Just to update. I have again tried the 2 new MAFs with the same ending, chugging black smoke and backfiring. I have now fitted a good used one from James Coleman (SAGEM OEM) and tried it, it started but was really rough. I checked for any faults...

They could be factory. Be careful twisting them incase you break the reservoir ends🤯

I used something like a Dremel very carefully.

Yep , hopefully the op will come back and say thk u and plse As a side note as it’s becoming more prevalent maybe we should stop answering threads that don’t say plse or thk u in the future

Yet another one!

looks like one of these only factory fitted

Someone through a brick threw the passenger window and its hit the dial cover

Year and model might help

I've Had some interesting results on Google lens, trying to identify it. Brutalist art piece is my favourite, defender exhaust component another 😆😆😆

If it intermittently went from lining the tube wall to being a say 90 degrees, it would have impeded air flow. If it started spinning in the flow, who knows what effect it could have.

Maybe it just moved from lining the tube wall to across the tube at some point when going over a bump for instance.

The use of a hand held pressure device ( large bladder syringe ) has shown that the actuators on both turbos do work.

No load on the engine and 1750 rpm will do nothing to the turbo that will open the waste gate.

Look forward to updates, I considered this a few years ago but to be honest given the lack of really cold winters in the UK these days (in our part of East Anglia it rarely drops much below freezing point) I no longer see the point. Anyway it's...

I shall make sure i park it so i trip over the cord first when getting in. Safety first....

Dont forget a sign to hang on the steering wheel " PLUGGED IN" otherwise you will be driving down the road all cozy and warm with a outside socket and a bit of lead dragging behind :oops: :D. J

It's an electric one so plugged into a socket on the outside of the garage (or even inside if i feel all fancy) and then just a Hive remote control plug (or just a time plug) to switch it on. It triggers the blower fans when the coolant is hot...

Had electric preheater in Canada, really great to get into a slightly warm car when it was minus 40C outside.

If it's something modern it probably is F... :rolleyes:

Sorry for late reply but people keep having holidays so work has been mad! All sounds interesting. I think my p38 may need a holiday in buckinghamshire soon for a proper look at!

Thanks again. Will hopefully have a look tomorrow. Work and man flu not aiding the enthusiasm levels but will keep you posted

Just check the wheel well, if dry no need to touch the seals.

Thanks for the ever useful info. Half the clips are missing on sub box that side so will have a proper look behind that as the speakers in it don't pop any more when I turn the ignition off with the stereo on so may well be a bit green and soggy...

Wot Keef said :)

Water ingress in the nearside rear quarter is not unknown or corroded connectors. Have you looked in the spare wheel well? The tailgate seals are a know problem with an official mod to fix the leaks, bend the flange on which the seal is mounted...

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If the same issue on rr.net is also you, as well as reading RAVE, watch the video posted there.

Do not miss the third nipple on the brake modulator it's hidden in the foam.

Sound advice Datatek. I’ll check the pump’s functioning as suggested. No I didn’t follow the RAVE procedure for bleeding the brakes. I’ll go online and do this over the weekend. I'll report back 👍

Firing the parts cannon is an expensive way of fixing things. Does the brake pump run? It should run every 3 to 5 depressions of the brake pedal. If it doesn't run then check the fuses but it's likely that the pressure switch has failed. The...