As long as most of it is out it will be OK. Diesel seems to be way more volatile these days, possibly the ethanol or biodiesel content. Either way, it isn't like the waxy stuff of old. Petrol or acetone definitely better though, especially for...

Diesel will be fine. I used petrol last time and then left it in the sun to dry.

Thank you, saved me a few £££. What would you suggest cleaning the intercooler out with? I’ve got a Jerry can of diesel left over from when I filled the fuel filter on the last service if that would work?

MrGorsky's was loose so I made a copper spacer with a piece of copper pipe from my plumbing stuff.

The relay is needed for the EAS to work properly. It can be replaced with a normal automotive relay and the system will work but not self-level although it will not talk to diagnostics like that. Might be worth checking height calibration. If it...

Pull the EAS relay locateed under the passenger seat after you stop and see if it drops all round or just one corner. It sounds like the compressor is feeding a leak so it is not going to last long unless the leak is fixed.

Only when it lashes down and only when parked on a camber slope. When parked on level ground, it does not leak so, I ensure it's always parked on level ground when available. Fuel consumption alone is a reason to describe the car as money pit. I...

Sadly the EAS can be a pita. And while a few claim they can be reliable, they are by far the very small minority.... Anything you do to fix them, they can still go wrong. In some ways the suspension is not that complex, but if you need to sort...

I ordered one from Ulster in the end. Don't know if I need it but they seem to be getting rare so thought I had best get one in stock. From here: https://www.rotatingelectrics.co.uk

Platinum was 643X last time I bought one, iirc. I had to deliver it to work because they wouldn't post to private address for some reason. I found Platinum the best. I don't rate the MF31. EDIT: might have been 642X. Cannot remember which.

If 10 are needed then the pack probably contains 6 or 8 🙄

Can't see any on eBay. Maybe they've run out!

VR-VW010

Just for reference, a 12V x 90Ah lead acid battery should be charged at 14V4 and a manufacturer will typically advise ten hours, known as the '10Hr rate' for a full charge. Therefore, a 90Ah battery should be charged with 9A for ten hours...

Found the box. Looks like I replaced it 9 years ago with a Mobiletron VR-VW010 ... or possibly VVV010. Has another number underneath: 4 717020 225646. In theory I could just put the original gubbins back.

+1 on that. Marty experimented creating a replacement EAS driver pack using modern solenoid hit-drop driver chips, etc. It worked, but did suffer gremlins & glitches. The plan was good, but if I remember he was too busy to complete the project.

Just checked my eBay history and it was too long ago for me to see the one I bought last time. Seller probably gone anyway. Thinking about it, I would never have thrown the old one away. Just a case of finding the right box in the shed ...

After I had driven the ten miles home. Parked up, left the engine running while I fetched my DVM and then popped the bonnet and took the reading. Car radio was on but nothing else other than the HEVAC.

Yes, engine running at idle. I don't know if the scrapper one had the upgrade or not. I'd need a working battery to test it! It could do with starting though so maybe I will do that first.

Don't think it would be robust enough. Has to take vibration, extreme temperatures and moisture. The current electronics have taken that for 30 years on mine. I don't think an Arduino would.

Got home and got the DVM out. 13.6 V at the battery, so either the battery is dragging the lot down or the alternator isn't 100%. I guess I could swap the alternator for the one on the scrapper and see if that improves matters but it will have to...

I'm in love. Went for a spin in a 4.4 Westminster L322 while waiting for the wifes car to be mot'd 😍

Did well to squeeze a straight 6 in there, did they 'modify' the bulkhead? With R&D money being short I would have thought Rover would have at least experimented with the later version of the P5 engine which was producing as much power/torque as...

Sounds like my wife.

you could just employ someone to sit in the boot and press the tailgate outwards when the button is pressed? you might need to wire up a handshake buzzer in case said person falls asleep

Just don't do what i did and put it all back together again and shut the tailgate before plugging the button back in.. took frigging hours to get the beggar open again!!

@MrGorsky got some from Brum that had a Timken bearing. Don't think he's had any issues.

No doubt sold in packs of ten.

Can't remember how many either, but yes I will probably need 20. Let us know how your guinea pig does !! LR Cat shows either 11 or 14 clips for lower trim depending on VIN.