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I am in New Zealand, so this is of limited help, but will give you an idea. I bought a FL2 that failed WOF (MOT) on steering. Price reflected fail. I took it to a power steering specialist. That is all he does. He told me FL2 racks are perhaps...

Is it definitely the rack, or the supply pipes that rust away and leak.

Tell the seller to warm it up fully. As with any potential purchase, take diagnostics with you & check it.

Yes, but there's no guarantee that the bolts will come out the bushes, so there's that to consider. As for the axle nut, I don't have a 400Nm torque wrench either, so I just do them tight with a 50 year old ¾ breaker bar with my trolley jack...

No way round it remove the undertray it only take 15 minutes most after i adapted mine it only took 3 minutes

as above replies .. + check that the fuel-rail-sensor plug/socket pins are clean 'n totally free of corrosion .. a code should def. register if that warning light illuminates .. i would think. [ note post no.4 ] .

Although, if you are throwing parts at the problem, rather than finding the error code, if you bung a cheap pump on and the problem persists as-is, you haven't wasted much cash and can put the original back on. I to, feel sure that if the EML...

If the engine light has lit once, there should be a code stored to read. This will direct you better than changing parts randomly.

A word of warning. Don't be tempted to by those cheap pumps from Ebay, as they're garbage. Only fit genuine or OE pumps and filters.

How long have you owned the car? I'd check your fusebox and make sure someone hasn't replaced a (something like) 5amp fuse with (something like) a 50amp one! All wiring is rated well above the fuses, so should not burn out.

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If it performs like a Jaecoo or Omoda, then it'll be as dull as dishwater to drive. I tried a Jaecoo recently, it made our Ioniq 5 seem like a rocket ship on rails. It was a very underwhelming vehicle indeed.

Blocks of wood are far more stable than axle stands, which is why I use them for supporting a lifted car.

There's little point in replacing just the rear bushes, as the arm will be rusty, the ball joint will be worn, and the front bush will also be worn. You'll have to have a suspension alignment done for a rear bush, or a complete wishbone, so it...

First check the tank for cracks or crazing, also check the cap, make sure there is red coolant in the car not just water, next check the hose going to the Y section on the head the seal can leak and you lose coolant. 1 2 3 make sure there is...

On a FL1 I had one with a pin hole in the breather pipe. When the fuel went up the filler pipe (when it was filled to cut off), it also went a small way up the breather. Just enough to find the hole. The hole, had been made by the self tapping...

EYP 101280 if you want the LR number. They are 50p each !! Any black or painted self tapper would suffice.

Spiral fluted taps are pretty good.

A standard tap would clean any burrs.

I can't complain. It served it's purpose and I only paid £200 for it and the scrappy said they'd give me that for it so with one abs sensor, some wiper blades and two second hand tyres it's been cheap motoring for the year. It was a great little...

Modern cars are too complicated nowadays aren't they

If corrosion isn't an issue, why not keep it? It's normally better the devil you know. 165k is nothing for a well maintained FL2.

When a crow starts to damage things, despatching the offenders is the only cure.

I got the fob back to Portugal and finally today got it programmed on someone's Hawkeye. Works perfectly! I just wish my locking motors all did too :rolleyes: Now I have a spare!

Here are the measurements of the chip by vernier caliper.

Looking at the pic the manufacturer hasn't put chf202 on the product where it lists the spec. Sellers of said product say it's for use where chf202 is required. They also use list many more spec's that the manufacturer doesn't. That always makes...

Hi, Thanks. I only had one and got that solved thanks. If we could work out the pattern it would help others. Assume you'd need a list of serial numbers and lock codes that match ?? I'm sure the forum could provide.

Let me know when you are ready - I can get my old F1 code and serial number

FL1 is auto trans fluid which is red / brown. Think OP has FL2.

Exactly that, but I would want to do it privately for OUR community here. Let's park it until the autumn and I'll post an invitation for serial numbers and lock codes to evaluate, once I have checked out my setup as I get back to speed. From...