Thanks Wammers : I just found that fuse on RAVE this afternoon and hoped it might be the answer....sadly no. I'm just hoping Faultmate can clear the lights when and if I ever solve the OBD prob

Thanks guys : common ground there. I'll try that on Saturday.....Friday is fishing day ! It's nice being retired.

Hi Guys I've been off the forum for over a year( nearer 2) as I SORN'd the old lady when she developed a major (leccy) issue. For a variety of reasons I couldn't get time to work on her.I am just about to get back to her but am getting a bit long in the tooth for any serious activity. She had...

Thanks Joss : I've managed to free the metal clips but haven't yet managed to completely remove the cover. I'll try twisting from the top as you suggest.

I replaced mine some years ago. Dropping the tank looked like a pain : I think I followed some advice on here and cut out a panel in the floor above the pump. Job was dead easy. Have a search for the thread .

Sorry can't help with the problem but curious about the name ...."sheriff" ? Any special reason ?

I'm trying to get behind the plastic cover/panel in the drivers side footwell where the bonnet release catch is housed ( I think I have a bad earth in the leccies behind it) : I'm struggling to get the panel off and don't want to damage it by forcing it. Anybody had that off ? Advice ?

If you're talking about the plastic bit under the glass I cut a new one out of a plastic butter dish.....coulda been magarine but I can never tell the difference

I let my battery go flat and can't get my Faultmate to speak to the ecu. Nor does EAS Suite initialise. I'm assuming either a fuse or an earth on the OBD circuit but haven't got round to checking......too cold. Any suggestions welcomed

When I bought my Faultmate Extreme a few years ago I also bought Toughbook laptop with it which came with the software already loaded and had a 9 pin serial port. I have now loaded the software in my modern laptop which has no serial port. I have bought a serial to usb conversion cable but...

I got mine rebuilt for £450.

It cost me £450.00. I bought a 2nd hand one from a breaker and it had the same leak as got me a failed MOT. I then got the original refurbished at £450. I still have the replacement which I bought for £250.

My problem also disappeared in cruise control.

I had a hesitation on acceleration for years : engine warning would flash on and brief loss of power. I'm sure somebody on here diagnosed it as a needle/valve issue in the engine diesel pump. I had to get the pump refurbished in the summer due to a leak which caused an MOT failure. Problem has...

Thanks Guys and I completely agree : I'm a bit of an old duffer and I hesitate to tell anybody how to do anything but (I) every now and then I might have something to add (ii) you learn a lot from seeing how others problems are dealt with and (iii) the wisdom, wit and social issues sometimes...

It worked !!!! Thanks a bundle Wazz. I put the heavy duty charger on it, switched ignition to pos 2 and everything lit up. The first charger is still showing that its charging on a much lower amp battery. My P38 battery must have been run right down because I've just had it on the trickle...

Thanks Wazza. I have a spare battery beside the charger : I take the charger off the car and onto the spare......works perfectly on the spare. Just in case draw is too much I'll try another higher output charger.....as you say....elimination

The battery is only about a year old but still worth a check. Everything had been functioning fine of the couple of very short runs (+/- a mile) I gave it recently and battery had also been on occasional trickle charges without incident. This was a sudden and unexpected development.

Haven't been on since June as no problems. Left her in the garage for about a month while working away : started up occasionally on visits home. Let the battery get a bit low : Put charger on overnight. Returned to find charger tripping and electrics COMPLETELY dead. No ignition...

I've just replaced my upper tailgate and washer system. A new one way valve ( access through the L/hand compartment in boot.) Washer jet prises out. Get it started with a pen knife or similar and simply pull down. It's attached to a short length of clear tube which is joined into the main pipe...