thanks captain thats very good advice and i now feel confident enough to do the job myself. Thanks to all you guys for your advice it will save me a fortune.:D

:)Thanks for the extra info chaps.i think i may have a go the weekend weather permiting. Just one more question for you before i start the job, If i deside to remove all the sills and replace with box section what do i do about the body mounts? as i need it to pass mot first time.:confused:

thanks redhand, Do you know how i could support the body before i cut the old sills away?as i dont want door gaps like a bannana.:o

Thanks for the info, with what you say about cutting floor and door pillars and what i read from the link you gave me about body distortion i dont even think i will be atempting it my self.I made a good job of the boot floor but that wasnt structaral and with having my two small chilldren in...

Hi all, the time has come to replace my inner and outer sills as my mot:mad: is due next month.ive been putting it off for ages but now have no choice but to do them.Its a rather dawnting task for me as ive never done any sills before. just wonderd if you guys could give me any tips like the...

Hi all removed egr valve today but one of the bolts snapped off in the manifold:mad: Tried to get it out but it was siezed solid. In the end had no choice but to drill it.now i have to buy a tap & die set to re-thread the hole.:( anyway i got the blanking plate on with one bolt for now and...

did mine couple of months ago i was suprised how easy it was once i got stuck in, even learned my self to mig weld. had to put couple of peices in near wheel arches and new floor supports. couldnt save the lip that the new floor pan sits in so i got some small angle iron and welded it in to...

Is the sedimenter hard to remove? i meant to do mine when i replaced the boot floor. as it was easy to get at but it completley slipped my mind.:mad:

Thanks biglad i will def do these two things. How do i go about cleaning the cooler do i have to remove it or can it be flushed through just disconnecting the hoses? Thanks again.:o

Thanks for the info.changed fuel filter and put injector cleaner in today think its done the trick as it feels much better to drive. but im not 100% sure as ive been told not to boot it with the injector cleaner in? have to wait and see. Also ive been thinking of blanking the egr valve. is this...

checked filter looks clean no splits in pipes as far as i can see. dont know about belt only had the disco few months and it had a service before i bought it. could this be the problem?

Hi everyone im new to the forum hope someone can help me? my problem is black smoke but only about 2300rpm and upwards. the car starts every time and runs good apart from when i reach this magic rpm and then i get the smoke. untill i take my foot off then its all back to normal. as this only...