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I have heard they can be funny about it. Like I say we do have a couple of local cobblers/ key cutting places only downside is one only opens half a week and other doesn’t seem great with keys, had a few house keys done and had to give them a bit of a fettle with a file to get them running...

Orderd the flip type yesterday so hopefully that will come Friday, then we have a couple of timpsons, and local key cutting places so hopefully at least one will do the cutting, then try the programming.

Need to go back to the old days of a key as in metal with bit of plastic on the end, cheap, reliable and secure in comparison to all this keyless stuff.

Think all dealers have your pants down for keys. LR don’t seem as bad as some, friend of mine has a newish C class and paid nearly £400 for a key!

Do need to get the eBay key as both mine are getting tatty.

Will do. Not had chance over weekend but will see if I can try it again later.

Tax on mine is high rate, nearly £700 a year probably same as yours? That’s why I skipped the 3.6 didn’t fancy the turbo or egr or cracked manifold issues, 4.2 seems a very good engine mines booked in for a new thermostat as it over cools on motorway/ down hill, and not a cheap job but they have...

True that, think every big car iv had all had paint/ scrapes etc on bumpers. That’s older cars though keep rust chasing, once iv sorted this I’m not spending a fortune on it, I’ll weld it myself, get a mate who’s a sprayer to do the paint one weekend, where it meets rear bumper I’m thinking...

Had yours gone at back of the arch/ quarter where it meets bumper? Looking at mine everything looks original paint wise apart from rear bumper what’s been diy sprayed, looks fine in rain but not as shiny as rest of car when dry, cheap lacquer etc, this I’ll get painted when I’m ready for arches...

When I was looking every one I viewed were getting flakey around arches, my td6 was always ok but had been previously repaired. One I looked at seller said just there, “why you looking under it, good solid car boss, first to see will by” my reply was “not that solid pal, sills and arch corner...

Look like it, have it a good poke and hammering and nothing fell off, looks like it’s just the thin steel on sill that’s gone at the moment, will know more when I get round to cutting it out, and can see inside, weakest point at the moment is the very corner of the arch and sill.

weather allowed me to finally get the side steps off, drivers side was easy passenger side needed cutting off. Took sill covers off to check rust condition, about 4 inches from rear is flakey and goes through when really hit with pointed chipping hammer, need to cut that and weld new in, luckily...

Will try again tomorrow, will program the second key then right after the locks cycle I’ll do the original key and see what happens.

Maby but with me older td6, I had one working key and another that didn’t, so programmed the non working key and it worked fine and the car didn’t forget the original key so I then had two keys. This seems like it’s doing either one or the other.

Hi everyone just been trying to program another key for my 06 L322, previous owner said he struggled and didn’t manage anyway iv tried the new key in ignition pull out press lock and unlock 3 times and locks cycle as they should, however it them seems to “forget” the working key that I...

Shouldn’t be too bad to do, iv just done a full engine service on my 4.2sc yours will be similar, no manual needed, just look in manual for oil capacity, mines 7.7l, filter is tucked up behind radiator/ front of engine, take both plastic under trays off for access, if it’s like mine it looks...

Gave my 4.2sc it’s first oil change, hardest bit was getting the corroded 10mm screws out holding the front part of the plastic under tray off to access filter, bit of a silly place for the filter compared to the TD6 which was right on top, used to take 20 mins change the oil on that one.

Gave my 4.2sc a good hammering underneath and Waxoyl, managed to Waxoyl myself and the driveway aswell… messy stuff. Also it’s now developed a scraping noise, sounds like something catching brake dust shield, can’t here it at speed or with windows up so not fussed, will sort it when I refresh...

Which engine?

Mines ulez being petrol but being 2006, nearly £700 a year tax! Keep telling myself it’s only twice the price as my td6 and a lot less than other country’s charge.