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I know their not the best of engines, worn is a possibility.

Thank you.

Thanks for this, I'll have a check around the engine. I only have a Haynes manual and what I've heard there not the best guide book to have.

My series 3 has just failed its MOT on emissions and i was thinking how I could improve this whilst improving its performance. I've just replaced the oil filter and oil with new quality oil and replaced the diesel fuel fitter. I'm probably not the first to of thought of this and I know it sounds...

Thanks for this, managed to sort it today. I guest you could say, I had a light bulb moment!

Hi there, I'm trying to upgrade my series 3 to LED indicators from wipac. I'm having trouble with getting the indicators to flash. They just stay permanently on then you switch on the switch. There was only two wires attached to the old relay and four connectors on the new led wipac relay. Does...

Has anyone converted their Diesel engines to run on veg oil. Is it worth thinking about or is it just a fad? Thinking of converting my old series 3. Are there garages that do conversions in the north west. (Cumbria) Can anyone shed any light on this? Thoughts?..

Hi there, I haven't found one as yet for the front. I may have to resort to a sticker mounted on a metal plate. I think the original ones are like dead mans shoes. Do you have a series camel? As I don't know anyone else who has. Mines not a original camel, but through out its life, it's ended...

Just completed a foot well replacement. Just got to do the other side now! It's be come an addiction or a labour of love depending on who you ask! It's certainly not about the money. Lol Before and after pics.

Nuts and bolts. After spending a while trying to loosen rusted nuts, I ended up taking the no nonsense approach, and drilled then out. As the heads weren't easy to grip. I re use what I can a replace where necessary which is most of them. It's getting there just received some under seat tool...

Thanks for the reply, I think there must be two varieties of brackets, for outer seats that adjust and outer seats that are fixed. If the middle seat double bracket is fitted to the seat beside , I assume then that you must lose the ability to move and adjust the outer seat. With single middle...

Don't know, but from the pictures I've seen, I've never seen any middle seat frame only the brackets. Which makes my think that because its in a fixed position, unlike the outside two, the middle seat base must just fit wedged In between.

Hiya, thanks for the reply, it's the bracket part that the seat cousin directly attaches too. Can you still by them new? As they seem to be very rare. See stock photo attached.

Hi there, Just in the throws of repairing and painting my seat box in my series 3 in preparation of some new seats from Exmoor trim. As I'm wanting to put a middle seat in, where there wasn't before, does anyone know where I can get a middle seat support from as I'm missing the RHS one? They...

Thanks all, for this advice and helpful info, I've since found this which may help to share.

O.k , I think I'm getting some where. I'm getting the impression that you don't need a Ballast Resistor (which has blown) with new style glow plugs. And the battery drain is acuring due to the un changed wiring after someone had upgraded the glow plugs. I'm no professional so tell me if I'm wrong.

Hi thanks for your reply, It would appear that I have the more modern glow plugs with a nut on the top which links them together with the wires. But i still have a curly resister. Is this wright if there meant to have have there own built in resisters? I have noticed that on one of the plugs one...

My cold start light doesn't come on ether, and I'm also experiencing battery drain could this be a related problem. Could i have faulty glow plugs? By process of illumination I have fitted a new battery and alternator and still know wiser. Can anyone help? I have a 2.25 diesel series 3.

Hi there, does anybody know where I could buy a camel trophy plaque in pressed alloy as per the original ones? I can only find them in cast iron! It's for the front bumper. Thanks