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As with any car, look at the MOT history. Same advisories showing year after year, generally show the owners haven't bothered to fix them until they become failures. Service history with receipts for any work done is good.

Isn't that for the "first year" tax ?? It's because the gov are seeing falling revenue from cleaner new cars. Anything from 2001-2017 use the emmisions bandings although those have all risen a bit as well...

I suspect it's half-shafts & prop off to seal it properly ??

Same short length of wire with two spades is useful for running the EAS Pump manually as well !!

There's no "communication" between the injectors & ECU. Assuming the correct & matching set, the ECU looks at the various sensors & engine load to adjust the the injector pulses. From various searches I've done, the main difference between...

From the info in this thread, exhaust in coolant was probably either head or valley gaskets. however probably cause for gasket failure was blocked radiator. On my project car the prev-owner has bodged the thermostat & over tightened the...

+1 on that.

both arms & legs ??

As a side note, we did some live data recordings on the TD4, although this was with the car stationary & not under load. Inlet Air Temp seems to be reading high. Bonnet was open & the ambient was around 16-18degC. Will do some more captures...

I think so but don’t want it on mine. It will be horn rather than a chirp.

Random alarm trigger ?? What's your BECM set for the alarm indication ?

There's a few threads on here about the "chamfer & jubilee clip" method. I chamfered mine & used three jubilee clips to compress a little. My 10ton eBay press pushed them in with no trouble. Main recommendation is to have a second pair of...

I have a vacuum pump if you wanna try that first.

Yes tried that using a length of 4mm x 25mm bar, but injector not moving. I was gonna try loosening the clamp nuts a turn or so, and then fire it up to see if the engine ejected them. Told my son to squirt the injectors & pipe nuts with...

Same as mine.

That’s my plan but injector gonna need a puller. I have slide hammer injector puller but need to get the tops off first. Job for next weekend

Yes I figure injector 2 needs replacing or refurb. Started to get bits off to remove it, but got a problem with the fuel pipes. The nuts are siezed on the injector ports, so when I try to loosen the pipes the injector port turns as well. No...

Thanks for the suggestions guys. Next step will be diagnostics when I get my EDC license & check the stuff above as well.

Any leaks will cause issues because the system needs to be under pressure (about 10-15psi) to prevent the coolant boiling.

Leak off test results after 1min. I'm assuming the containers are 100ml, so number 2 is 85ml after 1min. The other three about 30-40ml ??

Just been setting up to do a leak-off test on my son's 2004 TD4 FL1. Removed the leak off pipes from the injectors, and tried the ignition-on with engine off check. No fuel coming from injectors tops, but lots coming out of the leak-off pipes...

Apparently the tank pump was replaced, but they were vague about how long ago. It has all the engine covers in place so could not see the FIP properly. TBH I'm not that familiar with this diesel lump !!

Need some guidance from the Diesel experts out there. A local guy & his son stopped by today to see if I could figure out his problem. He's had the P38 since 2002 & it generally seems well looked after. My Nanocom doesn't yet have EDC...

Was assuming the BECM had grabbed the higher milage from the cluster - hence both are now high !!

Do the nut (5) at the far end first. It's easier while the axle end is still attached. Then undo the two marked 7 & 8 in the diagram. If the bolts are fouling on the roll-bar mounts, just undo them & let the roll-bar hang down a bit. Also do...

Did you remove & test the thermostat at any point ? Also it's possible to get the two smaller pipes on the wrong ports, which does affect the coolant flow.

It's gonna need the BECM & Instruments reprogramming by someone with the right tools.

Indeed it will not, instead the dash will update to the new higher mileage :eek:

Also is the pump working & pressurising the system ? Do the usual accumulator checks as well.

She's been drinking that super unleaded again 🤭