Nemesis Posted July 20, 2019 Posted July 20, 2019 I was at the factory with the ASBO 2 weeks ago looking to replace my expansion / header tank that's weeping through a crack caused (I hope) by old age and the plastic going brittle, on arrival my left exhaust pipe was trying to escape due to a bolt coming adrift.... I already knew from a phone call that Westfield no longer supply the same tank, but what wasn't apparent to anyone until we tried to 'test fit' the replacement was that their new option won't fit the V8 Scuttle - it's too tall, so what follows is a nice tale of an abundance of help from everyone involved. The FINIS code was located and gifted to me, plus a new bolt located for my exhaust, the loan of spanners to fit said bolt was also no problem, thankyou to all at Westfield. I called Brooklyn Ford (now Bristol Street Motors) Spoke to a guy in parts, gave him the code and he opens with "oh that's an expansion tank, yeah, £86 plus the VAT", I'm gobsmacked and ask "have you got one, or two?"....... "Nope" says he..... I'm gutted, he says "I'll have a look in group and call you back" I'm not hopeful that I'll get the call but in less than 2 minutes the phone's ringing, he says "none in group or motorsport division sorry...... sooooo I'm going to put it on a system we've got to see if ANYONE has got one, they were discontinued a while ago you know ! If I haven't heard anything in 24 hours then chances are we won't find one for you". Once again the cynic in me is winning and I don't think I'll get a call...... not even 10 minutes later and he rings me and says "got one, it's in Salisbury, I'll send you an email with the details, you click the link on it, the username is your email add, the password is your reg number, you pay for it and they'll post it" Thankyou Brooklyn Ford Redditch (I think it was Graham) It's arrived, and for a total cost of £78 delivered with a note saying that it's possibly the last one in the country that any Ford dealer has, thankyou Foray Motor Group (and for the ~£30 Discount). Sooooo the old one once removed will be going to Radtec so they can blueprint a replacement, that will give other V8 owners some options that don't need new holes drilled ! It's only recently dawned on me that my SEiGHT is 20 years old, so bit's like this are going to get difficult to source as time goes by, but I've had a pleasant experience and had some great help with the Brooklyn Garage being the big surprise, they didn't make a penny but made me feel like a top priority, I'm going to take the man some beers! Oh and I've got some new seats and harnesses too...... I really should stay away from the Parts dept...... I bet a Fiver that if enough people read this I'll get a few offers of "I've got one of those in my Shed/Garage", If I'm wrong I'll put the fiver in the Air Ambulance Box ! Nem...... 3 Quote
Kit Car Electronics Posted July 20, 2019 Posted July 20, 2019 Nice story- if you believed the internet, you'd often assume all garages are out to get you, but I've also normally had good experiences with parts departments Quote
Ian Kinder (Bagpuss) - Joint Peak District AO Posted July 20, 2019 Posted July 20, 2019 @Greenstreak-Andy D is this the one you've got in stock? Quote
Blatman Posted July 20, 2019 Posted July 20, 2019 Pretty sure one of the parts manufacturers at Stoneleigh a few years ago had a replacement part in ally with the same bolt pattern and a sight tube... but I'm old and my memory ain't what it used to be Quote
Greenstreak-Andy D Posted July 21, 2019 Posted July 21, 2019 On 20/07/2019 at 16:10, IanK (Bagpuss) said: @Greenstreak-Andy D is this the one you've got in stock? Nope, Nem has done well to find a new replacement. I was going to look at fitting this one, not tried as of yet. Maybe over winter. https://www.autopartspro.co.uk/metzger-1813894 1 Quote
pistonbroke Posted July 21, 2019 Posted July 21, 2019 Someone on here fitted one of these BMW Mini Cooper jobbies that did the business . Good price to BMW Water Coolant Tank Quote
SootySport Posted July 21, 2019 Posted July 21, 2019 On 20/07/2019 at 09:30, Nemesis said: I was at the factory with the ASBO 2 weeks ago looking to replace my expansion / header tank that's weeping through a crack caused (I hope) by old age and the plastic going brittle, on arrival my left exhaust pipe was trying to escape due to a bolt coming adrift.... I already knew from a phone call that Westfield no longer supply the same tank, but what wasn't apparent to anyone until we tried to 'test fit' the replacement was that their new option won't fit the V8 Scuttle - it's too tall, so what follows is a nice tale of an abundance of help from everyone involved. The FINIS code was located gifted to me plus a new bolt for my exhaust, the loan of spanners to fit said bolt was also no problem, thankyou to all at Westfield. I called Brooklyn Ford (now Bristol Street Motors) Spoke to a guy in parts, gave him the code and he opens with "oh that's an expansion tank, yeah, £86 plus the VAT", I'm gobsmacked and ask "have you got one, or two?"....... "Nope" says he..... I'm gutted, he says "I'll have a look in group and call you back" I'm not hopeful that I'll get the call but in less than 2 minutes the phone's ringing, he says "none in group or motorsport division sorry...... sooooo I'm going to put it on a system we've got to see if ANYONE has got one, they were discontinued a while ago you know ! If I haven't heard anything in 24 hours then chances are we won't find one for you". Once again the cynic in me is winning and I don't think I'll get a call...... not even 10 minutes later and he rings me and says "got one, it's in Salisbury, I'll send you an email with the details, you click the link on it, the username is your email add, the password is your reg number, you pay for it and they'll post it" Thankyou Brooklyn Ford Redditch (I think it was Graham) It's arrived, and for a total cost of £78 delivered with a note saying that it's possibly the last one in the country that any Ford dealer has, thankyou Foray Motor Group (and for the ~£30 Discount). Sooooo the old one once removed will be going to Radtec so they can blueprint a replacement, that will give other V8 owners some options that don't need new holes drilled ! It's only recently dawned on me that my SEiGHT is 20 years old, so bit's like this are going to get difficult to source as time goes by, but I've had a pleasant experience and had some great help with the Brooklyn Garage being the big surprise, they didn't make a penny but made me feel like a top priority, I'm going to take the man some beers! Oh and I've got some new seats and harnesses too...... I really should stay away from the Parts dept...... I bet a Fiver that if enough people read this I'll get a few offers of "I've got one of those in my Shed/Garage", If I'm wrong I'll put the fiver in the Air Ambulance Box ! Nem...... That's the same one as mine Paul and I reckon mine needs renewing as well soon. Can see the part no. so I'll have scan around the non ford suppliers as well. Quote
Warren Till Posted July 22, 2019 Posted July 22, 2019 Looks the same as my 2.0l Zetec one too. Could be a market for replacements in the future. Quote
MrPid Posted July 22, 2019 Posted July 22, 2019 Nice to see it all turned out good in the end - Parts dept are usually the most helpful part of any dealership in my experience. Quote
Lyonspride Posted July 22, 2019 Posted July 22, 2019 IIRC there's an expansion tank on one of the olders Vauxhall Corsas, which is smaller and could be made to fit. Quote
the stoat Posted July 26, 2019 Posted July 26, 2019 And to think I just binned the one I had when I changed it for a Vauxhall part when I redid the cooling system....... Quote
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