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    what a job! is this a record?

    i had all the right tools and plenty of planning went into the job, lots of oil was liberally sprayed before the job was started, but the thing fought me every step of the way, but i suppose it was to be expected with the original bags on there, everything has been covered in grease so in twenty...
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    what a job! is this a record?

    Just spent four days changing all my airbags, and hated every minute of it, what a crap bit of design, every single piece i tried to remove was rusted/seized solid but i got there in the end. The biggest surprise of the job was the date stamp on the old bags, 1996 so the've never been changed...
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    kicker

    A massive thank you to Stavros1967, he popped over this afternoon with his shiny box of eas magic tricks and has reset the system for me, iv'e got to get me one of them there boxes, Steve your a hero mate, many many thanks Mark, p.s the wife says thanks as well, because and i quote "your a...
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    kicker

    Thanks guys its a 1996 diesel, i have just printed off Wammers how to, and will hopefully try and fit it in over the next couple of days, many thanks Saint.V8 i may take you up on your offer Friday evening, you will have to let me know what your poison is? beer? biscuits? cakes?
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    kicker

    Hi guys, can anybody help me with an eas problem? i'm looking for someone with a kicker or diagnostic kit to do a quick plug in on my p38, i'm more than happy to supply beer, biscuits tea, cake etc, i'm in New Malden KT3 5DD, Surrey, the damn thing has dropped on to the bump stops and the 35mph...
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    Another RR P38 Diesel Overheating

    I had similar problems with my oil burner, with regard to your gearbox fault message, as you look into the engine bay on the right hand side of the rad is a multiplug that is connected to the gearbox, when my radiator went bang this plug got wet and caused the same message/fault that you seem to...
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    P38A top tinted windscreen

    that was the info that i was looking for, didnt want to look a **** when i rang the insurance company and asked for a top tinted screen, thanks
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    P38A top tinted windscreen

    i wondered if anyone would notice that!
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    P38A top tinted windscreen

    anybody know if you can get a top tinted windscreen for a p39? mines just got a lovely big crack in it, and only two strips of the heating element seem to work, time to contact the insurance company methinks! :D:D:D
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    P38A The Luckiest Trip Ever...

    Just a thought, did you not see the dozen or so signs that warn you of exactly the very thing that happened, ie a risk of flooding! i work for a well known breakdown company and work round there all the time, always good for a laugh:):):):)
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    renault clio, help!

    I would never have brought it in the first place, but there where women involved in the whole process! and i quote "its a lovely colour" that's the joys of living in a petticoat parliament at my house!
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    renault clio, help!

    i'm struggling to find even lemonade money these days!
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    renault clio, help!

    trying to keep the cost down, there cant be much in the box as it only has one wire to connect to the system.
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    renault clio, help!

    I'm hoping someone can help me with a non landy related problem, brought one of my many children a 1999 renault clio as her first car and it was all going well until a couple of days ago, it would appear that the immobiliser is not recognising the key every time i try and start the car, it has...
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    seat belt buckle

    nice one Mozz, will give them a call in the morning:):)
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    seat belt buckle

    Not sure if this is the right place for this, so apologies if its not, has anybody got a rear seat belt buckle/clasp for the passenger side rear seat of a 1996 p38? one of my delightful cherubs has managed to break it, and now their moaning about having to sit next to their sister when we go...
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    dse fuel tank problem

    thanks wammers, iv'e got some time off in the week, so will drop the arch liner and have a look, with the liner out of the way, will i be able to see the vent pipe that go's to the filler neck?
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    dse fuel tank problem

    For some time now iv'e had an intermitant fault on my 1997 dse, there is no pattern that i can see to the problem, it can happen after a short or a long journey, the fuel tank appears to be venting diesel into the o/s rear wheel arch, it don't seem to matter if the tank is full or empty and the...
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    Am i being unreasonable, your thoughts please?

    Having read all the replies so far, Rosie has come up with an approach i might try this weekend, wifey is going christmas shopping with her mate, so she'll be in a good mood when she comes back, a nice clear out of all the junk, a few tins of paint and maybe a token bit of wallpaper stripping...
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    Am i being unreasonable, your thoughts please?

    I've tried the "when the project is finished, i'l decorate approach" and she's not buying into it, apparently i'm a, and i qoute "bull****ting bastard" when i want to get my own way! the cheek of the woman, i let her live under my roof, eat my food, share my bed and let her cook and iron for me...