Recent content by 77GR

That'll be the limited slip differential putting up resistance. You need to jack both sides up at the rear to allow the opposite side to spin a bit and reduce the resistance.

My experience is that 5 bar is absolutely correct until the oil gets very hot (which takes a lot longer than the water getting getting up to temperature). After this, the pressure will run at 3 bar or so at idle, rising very quickly with engine speed to the fulol 5 bar by about 1,500 rpm. It...

I've had 3 of these over a period of many years and by a long way the best (most consistent readings - others needed a good rev to give accurate readings once - and only once per journey - the engine got hot) has been the last one (fitted a couple of years ago) which was a unit that David Askew...

It's either the aerial (in stock at Eurospares - part no 37340131 for £13.80) or the immobiliser itself (Eurospares won't even quote the cost it's so frightening). Yes - the black plastic bit an RFID chip and as Matt said it is not powered, glue it back in (Araldite or similar) in the same...

Of course, the above assumes that the red key can turn the CODE light out. If it does you can also start the car with the red key (but it can't operate the alarm.

Stuart, this is the sequence (from the service manual). Read it VERY carefully several times until you are sure you know what to do. Read 1 first etc..

Stuart, if you have another key, try that. Additionally if you have the red key, there is a process for repairing all the keys (and it must be ALL of the keys in case one was stolen) with the immobiliser. There is also a 4 digit code for overriding the immobiliser for your car/immobiliser...

Stuart, it's the "drop link" that's worn. I've been through several of these. It's a short link rod between the end of the anti-roll bar and the lower wishbone with a (presumably plasticine) ball joint at either end, with the ball joint area itself shrouded in a (similarly weak) rubber boot...

I agree - when you open the door the window automatically drops until one of the microswitches tells the mechanism that it has dropped the 5mm or so neccessary to drop the window past the door seal. Said microwitch has failed. The microwitch that tells it the bottom has been reached and it...

This may well not be a heater core leaking issue. Instead it is likely to be the air con evaporator failing to drain properly (blocked drain). When you park up after a run where you used the air con the water that condensed on the evaporator element will pool in the bottom of the HVAC and when...

Update - after 9 weeks the registration I submitted is finally complete. Don't worry too much about wasted tax though, DVLA did "the right thing" and have set the tax date to 1st July (this month) instead of the 1st June that I had asked for on the V55 form recognizing their own delay.

"in the process of UK registration"... Be aware, DVLA have a massive backlog due to skeleton staff. I've had a V55 form in with them to register an imported motorcycle for 7 weeks and heard nothing. I did send the form and associated documentation (which can be considered valuable) as...