Just back from a quick trip. Perth, Skye, Berwick & lake district. 1,455 miles in five days. Didn't miss a beat.

Considering the cost of the alternative I'd suggest at least three fluid changes. I should have realised that I was heading for trouble when I found a date written on the filter in marker pen. It was about six months after the car was first registered.

Others discovered that doing the first ever fluid and filter change at 110,000 miles resulted in fitting a new gearbox at 115,000 miles. Ouch!

If the multi-plug isn't pushed home firmly and squarely then you get these figures - so I'm led to be believe!

ahem !!!

Remove the timer relay, the tall one under the passenger seat. With the car no longer able to self-level when turned off this will show up if you have a leak elsewhere and, if the battery still flattens, show whether it's the EAS that's flattening the battery or if you have another issue.

I'm having real problems with font sizes and density in this new format. I'm viewing this on a 19" screen but am struggling to read a lot of the smaller print. Between it's size and the green colour used I am finding that I am straining and last night developed a headache trying to read a lot of...

Unless you mean getting my Kodak brownie photographing my computer taking the film to Boots for developing sticking a print in an envelope and mailing it to you then no, I haven't got a clue what you're talking about yours, from the dark ages Dougie

Morning all I'm never sure if I'm South West or not. According to the guys from Devon & Cornwall I'm probably somewhere in the Midlands but . . .

Where has the red triangle gone? How do I now wake up BB? (apart from driving up the M5 carrying a pointed stick) Is it the rather faint 'report' at the bottom of the post?

Yup If it keeps happening frequently I'd start at the BECM and check for dampness or corrosion on the plugs. Think of it as good news, considering what a rogue BECM could do to you. Even if you can't see anything wrong it's worth pulling every plug and re-fitting it a couple of times. They've...

There's bits popping up everywhere!! Everything I click gives me something else - that I don't understand! Roy and these other bleedin youngsters have been at it again it's age-ist I tell you age-ist I'll never get the hang of posting on here ever again oops!

Don't believe that a company owned / leased vehicle will have been correctly serviced. Recently I was talking to a software company who supply their services to fleet users. Some of their stories of 'repairs' would turn your blood cold.

How embarrassing that could be be if there happened to be a video of such an event. :D

Who didn't re-fit the rubber gasket properly? :D

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Haven't got the quantities to hand but remember to always check that you can get the filler plugs out before you drain anything, especially if it appears that no servicing has been done for a while.

So if you're lucky there's nothing breaking up or crunching itself inside. So fresh fluid and maybe some Lucas might do the trick. If you're having issues re-fitting the sump you might want to think of pumping it out through the dipstick tube.

What did your sump magnet look like? Were there any obvious 'bits' in the old fluid?

Serves you right for driving a Jeep. If you had a Range Rover you wouldn't be suffering these issues. Many, many other wonderful problems, but not these :D