Thanks for the advice. I certainly would like to leave the manifold removal as the last resort as the bolts look even worse on that (although it sounds like where I will end up) and try easier things first. I've ordered a stud remover so fingers crossed !

I have an arc welder and have done a bit of welding on the bench but not on the car. Where would you attach the earth to ? Really don't want to fry the ecu or anything else for the sake of an exhaust? Cheers

Hi, Firstly apologies if this is a bit of a newbie/numpty question. I am in the process of replacing the exhaust system on my P38 4.0 2002. I don't think anything has ever been touched since it left the factory as it took an age, vast amounts of heat etc to get the cross member bolts out. I...

Hope you're feeling better now ! I must say I like the supervising approach ... I might try that next time ;);)

Blimey. Sounds like I got off lightly :eek: What the heck happened ???

Today I replaced the rear air suspension bags which I think have been there since 2002. I read it was a '20 minute' job which turned into a three hour one due to clips snapping and a trip to the shops for a pry bar which fitted under the beast and a chisel ;););) Now enjoying a beer and a sense...

Thanks @Grrrrrr . Will give the body a good clean. Just wanted to check in there wasn't a more sinister potential problem.

Hi , Just recently the intake manifold has got oily on the outside as per the picture. I will replace the oil filter and clean out the pipes but is there anything else I should be checking? Thanks for any help and advice. Cheers

A massive thank you to @Datatek for his advice on this (and other topics). It'a such a pleasure to have a clear display with no SRS light and airbag error :) Just to sort out the cats and exhaust and my old girl may make another MOT after 148k. I'm pretty new to all this stuff and the advice and...

Thank you :)

Thanks @Datatek. That's really helpful. As I'm putting in a second hand ECU (so can't be 100% sure it's ok despite assurances) it's a bit chicken and egg as I guess both the ECU and resistor need to be right for the light to go off. I read the code with Lynx which only says 'front impact...

Hi Everyone, My passenger side airbag deployed after the prop shaft broke. I have the MOT soon so need to get rid of the SRS light and airbag fault. I have ordered a used SRS ECU and plan to put a resistor on the airbag connector rather than replace the airbag. If anyone knows the correct...

Thanks as always for the advice @Datatek. I was hoping to avoid having to do the job twice or have the car out of action whilst tracking down a replacement ecu. I was sort of hoping there would be some logic to which ecu was in each vehicle ;)

Hi, One of my airbags deployed recently so I need to replace the airbag dcu. However there seem to be many different versions out there. They seem to be coded bu ywc numbers or amr numbers? Can anyone help with which code would fit my vehicle please as I am struggling to find much info online...

@Grrrrrr Thanks again. What I think is great about this forum is that the advice you get stops what seems like a walk in the park turning into a disaster. Thanks again.

@aj1954 Cheers. I've been looking everywhere for a spilt system like you describe but can't find one in the sensible £££s. I would love the Rimmer Sports as did see those but that would result in divorce through financial mismanagement rather than demolishing the gearbox :):):)

Ahhh, I see. Was thinking I could just take the x member out lol. Fingers crossed !

Thanks @Datatek that makes sense. Just changed Rad so could do with avoiding that! By supporting with the jack will it not keep the gearbox assembly at the same height and so no pivot though ?

Thanks @Grrrrrr. Not sure I quite understand. Could you explain a bit more and is there anything additional I could do to help reduce any risk ?

Thanks everyone for the great advice and taking the time. Fingers crossed all goes to plan and I remain married !!