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(Message started by: tonyboy on Sep 12th, 2009, 8:44pm)
Title: The perfect Scorpio
Post by tonyboy on Sep 12th, 2009, 8:44pm
Hello does anyone think they have the perfect scorpio.
Just that a lot of people seem to have a lot of problems with there scorpio ... just wondering if anybody has a scorp that has no probs ......... ;) except for that nice white scorp that actually did seem perfect ........ Don't know if he sold it or how much....  ;D
Title: Re: The perfect Scorpio
Post by tlundkvi on Sep 12th, 2009, 9:13pm
I'm pretty happy right now, all problems I've had with it have been fixed and feel nothing *should* come up, except for the (yearly) maintenance. A few small beginning rust spots bugs me though, and some minor cosmetic details... but no way mint condition or anything like that. Wouldn't the Scorpio be the perfect car even if it would have some problems?
Title: Re: The perfect Scorpio
Post by tonyboy on Sep 12th, 2009, 10:27pm
To be honest when theres nothing to do on my scorp, apart from the major jobs..( what i consider major jobs ) I wish there was somthing to do on it.... ( i mean somthing simple like change the pollen filter or clean the MAF )....
Title: Re: The perfect Scorpio
Post by Pegasus on Sep 12th, 2009, 11:05pm
Never had any serious probs and has always run smooth and nicely responsive  8)
Never found any codes on scans.
So far no serious rust.

Payback for all the TLC it gets  :-*
Title: Re: The perfect Scorpio
Post by Baz on Sep 13th, 2009, 12:20am
I thought I had the perfect Scorpio...... :'(
Title: Re: The perfect Scorpio
Post by Geoff_W on Sep 13th, 2009, 12:32am
Barry you did while it lasted. S29 COS evolved to have a lot of gongs and whistles that the Scorpio's designers never even thought about.

The other thing was that you systematically worked on fixes for some of the foibles and glitches that emerged and I guess spent a fair bit of brass in the process.

Towards the end, I thought my 2 litre was getting to be about as good as it could be and still miss it..:(. My 2.9 is still growing on me but is definitely a work in progress.

My other car the Mk1 that I bought in August feels better than my Ultima at this point, partly because whilst it has minor faults, I am confident that I will get them sorted.

When the Ultima is spot on I guess I may not feel as confident about it (wondering what next) even so I want to stick at it whilst I can.
Title: Re: The perfect Scorpio
Post by Tekno on Sep 13th, 2009, 5:29pm
Maybe some day everything is fixed

- missing left side heater flap motor
- ignition lock not working
- boot lock - -the key part doesnt work
- sun roof doesn't open
- broken wheel bearing
- rusty rear wheel arches
- water temp needle drops to "zero" sometimes. Shown as 255 value.

everything else works :)
Title: Re: The perfect Scorpio
Post by Tons_of_fun on Sep 14th, 2009, 8:43pm
Havent really had much trouble with the cossie until now, but that is a broken radiator so i suppose you could class that as a servicable item. My last ultima on the other hand suffered huge electrical failure. Which was a shame as it was absolutly beautiful. Still have a tear in my eye when i think about that one. My old 95 2.0ltr had done nearly 190,000 miles when i sold it & never once gave me any trouble. I guess all of my cars must of brrn made on a monday  ;D ;D
Title: Re: The perfect Scorpio
Post by tonyboy on Sep 14th, 2009, 8:48pm

on 09/13/09 at 17:29:17, Tekno wrote:
Maybe some day everything is fixed

- missing left side heater flap motor
- ignition lock not working
- boot lock - -the key part doesnt work
- sun roof doesn't open
- broken wheel bearing
- rusty rear wheel arches
- water temp needle drops to "zero" sometimes. Shown as 255 value.

everything else works :)

