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10 September 2008, 02:51 PM
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THANKS!!
JUST WANTED TO SAY A HUGE THANKYOU TO RICHARD AND CLAIRE AT RE MOTORSPORT IN ELVINGTON NEAR YORK.
I HAVE RECENTLY GOT MY PRIDE AND JOY BACK(06 STI) AFTER RICHARD DIAGNOSED A BLOWN HEAD GASKET. (CAUSE UNKNOWN BUT POSSIBLY FUEL STARVATION WHILST AT THE RING)
OTHER GARAGES COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM AS SOMETIMES THE CAR RAN FINE AND DID`NT OVERHEAT, OTHER TIMES IT WOULD OVERHEAT WITHIN A FEW MINUTES. THERE WAS NEVER ANY MAYONAISE IN THE OIL.
I WAS TOLD IT COULD BE ALL SORTS OF DIFFERENT THINGS. I REPLACED THE HEADER TANK FOR AN ALLOY ONE PUT SILLICONE HOSES ON, ONE SUBARU DEALER TOLD ME THE BLACK BITS IN THE OVERFLOW WAS RUBBER FROM THE WATER HOSES SO I THOUGHT I`D TRY IT.
I DAMAGED THE RADIATOR USING MARINE GRADE HOSE CLAMPS THINKING I WAS USING THE BEST PARTS AVAILABLE(DONT USE EM OR BE VERY CAREFULL WHEN TIGHTENING)COST A BOMB.
RICHARD EVENTUALY SORTED IT, REMOVING AND STRIPING THE ENGINE COMPLETELY AND TESTING THE HEADS AND FITTING NEW PISTONS AND COMTEC HEAD GASKET PLUS LOTS OF OTHER STUFF AS A PRECAUTION WHILST IT WAS IN BITS. AFTER ALL SHE WILL BE BACK AT THE RING NEXT YEAR.I HAD TO GO ON THE BIKE THIS YEAR!
WENT BACK YESTERDAY FOR AN OIL AND FILTER CHANGE, SO NOW AS GOOD AS NEW, IN FACT BETTER THAN NEW AND IT`S NOTHING PERSONAL BUT I HOPE NOT TO SEE RICHARD AGAIN SOON!! NOT FOR FOR A FEW MONTHS ANYWAY.
IT OBVIOUSLY COST ME A LOT OF MONEY BUT CHEAP COMPARED TO OTHER PLACES BUT MOST OF ALL I TRUSTED RICHARD TO DO WHAT NEEDED DOING AND HE GAVE ME OPTIONS OF UPGRADING CERTAIN BITS WHILE THE ENGINE WAS STRIPED, I JUST WISH I HAD THE MONEY TO DO SOME OF THE REALLY GOOD STUFF BUT THEY WERE ALSO VERY UNDERSTANDING OF MY FINANCIAL SITUATION.
I.E. I HAD TO BORROW THE MONEY AND WAS PANICKING I WOULD`NT BE ABLE TO PAY AT SOME POINTS.
SO, SORRY IF THIS SOUNDS LIKE AN ADVERT OR I`M HIS BROTHER OR SOMETHING BUT I WAS IMPRESSED, RICHARD REALLY KNOWS HIS STUFF AND I WOULD`NT HESITATE TO RECCOMEND RE MOTORSPORT TO ANYONE NEEDING WORK DOING ON THERE SUBARU, OR OTHER PERFORMANCE CAR, THERE ARE A COUPLE OF FORDS AND A LOTUS AS WELL AS SUBARU`S IN VARIOUS STATES OF DISMANTLEMENT(IS THAT A WORD)IN RE`S MODERN WORKSHOP. MINE CERTAINLY WILL NOT BE GOING ANYWHERE ELSE FROM NOW ON.
CHEERS, ANDY.
I HAVE RECENTLY GOT MY PRIDE AND JOY BACK(06 STI) AFTER RICHARD DIAGNOSED A BLOWN HEAD GASKET. (CAUSE UNKNOWN BUT POSSIBLY FUEL STARVATION WHILST AT THE RING)
OTHER GARAGES COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM AS SOMETIMES THE CAR RAN FINE AND DID`NT OVERHEAT, OTHER TIMES IT WOULD OVERHEAT WITHIN A FEW MINUTES. THERE WAS NEVER ANY MAYONAISE IN THE OIL.
I WAS TOLD IT COULD BE ALL SORTS OF DIFFERENT THINGS. I REPLACED THE HEADER TANK FOR AN ALLOY ONE PUT SILLICONE HOSES ON, ONE SUBARU DEALER TOLD ME THE BLACK BITS IN THE OVERFLOW WAS RUBBER FROM THE WATER HOSES SO I THOUGHT I`D TRY IT.
I DAMAGED THE RADIATOR USING MARINE GRADE HOSE CLAMPS THINKING I WAS USING THE BEST PARTS AVAILABLE(DONT USE EM OR BE VERY CAREFULL WHEN TIGHTENING)COST A BOMB.
RICHARD EVENTUALY SORTED IT, REMOVING AND STRIPING THE ENGINE COMPLETELY AND TESTING THE HEADS AND FITTING NEW PISTONS AND COMTEC HEAD GASKET PLUS LOTS OF OTHER STUFF AS A PRECAUTION WHILST IT WAS IN BITS. AFTER ALL SHE WILL BE BACK AT THE RING NEXT YEAR.I HAD TO GO ON THE BIKE THIS YEAR!
WENT BACK YESTERDAY FOR AN OIL AND FILTER CHANGE, SO NOW AS GOOD AS NEW, IN FACT BETTER THAN NEW AND IT`S NOTHING PERSONAL BUT I HOPE NOT TO SEE RICHARD AGAIN SOON!! NOT FOR FOR A FEW MONTHS ANYWAY.
IT OBVIOUSLY COST ME A LOT OF MONEY BUT CHEAP COMPARED TO OTHER PLACES BUT MOST OF ALL I TRUSTED RICHARD TO DO WHAT NEEDED DOING AND HE GAVE ME OPTIONS OF UPGRADING CERTAIN BITS WHILE THE ENGINE WAS STRIPED, I JUST WISH I HAD THE MONEY TO DO SOME OF THE REALLY GOOD STUFF BUT THEY WERE ALSO VERY UNDERSTANDING OF MY FINANCIAL SITUATION.
I.E. I HAD TO BORROW THE MONEY AND WAS PANICKING I WOULD`NT BE ABLE TO PAY AT SOME POINTS.
SO, SORRY IF THIS SOUNDS LIKE AN ADVERT OR I`M HIS BROTHER OR SOMETHING BUT I WAS IMPRESSED, RICHARD REALLY KNOWS HIS STUFF AND I WOULD`NT HESITATE TO RECCOMEND RE MOTORSPORT TO ANYONE NEEDING WORK DOING ON THERE SUBARU, OR OTHER PERFORMANCE CAR, THERE ARE A COUPLE OF FORDS AND A LOTUS AS WELL AS SUBARU`S IN VARIOUS STATES OF DISMANTLEMENT(IS THAT A WORD)IN RE`S MODERN WORKSHOP. MINE CERTAINLY WILL NOT BE GOING ANYWHERE ELSE FROM NOW ON.
CHEERS, ANDY.
