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Hi, Looking for a bit of advise / pointers , I have a series 3 , with a N/A 2.5 petrol fitted , got in this morning and overnight it seems to have developed a rough running , spluttering & occasionally back firing , with an associated lack of power, particularly in the lower gears . When I get...

Well the saga continues , ordered the sliding glass , but have now been contacted and told actually they are obsolete and out of stock . To be fair the supplier has said they'll try and source one , however a scan of their competitors stock lists - which they seem able to do does not look...

John , thanks for that part number , that also just fits with my mental budget , so that'll be the next stop , I still have the latch , so I'll just refit & reseal . Many thanks Steve

That's an option , however I hazard they'll struggle to cut the hole for the latch , so I'd have to do without . I'll stay patient for the moment & keep looking & asking , am convinced they are out there to be had . Cheers Steve

Had a quick look , am still not 100% it's the same as the side , but certainly think so , however looked at the price .. £70 p+p , had mentally already set myself a budget of £20 - 30 for a second hand , if it is the same a s the side , on a safari there must a quite few knocking around , so...

It's the flat bit that's gone , good lead on the safari side window , sort of makes sense , I'll look into that . At least I only changed the runners a few months ago , so it shouldn't be too much aggro to change . Cheers Steve

Hi, Just got home and found some #### had smashed my driver side rear truck cab glass , had a quick search , but nothing came to light , has anyone got any leads on where I could buy a replacement - , I imagine new is unlikely , so more than likely second hand . Any good leads on breakers ...

Hi, From my experience if the new seals are one single piece type as fitted on defender , they should just push on , some older s3 have a lip on the door frame , which needs to be removed , I did it with a dremmel for neatness , did that on my first S3 which was a 1978 , however it seems...

Thanks for that , the list of things to loosen grows ever longer ... had hoped to give it a go this weekend , but am mid changing the rear tub floor , and that ended up taking much longer to do than I'd hoped . Shall give it a go next weekend & let you know how I get on . Thanks again for the...

Just took another look at that front driver side again in preparation for getting the spanners out this weekend , and thought what about the steering , that seems quite locked in I'm looking at a 10mm max move of the bulkhead forward , do you think I need to do anything , loosen anything off...

Hi Just checked door side is 870mm or 34 1/4" on driver side & 880mm or 34 5/8 " on passenger side which has a perfect gap & shuts like a Rolls Royce . Also the gap at the front of the drivers door is good , to move that forward would just be shifting the problem I think . You may be right I'll...

Hi, I have an issue with drivers door , it really doesn't shut well , good gap at door top , but none in the main door body basicall totally butted up at the rear checked the opening against the passenger side & found it was about 6/7 mm narrower, which makes sense . Checking previous threads...

Thanks for the feedback . Steve

Hi , Seeking a bit of guidance before I get stuck next weekend , strange initial link , but basically the oil pressure light started coming on when ever touched the trip switch in the top centre of the dash , thought that's weird but did nothing about it , then a week or so later the light...

Thanks for the feedback - won't get a chance to have a look until the weekend , will certainly check fan belt , and check the connections at the light , through to alternator . However not so sure about the idle speed link , as it runs quite fast anyway , couldn't say at what exact speed - no...

Hi all , A bit of direction would be appreciated , am getting the red charging light remaining on when I start . However if I give the accelerator a hefty blip , it switches goes off , most certain it must be a poor earth , however wondered if the fact that the raising of the rev's sorting it...

Hi, Just changed the gearbox and clutch , however when in idle , out of gear ,I get a very slight whine from the box , which disappears when I engage the clutch , any thoughts ? . Could it be just a noisy box ?, it was second hand , could it be alignment ? just want to canvas a few ideas before...

Thanks Mick , Next step , attach to the box , box back in , hopefully all sorted Cheers

Hi, PM sent , will call Steve