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Lewis · Posted: Thu Nov 03, 2016 22:25 Post subject: Mitzy Bitz

I had my rear crankshaft seal go whilst on holiday in Spain, in an offroad location, where it could not be recovered by a tow truck.

The only autofactor in the area doesn't have the parts and the nearest Mitsu parts dept ( 18Km away ) twice supplied me the wrong seal, even after waiting several days each time for them to order them in, at €40 a time. Plus my speed sensor got broke whilst dropping the gearbox. They actually wanted €250 for a new one, with a six weeks delivery time. Thankfully I have a TomTon and an inbuilt dash Satnav, so knowing my travelling speed wasn't an issue.

I eventually rang My mate Neil, who has just left Harratts Mitsubishi in Darton and gone to work at Mitzy Bitz, in Rotherham. He sorted out the parts I needed, new seal and a used speed sensor, and posted them to me, by a tracked postal service to the local post office, which is 10Km away, for £52 including postage and VAT. The package took ten days, due to the slow Spanish postal service. However that is a damn sight better then waiting 14 days and getting the wrong bits from the one place I would expect to get it right. It only took 30 minutes to refit the seal and the flywheel. Smile

Having been sat here for three weeks longer than expected, with nothing more to do than sit in the sun and drink beer, whilst reading my way through a local charity shops bookself, I now just have to wait until Saturday for a local mechanic to come and help me get the gearbox back on.

And before anybody asks why I need a mechanic; it's because I don't have a trolly jack or the strength/ ability to lift a gearbox off the floor and refit it by myself. Laughing

NB: The Mitsu garage wanted to take the engine out to replace the seal, which they reckon is more than 14 hours work, with labour charges around €150 +21% Tax an hour, plus parts. Shocked

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Green Grouch · Posted: Fri Nov 04, 2016 18:30 Post subject:

Do Mitzi bits do oem stuff or pattern?
I've seen them advertising enough but never really known how good their stuff is.

Obviously. They must be good if you use them Lewis.
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Lewis · Posted: Fri Nov 04, 2016 18:38 Post subject:

It is the first time I have used them, so don't know if they sell OEM parts.

The oil seal I received was not an OEM packaged item, but was Identical in design and mould pattern to ones I have seen.
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Green Grouch · Posted: Fri Nov 04, 2016 21:45 Post subject:

I was gonna say I feel for you being stuck out there but I'm sort of jealous

Hope you get yourself sorted and back on the road soon if you haven't already.

don't rush back here though as its cold and raining season again. Sad

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nug · Joined: 02 Mar 2011 Posts: 89 Location: Lincoln uk

Must of been hell sitting in the sun & drinking beer for all that time. how did you cope ?

Glad to hear you got the right parts in the end.

Lewis · Posted: Sat Nov 05, 2016 20:47 Post subject:

I'm still coping, and as it is now raining and blowing a gale all work has ground to a halt, so I will have to cope a bit longer. Wink

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Welsh Delicgon · Joined: 28 Mar 2006 Posts: 204 Location: Carmarthen Wales

Sitting around drinking beer not a bad sport, hope your all sorted now, cheers.

andyman · Joined: 08 Dec 2012 Posts: 5599 Location: Penrith

Hope you get back soon Lewis, sounds like we'll soon have snow to play in!
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Lewis · Posted: Tue Nov 08, 2016 23:04 Post subject:

It isn't all that warm here when the sun isn't visible. I left some cleaning cloths soaking overnight and when I got up this morning, I went to wring them out and almost got frostbite. NB: I didn't get out of bed until 10am as it was too damned cold to get up, until the sun warmed the static up.

I finished fitting everything back together today and had a drive out along a local backroad, with a bit of rough track thrown in, to check everything was working okay. I will be heading home tomorrow, at a gentle pace, so should be back sometime next week, after calling in on some friends. 😊
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alex3025 · Posted: Thu Nov 10, 2016 16:54 Post subject:

Where are you in Spain not been to bad here in Torrox southern Spain
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Lewis · Posted: Thu Nov 10, 2016 17:51 Post subject:

I 'was' in the hills above Alicante, but I left there Yesterday lunchtime and after driving through a blizzard, whilst going over the Pyrenees to Pau, I am now in France. Smile

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Lewis · Posted: Sun Nov 13, 2016 8:34 Post subject:

Now safely back in the UK; and chilling out aboard a boat on the Norfolk Broads.

Especially after a 'reet good' Curry, washed down with some local cider, in a proper pub! :D
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buzr6mille · Posted: Sun Nov 13, 2016 9:23 Post subject:

Glad your back safe, you should have said you were in Norfolk, I could have brought you a pint
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Lewis · Posted: Sun Nov 13, 2016 12:08 Post subject:

Err... Buzr...

I have just said I am in Norfolk. :? I only arrived here yesterday afternoon, so there is still time to bring me the pint. I'm not too far up the Bure from you. Wink

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buzr6mille · Posted: Sun Nov 13, 2016 12:10 Post subject:

Err I'm now in Hockley, Essex, not far from Southend-on-Sea now Rolling Eyes

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Lewis · Posted: Tue Nov 15, 2016 17:54 Post subject:

I'm now a bit further up the Bure. :D

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buzr6mille · Posted: Tue Nov 15, 2016 19:07 Post subject:

Ooooooo drinking and driving :D :D :D :D :D
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