Be carefull with your aftermarket warranty, you said you bought it from a specialist dealers, most of these type of warranties only cover the 1st £1000 of any claim and before you ask you cant claim twice for related items, they will do anything to avoid paying high repair bills. If the IRD is...

It was probably a stone in the tyre which was hitting the road as you drove.

My wifes car ran cleaner according to the emissions computer with the EGR valve blocked off, the car feels better so it stays blocked. The bunnies are more likely to be run over by her TD4 or torn to pieces by a large dog than killed by her emissions.

My wifes TD4 car has always has a slight binding feel in reverse on full lock, it has done 40k with no problems.

First Alternative i find are unbeatable, my wife who is 26, pays £310 fully comp with me added to it at age 35, this also includes business use. Beat that on the Wifes age against mine :D

Tut Tut on the guys last but one post, not nice and should be removed and a warning issued, we can all get carried away on the keyboard at times BUT HIS COMMENTS ARE WAY OUT OF ORDER. I agree running a DVD whilst driving isnt a good idea, but its his choice, if he chooses to do it and risk...

It will be the rear diff bushes, my wifes car 02 TD4 with 30k had the top one fail and it was replaced in 20 minutes under warranty, no more noise. If your doing DIY then as Ming has said change them all, the parts are cheap its just the labour involved. Zippy

Its an application that is applied in 2 stages exactly like a polish, you apply stage 1, when it goes cloudy then you the apply the polish (Stage 2) and buff off, at £260 you have somewhat had your trousers pulled down as the kit is available off e-bay for £20-£30 and do it...

They do sell it over here in Halfords, £40 for the tin with a gauge to let you know how low your current system is. Get down and buy some.

The special tool in question is a 36mm socket and any drive size will do it 3/8 or 1/2 inch. Nothing special about it really.

Willo, I will check the CD data today to find out which valve cap out of the 2 black ones you remove to refill the A/C. Zippy

You can now buy DIY gassing kits from Halfords, £40 for one with a gauge to let you know how low your current system is. You should see 2 blue screw on caps in the engine bay which come off the AC unit, one marked H and the other L, connect to the L (Low Pressure) and away you go. I used this...

Order the replacement yourself and tell the garage who have your car that you are sourcing the replacement unit yourself, then turn up with just the 'O' ring kit from L/R and damand an explanation, as it sounds like they are trying to yank you pants even further down. X Number of ££££'s for the...

Already had the window smashed in the wifes Freelander as she used my sat nav but after i took it back i left a window mount on her dash, yes you've guessed it they smashed the window and left the glovebox open, they took nothing else, i had a Leatherman utility knife in the glovebox but they...

I have seen the said tool as a friend borrowed one and couldnt sqeeze it together at all to squash the nuts into the collar. I was p#ssing myself laughing as he swore under the car trying to do it. His face looked like this whilst he was sqeezing :eek: Take care Zippy

Mark, I have fitted the steps to my wifes car and they fitted tight in the hole (Ooh Err) which allowed me just to tighten them up slowly and you can feel the collar compressing as you do it. I have since removed the steps as they where rusting (Ebay specials) and the nuts are wedged tightly...

Agree you will need the rivet nuts which when tightened up jam the nut and housing into the hole but there is no need to use any special tool. Under your car you will see the chassis rails on either side of your propshaft, these run the length of your car, put the brackets loosely onto the side...

Good post, thats very usefull information, exactly what the board is for:D Zippy

I agree with some of the comments about modern mechanics sorry technicians not being able to fault find but thankfully i'm not one. I also believe that prevention is better than the cure. Hence why i have disconnected my EGR valve, emissions or not, the car runs cleaner according to the MOT...

Not yourself but other users posting have impied it would cause a problem and can i also ask who is dribbling on here ? If you want to harp on about acid rain then go get your soap box and shout out loud about it but others shouldnt try and say the cr#p in the inlet side of the engine isnt a...