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And I suppose if you had read the posts, they were in response to my post and a different bloke with similar engine, so reading posts is key :oops: ;) . J

If you read the first post I was awaiting recovery and it was taken straight to a rr garage as I have nowhere to keep it , but thanks for not reading properly and losing interest.

The BMW units and the later 38's dimming glass goes amber as it ages from what I've experienced 🤔

Why not get the head unit fixed?

What about holding a conversation 🫨🫣.. Sorry couldn't resist😜

You have the ZF 5HP24 transmission and the New Venture Gear NV225 transfer box. The critical thing is whether or not ‘P’ is lit up on the dash when the starter fails to operate? Can you also just confirm that the message centre displays...

You are right, I do need new glasses but getting them in France is proving difficult. Broken crank was raised earlier.

I have found that every time I need to work on mine it is always easier to just remove everything in the way. Pretty sure that involves draining the coolant 99% of the time. No L322 has had coolant over a year old. Ever! :) Replace the...

Load rating of 104 I think it should be OK. I'm not too bothered at the moment, its just a project to get running, If/when I get it sorted, I might put it on the road & use it!! Still got a fair bit to do though. Bricks are simply a 'stop'...

I would be worried about the tyre ratings from the Tiguan, they may not be up to supporting the weight of a P38

Lucky day, managed to source locally a set of 18" alloys from a guy just round the corner who was about to weigh them in!! Can you believe, £50!! Even luckier, managed to sell those awful 20" for a little less than I paid for the new tyres. Even...

I have received the FIP info & will give it a try, many thanks again for all the help. will keep you posted.

Yes your year of car will have 4 wheel ABS. Unplug the ABS ECU and see what happens. Modulation info will be sent this evening when I'm in my office.

It's going to be reasonable sized job and that is if they don't find anything else while getting into and out if it. There is sometimes the odd surprise 😬

Garage have informed me both turbos have failed and it will cost £4'113,23p does this sound about right before I give them the go ahead.

Stopped using copperslip a while back as it attracts break dust and then hardens 😬

Check that the backing plate mounting points for the shoes are not corroded - there are three pressed 'high spots' per shoe, these need to be as smooth and corrosion free as possible, additionally, apply some brake grease (not copperslip - it's...

Couldn't tell you personally kiddo. Usually a certain amount of parts being removed will present the solution. If you have to drop the coolant to gain access and make the job easier then that's what your going to have to do matey. 😉 Keep us...

I'd would clean it down with Degreaser, run it while someone turns the wheels and see if it's just the seals on the banjo bolts 👍

Thanks for your reply. I thought that "plausible" was the wrong word but this all was a few hours ago . . . . Nanocom says that BECM is unlocked but the EKA shows as dashes Yes I disabled the EKA and entered 'write settings' on every of my...

Several of us have used @Datatek s method with excellent results. Highly recommend.

https://ritter.com.au/dismantling-recycling/ Any good?

There must be someone over your way selling bits from one? 🤔😉

Funny you say that about the bedding in process... I did a d4 with new disks pads and shoes. Did the bed in process to the T and it tore the new shoes apart 🙄... After the second set were put in I refrained from doing it again..... It held even...

Wind the adjusters up so the brakes are on, do your test again. I think the cables are stretched and I don't think there is adjustment to take up the slack on cables, from what I see. There is a bed in process but as Its a park brake if it holds...

I'd suggest disconnecting the battery for 10 minutes, once everything has shut down. Then clear the fault codes.

If you tried to start it with a flat battery it will throw up all sorts of code s as the modules did not have the correct voltage clear them and see what comes up again.

Also check the backing plates for handbrake shoes for any signs of distortion 👍

Check the new brake shoes for an Allen bolt, if there is then there is a specific way to adjust the shoes. I'm not sure if your model needs a shoe bedding in process as well🤔