First rule of diagnosis "What did you change?" - sounds like something happened while you were playing, perhaps a small rupture that took a while to bleed out/in. Double-check for signs of damage along the fuel system, starting at the tank and work forward. Do the same for air then water...

Likely causes: 1: Tyre pressure - check both front tyres are inflated to the same pressure. 2: Alignment - Start driving (slowly) - relax grip on the steering wheel. If it drifts, get it realigned. 3: Brakes - Check for uneven pad wear, calliper pressure, leaks etc. For points 2 & 3 - if you...

Exactly! What really baffled me is that other accelerator cables seem to come out of the driver's side bulkhead and connect to the wing before routing to the pump whereas this assembly takes the cable from the bulkhead, loops under the servo and where it terminates at the link/pulley mechanism...

Good oil should be almost cherry red. If it's pale as you describe, it's almost certainly not been changed at the proper service interval (possibly even 2 or 3 changes have been missed) and wont be doing its job properly. Reckon you should look at a new filter while you're at it. If they've...

Think they were taking the **** when they built mine. She's a '95 Auto ES, checked under the dash and she's cable operated, not fly-by-wire (which in itself is hilarious cuz the 'expert' at my local Land Rover 'specialists' said my old CEL/Revs dropping issue was due to a faulty potentiometer...

Had my S1 for about 5/6 months now and commute 500 miles per week. So far (touch wood), I've not missed a day or even been late due to car trouble. She's steady, reliably and no thirstier than some of the saloons I've driven over the last 10 years. Go for it, your kids'll love you even more for...

Just me not communicating accurately again I think. The loss of control was a quote from your original post, I guess meaning 'loss of power steering', as opposed to loss of driver 'control' (I'm making this worse aren't)! Surfavce tension will make the steering insanely heavy until it breaks...

Getting mine from a local asian food shop now. 20l drums, £20.99, bargain.

It's absolutely normal. If you hit a puddle with 2 tons of car at speed, the surface tension will all-but tear the steering wheel out of your hands as in the direction of the impacting wheel . As you impact, the water's first reaction is to bunch up tight and this massively increased...

Just need to drive along any motorway and you'll see de-laminated tyres at the roadside. Yes, they're generally safer than ever, but still have inherent risks associated with the manufacturing process. Personally, I'd never touch one again, unless on a set of steels for laning.

To be fair, fast accidents do tend to be less fun than slow ones. Unless you're an observer, in which case fast is waaaaay more popcorn friendly.

I'd expect nothing less, evil doctor that you are. *sings* "Ooh neme-nemesis, my neme-nemesis..."

On the daily commute, Red cruises at 56 @ 2000rpm (no idea what MPG but easily pushing 40), and EVERYONE complains! :D She'll sit at 85mph/3000rpm all day long if required, but I tend not to be in hurry to get wherever I'm going.

The answer's in the question... Insa Turbos are remoulds. Never, ever use remoulds if you drive on motorways a lot, they're notoriously dangerous no matter how good they are. And I speak from experience. A few years ago I used remoulds on an old Escort estate because I couldn't afford new. Was...

I don't have the luxury of choice (disability forces me to drive an auto), but if I did, I'd choose an auto every time. Like driving a 2 ton go-cart! In a sporty little number I can appreciate the need to be at one with the transmission, to extract every available horsie, but in a lumbering...

EDC = Electronic Diesel Control, it's an electronic fuel management system they added to later 300s to develop a few extra horsies.

When Big Red first arrived with me, I had exactly this issue. Drove her home from the seller (about 40 miles), no problem. Couple of days later as I was chugging slowly around a roundabout she almost stalled and the CEL blinked on. For a couple of days this was intermittent and when I took her...

Marvellous. I have ABS so there's an extra board. Lucky me has to remove 1/2 the dash just to get the window board out! A simple job turned into a bit of a nightmare. May suffer the lack of windows a while longer!

They're supposed to be illuminated??? Damn, there goes my son's college fund.

Shocking! Well, there's another job for the weekend. Best do it before I'm covered in waxoyl though :D