Yes, not til i get home, don't want to tempt fate! Maybe lunch time tomorrow depending on the weather
Usually just get loud in the cab!
Know what you mean, it's bloody freezing here got a job to do on my car but, waiting for parts, so no rush and, it might warm up
a bit at the weekend.
Just fitted a new plastic gear to my replacement BMW E46 rear wiper motor and installed on the L322, £65 total cost 
Scotiawhiskers
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My Ford one just a bit of judder on sharp take off, and a bit of an odd squeal with gentle clutch use. And went on like that for thousands of miles no issue. Came on slowly too, not in 50 miles.
Loose bolt(s) or breakup of something like a crank damper?
badfluffy
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all judder goes if i dip the clutch pedal whilst moving thats why i thought of flywheel
Scotiawhiskers
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From some Google reverse image searching and text searching, it looks like a Trackstar tracker. So I think you should have got a fob with it. Or the subscription has expired and it shouldn't actually do anything.any clues on this one? theres a black box with an orange flashing light, underneath the rear fuse box
big warning sticker on the front saying to connect the internal battery before commissioning and to remove the label afterwards.. obviously that wasn't done, but the LED implies its 'commissioned' and working
is it something to do with trailer lights? should it be flashing orange? or does that mean its broked? orange/red usually means bad
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Scotiawhiskers
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Loose / broken engine / gearbox mount, only reacting under load?
Wow, you're a star! Thank you! Yes that looks exactly like it. I didn't get any fobs other than 2 car keys and the remote heat thingy.
I do need to un plumb it though, it's pulling power all the time
It must have heard i wanted to get it dirty so it's trying to find an excuse
Still not given it/them a name.. don't really want to fall back to 'bastid'
I'd go through the engine mounts as suggest and check the props for play
badfluffy
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props were the first thing i checked, im wondering if its engine as i had just filled up from a supermarket filling stationI'd go through the engine mounts as suggest and check the props for play
if the fuel was bad, would affect lots of people, these engines will run fine on any grade fuel you put in them
The dual mass flywheel is like 2 circles, front and back but with springs inside. The springs get tired over time and then don't absorb the clatter coming down the crank. Once under load the springs are compressed so it shouldn't make much difference other than the vibration coming down it.
I'd be checking mounts for judder, as above.
Datatek
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Springs? Never seen one with springs, the two parts are usually bonded to rubber like a crank damper.
think bmw uses springs
just been reading up on electronic dipsticks.. seems the 4.4tdv8 has a process..
with bonnet open, ignition on, press cruise cancel twice to enter service mode, this shows the *actual* level.. top up as necessary.. press and hold the cancel button for more than 5 seconds then close the bonnet and turn off ignition to exit service mode. screen now shows an 'average' oil level
is this right? or just for certain cars with this engine? pressing cancel appears to do bugger all for me
with bonnet open, ignition on, press cruise cancel twice to enter service mode, this shows the *actual* level.. top up as necessary.. press and hold the cancel button for more than 5 seconds then close the bonnet and turn off ignition to exit service mode. screen now shows an 'average' oil level
is this right? or just for certain cars with this engine? pressing cancel appears to do bugger all for me
