Scrap bin

Difference is, not so long ago engines were made to be rebuilt multiple times, and parts were readily available, nowadays engines have become a disposable item, and being governed by an electronic brain means they are always being run on their limits. We haven’t progressed in engineering terms...

How much is a fuel rail pressure sensor?

You can get a big difference by washing your existing intercooler out with petrol/ cleaning fluid etc

@bukko had his vehicle sorted in s e Essex, it would be interesting to know how it’s going?

They have to be on trailers that don’t bounce incessantly, otherwise it breaks the magnetic hold, and they are always flat when you need them most

Have you done a compression test ?

Probably excess condensation, time to clear your heater drain

Have you tried fitting them in the top of the bore flat, they will be smaller in dia than your cackhanded way

They look fine, modern oil scrapers don’t necessarily have a spring ring

We’re there any filings on the sump plug?

We cleaned the cooling system in a 14 litre Cummins after the oil cooler slit in the engine block, I think we used 6 litres of dishwasher liquid cleaner, it worked a treat

Dishwasher liquid

They act as a rock slider, which is why they are tapered at the front

People’s worrying about their household bills, their rents/ mortgages, that’s why it won’t sell at top dollar from a private seller

New battery required , and the other issues can be addressed

You’ll need the same bleed procedure as a fuel filter change, involves getting a one way valve and hand primer in fuel circuit

Change the wife, simples

If it moves with handbrake on, surely it’s a rear shaft

Try locking and unlocking to reset the immobiliser, and then find and press the fuel flow button