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I regret to say that my 1997 2.5D finally expired on Saturday. It is being scrapped. At my age I will not be taking on another and I will therefore be leaving the forum. Before I do that I would like to thank members for their help and kindness over the years. This forum is a home of pure...

Sorry if posting in wrong place. Clearing out and tidying up. I have an EAS pump and a complete ABS unit : I also have a number of rear light units all spare and all free for the cost of postage. Can't remember their state of functioning. You should presume in need of refurbishment but available...

Hi Guys I've been off the forum for over a year( nearer 2) as I SORN'd the old lady when she developed a major (leccy) issue. For a variety of reasons I couldn't get time to work on her.I am just about to get back to her but am getting a bit long in the tooth for any serious activity. She had...

I'm trying to get behind the plastic cover/panel in the drivers side footwell where the bonnet release catch is housed ( I think I have a bad earth in the leccies behind it) : I'm struggling to get the panel off and don't want to damage it by forcing it. Anybody had that off ? Advice ?

When I bought my Faultmate Extreme a few years ago I also bought Toughbook laptop with it which came with the software already loaded and had a 9 pin serial port. I have now loaded the software in my modern laptop which has no serial port. I have bought a serial to usb conversion cable but...

Haven't been on since June as no problems. Left her in the garage for about a month while working away : started up occasionally on visits home. Let the battery get a bit low : Put charger on overnight. Returned to find charger tripping and electrics COMPLETELY dead. No ignition...

I have finally replaced my upper tailgate and carefully attached a string to enable re-running the washer on the new tailgate pipe . I splashed out and bought a new non-return valve. Now I can't find the bottom end of the pipe in the access compartment. I assumed that it should be downwards in...

Has there been a change of ownership at Emmot's of Colne ? Let's just say I won't be doing any more business there.

I'm looking at changing my 1997 2.5D for a 1999 4.6 Vogue petrol. The Vogue looks pretty good and everything seems to be working. Good service history and tidy looking. I haven't been able to take it out yet but I'm not familiar with the 4.6. What should I be looking out for ? He's looking for...

I'm having injection pump replaced ( present one leaking and I will have it re-furbed) I am having difficulty sourcing LRT-12-119 and LRT-12-121. Any advice ? Thanks as always.

A couple of times when I just switch on ignition I get "Alternator Fault" message. Starts fine, message disappears, runs fine and no "book" fault appears. Haven't run Faultmate yet. Alternator replaced about 1k miles ago. Any comments/advice ? TAKdriver

I have discovered how the spring loaded ashtray stays shut and opens when you press it. THUS...the ashtray lid sits on a little axle : at one end of the axle is a spring : at the other end of the axle is a cog. The ashtray lid itself has a plastic cam at each end : when the ashtray lid is...

I want to wire in a dash cam on a dedicated permanent cigar lighter plug. I have a bank of cigar lighter plugs which I could put in the glove box. I am no spark and taking a connection from the existing cigar lighter plug doesn't look like an option due to the limited access ( unless it pushes...

I appreciate that it's not one of life's great problems but it's been annoying me for years. Can anybody tell me what is the mechanism which keeps the exterior wooden cover for the ashtray shut ? (It's a press/open)

I rescued the lower tailgate plastic finisher before I scrapped the old rusting tailgate. Anybody needing one can have it for the postage. PM me .

I suspect that many members (including myself) strip any old parts which are being replaced and never throw out Rangie and other stuff which "might come in useful"....some day. e.g. I have ( amongst a number of such items) the plastic finisher for a bottom tailgate on a '97 RR. These are often...

I really do know how stupid I have been ...OK ? The Background : Looked like alternator failure : non-starter : battery flat : in an underground dark secure carpark with pillars hard beside the door. Tried jumpers ...no success ...Ended up putting a new (borrowed )battery in and working in the...

Does anybody know where I can get a front wiring harness for my 1997 2.5d ?

Drove to friends in the country for dinner : a beautiful warm evening. Arrived just in time : all rush out for dinner in their car : return late : a few drams : stay overnight. Thunder storms overnight : torrential rain. Out to car to get a waterproof jacket..............................had...

I'm having probs. sourcing a new rear lower tailgate : my existing one is fine except the bottom edge which is going with rust. While searching e-bay I saw one from ( I think) a Vogue : it had what looked like a chequered plate along the bottom edge. Has anybody tried repairing the lower edge...