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Hi Bob I am new to this so if I am coming across as a bit thick it’s probably because I am. I use a thermometer with a red dot and point it at various places: Low down on the engine block gets to 45-50 max, after an hour ticking over. The metal...

https://simplybearings.co.uk/shop/Seals-O-Ring-Seals-NITRILE-O-Rings/c19_4501_4705/index.html?page=11&selection=Nitrile+Rubber+Square-Rings It seems they do the square section ones, perhaps they can help you if you email them. Or these guys...

You state that it stays around 45ºC, how do you know that? If you're guessing that's an odd statement to make. But, I rather suspect that you're getting that data from a couple of potential sources: 1 - Diagnostic from the ECU in which case, the...

I had a lot of "fun" trying to get o rings for my Mustang injectors. Went to a specialist who told me that the measurements that are critical are the diameter and the cross section (how thick the rubber is). So you want to measure your Outer...

This is an excellent thread. Hats off to the OP for the work he's putting in. I've never had a P38 but I really do like them, we saw a stunning one yesterday at Littlestone, the condition of it was fantastic, so much so that my son asked...

I had my L322 stuck in the air like this too. Question is, "what the Bl***** hell caused it?" From memory, I could deflate it with GapIID but not with the buttons and I had a lot of issues with the connector plug on the compressor itself...

I'm a bit closer and I'm always happy to get so close to the Pyrenees but even so, it's a bit far for a favour.

I've just been shown an advert on Facebook for JLR workshop manuals and although I have previously subscribed to Topix and got them all for our cars, I thought that at £5 with the discount code I'd just have a look and see what they were like...

Yup, after my day of off-roading a couple of weeks back the box was full of mud but the connector seal had done its job and everything was spotless inside. I'm convinced this is the CV joint as I've never ha a single issue with this until I...

Ha Cheers Keith I still have a Disco 2, well most of it.. I'm still in shock ;) Nope.. Her replacement. :) Never thought i'd part with the P38 but it cost a fortune to run mainly insurance which was even at 24 £170 per month plus £40 tax...

That's some saga and sadly too true too often with eh quality of parts these days. I had a BMW 525TDS many many years ago that had an in tank pump failure in the middle of a junction directly outside a BMW showroom, could never decide which...

Accuracy of the system is not important, screwing the punter is. There are hundreds of complaints like yours, good luck getting it sorted.

That's what I thought, on, off, on, off.... Again, this doesn't seem to make sense as it sometimes doesn't work, if it wasn't getting a signal it would never work. it's not caused when cornering for example, it's happened 4 times, twice in a...

The back story to my question here is that I had a CV joint failure and although the replacement was nice and simple I've been getting sporadic ABS faults since. Specifically, this one: C0031-25 (E8) Front left wheel speed sensor - General...

argh!! noticed the rear wheel arches starting to bubble :(

"Give them a ring", Ha! Good one. You can't talk to anybody on the phone any longer and certainly not for this. It's not the tunnel, it's the ULEZ zone. The toll booths at Dartford were removed probably 10+ years ago to ease the congestion...

If the compressor is running, it could be a hole in the air tank but the bit that interests me here is the signal fault on a couple of components. I had a similar (but not the same) issue and found that on some cars, the spare wheel can damage...

I set up an account with TFL for all of my vehicles in January, went to a funeral in the ULEZ a couple of weeks ago and got the £90 fine on Saturday for non payment. Turns out, the account I set up on their intentionally impossible to navigate...

More an excuse then anything, i genuinely think my vans brillant but comfort factor and losing 80 miles a tank isn't really that big a deal at all on a 1200mile stint, and the van doesn't make v8 noises 🤣

This is the smart choice for London, you're saving a fortune on ULEZ bringing that down here instead. :) I'd rather spend the money on the fuel and drive that over a Transit any day. Good work sir.

Great news. Went to hospital yesterday for colonoscopy. Camera right up to where splice is from tumour removal and all clear . NO signs of cancer only a non cancerous polyp found and that was removed. Slept a lot better last night :vb-angel1...

Waxed it last weekend. Got a bit of dust on this weekend Then it broke a CV joint and I found a small hole in the NSF air bag. What are the chances of both things going on that front corner? I am loving the convenient nature of these...

My opinion would be that you should buy the car you want. I've had a 3.6 and 4.4 TDV8, both facelift, I like them. Also had a 2008 3.6 TDV8, they're all brilliant in their own way. at 205k I would imagine a lot of the things that would need...

Slindon Safari probably the best for an RR. Mudmonsters / Piccadilly wood (Haywards Heath/East Grinstead) would be too extreme for it. Elham Valley in Folkstone

Too extreme for it? Pfft! ;) Too extreme for me most likely and I don't actually want to scratch it let alone start doing proper damage. A friend of mine used to run a 4x4 course in Detling for a time, I did some with him in his cars but...

Do any of you know of any? I rather fancy getting the L322 properly muddy (before I have some bodywork done) and so I thought I'd go and do one of the P&P days asI've not done anything like it for more years than I care to think about. Ideally...

If you have dual view it will have the 2 screens depicted on the Audio/Video button on the right. It's clever but bloody awful to drive whilst someone is watching TV and you can hear it but not see it. TV in motion is utter garbage in my...

They drive me to distraction because they are only about 2 miles from me and won't allow me to collect anything! I've often thought their site was broken when trying to navigate it :) I say that in jest, I do admire the guys there as I think...

If it has Android Auto already then the issue is just wireless connectivity rather than adding functionality. You'll need an adapter and it seems that you've bought one already to just emulate the phone being physically plugged in by cable. I...

I was totally with you on this one Jon. I assumed the bag would be totally sealed off from the strut too. Live and learn and all that. I've got a weepy rear shock on mine so I've got to replace those soon enough (well, it's not soon, it...