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New compressor. ( Hitachi )

ha ha yeah, he does know his sus issues after dismantling his D3

So today Compressor and reservoir replacement today, in doing so I have put a C1A35-01 fault code on it. Vehicle operates as should be but lowers and rises albeit very slowly. I have a amber light on ffs! Any ideas to what I have done wrong? I replaced the compressor years back and had no...

Compressor and reservoir replacement today, in doing so I have put a C1A35-01 fault code on it. Vehicle operates as should be but lowers and rises very slowly. Any assistance to what I have done is much appreciated. Cheers.

Another full service then did a 269 mile round trip average mpg 25.3. I’ll take that and she’s running well. LOF clutch in it is now 22 months old and hasn’t missed a beat pulling the tin tent over the last 12 months.

D3 flew through its MOT today, one advisory front brembo pads are getting low. I'll take that, one advisory in three years.

Best thing I ever did was remove the EGR in the old TD4 A new lease of life into the engine, I've actually kept the old one ad plan to clean it up at some point to see how it operated My search for a FL2 continues still at this time

D3 alternator started to go, luckily I had a spare DENSO sat on the parts shelf took me an hour and a bit to swap it over normal service resumes now

Tell her to get as new as possible FL2 save some money and avoid all the potential D4 problems

Spent two weeks in Devon, 900 mile £300 on derv returning 27mpg she didn’t miss a beat

I had very light surface rust on my sills, I seen a recent comment on here think it was @gstuart somewhere so I decided tonight to take off the lower trim and and wire wheel the any effected area on the sills and and paid more attention towards the rear arches. These have now been waxoiled and...

Front air valve block replacement today on the D3, only changed it two years ago as well. Also did the seals on the steering rack pipes as it had started to leak. Healthy D3 again

@saxavordian put the crayons away lad

Not sure if anyone has mentioned above but me personally would concentrate on the mechanical side of things to ensure they are all in good order? The forum is a wealth of knowledge and help from the kind gents that frequent here Good luck!

All's well that ends well

Had the same issue with mine couple of years ago, if I can get hold of the spanner man I'll ask him what he did to resolve it Sounds like there is a blockage somewhere as above?

Or maybe one of the other pulleys?

Tensioner failing on the side of the engine?

Sold the TD4 for more than what I was asking ( made an offer I couldn't refuse ) , off to live in Crewe and pull a tin tent around the country. Its well prepped for them anyway and will serve them proud. I'll miss the TD4 for sure

SOLD: Off to live a new life in Crewe Cheshire