Thank you chaps for all your help much appreciated problem wasn’t as bad as first thought thank god

Thats kind of you to let me know appreciate it, I'll contact you if needed.

Oh ok yes thought you might say that. Yeah one side spins with the prop shaft the other side spins independently of prop shaft

I then dropped the wheels so that the off side wheel was down and only the near wheel was off got hold of prop and tried to turn wheek but would not move unless I let go of prop

I jacked the rear up so both wheels were off, I got under and held the propshaft and turned the off side wheel and the prp stayed still while the wheel spun

Gentle men I have no drive on the rear axel on my 1994 200tdi I can hold the drive shalf with one hand and turn each wheel, without the shaft moving at all.

Check for splits on pipes or a pipe thats come away, check air flow meter

simple answer is no

A summing you have not this before, snap an old piston ring into a piece big enough to hold, now take the sharpest end of your piece and scrap around the grooves wear the rings fit, you will find there is a lot of burnt on coke in the grooves but you can remove it this way, some will be stubborn...

we use VM as a swear word here

Well my friend I think you can rule out head gasket which is good news and there’s no air lock either, so could it be that the water had just got low and no one noticed, or it maybe a sticky thermostat, I would carry a can of water with you and just keep an eye on it, if it boils up again I...

Check radius arms the rubber bushes

[FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3]There are really only a couple of things that make the engine push water out when running, an air lock, a faulty water pump, head gasket. Oh and maybe a sticky Thermosta

The government has only backed down on the two pence fuel rise because of the disastrous election results showing people are pi---- off with being continually taken advantage of, the government forgot it’s the people who put them there

The majority of people in this free country know that what ever government is in power, they will continue to screw the workers and the rich continue to get richer they promise the British people that they are the right body to look after our needs, but once in office they devise plans to cover...

Today’s so called work force with the exception of the few has absolutely no idea, they are totally incapable of using there brain, and rely solely on diagnostic read outs and calculators if a machine doesn’t tell them what it is they over load.

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Pressure in the water system could be a sticky thermostat, but before disturbing it check your oil condition, take the oil filler cap off and look at the inside of the cap is it white and furry, start the engine with the cap off, hold your hand over the oil filler cap hole, do you feel pressure...

You may have already done this, but disconnect the cold start injector on the side of the plenum, this injector can cause what you describe

I agree with Tervueren, Also do you know that the heads were skimmed, most garages have to use an outside interest to get there skim work done, if this is the case with your heads there will be a separate receipt when I have skimmed heads I also skim the inlet manifold. Recently I had a chap...