The thing to look for is when you turn the key to start the engine - do you get a click from under the bonnet? If so then the solenoid is being energised (i.e. suggests the ignition switch is ok) but is not supplying power to the starter. If there is no click then try the battery wire trick -...

It is a common fault on the Denso starter motor that was fitted to TD4 engines (assuming that is what you have?). The contacts in the solenoid get eaten away in time until you get intermittent "clicks". This will get worse over time until such point where it wont work at all. This is fairly...

The clutch, the brakes, the brake pipes and the battery are to some extent consumables or age related, you would have that with any car. You know now that those components are sorted and not likely to go wrong again. If your IRD and VCU are in good condition and you have the correct tyre...

Think it might have been a Limited Edition at the time called the "Graham Norton"

My local ALDI is currently selling 240v 850w 2-stroke petrol generators for £60..... should run a toaster or a small travel kettle.

I've just got an XC90 as a project and the i930 gets good reviews on the Volvo forums as well.

Another point to note is that a lot of the cheap modified sine wave kit quotes maximum peak power, not continuous. This can vary from manufacturer but a inverter with 1000w peak might only run 750w continuous, maybe less. Also if you are running medium-large electric motors with variable...

+1, and 8-12 hours will be to completely discharge the battery, it may be 4-6 hours (at a guess) before there is insufficient charge to start a diesel engine...

+++1 Pure Sine Wave inverters use electronics to create a pure AC sine wave so the electricity is exactly the same as from a plug at home. The cheaper inverters (also known as modified sine wave inverters) are actually a square wave and this is fine for resistive loads (light bulbs, heaters...

Unfortunately the legislation changed in February and now any diesel of any year will fail the MOT if it was fitted as standard with a CAT and/or DPF filter in the exhaust system which has subsequently been removed. It's a difficult and frustrating area as it means that a car which is...

- Got MOT pass after fitting 2x new front ARB links after the £19 a pair ebay jobs fell apart in 1500 miles. - Replaced all brake pipes (was advisory on MOT) not a nice job but it's done now. - Lost the former from the brake pipe flaring tool behind the headlight to had to take the front...

You will clearly cherish the car and I'm sure it will be reliable and give years of good service as a result but can't help thinking that one day you will be driving up a hill and get stuck behind a caravan and then spend the rest of the day wishing you'd got another V6..... To me the K series...

I expect this has been said before but 02 plate TD4 failed MOT today on both front ARB drop links rubber covers holed. They are less than 1,000 miles old, were £19 a set from e-bay. Lesson learned.... Very frustrating as everything else was ok...

I fitted three cable kits in Jan ( tailgate, rear door, front door) very fiddly, took all day, had problems with missing/ incorrect parts. So when the inevitable happened and one snapped a few months later I spent the extra 20 quid and got a full reg. fitted in a fraction of the time and no...

Are you sure that it is the turbo that's going? There would need to be more symptoms than the engine running on a few seconds - oily smoke from the exhaust being the main one?

Absolutely - of all the forums I have used I think there is much more info in LandyZone than any other, regardless of car. Careful research usually results in extra tests/info to get and then often a better diagnosis. I feel very sorry for the previous owner, he's been effectively ripped off...

Erm... I wish I could claim that credit but not really. In January I bought my '02 TD4 with the exact same problem, the previous owner had spent over £1,700 with two "specialists" trying to fix it with no success (new injectors, sensors, wiring etc.) The last "specialist" had told him that it...

Your problem is the fuel pressure regulator which is fitted to the rear of the high pressure pump (well I think it is anyway...). The engine shut down is controlled by the fuel pressure reg opening and killing the pressure in the fuel rail - as long as the engine is turning the injectors will...

A few years ago I wire brushed what I thought was some light surface rust off the rear axle brake pipe on my Disco but I forgot to grease it and the tester spotted it and failed it. When I came to remove the pipe to replace it, it ruptured as soon as I tried to release it from its clips...

The quality of electrical connections on cheap trailer lights is crap, I've had loads of problems over the years. To get a definitive answer, if you have a multimeter and spare piece of wire measure the voltage between the earth connection in the trailer light fitting and the battery -ve...