Recent content by bandit1200

Excellent info, thanks. As I had only taken off the door card on the rear pass door, disconnected the rear door window switch and fiddled with the soleniod connector wires / flexed the solenoid, then either the problem is there, or there is a major coincidence that the front door mechansim...

Rear passenger door button stopped opening, then when I took the door card off today to take a look, the front one stopped as well. Means I have to open the doors from inside once locked. Pressing the fob lock button once deadlocks all the doors as normal. One press of the open button opens...

Since we bought the hippo 2 years ago - 2003 model, the sunroof hasn't worked. This hasn't bothered us so far, but now we plan to sell it, I have had a look at it. The electrics seem to be working as they should, I took the motor off and that turns okay. There is no movement of the roof at all...

Hi all, the problem has developed more now into a definite misfire which is evident when revving in neutral. Main stealer said sounds like an injector leaking. How easy is it to remove the injectors, are they kept in by the 8mm nuts either side? Could it be anything else?

Sorry, I meant Diesel knock rather than a banging noise. It is a clatter, like an old ford diesel sound. I have just started it from cold and as when warm, it sounds really nice ticking over and revving up when stationary, very quiet indeed. the clatter comes in each gear when around 1500rpm. It...

Hi all, new to the forum as bought TD4 2003 today. There is a noise that I did not pick up on test drive - when accelerating from low revs, at around 1500rpm there is a noise like a cylinder is not firing, although power and smoothness do not seem to be affected - it sounds like an old diesel...