"Is this the right room for an argument?" "I've told you once" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kQFKtI6gn9Y

Found it - on the nanocom forum here:- Forum Bad batch of engine ECUs around 95/96 apparently, maybe mine's been replaced with an older one at some stage :confused:

The 16v thing is not correct, I have the same reading on the nanocom for my '98 4.6 Gems. As far as I remember it was something in either early engine ECU (or BECM? not sure), but I read somewhere - poss the nanocom manual - that it always shows the 16v no matter what. I'll try and find it . ...

". . . he's left the island, and he's certainly not a missionary now." :) A

How far did you dis-assemble the compressor? Did you take the end plate of the motor off so the brushes extended out of their slots - did you manage to get the brushes held back so you could get the end plate back on? It's bloody fiddly, but if you just pushed the end plate back on hoping...

Are the lenses amber or the later clear ones?, don't think I've ever seen amber ones 'wearing thin', the colour goes all the way through. The amber bulbs in the clear clusters however are prone to their orange lacquer falling off . . . I've had to replace them for just that reason. A

I think that, given the breadth of his technical knowledge, it would have to be Wammers for Mr Slow . . . A

Sometimes I think machines take on the personalities and idiosyncrasies of their owners, if your computer is posting on the forum on its own, you've trained it very well, (or is this the computer I'm answering??? :confused:)

Yes of course - in fact it would be compulsory!

Titans?

Bugger - sorry, missed that. Are you volunteering? :) A

I propose Wammers, Datatek and Tomcatalan . . . :) Any seconders? A

Did that a few weeks ago, lights on, full load etc - it was OK. I'll try it again and keep an eye on it but first need to know why battery drained down to 5v in 24hrs. A

Well - isn't the Nanocom a wonderful thing! :D As planned, I corrected/changed the French/LHD/auto, reset the alarm (locks activated) entered EKA and hit disarm, wrote settings, exit nanocom. Tried it and - Bingo! It started and everything working again! :D:D:D Set windows etc., synched key...

Thankyou all for the replies, I've been out and about, now about to be going shopping (oh joy) and have come back to all these suggestions. This is what I mean about the range and variety of help, (particularly with this problem) all good stuff, from acknowledged experts all eager and willing...

Thanks for your thoughts gents - Mozz, the RF receiver was in the car when I bought it 20 months ago, never been a problem with it, never even looked at it. I have checked it went to sleep correctly using a meter a couple of months ago when I had low voltage problems, but at that time it was a...

Right - this may be a long post, but I'll try to keep it simple without missing anything that may be relevant. '98 4.6, I went to use it a few days ago and it wouldn't start, click only, (it had been fine the day before) battery flat. Decided to monitor voltages to see if battery was dead or...

Well - not exactly, the oil that marine engines use is much cruder than DERV (diesel engined road vehicles) it's thick, waxy and similar to brown mud, filthy stuff.

Were the others RR's too? Eco loonies getting militant maybe ... Sorry for your loss :( Alastair

I had the same 'stiff flaps' problem, tried the screw bodge but couldn't lever the 2 halves apart, so reverted to drilling 2mm hole in the bits of the airbox you can access by taking the centre vents out and removing the switch panel on the centre console. Then bent the thin tube of a can of...