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Yes i thought the same by the time i had bought gaskets etc i think you right.

She can't manage my series 2a , its a bugger really. Hey and thanks for the replies its appreciated.

Thanks for the reply, it was really because it was damned cold when she parked it and at that point it hadbeen running great, just been for a driving lesson, next day i thought the battery was dead charged it it coughed and started ran really rough, so i put a coil pack on it, no improvement...

Ok I lied but i am stuck with fixing my daughters car (clio d4f 722 1.2 16v 120000 miles 05 plate) and i don't want to ask advice from a spotty yoth on a renault forum and as i have always got good information on my land rovers from the genius that is the landy zone collective, i thought i would...

Thanks David for your time much appreciated. Matt

Good stuff. Thinking of buying a disco 1 same age, going to see it on Friday any pointers? I've had defenders and series but never a disco.

Well thanks for the answers chaps,a mystery. It made it back to new owners home eventually! Water pipe came off after 100 miles fan wore through water pipe after 275 miles,don't understand that at all! So he was recovered final 100 miles..anyway of all the things that might have gone wrong on a...

I sold my 110 tonight...when the chap came to get it it wouldn't start, great I thought I don't really want to sell it anyway. I noticed he put his foot on the clutch when he turned the key and it just turned over no start, so I got him to take his foot off the clutch and away it went first...

I've ordered a new relay just hope it's that. Took the cover off old one all looked fine. Clean dry spring worked. Cleaned up all spade ends and sockets and it was still clicking away..hand signals for a couple of days.

ok I have worked out its the indicator relay. it clicks normally with indicators on and with hazards on, normal speed etc , but with them off it just goes at it like there is a bulb out which there isn't ,its very annoying. Anyone come across this am I on the right track? just replace it or is...

I ve just noticed this when I go to turn ignition on and fuelpump starts up I get a ticking from this black relay top left behind the metal bracket next to the red one it continues ticking fast and seems to keep tune with the revs! What is it ?

Thank you all !!!! it was an earth problem , new lead fitted all is well, she started up with a cough and splutter after 3 months off and just went for a spin ,no leaks all is well with the world..now what am I going to do?

Thanks for the prompt reply ,I have checked them all ,undone, done back up. wire brushed! I might take it off and fit another tomorrow I have a spare, just in case I have a faulty one, just waiting for my incredibly slow broadband to upload 20 second video of the noise ,i'll stick a link on when...

defender 110 td5 yr2000 Hi after a head gasket replacement ,I charged battery and put it all back together, this is a new starter on here (as I blamed it, when it was really a failing head gasket!) not getting it to turn over ,I can rotate engine via the crank nut and even moved it back a...

Hi all measured the crown protrusion on all Pistons, bloody hell that was fiddly. Anyway all same or near as damnit it so assume conrods are fine .Had a single hole gasket in and by my measurements, it puts it at the top of the tolerance for that one. Is it worth putting a 3 hole on in which I...

I'm going to buy a dti gauge have been meaning to so might get back to this next weekend, I take it I'm checking I didn't break or bend the crank when I towed it? , thanks for your trouble by the way

I take it I drill out, get out somehow the broken bits of plastic and replace with the metal ones

Both dowels Are toast so can't tell how deformed half in block half in head ,I did lift it straight honest

Is that what is referred to as hydraulicing? Also which bit do I measure it's locked to tdc?