Recent snap of your Westfield

[Euan Hoosearmy]

Just done one of those, been meaning to do it for ages jobs... swapped out the fuel filter element (have had the car 18 months). Am thinking the old element may have been the original from when the car was built..... no prizes for guessing which is the old one...

 

Also changed the rubber seals and spring as they're likely 25 years old too!!

[GaryD1971]

On 23/08/2023 at 07:29, DanH said:

I'm suspecting water ingress in the electrics but currently going through the obvious as it turns over so spark plugs and HT leads first as the wells were full of water and rust. The seller is at a loss as it was driven off the trailer when it arrived.

Sounds like a core plug in the head may have failed. This could cause the plug wells to fill with water. Not a hard thing to repair, but it does involve removing the black cam cover if I remember correctly. 

[DanH]

11 minutes ago, GaryD1971 said:

Sounds like a core plug in the head may have failed. This could cause the plug wells to fill with water. Not a hard thing to repair, but it does involve removing the black cam cover if I remember correctly. 

Would I see water in the oil if that has happened?

[DanH]

1 minute ago, DanH said:

Would I see water in the oil if that has happened?

I'll move this conversation over to Tech Talk as its drifted away from a photo of my Westy 🫣

[GaryD1971]

Just now, DanH said:

Would I see water in the oil if that has happened?

Unlikely. Water in the oil would more than likely be head gasket failure. A core plug would just leak water/coolant into the area around the failure, ie the plug wells in your case. That coolant shouldn't find it's way into the sump unless there is an issue elsewhere. 

[GaryD1971]

1 minute ago, DanH said:

I'll move this conversation over to Tech Talk as its drifted away from a photo of my Westy 🫣

Good plan. 👍

[GaryD1971]

On 22/08/2023 at 19:22, DanH said:

New to the club and Westfield, haven't been out in it yet as only just taken delivery so waiting till Sept 1st to Tax, that said it won't start so might still not get out in it 🤦

by the way! It certainly is a great looking car! 

[Barry Moorhouse]

Hi, first post.

Built this car over 20 years ago, sold it after a year, and bought it back last year !

Just spent the last few months sorting out and re-commissioning all the mechanics after not being on the road for the past 17 years.

Picture taken this week just before it was taken for a pre MOT check over, and MOT test next week.

Looking forward to getting behind the wheel again after all these years !

Barry.

[Geoffrey Carter (Buttercup)]

Looks in great condition.

 

[Ollie otp96]

Bit of aerodynamic testing this evening, checking how the airflow escapes after passing through the cooling package.

[Andrzej]

Do You have a video how those string behave on wind? esp this on the side ?

[Ollie otp96]

31 minutes ago, Andrzej said:

Do You have a video how those string behave on wind? esp this on the side ?

Sadly no video, but wish I had. Gets plenty of turbulence in the large vents on top. Plenty of positive pressure coming out of the small side vents behind the lights. It’s all a base line at the moment with the main focus on controlling the airflow out of the cooling package.

[Flying Carrot Steve]

On 22/08/2023 at 23:14, Naranja_Al said:

Boys and their Toys night out, cracking night for a spin out. I didn’t realise my mate owned a former members Mazda SDV 1.6t car….

Every single time you get with your Westie, I always double take and catch myself thinking 'how the hell has he got a picture of my...... oh yeah, it's not mine!' 😂

[GaryD1971]

 

En route to Snetterton this morning. Meeting up with @Bellyboy and @Bigfoot but unfortunately they were waiting in a different layby to us... 🤣

[Flying Carrot Steve]

1 hour ago, GaryD1971 said:

 

En route to Snetterton this morning. Meeting up with @Bellyboy and @Bigfoot but unfortunately they were waiting in a different layby to us... 🤣

Try using What3Words. Identies every piece of earth into 3x3 metre squares. Impossible to get it wrong then really