There's not much else to work .......  ;D
Oh . and i hate Mondays .... :(
Title: Re: The perfect Scorpio
Post by Matt on Sep 19th, 2009, 2:35pm
there wasnt anything wrong with my 24v before i took it off the road, went like a dream tbh but that hasnt stopped my playing with it a bit
Title: Re: The perfect Scorpio
Post by Highlander on Sep 19th, 2009, 6:22pm
Theres no such thing as the perfect Scorpio :)
Title: Re: The perfect Scorpio
Post by Geoff_W on Sep 19th, 2009, 7:14pm
Well per head you have more to Scorpios to judge that compared with everyone else in the British Isles Stuart  ;D
Title: Re: The perfect Scorpio
Post by gozz on Sep 19th, 2009, 7:53pm
Matt.
Sounds like a good woman  ;D
                                  GOZZ.
Title: Re: The perfect Scorpio
Post by Tons_of_fun on Sep 20th, 2009, 2:41pm
Gozz...Believe me, Matt needs no excuse when it comes to having a play  ;) ;D ;D
Title: Re: The perfect Scorpio
Post by Matt on Sep 20th, 2009, 6:53pm
and play i shall do

well only back off hols a day and im covered in oil and grime, however i now have a manual cossie  ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: The perfect Scorpio
Post by tlundkvi on Sep 20th, 2009, 7:51pm
Did you clock it 0-60 yet? Are you changing the diff ratio aswell?
Title: Re: The perfect Scorpio
Post by Matt on Sep 20th, 2009, 8:25pm
not running yet mate, still gotta drop the exhaust off to fit the longer prop shaft, then wire in my ecu fooling board, should have a run out next weekend though

running standard 24v diff atm but ive got a 2.0 one to play with  ;)
Title: Re: The perfect Scorpio
Post by amigafan2003 on Sep 21st, 2009, 9:28am
If only I could get my interior lights working then there would be nothing wrong with the y reg - inc bodywork.
Title: Re: The perfect Scorpio
Post by Mike H on Dec 6th, 2012, 7:30pm

on 09/14/09 at 20:43:54, Tons_of_fun wrote:
My last ultima on the other hand suffered huge electrical failure.


Did anyone find out what caused this?
Title: Re: The perfect Scorpio
Post by Matt on Dec 6th, 2012, 8:08pm
yea the clip that holds the wireing loom to the inner wing broke and the loom cooked then shorted on the exhaust pipe..  12v engine
Title: Re: The perfect Scorpio
Post by rich1 on Dec 6th, 2012, 8:54pm
Well now ive sorted the gear box issues ive got to say my current scorpio is the dogs doo daas . Runs like a dream . Looks the biz (black is the top colour for these cars in my humble opion ) and of course super comfortable . Im now on bended knees praying to god i aint jinxed the car  ;D
Title: Re: The perfect Scorpio
Post by PJDavis on Dec 7th, 2012, 8:03am
Yep.   Really happy with mine.   It's running as well as it ever has especially now the Autobox has been renewed.   The body is about perfect including underneath, I do regular maintenance and give the underneath a scrape and a light brush over with a heavy black paint.   Course over the years I've spent plenty of money on anything it has needed, but I would need to make a huge financial step-up to get anything comparable, and can't justify that for a second 'hobby-car'.   I've still got 'Aunty' and I can't bear to scrap it!   I'm the same with my Bikes, a couple of old Bikes and one good modern Bike, but I only did 1800 miles on my main Bike last year.
Title: Re: The perfect Scorpio
Post by Mike H on Dec 7th, 2012, 12:57pm
Good news about the box. http://livinginthepast-audioweb.co.uk/images/misc/th_thumbsup.gif



on 12/06/12 at 20:08:48, Matt wrote:
yea the clip that holds the wireing loom to the inner wing broke and the loom cooked then shorted on the exhaust pipe..  12v engine


Ah!! That'd do it ;D
Title: Re: The perfect Scorpio
Post by Matt on Dec 7th, 2012, 1:17pm
craig was at a B&Q at the time then spend 6 hours cutting and recrimping the loom with twin & earth cable to get him home. barley running but it got him home but the damage was done. he sold it to a chap who then added 500 quid to the price and sat it on his forcort with a sign on it saying 'owned by the chairman of the ford scorpio club' lol

needless to say he never shifted it ( he did nothing with the faults) and scrapped it


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