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I did this, played with the rear light locations. Fitting the reversing lights into the lower indicators was a bit of a sod as you have to drill a hole of the right diameter in the right location with no template to guide you! If you get it wrong there is no room for the bulb. But I managed it...

Oh and I confirmed it by lying under car with lower tray removed and grabbing hold of engine and shaking it. Could hear and feel clonk in the bushes in this arm!!

Had a similar clonk on taking up and coming off drive, twas the lower stabilizer bar. £50 odd quid and a hour or so to replace.. That is on a 2002 TD4.

Right - traced my rattle to the lower engine steady. just need to see if I can get one other than at the stealers! Grabbed both front drive shafts and gave them a good heave ho. Bit of movement, but the same both sides so not too worried about them at the mo. Trying to split the prop shaft to...

Thanks for the info guys - I have removed the full prop shaft. The rattle is primarily just as the engine stops, but there is also a "click" from somewhere beneath my feet that happens not just when power is applied and then backed off, but that is when it is most obvious. So I don't think it is...

Recently removed rear prop shaft as a bearing is noisy. Now when shutting down engine there is a distinct rattle as the engine stops that certainly wasn't there when the prop shaft was fitted. Is this normal in "mondo" mode or could this be an weak engine/gearbox mount and the prop shaft was...

Thanks for the advice - guess will rebuild as is and keep monitoring it. Chris.

Seeking advice! Noisy prop shaft bearing so have dropped the prop shaft and will replace the bearings. What are peoples thoughts on replacing the VCU as the thing is all apart. 2002 TD4 with about 120k miles. VCU is passing the "tippex test" and the torque figure seems to be about the same as...

Well got mine well and truly stuck in the snow this afternoon... It was in deep snow drifts with the underside of the car resting on top of the drift and the wheels hanging in mid-snow!!!! Still the digging out means I don't need to go to the gym for a while!!!! Didn't get any picture - to busy...

Had exactly this problem on my TD4, by ensuring the small spade connector on the front of the starter motor is fully home, the problem went away! Still very occasional refuses to start, as you say, all lights on but when key turned nothing happens. So push this connector fully home and hey...

Had a similar problem on my TD4. Still happens occasionally. Turn key, all ignition lights come on but it will not turn over. Turns out it is a loose wire on the starter motor. The 12v feed to the solenoid. This is a spade connector on the front of the starter, push this firmly home and she...

Might be a co-incidence, but on my TD4, if I leave the key in position two for any length of time it doesn't want to start! All the way back to off and then through to start and it starts fine! Chris.

Woops, that should be 75 to 80 lbs/foot....... Chris.

Just done my periodic "Tippex Test" and back half of prop shaft moves relative to front half, so not seized. Thought I would try this new method, took the wheel off and got out torque wrench. 75 to 80 foot/lbs is about the minimum torque to turn the wheel very slowly with the torque wrench just...

Done this job on my 2002 TD4. It is possible from underneath without removing the whole engine. Tight and getting to some of the fasteners does require raising and then lowering the engine to get spanner room! But very do-able. Think there is a procedure in the RAVE cd, but that involves...

I am assuming the centre bush needs replacing again! On reversing on full lock the rear of the car definitely "skips", so something is not right! Tried the "tippex test" on the vcu and there is differential movement between the prop shafts so the vcu is slipping. As the rear wheel is...

Bit of advice from anyone who may know better than me!!! Not hard! On about my four or fifth front centre diff bush, looks like I need to replace it again..... Thinking about polybush kit from flo-flex! Do people think that the side bushes become worn too, and if replacing the front with a...

First time my TD4 let me down - after 6 years and nearly 100,000 miles mind. It wouldn't start, turned the key and absolutely nothing happened, all electrics on but engine would not turn! Little recovery man came out and diagnosed the immobilizer and took it home on back of recovery truck...

52 plate 2002 model - one pump only, in rear wheel arch. Took tank unit out thinking pump in there had failed - no pump only pipes and sender unit. Chris.

My 52 2002 TD4 only has the one pump - the one in the wheel arch! Unit in tank is sender and fuel pick up only!! Chris.