when you say it was serviced what was covered? only reason i ask is my 200tdi s3 sometimes gets slower and usually responds well to a fuel filter change and an adjust of the tappets, and as saint says worth checking you are getting correct boost too

cheers for your replys gents, i have found a drowned rf receiver in the roof lining- picking one up in the morning from land rover, i will enquire about the access code when im in stores for future reference if its not required after rf replacement is fitted, the code 1515 was one i picked up on...

ive recently bought a td5 disco and as its been sat for a while i had to strip starter solenoid to get it going, after this it started no problem, the key fobs were registering and operating central locking ect, went to it last night and it wont read the key or fob, you can unlock it with key...

i used ecm.co.uk or . com cant remember lots of goodies at a reasonable price got everything to make the loom for 67 quid delivered not bad for 85 items!

a lot of usefull tips cheers gents, im still of the opinion that scotch locks are **** and crimps are worth avoiding although i agree they have their place,online shopping for cables and plugs and a new fusebox begins this evening, wish me luck!

i can assure you that if im going to spend my money and time completely rewiring my s3 to cure various intermittent faults scotch locks wont be on the shopping list there worse than useless i even doubt that crimps will be used as they generally fail in the best of situation never mind gettin...

there has to be joints somewhere and this is why i wanted good quality plugs, soldering and heatshrink might be the way forward on the front the rear joints are indoors anyway

trying to avoid crimps and scotch locks as they are hardly a step forward from where i am at the moment

the plan is is to replace the whole loom as the current one looks like its original and im losing a constant battle with bad earths and poor connections ect ect, so the overall plan is to replace the bulkhead, replace the eletrics, paint it, underseal it and it should see a few years more of...

yeah id seen them on the bay but wasnt sure if they were going to be ****e or not, have you used them??

ill need 3 pin that are suitable for 12v 55w, 2 pin that are suitable for 120w 12v and 5 pin fit for 50w, as for where they will be mounted it will depend how long the cables are on the new lights i have ordered,ideally i would like to get the union away from the wheel arch but this may not...

the plan is to get a repairable bulkhead do it up ready to go then fit it and paint the whole thing as well as fit a new homemade wiring loom and hopefully should see her a few years im not looking for perfection as its just a general purpose motor that i use for a multitude of sins haha

will do thanks

yeah it will be ready to go new nuts and bolts ect but it wont be possible without a brew break:-), a single day you reckon?

im going to make a new lighting harness for my series and i would like some good quality waterproof multiplugs to try and stop future mud and water ingress related mot failures!, so if anyone has used such a part and could recommend any i would be grateful, ive seen the ones on ebay but was not...

looking for some advice from someone who has changed a bulkhead in a series 3 88", how long does it take to remove the old bulkhead and fit the new one in its place? im a mechanic to trade but havent done this job before, would it be possible in a weekend with a couple blokes? also does a...

its a 200tdi anyway so starting handle not an issue its winch bumpers ive been looking at

thats what i thought really, mk1 fiesta bumper might not be up to the job though lol

as title suggests really, thanks in advance