I’ll consider buying the other gauge but I’d rather try and fix this one first. I always wonder if fixing one electrical issue may fix other problems I haven’t yet noticed. How exactly does it the gauge work? It looks like it has a live and a ground, then anofher route to ground through the ECU...

I know there’s loads of threads posted about faulty temperature gauges, well now it’s my turn. I’ve read all the other ones and I’m not finding many that seem similar to my problem and they don’t really have conclusions. My gauge sits at the bottom end and only moves up slightly after driving...

So I was half way through a five hour drive yesterday when I noticed a sort of grinding noise coming from around the serpentine belt area. It only happens when idling and goes away when the revs pick up a bit. I’ve got the return trip to do today and I’m wondering if anyone knows if I’m in...

Thanks Mystery, I didn’t spot that but it I’ll do that test before I put my new fuselink in. I’m updating this as I think I’ve found the problem, I know I mentioned the horn but I hadn’t actually clocked that the 100amp fuselink was part of the circuit. I’d changed the cylinder head a few months...

Thanks for the reply, sorry I missed it. I’m still waiting for my next fuse to arrive so I can’t test it right now. All I can say is that when the ignition is off or when I’m the relay is pulled I’m measuring about 0.1 volts across the fuse. When it’s on I measure about 16 volts. I can find a...

I haven’t got any way of checking the amps until tomorrow but I took the relay out and tested it. It was definitely stuck open so I gave it a tactical whack against the seat box and it fixed it. I opened it up and gave it a good blast with contact cleaner and it seemed to be nicely freed up. I...

Sorry, I only just noticed this message. It does look different to the other diagram, does it just have more detail then? It’s the 100amp fuse under the drivers seat, it’s labelled as being for the glow plugs in the little diagram under the lid. First thing I’m gonna do when I get home is test...

Thanks, been looking back at that diagram and I think I have a relay that’s stuck closed and a bad earth between the fuse box and the relay. I guess I’ve got a fun Friday night ahead of me.

Thanks. So I’m checking between brown and yellow. I’ll do it tonight.

The other problem I was working on was that the horn isn’t working. I tested pulling the relay. When it’s in I get about 14v across the fuse, when it’s out it goes down to 0.3v. I would’ve expected it to go down to 0v. I wanted to test the relay but there’s four connectors on the bottom and I...

Thanks, I’ll take a look at that when I get home. I haven’t updated my details. I live in Africa now.

But the really must be faulty as well right? It shouldn’t be drawing current with the ignition off if the relay isn’t stuck closed.

While chasing out another problem I found that my glow plug fuse had blown out. Hasn't been a problem so far but I'm planning on taking it somwhere pretty cold next year so I though I'd better get it fixed. I got a new fuse but I was a bit lazy and didn't even disonnect the battery (ignition...

Are they joking making these plugs torx 55? I have two torx sets and both go up to 50? Who carries torx in their toolbox, never mind size 55? The local DIY chain doesn’t even sell nails, now I’ve got to go searching round trying to find this random tool for one simple job, or wait three weeks...

Didn’t know I was 40 either. It occurred to me as I was lying in bed last night that I may not actually need a new plug as well, but I like to renew these things when it’s cheap and easy to do so, but also because it appears that somebody’s bodged it in with the wrong part. Are the hole’s all...

I’m changing the gearbox oil in my 10p TD5 and I thought I had all the correct plugs, at least according to lrworkshop. This is what I’ve got: https://www.lrworkshop.com/parts/FRC6145 But now I’ve got down there to do it it’s some kind of female type plug which looks like it takes a 1/2”...

Just to update in case anyone reads this in the future. I’ve ordered a new sensor and thermostat to try and fix this. I checked the instructions I’d used for setting up the fingers and I was wrong in remembering that I’d only turned them half a turn, it was actually a whole turn, so I’ll just...

Thanks for the replies. I’ll check the rocker adjusters. I’m pretty sure I got the timing right, I did have the proper tools and I didn’t make them myself. Everything fit perfectly. I’ve ordered a new thermostat and coolant temperature sensor. Whatever that pipe’s called that has the sensor in...

So my first big engine job so forgive me if I get some terminology wrong. I changed the cylinder head and it's all running again but when starting from cold it needs a bit of feathering on the accelerator to get it going. It's doesn't perform to well after that either, until it gets warmed up...

It’s 2000. It’s actually got the one on the front left. Mine doesn’t even have the emblem logo thing on it. Even if the stickers weren’t on there I’d like to have them on. It looks a bit empty without them.