Introduction

These pages serve as a repository for my Capri-related stuff, namely the list of some repairs done or to be carried out and hopefully completed on my Ford Capri that I have owned since February 2024. There should/will be some travel experiences and notable vehicles we see along the way.

P.S. I'm slow to add content and procrastinating a lot here - please forgive me.

Mayday!...
May 2025

 - distributor cap woes

A service...
April 2025

 - oil
 - fuel filter
 - steering rack
 - tyres

The engine oil I opted for

All went straightforward although when changing the inline fuel filter in the engine bay (something I hadn't done before, but it certainly needed it), I found the rubber fuel lines to be split at the ends where they join the filter. I snipped the ends off back to fresh material but then had trouble getting one end in particular to not slip off the filter when tightening the hose clamp. I saw the hose was still splitting so I trimmed it back a little further and then used a cable tie to pull the two hose clamps together against the filter (a trick I'd seen on Junkyard Digs).

Also, while I was under the car I noticed that a front right tyre is wearing on the inside. This is especially annoying because it is the other front one that has a slow puncture and worn thread on the valve stem, and is the side with the play in the inner tie rod of the steering rack. It would be silly to replace tyres before I get the rack sorted, but I can't do that until I can source inner tie rods, or bite-the-bullet and get the rack refurbished (I'm not convinced by "reconditioned" things because I had a reconditioned rack to another car and it only lasted 12 months before play developed again just as before). Plus, an inner tie rod is a fraction of the price. Surely the guys reconditioning the racks must have access to a supply of inner tie rods... I've made some attempts to find out if the same part is used on other models of Ford from the era; no success yet.

Leaks...
April 2025

 - gearbox seal
 - sump gasket?

I thought I might attempt to replace the sump gasket myself and get a garage to do the gearbox seal as I'd seen a video of someone replacing that and it seemed more involved, but in the end I realised I was not getting myself in gear (no pun intended), so I asked the garage to do both, having purchased all the necessaries myself.

However, the garage replaced the gearbox seal (above) but found it was still leaking and suggested the tail-shaft may be worn (looking online a further possibility is worn bearings, but I have not looked into this further.) As for what I thought was a leaking sump gasket they said was front seal, so that would be a different task. For now I will just keep the engine oil topped up (it's hardly losing anything), and keep an eye (feel) on the gearbox, and either escalate things or just get the garage to top that back up when I think it needs it - I've bought some more fluid ready, either way.