Rather like when you're under the van running an airline into the diesel heater combustion air intake, don't lay with your head under the exhaust outlet, don't ask me how I know either Ahh f**k.
Renewing front shocks and spring pans on mine. All turret rings nuts came off with none broken [pays to oil them] One turret had a rotted out section, did not want to wait for a replacement so welded in a patch.
I bought some from Ebay. They were black plastic, and smooth. They are still in the box, for me to decide if Im going to fit them. Plenty of other ones on the market, but not seen any in the flesh.
Part number is
DA1140...
I think the diag tool will reconnect it for you after emergency pull has been used ? have to do some research as I may be talking out of my arse!
With the susp in off road mode and the spare wheel out of the way access is not to bad, not easy...
@kermit_rr been away from racing for a few years but these clubs are friendly & most drivers like others looking over the motors.
If you show your face often enough and help out you do get offers of a seat in racers. We used to do charity days...
Most likely is what @SimonBrown says in above post. Hot spot due to poor injector spray pattern.
Black puff is the 200's excess fuel start system working, good for getting dirty looks at the supermarket car park. :D
New head gasket, get injectors checked/reconned and crack on, no pun intended!
Cracks in the head between valves are not unusual on 200 engines, mine has had a cracked head for years, no leaks no coolant loss, keep on trucking.
I think even my...
Yes and I deliberately chose the 111 as it is a 200tdi from a disco to replace the wonderful power house piston cracker 19j it came with originally ๐
I have had that before. That is the only other clutch failure I have had in the 330k miles I have done in the 110. I guess modern clutches are โbetterโ (I use the work loosely given current circumstances) similar to modern brakes and do not wear...
The label has HAL printed on it, so it left the factory with halogen H9 bulbs. The label for xenon headlamps have XEN on the labke.
It's pretty common for aftermarket HIDs to be fitted in place of the standard H9s, as the halogen bulbs are...