Cheers! Any diagnostic suggestions to narrow this down?

Hi Picked up a lovely 1998 4.6 HSE yesterday and on the whole all is well. It just passed the MOT with only an advisory for grotty number plates. Air suspension is leaky, but I'm on top of that. The reason for the post is that there's a most strange vibration happening and I'm struggling to...

I've tried applying pressure to the arm with a short length of pipe - I can barely move it, but it does feel like it is moving against a sprung load as you would expect. I guess I know what I'm attempting at the weekend then :)

I'm not disagreeing with your diagnosis, but I would have thought those things have either failed or haven't. I'm only getting about 5mm of movement on the end of the lever. I'd expect it to be spinning completely loose if the pins had failed.

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How on earth did it come out though...?

Hi Folks, Could you please have a look at this video:- My highly advanced automotive diagnostic skills (!) inform me that I should be able to just replace the slave cylinder (and possibly for good measure the push rod)? Cheers, Steve

Thanks everyone. I'm looking at another P38 this afternoon - perhaps mine knew this and decided now would be the right time to cause me the maximum amount of hassle! It was probably it's last chance to do so :) Box out is way beyond the maximum hassle I'm willing to go to on this. I'll get...

Hi Approaching a junction yesterday, the clutch pedal went all the way to the floor. Upon exiting the vehicle, there was a copious amount of hydraulic fluid departing onto the road... We were parked in a pretty dangerous place so I arranged recovery. When we got back home, laying on the bed of...

I bought a £1000 one... It was a wreck. I've spent £1000 on tools and parts, and got it through an MOT with no advisories, and learned a lot in the process. Would I have been better off buying a £2000+ one to start with... Probably, but I wouldn't have gained so much knowledge, and acquired all...

I've already bridged the wires on the transfer box controller. I was contemplating fixing it properly but it's looking like it isn't worth the trouble...

Hi Is it possible / practical to change this without a ramp and dropping the transmission. It seems to be impossible, but I might not be trying hard enough! If anyone has successfully done this, I'd like to hear about it... Cheers!

Yep, I've already located the reverse switch, and that's easy to get off with a small ratchet spanner. I can just get the tips of my fingers onto the neutral switch and there's no conceivable space to get any tool in there that I could see. I was really just seeking some affirmation that I...

Thanks, and GRR!

Hi folks, Can someone confirm if I am just being hopeless, or whether or not it is in fact impossible to change the neutral switch without lowering the transmission. It seems to be in a completely inaccessible location to me. I can touch it, but that's about all - don't think I can get...

Hi BMW M51 Cheers, Steve

Sorry, what an idiot. I'm in Swindon, Wiltshire and work in Theale (M4 J12) - I've edited my profile now!

Hi Folks, This may be a bit cheeky, but I was wondering if anyone has a set of the necessary tools to adjust the injection pump timing? And if they do, might it be possible to borrow them? Cheers, Steve

I've had my switch pack apart (1995 model) and can confirm there mirror controls definitely aren't illuminated. There's one lamp in the middle with a plastic spider that illuminates the main switches, but nothing for the mirror.

Exactly the same issue - it is preventing low range from being selected. It appears to be completely open circuit. I've linked out the neutral switch pin on the transfer box ECU for now. I'm planning on having another go at it tomorrow. I knew where it -should- be, but I just couldn't find it...