Oh boy,,,,, Well the snail thingy is a vibrational damper, just leave it where it is :) Order a trakrod rod and two ends, don't bother trying to undo the old unit, if shop can't shift it you never will! Not too pricey and worth it, cover threads on new rod end with copper-slip etc and fit new...

Afik diesels if properly tuned should only smoke black on hard acceleration and never heavily. On constant load ie cruising they should be clean.

Dude! That interior is ****ed! Take a couple of hours to fix that ;)

It's chillax now isn't it, get wiv the times :D:D Very annoying word I think. :)

Ooh, don't know that one I'm afraid.

300tdi? Just a smear of oil, don't yank down on the bolts too much or you can deform the cover permanently just enough to seal is all. Watch the back edge of the seal as you put cover back on, it's easy to get it caught and gives a good oil leak.:)

Job done :)

Is there any slop in the steering from steering wheel to wheels?? Is this on a flat road, they do suffer from 'tramlining' quite a bit.

Uh oh! Make sure you get the right grade of steel :) Maybe do price comparison on washers-r-us :D Nah, sorry, just yanking yer chain;)

Or you could maybe bung some washers under the head of it to take up the slack?:o

I had those pipes go on my disco, fuel consumption increased and performance dropped plus the trailer tent I was towing got covered in fuel. Replaced them and instant fix. If the cloth covering is wet then they are leaking, I carry a length of the pipe with me now.

Same year and condition as mine, I paid £1500 for her from a dealer but no warranty etc.

The shims are thin pieces of metal placed under the top swivel pin which is found on the front hub, the ABS sensor goes through the middle of it. It keeps the bearings that the hub swivels on under tension, if they become slack they allow the hub to wobble which in turn will let the ABS sensor...

What do the blink codes say? Does the 1998 model do blink codes like the 1994 model I have? Might help point to a fault?

Place rope over roof, through passenger window, tie it to headrests or gearstick, tie other end to disco, pull like feck and roll it over and out of the ditch, simples :)

31327 miles :) Not sure they have a life expectancy but i would guess at a good few years with road use.

Err, my ABS seems quite good for 1994 motor, what's the problem.

Afik they will come on if engine gets too hot.

All done, after some headaches with parts sent in error and a leak or two:) Hopefully be leak free for a good few miles now. Thanks to all who offered advice.

All done, seems to be leak free, bled them again and got a few bubbles out, pedal feels better now. Hopefully thats the end of that saga:) now that I've had a drive and stopped swearing at her, it's back to loving the old girl again;);) Thanks to all who offered advice.