It's been 2,500 litres for a few years now, tax exempt as long as you keep a log and it is only for personal use. Upper tier waste carriers license is a little over £30 a year (as of 2018), which is fine as waste veg is non hazardous - waste carriers license is also only strictly necessary...

Also looks like it might be a milner conversion judging by that thermostat housing, which narrows down what engine it can be significantly

"stiff" when turning the wheel fast but much less when slowly is a classic sign of a pump not maintaining hydraulic pressure, especially if the problem goes away when turning the wheels on say, loose gravel. It's not necessarily accompanied by groans or leaking. Steering column shaft being...

Not that I'd want to start an oil-off, but a 15w vs a 10w would theoretically only improve a standing leak, as at operating temperature it is only very marginally more viscous than a 10-40, it being entirely mineral based might make a difference over time mind. What actually is the difference...

It would indeed be rather nice if the problem just solved itself at this point :D

Compressed air and a few drops of thinners should be all you need to clean any carbon from the seats, fine nylon bristle brush (much like the ones from sets you would have used on old carbs) are okay in a pinch. The domed part of the washer faces the injector as mr glee said

Passed on mine last week no cat or egr, it wasn't mentioned

Redline a day keeps the glaze away :rolleyes:

Looks pukka!

The intercooler is a good place to look as it collects oil easily owing to the pressure drop - if its no worse in there than your pipework then that more or less answers it, might be worth swapping the cartridge if a note worthy amount has collected at the bottom though. Did you say previously...

Well, another way of looking at it is only that much has collected after 10k, the inside of the pipe would be lagged with oil if it were serious, plus silicone hoses do tend to swell with severe oil exposure (which yours has not) Someone who knows what the passings of a newish turbo should look...

Well, it's less than the mostly over 200k mile turbos I have exposure to haha Aye changing a cartridge for a new one is easy, They're quite cheap from a lot of the UK re-builders as well as the 300tdi turbo is common Can't remember the cause but it was only on one cylinder and it did stop...

Doesn't look too excessive to me - certainly wont give you the oil consumption you have. A new cartridge will have new seals, the seals that "go" are the control seals that keep the oil in the compressor/turbine shaft bearing. As far as I know taking a cartridge apart will then require the turbo...

Much like the other replies say, 100k is nothing on an turbo that has seen enough oil changes - you regularly see 300k+ mile original turbos still working fine, just check for lateral play along the shaft (should be none) and side to side play, which should be around 0.5mm ish either way, but as...

Aye the orange one. Yeah they look dry - just having 3 wet injectors normally has a common cause, almost 0 chance of 3 of the 4 washers being toast - plus the "leaked" fuel would be blackened from soot not fresh. Might be a leaky spilloff banjo also? Simple things first!

Since you have 3 you suspect are leaking it's almost certainly one of the leakoffs - looks a bit to me as if you have 1 silicone one on there as well, and silicone does not like constant exposure to diesel

Is the radiator getting limited airflow owing to this cork / big intercooler? or is it just a tiny bit? This is true, (on both counts hah). Don't forget though there will be enormous airflow over the rad at 70mph, more than the fan would deliver so may well hint at other issues But, did they...

Rads had its day, if the water pump + thermostat are good and there is water rather than air in the system

They sell complete new seat squabs, google them for results and pics You can in a D1, not sure you can in a D2

Nice tidbit that!