Recent content by mellis

Thermostat housing o-ring is a favorite one, left hand side of engine low down at the back, does not always make alternator squeal, when mine was fixed the garage had to remove the rocker cover too get at a hose, this entailed removing the injectors, early Td4's (mine was a 2000 year) were prone...

Yeah, mine used to do it mainly when trying to maintain speed going up-hill, I live in East Anglia so no big hills, if I kicked the gearbox down it was ok.

Hi. I had a Td4 auto (X reg.) that would 'judder' when accelerating. Turned out it was a faulty valve block in the auto box, a split in the valve body was letting fluid from one valve into another, box was trying to engage 2 gears/clutches at the same time! The auto gearbox specialist we sent...