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Vm's are alright the early 492's were/are gutless horrible things the 425 in the 1990-92 cars is better, the 200-300tdi being the pick of the bunch in diesel terms, quite rare though compared to the V8's. As for fuel economy with the 3.9 i'd...

Just checking everyone is being, as usual, an upstanding and responsible adult within the community and ignoring this thread. @MGT See what you have done? There is real work not being done in the world right now because of you. A simple...

You don’t need to do a course. As long as you have a methodical way of taking things apart & can weld you will be good. Have a look through of the threads where people have rebuilt these & you will see what’s involved. Good luck & enjoy.

I've just had the whole thing out and it seems the hook had rotated somehow and so could pop out, I've turned it through 180 and it seems to fit snugly ...I've also squeezed the sides of the handle in the vice so hopefully it'll hold against it a...

If your oil is very clean then maybe you can only spot the bit that has run down to plughole and got dirty

Jeez, I've eaten off dirtier plates than that 😁

for the price of a rocker gasket change it and find out

Um have you cleaned it to see if it comes back? Clean it up.. start engine.. watch for progress

Painted up the light housings because I couldn’t bear to put them back in like that. Will order some new plastic ones as I’ve had to punch a big hole through them for the wiring relay. Replaced 3x leak off pipes which were also very much past...

Old alternator back in. All good, exciter/warning light wire must not have been connected despite appearing to be in plastic holder. New alternator must be duff…Grrr. Thanks for help all! Al

Hi all, I appreciate all the help! I did as suggested above, took the cable off of the binnacle gauge, the square stem wasn't spinning. I took the cable off at the transmission end and refitted, I used some long nose pliers and a torch to seat...

What carb has it got? Oil appearing there can only come from the rocker gasket or possibly a cracked head, it has been rebuilt by the looks it has ARP headstuds so I guess they would of done a 1/2 decent job throwing it together,

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Hi Litch, Do you remeber the 300tdi auto you test drove? I have a 1995 which couldn't be slower, I just wonder if it's the same car. I need to find out why it's sooo bad. I am not sure if it's the engine or gearbox that's killing it. It can...

I may have replied earlier, but bypassing the mechanical lift pump and fitting a Facet copy one off of ebay works well.

Smaller but necessary jobs, fitting into the policy of "as it comes off its sorted" and some new brackets being made: Intercooler bracket (above) with a fit check (below). The rear body panels threw a small curve ball. Turns out there was a...

So a Tdi is likely to return 24-28mpg real world. They can do better, but you'd really need to try. A V8 is going to use more fuel, more like 15-18mpg and up to maybe 20mpg on a run. Don't know how many weekend miles you'll do, but making a few...

I'd say the v8 in the rrc is reliable.. no it doesn't do 50mpg but unless it's your only car and you do 30k a year.. who cares? You only live once

I'd go for a v8 over a diesel any day.. the earlier ones don't suffer with liner problems like the later engines in the p38

I like your stud ... 40mm sounds about right, i'm not near mine to measure at the moment. What colour drive is a question and a half. I fitted a blue one, tried a red one and then bought a silly expensive yellow one ... only one I haven't tried...

They rot in the same places as a disco. Hard to find a nice RRC that has not been butchered. Saw 1 the other week pushed out of a bush make £5k no engine or box(was a 2door but still rotten)

Today I did the massive long job of cracking off the big nut on one of my rear trailing arms... I thought I'd see how tight it was as the front bush is well past its best and needs replaced. It turns out the answer is not that tight...

We live in EX16, so I'd like to think we could come by. Assuming the FL2 doesnt go into limp mode too many times on the way there! If I tow it there with the 110, will the 110 get firebombed when I arrive? : )

I had a session on the handbrake this morning. It's been getting less effective lately and as I suspected, oil has been getting inside from the transfer box. I'd got a new kit of shoes and springs so I put those on, and a new cable. I got a new...

Lead gets it of 😃😃

Who cant find the throttle pedal?🤣

Need flywheel for timing pin.

Engine type would be helpful for people to answer your question.

Or that the earth lead has come loose and the battery is earthing through the handbrake cable?

Changed the radius arm bushes on the drivers side to match the passenger side I did the other week. Had to cut one of the bolts off as there was not chance it was coming out. Went back together no problem which is good. Britpart yellow polybushes...