fit a prv and gtech, as the car should be running 100% before that should happen!

the problem is it also is only boosting 0.5 bar and paul faild to sort that out either!

what did he say when you told him it's no better?

to be fair i am ringing him tomorrow so in all fairness i haven't given him a chance to fix it.
but also it does mean another day of work 200mile round trip and loads in pertrol if he does fix it!

main thing is i just want to know there car is alright like the clutch is just bedding in and the belt whine is either normal or because there new?

Belts always whine for a while after being changed. How many miles have you done.

I'd suggest doing some hard launches to bed the clutch in nicely, and as for the manifold; unless it's cracked, I cant see how it can be blowing from there unless the nuts to the head have come loose (as they do sometimes).

What's a 'tcs'?

matt that is the exact answer i was waiting for that :-)
i know i over worry about my cars and i alway do but it still doesn't seam that right.

do coops normall have belt whine?

maybe 200/300 miles since it was done

hi buddy,

no disrespect and i understand your point fully but the way you have written your first post on this thread will be frowned upon by many memebers as it comes across as your douting paul's ability with coupes when he along with people like Rog(poweritalia) Joe (country cruiseing) etc are very WELL respected amongst this forum for their ability/knowledge of coupes.

Your not happy with the work done and want a few things fixed/explained so firstly ring paul and explain your issues which he will gladly sort out/explain everything to you! looking at your other thread of praiseing motormech up and all the work he done in only that short time eg cambelt clutch etc thats incredible in its self but as for him maybe not having the time to fully diagnose the little problems you mentioned about to him, maybe he may have got something wrong or there perfectly good explanation!
if you speak to paul and he is at fault and refuses to sort any of the problems then maybe this post would be called for but tbh i think having not explained your issues to him before writing a post like this will be frowned upon by many members!

so a bill for £886 and now its just the same as before.

firstly not the same as before as you have a Vital recipet showing major work done at Motormech to add to the service history of the car.

this is without doubt the most expensive car i have had and by far not the nicest either!

you have douted the coupes from the start, are trying to compare the coupe to cars on totally different end of the scale. Coops are about passion,unique style combined with performance depending on how far you want to take things!
Skylines are just about BHP "mainly" you wouldnt get many owners buying a skyline purely for its look! where as many people buy the coop purely for this reason only!

So if that what you honestly think buddy maybe Coupes are not for you and before you waste anymore money on your coupe you should think about if your really gonna get out of it what you are exspecting of it!?

Im not having a go in anyway but just giving some advice

Well mine did for a bit after it was changed and I know several other people who had the same thing.

I can understand your frustration, but I think the best thing to do would be to discuss your concerns with Paul. I'm sure if there is any sort of a problem then he'll happily sort it out.

i know luke at its not taken in the wrong way.
paul is very repected and i don't as such doubt his work more of the fact does the coop have these tendencys for belt whine and niggly gear changes/ juddery clutches or is there something wrong.
this post was more aimed at seeing if i was being over fussy or that this faults haven't been fixed..

i am going to edit the garage name out as its not fair on him .

as of with the skyline my r34 was stunning and i am not just saying that becasue it was my car but i like the look of skyline but thats not what this is about.

as of yes the coop has cost me about 4 k so far in 4 odd months so yes id say its expensive for something now worth 2k and its not that fast or that comfy but its growing on me apart from how often it needs fixing for relitvley low bhp fiqures

Might be worth looking at other things aswell, i have a whine from my belt area and its not even my belts. Its the power steering pump, maybe your whine is worse as there is better tension in the auxiliary belts and its highlighting a problem that was already there.
Ive seen and heard nothing but praise for Motormech so i'm sure your doubting his abilities wont go down well. Before posting things like this id of most def talked to him first as posts of this nature just annoy people.
We all get frustrated with our Coupes. They give loads with one hand, then take plenty away with the other. Its a case of ticking off as many things as you can. And i seriously wouldnt put your GTECH in or your PRV until the car is running correctly else your spelling disaster.

i will call him on monday to ort it out but i did take a day of work spend £50 in petrol and wake up a 5am to get this sorted and i don't want anoth £850+ bill and do it all oer agin as i can't keep doing it. i sold my skyline because it was drinking petrol but this is costing me even more money that the skyline.

Sell it then and buy a good 1 and until you speak too Paul i think you should stop slagging him off, he knocked you money off and your not even a member

The only whine i can hear is from this post.
Think before you post is a good idea.

hang on its not knocking money off its £886 and its the same as it went in!
i don't want to name names hence me deleting his name.

io thin k its fair enough to post for help on a issue when i have just spent alot of money i want to make sure i am not being fobbed off and that this is something to worry about not to slate the garage but to fix my car.
so back to it is these problems normal and if not what can i do about it.
hillbilly you might be on toi the powersteering pump but its all the times and gets worse when the car gets hotter.

mods can we keep names out of this as i am not having a dig at the guy just want my car running 100% and fustrated thats all

I'm not going through everyone's posts and editing them. If you want, I can delete the whole thread and you can start a new one (in tech problems) asking for help with whatever you think the problems are. But this time without insinuating that anyone has done you over.

I've never been to Motormech personally but from what i've read they have a very good reputation. Surely you'd of been better off posting this after speaking to them and giving them a chance to resolve the issue/s?

ok fair enough keep it open i don't care i wanted to protect paul but i have the £886 bill and buggered car so i want it sorted

even if he sorted the problems i would be two days holiday down,£120 petrol down and 16 hours of my life wasted walking around the bull ring lol

but even then you're the one choosing to use a garage that far away...

i only went there for the rep through here!
it was between paul or rog as i wanted the best to work on my car hence feeling disapointed

Like I said before until you speak to Paul you should keep quiet his mobile number is on the bill

Do you actually know of these are "problems" or more quirks of having a car thats had a lot of knackered parts replaced on it?

I.e: if you had a coupe that had a knackered clutch to start with and you've replaced it and it doesnt feel right i'd say the more likely answer is that it isnt bedded in properley yet rather than an expert getting it wrong with a decent, brand new clutch.

Same goes with the belts, it may whine but by the same token it may be the normal noise that goes after a little while.

Id give them, and the parts you had fitted the benefit of the doubt, or failing that see if theres a member in the local area who can come round an assess the 'problems' to see whether the speculation and your trip back to get it fixed is justified.

thats what i really want to find out if its normal or if i have a major problem.
i might have gone about the wrong way but i am just annoyed after such a big bill to still have the same issues.

anyone local who might have a look and knows coops well?
the thing is i don't want to make loads of fuss if its normal but i want my car sorted if its not right and i have paid for it.

how many times do you need telling it is normal for new belts to whine and that cluches need time to bed in , peanuthead !!!!!
pauls is the only place i ve ever taken a car thats come back with the work done and all the bolts back in the right place as it should do.....

I would have volunteered but ive since moved from the area.
Im sure someone would take a look.

ok so you guys think its ok then and would trust paul?