Latest news on my extended holiday, the ca is now ready...almost! The garage replaced the belt nd all the pullies except one which is priced at about €400! All others are done, pus a new belt, EGR valve, and a full regen so that's now al clear. On the test drive there's an air pipe with a split...

Thanks, I thought I'd double check! There's a mystery as to how the belt got damaged, s plit across the belt of about 5mm and lengthways abut 25mm long. Meanwhile still waiting for parts!

I had that on my 52 plate a few years back. We were abroad, going from Holland to Belgium, car running fine, stopped on motorway services, car refused to re-start. It would crank quite happily but no start. Recovered to main dealer who ended up changing a fuel pupm at the back end. That sorted...

Mine's still broken in Belgium. the local garage said they'd get it done last week, well that came and went. then it was this Monday just gone (1 September). I looked in there, it's still parked up outside. Waiting parts. He's got to change the fanbelt and reckons he's got to replace a couple of...

Re your starting problems, is the engine and starter physically connected electrically to the chassis and battery negative?

<Monty Python voice> "tis but a scratch"

Thinking about the event that led to the red and yellow warning triangles coming on, it was after a fast non-stop drive for over 200 miles, then a good uphill climb. After the lights came on and the low engine power warning, there was a burning smell, but the water temperature was normal. Could...

I know when they regen buses it is usually done it's static. The amount of smoke it can produce gets the public worried, especially in a crowded bus station. I speak from experience.

I was actually getting just over 30mpg at EU motorway speeds. Going home from here is downhill most of the way to Liege, and have managed to get the clock to show 99mpg for quite a distance. :) When it runs.. I think the garage man is proposing a regen round the back of his place where he's a...

Presumably you do a lot of off-roading and trailer it with your Series 1 Landy?

I have a similar problem with my 2011 TDV8, see my "broken down in Belgium" thread! I mentioned on there that a lot of the modern buses I drive have this problem and they do a regen on them which involves running the engine at high revs for about 20 minutes. Some do it automatically, the...

Latest update, I wish I'd found this garage earlier! The car is now at Erezée. They've found there's a section of the long fan belt about 4cm long and 1cm wide has been flapping around and may have caused a bit of wiring damage. Until they get the front off later today they won't know. The fan...

Just back from the local garage at Erezee, a vey helpful chap there, speaks English as well which is a rarity in Wallonie. He's arranged a recovery truck to get the car from the dealer, who say they've got no idea when they can even look at the car! So hopefully by this time tomorrow I'll have...

Thanks, I'll keep you updated. At least accommodation costs aren't a problem!

Sounds a bit like a problem I used to have on Leyland Hydracyclic gearboxes on buses. The valves would get blocked with cack and stick. Luckily they are extenally fitted and easy to remove and clean out. Regular oil filter changes helped. but I don't know if your box has a filter.