Recent content by sidyal

I was told it's recommended you use new head bolts every time the head is removed as when torqued up there is and allowable factored in stretch of the bolt. When re-used this is never accurate as the bolt is now pre-stretched and the forces on the head for the given torque are different...

The kits off e-bay fool the engine into thinking it's cold for about 30 seconds. This activates the glow plug relay and the lift pump. This sort of primes the pump so it starts pretty much straight away. Usually a sign of a worn injector pump but it will function fine. I've put over 10k miles...

I've been lurking for a while but I'm ready to buy so I thought I'd introduce myself. I like to know all about the cars I'm going to buy. Forums have more real world info and help to avoid buying a lemon. I did it with the BMW, the Mondeo, 406, Mr2 and the Focus. I've heard of suspension...

Nice one. Red carpet treatment as well :D The BMW is staying as my work car as I need reliability;) Are you the white fluffy one lol.

Hello, I'm Simon from Manchester. I don't have a Range Rover yet but will be getting one in the very near future. I'm self employed fixing TVs and have a 1997 BMW e39 Touring with the M51 engine in. 165K miles and counting. I want a 2.5 diesel as I know the engine pretty well from my own. It's...