Mate's new VW slams the brakes on when reversing when it senses a blade if grass.

Try using a BMW without indicating… them steering wheels have a mind iof there own.fun trying to ignore the movements Scania Lorry If some on comes down the slip road and pulls infront of you too close,dash board lights up with collision...

Just took possetion of a P38 DHSE 2001, had a 4.0ltr petrol gas converyed around the yr 2000, a much newer machine but was still a handfull even then. Looking to buy a Nanocon , expecting a few more problems this time around. My Discovery TD5...

Difficult to start from cold is usually glow plugs

I'd find the BMW part number and then ask them, just to see. You might be surprised. Might be worth trying Vauxhall too as the same engine went in their Omega. After that the usual suspects like Rimmer Bros or maybe Diesel Jones in Manchester...

Pretty sure @Flossie fettled an earlier one into his somehow?

Fitted a stereo with DAB and Bluetooth (complete with external microphone). Works very well. Can change the colour to match the dash too. Sony MEX-N7300BD, if anyone is interested.

New wheelz for the old girl. Hurricanes to replace the comets.

Check the drive belt and the roller guides.

Column bearings or the little UJ at the end of the column maybe? Might be worth doing an oil change for the power steering.

If that’s as far as the adjustment will go do you know the state of the chains?

Possibly someone has adjusted the idle using a Nanocom? 850 rpm doesn't sound too bad.

The manual transmission uses the connections at the bottom of the rad as they are a water to oil cooler that is in the rad, they just sell one that fits both type of gearbox.

Mine blew rads every two years and had done since 2004 when it was reprogrammed to 170bhp. Went through two rads in 4yrs, one an nrf and one a Nissens. The latter one of which nearly went off in my face... I bought a direnza unit only to find out...

Manual box has built in transmission cooler. Suppose that could made difference to what I payed. Nissens I had, was few quid but quality, that got destroyed so put a BP in second time around, cheap and cheerful but lasted years with no issues...

Connections aren't used at the bottom for a diesel. When mine goes I'm going to fit one of them there all alloy ones, direnza iirc?

The connections are for manual gearbox oil cooler pipes. Not used on the auto.

I think you'll need plastic weld or similar. I like Quiksteel but it needs to bed into a nice hole as it isn't too sticky. Hard as **** when cured.

If they didn’t coppaslip it when they put it on it could be on solid. Not too bad even seized once you know which way everything is supposed to turn have a big plumbers wrench and realise it’s LH thread. Slip a thick piece of cardboard down the...

Needle in the middle should be good enough. Head temperature isn't the same as coolant but my Engine Guard head alarm is set to go off at 95°C. Typically it is between 85°C and 95°C depending on how hard the engine is working.

You can make a tool with a flat bar of steel. cut a short piece off, drillholes so that you can put a nut and bolt in one about 6 to 8 inches up the long peiec, and a corresponding one in the end of the short piece. So you are left with a Y...

Different to cars then, or the Healey body at least.

Hmmmmm they have some life in them yet :Do_O Spotted this absolute beauty at a steam rally last weekend. phwoah. 200tdi and mint.. Amazing looking motor..

I think it is two-thirds of what you state the maximum rpm or some proportion like that. Most people lie about their max rpm!

Upwards and onwards☝️😎

...so, project completed. Hope that no more oil drips. Everything worked great with the tool. The V-belt also fit perfectly. Thanks!! Special thanks to MrGorsky for the tip about the tool.

There's a tool to hold the fan in place while you undo it. Diesel is left-hand (reverse) thread. Might get lucky with a sharp tap from a hammer.

There's a guy in (Sheffield) called Sherwin who is straight but I think he's probably retired. I'll see what I can find out

Ask them if they would do a "MOT Pre-Check". For the std MOT fee, my local guy goes through the MOT process without logging onto the computer system. Then if he's happy it's effectively a pass, I have a cuppa for 45mins while he does the...

One of my old neighbours built one if them years ago. Now lives on the Isle of Arran. No idea if he still has the car.