Well having bounced around in my shed of a Jazz (most battered example 2023) and not liking it very much at first, due to its rough running, 7 months has passed and...it still runs roughly. And it hasn't improved any.
But yet...I must admit it has grown on me. And nothing else has gone wrong with it. It's just worse as time has gone on...
Having had a look underneath, it actually seems quite solid, a little rust killer and paint on the sill edges should catch things in time. And I still haven't seen a MK2 as cheap as I paid for mine. So I've decided to give it something of an overhaul.
It's now up on ramps, and will receive:
A replacement starter motor (schreeeeech) what a horrid place it is located!
A new front oxygen sensor
Tappets reset (clack clack clack...) - well I'll have a go at least...
New coil packs (why do they all look the same but have different part numbers? Would the car really notice the ones that are 50% cheaper? Hmmm)
A new lower gearbox mount
Another oil change
Some rust proofing and undersealing underneath.
Awaiting the arrival of lots of exciting boxes of goodies, including bent feeler guages - it's many a year since I've tackled tappets!
Gonna be a busy week...