Thank you.

Does the dipstick tube give access to the bottom of the sump or is there a baffle in the way.

maybe ANDYKNOWS how to look stupid.

oh, I feel a bit of a prat now.

Thought cb,s went out years ago, Got anyone to chat to apart from the odd trucker.

During the oil change on my car last year, the sump plug lost half its thread while i was trying to remove it. it ended up loose, wouldnt tighten up and woughdnt unscrew either. Had to remove the sump,still full of oil, then drill out the sump plug, after id emptied the oil obviously,then go...

Changed the oil today, took 2 of us 15 minutes to get the drain plug off, ended up getting an adjustable spanner on it and then a trolley jack to lift the spanner from underneath, it was so tight. Nice clean oil was then drained from the box. Think it was last changed about 2 years ago. Was very...

Have to be atf and molyslip additive for now.

94 300 Tdi manual. 5th gear has recently become very noisy when under power at above about 55mph. All other gears are quiet and the box is smooth, I have 3 litres of atf in the shed to go in it. but I have the feeling that that wont make much difference, as it would appear to be worn bearings on...

Petrol engine oil is cheapo wimp stuff and turbo diesel oil is less expensive ? That doesnt quite work, does it. lol .:D I use diesel engine oil which dont have the petrol api figures on it. ussually sl these days. Got some in the shed which is petrol engine oil and that dont show the...

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Btw. I use Millers.

Oils Against Oils - Major Oil Brands go head-to-head on the dyno. Some of you might find this interesting Engine Oil Filter Study A study of filters too

Just been out and bought a new battery, £54. Use the multimeter for checking voltage and alternater current, but I didnt know about the amperage drain test until I came across this thread. Cracking tip, as is the diagram of the lamp test . Thank you.:)

Just tried this on our disco with draining battery problem , gave a reading of 1.9 amps, which had me a little concerned, until I remembered I`d left the passenger door open, closed that and the drain dropped to 0.1amps . Used a rubber floor mat to insulate the +terminal.

Just got the radio cassette player out today, thats four seperate days trying over three months. Had the clocks out, the glove box and even the passenger airbag out. Brother in law managed to prise the radio air vent off [ I`d tried that and given up because I thought I`d break it.] That gave...

Mishapen tyres it was. Four new Hankooks fitted £250. No more wibbledewobble.

David Atenborough did an episode of his wildlife program on global warming, forget the title. Watched on one of the sattelite channells. Atenborough was on all day. It was very enlightening. Turns out global warming and cooling is a naturally occuring planatery phenomenon. A little like the...

This is a standard Discovery item. remove two small side plates and inseret the u shape pins.

As the header reads, ours has a little of this at about 20mph. Would this be tracking, wheel balance, steering box adjustment or something else. It has Michelin 4x4s fitted.