yeah i guess not much demand in Europe :(

thanks! yes was going to follow this but it was missing how to remove the old seal and fit the new one

thanks for the tips!!

need to change the crankshaft pulley and wondering if i should also replace the seal. currently it is not leaking but no idea what can happen after i have been working on the pulley. question is, any tips on levering the old seal out and pushing the new one in without spending around 400 quid in...

on second examination i found out there is a little too much play on the turbo so gotta spend a few euros as i dont trying to find a vibration makes sense when i have a few known problems.... turbo, ace pump and crank shaft damper... also found out i can stop the engine fan with a piece of paper...

Checked the ecu plug and it had a tiny bit of oil in it. From nanocom, didnt show any codes and there does not seem to be any injector imbalances.

thanks! turbo is boosting normaly, dont think its an issue

thanks, will check and take note of injector balance

Well a little wiggle of the starter cable and it started right up... So also gotta clean the starter contacts now... Dont we all love discos

Well more worryingly after running it for a few seconds without a belt, now i cannot get it to start!! Battery seems good and i charged it for good measure. I can hear fuel pump running, doesnt look immobilized. But nothing from the starter motor...Whats happening

i think its a little better, the vibration is usually more noticeable with the engine warm i think but it feels smoother

I pulled the belt off and noticed the ace pump pulley and crank damper pulley both have some movement, maybe 2mm. Is this normal? I also have the typical squeak when switching off the engine? Could any of this cause vibrations as i describe?

hope not as it was replaced 3 yrs ago for a genuine one. must have not done more than 20k km

sorry for asking but considering water pump runs through the belt (I think?) how safe is it to run it without the belt?

yes went through some of these, all have something different i think... some happen when it is in gear , some only when engine is cold. couldnt find one which is exactly as mine

hmmm, good question, no its not just while moving

its a weird one but i seem to have a vibration which is most noticeable between 1500-2000 rpm. Things I noticed: 1. doesnt matter if it is in gear or clutch pressed/depressed 2. tried to change front and rear props 3. unlikely (i hope) that its engine mounts as they were changed 3/4 years ago...

yeah i have 1 year old at the front but FOR ONCE i didnt think about buying another one to keep in my personal stock so i might have problems when the rear one goes :( i will only consider removing ace if i decide to put an M57 instead of a td5...and even then i will consider putting an electric...

of course, an other option is to fit a generic double action hydraulic cylinder, in which case anyone has done it and knows one which fits close enough :)

Well considering that ACE Actuators seem to have vanished and you can barely find a second hand one, anyone knows if it is possible to service an ACE actuator if it is leaking?