I’m no mechanic but I’m happy that it’s in the TDC hole. I thought it was supposed to be 4.61mm (.18”) clearance with more than 20,000km on the chains? It certainly shouldn’t be 10mm anyway. I’ll check it all again before digging into it at the...

The glow plugs are new last year and about 1,000 miles ago. That’s not to say there couldn’t be an issue there. There’s about a third of a tank of fuel in it. I have a hand primer bulb fitted before the fuel filter, so I can confirm that the...

Hi, I’m a newby here from Ireland, with a 2001 P38 2.5 diesel with 157,000 miles on it. I’ve found loads of useful info here and I’m hoping that someone might have an idea what’s going on with it before I give up on it. I’m not usually one to...