blue_cheese's latest activity

All done. Bought some M5 x 25mm bolts from Wickes this morning and it went in first time. Bracket lines up properly and all. Shame it was a 50 pack - anybody need 49 spare bolts? 😆 Pressure tested to 15 psi for about 10 mins, and no leaks...

Ended up loosening it for now and leaving it for the evening. Wasn't happy with the way it was sitting. I'm pretty sure the O rings are right, they're straight from the LR dealer, part number that was given previously in this thread. Might...

Quick update: Managed to screw it down, but I'm not convinced it's right: See those two little teeth on the edge of the bracket? Top one doesn't seem to be making contact with the matrix, and the bottom one is on top of the inlet instead of...

Back again. Greased up the O rings but still no luck with the securing bracket. Does the bracket slot in to place first before tightening? Right now it's loose and I'm having to push it up with my hands when trying to screw it on. I've pushed...

I have copper grease, or is silicon better? Also, are the O rings supposed to fit snug in to the matrix? Right now the pipes slot in but they don't go in much and have little resistance

I did! They're on there somewhere, 11 quid from the main dealer I tried this with a fridge magnet, but I think it was too weak, the magnetisation was pathetic. Think I'll make a trip to Screwfix

I pulled the pipes + clamp out to take the pic, that's why it's not sitting right. Do the flanges on the pipes sit on top of the inlet surface? Or do they go further in? Someone has been and butchered the threads in it too. Made 10x harder by...

What's the secret to getting this clamp and screw back on the heater matrix? I've been at it for hours, it's kicking my arse Is there a certain way the clamp is supposed to sit on the matrix?

If they have crusty crap on them it's because they've been leaking 👍

Got the buggers out. They don't look in bad condition, got me wondering if it's a leak with the pipes or the matrix itself. Anyways, what size o rings have people been using as a replacement? I've got some that are the same diameter but a...

Anyone know what diameter duct this is? May as well replace it while I'm here

Wish I saw this before I started tearing the dash apart! Is it as simple as piping the internal (behind firewall )pipes to eachother and the external (engine loop) pipes to eachother? Made a start today, got some bits off but got stuck because I...

It's definitely coolant, the puddle is a bright pink. Guess I'll be off the road for a while!

Do you have any links to a full guide for this method?

Any recommended threads/guides? Found a dash removal guide on paulp38a.com, looks like a lot of fun 😑

Is that more or less work than replacing both the cylinder head gaskets....because that took me a month

Ah...that might do it

Had a look this afternoon, the drips are coming from somewhere in-between the front wing:

I pressurised it using a tester up to ~15 psi, and didn't see any coolant coming from the top of the expansion tank, so I don't think it's leaking from the overflow I was going to have another look this morning, but the weather has decided that...

Evening, Noticed my 4.6 has been losing some coolant recently. Pressurised the cooling system, and I can see drips dropping from the bottom of the wheel arch, just before the front driver (UK) wheel. Pics/video: Is there a common place where...

I had this issue, it was solved quite quickly with a blowtorch and hacking away at the housing around the nut until I could just about fit a wrench on it to keep it still

I think the heated screen uses the same. In fact i think all yellow ones are the same regardless of the number. Someone may disagree. Swap out the heated screen one as I guess you're not going to use that this week.. see what happens

By the way, that's off a 99-02 Thor

Thanks for checking that out. I'll order a replacement one. Car still starts and drives, so I suppose it's not anything critical. I've not noticed anything stop working though.

It's a yellow one with R6L9 on it

I've just been out to take a picture of the fuse box diagram: RL10, bottom centre, is the one I'm missing. Anyone got a Thor they can double check?

I probably didn't get all the old oil out, I'll give it a run and check the levels again Fusebox lid shows a picture of an engine with an electrical bolt through it. Don't have a picture unfortunately! Imagine an EML with a lightning bolt. Next up.

Ignition key doesn't fit the glove box either, so hoping the door and glove box are for the same original key. Changed the oil today, was blacker than the night. 5L of fresh 20w-50 gone in. The old filter put up quite a fight. The garage...

Get ignition and door barrels from a breaker along with a key blade and swap them over, not difficult, I've done just that on my project car. Make a note in the service book that they do not correspond to the VIN.

I've just seen the price of the Mk3/Green receivers, so much for such a small device! So I've got a key which only fits the ignition barrel, and a door lock with no key. What's the sensible way forward? Replace the door lock cylinder with a...