Alex96L
Idling at the Lights
Hey guys. I made an account here a while ago when I contemplated buying a Legnum at the time. I sort of lost interest but by random chance I came across this one on Facebook marketplace and had to at least check it out. Needless to say I went with the purchase.
Specs:
2001 model. Imported in 2014.
149k
Manual
Recaro seats
What's great about this Legnum is that the previous owner had the engine and turbos rebuilt at a cost of around $23k late last year, including a new timing belt, water pump, radiator and a HD clutch. The paper work is four pages long! Once the engine was run in, it was tuned and is running 195kw at the wheels, with 550cc injectors and 14 psi. So coming from owning slow NA cars, this is a whole different beast to get used to!
Otherwise the only mod that's been done is a 3 inch catback, nice and noisy but not too droney.
DIY work will be limited due to constant back and wrist problems. I just used a restoration kit on the headlights since they were a bit oxidized. Really I just intend on keeping it clean, servicing it on time and driving it on weekends. Unfortunately living in Melbourne, I mean, Covidbourne has been hell as of late. I've only been able to drive the car 10-20 minutes once a week to pick up a click and collect just to have any excuse to drive it. Hopefully soon I'll be able to take it out for proper drives, even if that means moving out lol.
In terms of issues, really there isn't any that are of great concern. The car runs well and drives beautifully. The tacho sometimes bounces around or stops working completely, but this only happens once in a blue moon so I'm not too bothered by it.
A lot of the suspension components are original so the ride is rather soft. Rear struts are leaking and some of the bushes are pretty worn. I plan to get that all fixed later down the line. And yes the LCA's were replaced a few years ago. There's no signs of them going bad from what I've checked. Also there's sometimes a clunk from around the rear diff when I rev match/heal and toe. I'm hoping that's worn bushes?
Due to the tune and larger injectors, the car is running very rich and does blow quite a bit of black smoke and soot under decent load, and the condition of the oil tells me it's very diluted in fuel even though the oil was changed less than 500km ago. Penrite 5w-50 is what the previous owner has been using btw. Is this going to cause premature wear on the engine even with regular oil changes? Would it be worth getting it resolved even if it meant loosing a bit of power? I don't have any intention of thrashing this thing. Every so often I put my foot down but otherwise I have a lot of mechanical sympathy for this thing and want it to last, knowing its reputation.
Been browsing this place a lot lately to learn what I can about owning this car, and look forward to contributing where I can. It might be quiet here but it's still a very useful knowledge base. It's nice meeting you all!
Specs:
2001 model. Imported in 2014.
149k
Manual
Recaro seats
What's great about this Legnum is that the previous owner had the engine and turbos rebuilt at a cost of around $23k late last year, including a new timing belt, water pump, radiator and a HD clutch. The paper work is four pages long! Once the engine was run in, it was tuned and is running 195kw at the wheels, with 550cc injectors and 14 psi. So coming from owning slow NA cars, this is a whole different beast to get used to!
Otherwise the only mod that's been done is a 3 inch catback, nice and noisy but not too droney.
DIY work will be limited due to constant back and wrist problems. I just used a restoration kit on the headlights since they were a bit oxidized. Really I just intend on keeping it clean, servicing it on time and driving it on weekends. Unfortunately living in Melbourne, I mean, Covidbourne has been hell as of late. I've only been able to drive the car 10-20 minutes once a week to pick up a click and collect just to have any excuse to drive it. Hopefully soon I'll be able to take it out for proper drives, even if that means moving out lol.
In terms of issues, really there isn't any that are of great concern. The car runs well and drives beautifully. The tacho sometimes bounces around or stops working completely, but this only happens once in a blue moon so I'm not too bothered by it.
A lot of the suspension components are original so the ride is rather soft. Rear struts are leaking and some of the bushes are pretty worn. I plan to get that all fixed later down the line. And yes the LCA's were replaced a few years ago. There's no signs of them going bad from what I've checked. Also there's sometimes a clunk from around the rear diff when I rev match/heal and toe. I'm hoping that's worn bushes?
Due to the tune and larger injectors, the car is running very rich and does blow quite a bit of black smoke and soot under decent load, and the condition of the oil tells me it's very diluted in fuel even though the oil was changed less than 500km ago. Penrite 5w-50 is what the previous owner has been using btw. Is this going to cause premature wear on the engine even with regular oil changes? Would it be worth getting it resolved even if it meant loosing a bit of power? I don't have any intention of thrashing this thing. Every so often I put my foot down but otherwise I have a lot of mechanical sympathy for this thing and want it to last, knowing its reputation.
Been browsing this place a lot lately to learn what I can about owning this car, and look forward to contributing where I can. It might be quiet here but it's still a very useful knowledge base. It's nice meeting you all!
