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    rotten sill

    The replacement sill is also part of the floor pan. When I replaced mine I cut off the floor part at the bend. much less work to do. You will have to remove spot welds carefully from rear wheel arch and door pillers. If you can weld I don't have to tell you that the cleaner you can make the...
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    Engine cuts out !

    If it was the glow plug wiring or parts I think it would blow the fuse within a few seconds of turning the key. the eng will have a fuel cut off solenoid which is why it stops when the fuse blows (power to it disconnected). As charlotte says the only way to find the fault is to trace everything...
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    300 abs light on.

    thanks for all the reply's. been told today how to test wheel sensors. using a multimeter disconnect sensor and connect multimeter spin wheel you should read about 1.5 volts I think he said ac but if that fails try dc. Hope this may help others will let you know if it works.
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    Combating Battery discharge

    have you checked the condition of the batt. if it is still the original factory item it will be near the end of its life. You should get about 13.5 v form the batt if fully charged. To test for batt drain. Connect amp meter in series (in + lead ) from batt. Take a reading then disconnect the...
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    Help Needed Please

    I had the very same problem with mine. turned out to be a warped cylinder head. be very careful on long trips and keep an eye on temp gauge.
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    300 abs light on.

    The abs light on my 300 tdi has come on after it was not used for about a week. I have checked all the wheel sensors and they all seem fine. checked all fuses and connectors I can find. Can anybody tell me were the fault code reading connection is and if there is any way to read the codes...