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Got injector pump out today. As I need to sort thermostat as well, I drained coolant & remove the various hoses at the front of the engine. Cleaned the pump exterior of the years of oil, dirt & grime, and then took the regulator off. Both...

Been looking at both these solutions for my son's TD4 Auto. I failed to get the Renault stat into the hose, so bought one of those aluminium adapters. Was planning to fit it after all the other engine stuff is sorted, BUT noticed a leak on...

They appear to be quite thick castings. Could you simply smooth down the pitting & then re-chrome ? But how much is chrome plating ? Black or chrome replacements are around £200 inc VAT.

Not got any, but that reminds me to dig out my Hantek 1008C Scope while I'm working on Son's TD4. I'm curious to see what the fuel regulator & turbo actuator drive voltages looks like. As it's 8-channel, will try to get a few simultaneous...

Stop-start traffic & the trailer probably lowered it quite a bit. I generally get 15-16 around the local area, but last year doing regular runs from Langley to Ferndown was definitely averaging 19-20 assuming no holdups on the M25-M3-M27.

Real world example for us. 196 miles round trip mostly motorway and A roads. 45 mins traffic snarl on the M25 due to broken down lorry. Lots of stop/start crawling for that section. First half of the journey was pulling an empty 700kg...

Went through a similar issue a while back. A mate of mine was selling his 2003 3-door as spares & repair, but the rims were in better condition than my wife's 2005 Facelift. Found the 2003 had 15" rims & wife's has 16". The smaller alloys...

Possible progress ?? Today I tried the fuel Rail pressure sensor from my wife's TD4 in my son's car. (Just a test on the driveway because son's car is currently on axle stands !!) Both diagnostic runs were recorded in Son's car, so...

RAVE assumes you drained the system previously. You seem to have missed 12 & 13 in the procedure ? Personally I have an issue with step 17-18. Step-17a should be to top up the system while the thermostat is still open !! Also during...

I suspect the "disconnect battery and short ECU 12V & ground together" method is completely irrelavent on modern cars. It generally comes from old pre-OBD ECU with volatile memory. But it gives you something to do while waiting for recovery !!

Did you follow the RAVE fill procedure ? If not, then you will almost certainly have an airlock. Are you getting flow through the small pipe from the radiator to the coolant tank ? Also did you clear it before starting the fill ? As others...

As Kermit says, they are separate issues. You have confirmed the replacement accumulator has fixed the pump running every brake press. Brake lights on the back of the car are most likely the pedal switch - reset the adjustment, or replace it...

I suspect you still have airlocks in there ? You could also put the sensor in boiling water & see what your diag tool says then ?

3 glowplugs wqere replaced last year. The one in cylinder-2 is still stuck fast in the engine. But these should only impact starting, and not running whne engine is warm. EGR blank arrived & waiting for FIP & Regulator seals - these will be...