Took me AGES to find any sort of a thread on here on removing and replacing the TD5 notorious oil pump bolt. And that was a link to a YouTube, which wasn't all that good! Still at least I have somewhere to go. Now got to source the parts. Over...

Funnily, because I have a dodgy back, I swopped the seats when the one on the driver's side went, A little awkward when it came to adjusting the back etc but feasible, and drove it like that until it went too! So I took the original driver's one...

Afternoon folks :). Well we have driven 4hrs and now in a nice apartment in the old part of town for a night. As we is off to a little concert of sorts in the Roman amphitheater. J

The army are buying up old Freelanders (prices have rocketed to two quid as a result). They want them for target practice 😂

Mornin Damp but brightening up Off to Liverpool for a brake light switch, cant get one local and need one asap Nuther transport show at weekend, selling some tat this time, got a military water heater that should go. Oooh, suns come out :D Stay...

Morning All. :D A "yet to decide" day weatherwise. :( A shopping day. :( Got some new plugs coming for the Mini, see if these don't soot-up so much. Have a good day. :D

Fluids all done yesterday just the MAF sensor to clean and the coolent to change but need to get some distilled water , can get on with some real work now out all day Wednesday by the sea so sea food platter on the menu , it's hard being retired...

Rather have the wheelbarrow than a free love FL 😣😣😣

I have given that some thoughts, pro's and con's it does give a bit of protection and keeps the engine clean even if it is a pain 😯😯

Having a job getting in the mini ? 🍰🍔🍟

Roumer hassit they in finking ov building the ole tratters again as part of the defence review. Be betterer oft wiv a wheel barrow.

Its raining. Bit strip coming cross the whole of the uk.

Jus doin my bit 👍

RSPB wouldnt come out to collect the magpie fledging, silly moo said she cant come for a few hours so just put it back where it was for its best chances :rolleyes: Yer so one of the 6 neighbours cats can kill it. Took it to a rescue centre a...

Bort me squirrels 10kg ov nuts today. Fink eye has 5 or 6 different ones visiting. All wiv different issums ov which way they approch and varying levels ov nervousness. Assit were a cooler day eye fort eye'd take edgar over the pond on the sack...

Is that you fasting. Arf a kit cat and arf a cup ov tea.

Mine had only done 150k when it let go. I was lucky as the damage was minimal but still a 2 day repair job on the drive.

Thanks everyone so far. Definitely feels like a wear issue then over a fault as such, from looking through the other posts about ignitions I seem to have got off lightly as my key still turns and I can pull it in and out! I’ve got two cars as...

I was thinking a quick test may be pop the switch off and see if the fault lies with the ignition switch over the lock barrel assembly.

Sorry, only laughed at that cos the one thing I don't have over here is any of my welding gear. 🤣

Just weld a nut onto the sump plug, it'll come out after that👍

Well, everything crossed 🤞tomorrow’s the big day, in tank fuel pump being replaced, this’ll set the tone of how I’m going to get on with this one, pretty sure from speaking to people it’s the pump, wish me luck 🙏

The MIL will probably be coming back home very soon. W saw the hospital people today and they have declared that at 95 the MIL is not a viable candidate for grafting. So we think they will ship the old gal back home end of this week or beginning...

Been too busy pottering about in my garden and working

Really good I'm seeing a chiropractor Really good thank you 😬

That’s old faithful for in the workshop, been dropped quite a few times and never breaks, it’s also kinda small cos I was drinkin so much coffee my heart was gettin funny beats so moved to a smaller cup…seems to have worked..and ain’t wee’in like...

+1^^^ they are all made on the same principle as in the attachment, IMO you better buy a good used ignition harness from a scrapyard and get done with it , i couldn't find a part number for D2 loom, no matter how i search it comes only together...

Meanwhile found this, but it all involves removing and stripping the block. :(:(:( https://www.pmeengines.com/main-cap-alignment-and-modifications#:~:text=In%20cases%20where%20damage%20such,will%20be%20bored%20and%20honed.