Well made it all the way back to Coggeshall before gearbox problems.
Poxi auto boxes I fecking hate them!!
Drove fine then got back on the a120 and kept slipping and revs jumping around before loosing all drive.
Kept having to pull over and turn the engine off, start it again then boot it down the road for about half a mile and repeat all the way to the barn.
Then this morning left for work and was stuck in one gear for about 2 miles then another 5 miles down the road and started doing the same again.
Preying another oil change will fix it but I imagine I'll be hunting for manual box conversion parts in the near future.
Talking of bits I'm after a front and read empty axle casing for 300tdi. Don't need Diffs, hubs, shafts, etc just the axle casing itself.