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(Message started by: smitheagle on Jan 25^th, 2009, 11:57pm)

Title: Goodbye Scorpio World
Post by smitheagle on Jan 25^th, 2009, 11:57pm

My journey has come to an end!

I cant find the answer to the latest problem and ive already spent over £100 on trying to! (car only cost me £400)

We now think its the fuel pump or something related to it! Im not overly fussed in journeying deeper to source the problem.

Thank you everyone for helping me in the past on things/problems etc. Its a great community here and i will continue to donate for a couple of months still!

Ill probably scrap it (about £80 for it at the moment) I have brand new ignition leads (not Ford) which im gonna chuck on ebay (ill let u know on the parts section when i do)

If anyone wants to buy any parts from it, parts that are easy for someone like me just to screw off and put in an envelope or small box, message me. Id rather make a couple of quid off bits before its scrapped.

Thank You once again!

Dean

Title: Re: Goodbye Scorpio World
Post by smitheagle on Jan 26^th, 2009, 12:03am

Ford Scorpio 2.0 8v
R reg (97)

Title: Re: Goodbye Scorpio World
Post by Snoopy on Jan 26^th, 2009, 7:27am

Have you tried the fuel pump relay, that is a simple thing to fix and replace and they do go faulty without warning.

Title: Re: Goodbye Scorpio World
Post by PeteB on Jan 26^th, 2009, 9:38am

Another one bites the dust :( hopefully snoopys advice helps hate to see another one disappear off our roads :(

Pete

Title: Re: Goodbye Scorpio World
Post by smitheagle on Jan 27^th, 2009, 12:03am

Havent seen the fuel pump relay option mentioned, unless i can source one in the next day or 2, dont think ill bother, its getting to the stage when everything i try im already telling myself it wont work before ive even put it in.

Title: Re: Goodbye Scorpio World
Post by gozz on Jan 27^th, 2009, 8:19am

smitheagle.
Courage my boy,courage ! never let the old Scorp beat you,even though it has a bloody good try ???. Further to the pump relay(the green and violet one in the back of the aux box),switch the ignition on and pull it out and in,if it clicks it's likely to be OK,but not definitely.
GOZZ

Title: Re: Goodbye Scorpio World
Post by mr._floppy on Jan 31^st, 2009, 1:00am

It's worth hanging on to If you have a place to park it for a while .

Small bits like dash switches, mirrors, looms, motors, radios and trim are worth selling separately.

If it's got leather seats, then even better ::)

Title: Re: Goodbye Scorpio World
Post by mikeart on Jan 31^st, 2009, 11:33am

Oh dear, i have a scorp ... what else would i drive, not the wife's volvo that's for sure :-/ i have had a number of problems, but i guess i am lucky in having a grage that see's it as a challange to keep my r reg on the road, i have found out so much from these forums, and i know NOTHING about cars ::) but with here and EBAY i am winning the battle to keep on being a scorp driver, i wish you well friend, there are a few on EBAY at the moment ;)
http://i149.photobucket.com/albums/s62/mikeart7/carrepair003.jpg

Title: Re: Goodbye Scorpio World
Post by bigmumf on Apr 11^th, 2009, 5:20pm

I don't suppose you have the locking wheel nut key?

Sorry about your grief by the way, they're such good motors, but I know what you mean about throwing good money after bad, I've spent 280 on mine, and she cost 3, and I made a promise to myself.... :-X

Title: Re: Goodbye Scorpio World
Post by Highlander on Apr 12^th, 2009, 12:29am

The locking nuts are all different, have you lost yours?
You can remove them with a hammer/chisel.

I usually throw them away and use 4 normal nuts