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Does it need a new serpentine belt, as the old one is cracked and slipping ?

Was it a turbo pipe you disturbed by chance?

Timing one tooth out, or a dodgy injector

Gives the impression that brake shoes need adjustment, they are slackening off too much hence the soft pedal,

Removing and flushing your existing intercooler with petrol/ solvent/ diesel can also make a big difference, they do clog and suffer restriction after a. few years, just that process worked wonders on a 200 tdi I ran a few years back

My 2016 sport doesn’t have it

Definitely a sport, it’s got a full size rear end

Heat and quench, it breaks up the rust into particles/dust

Gearbox input shaft bearing more like

Hands free for a Nokia android phone

What does it have by way of a rectifier ?

Does it have/need an “exciter” wire to start it charging like a standard alternator?

It could be old fuel, modern petrol goes stale very quickly these days, probably quite badly deteriorated after six months

Should have relocated the indicator switch… 😂

Personally I only flush engine if fluids have contaminated each other, as in head gasket , wet liner damage, oil cooler damage etc, otherwise with modern oil and regular servicing I don’t think it’s necessary. Just my opinion.

Warts and all ?

I’m always optimistic if it’s still running !

Inlet manifolds do crack

If your dash lights go out when cranking, your battery could be below par, therefore not giving enough current to operate stop solenoid, or your starter might be taking too much current, which will have same effect, try a jumpstart and see if that helps it start

Ooooh, almost 8 years