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no tc that I know of and it's an auto. I had it in drive with the handbrake on and couldn't see the prop turning. The car is at my mums and had a drink (to drown my sorrows :D ) so will check again tomorrow without the handbrake on. Thanks for the quick replies mick

Afternoon everyone, I'm in need of your help and general wisdom. Went to pick up the rangie from my mums earlier so I could change the diff fluid and replace serpentine and aircon belts and tensioners over this weekend. Put it into reverse and got around 3-4ft and it stopped, almost like...

Has it been overheating at all? Check the thermostat is opening correctly and also check if the radiator gets hot all over. If those check out the could very be the blend motors. If you can, get it on diagnostics as this will tell exactly if/which blend motor is at fault. Typically, when the the...

Try filling up on 1/4 or 1/2, as water is heavier than petrol it'll sink to the bottom and get sucked up, if it does it again then you know that station has a water issue. mick

I'd say the best part of 5l.

I'd have a look at the microswitch in the drivers door lock, that tells the becm the lock has been opened and to open the drivers side and boot. The passenger side is controlled by the door outstation. :welcome2:

Hi Kazzle, Very sorry to hear of your problems. Update your location to include your location, that way if there are any members near you they may be willing to have a look. The brake lines look like they're shot (not massively expensive to replace) and the rust looks superficial, albeit a...

Yep, iirc the BECM controls the drivers side and boot directly while the passenger side is controled by the outstations, or something like that.

Another 4mph and you can go back in time, depending if your flux capacitor is working :D

Grrrrr, mine is in exactly the same boat as yours, when it was on nanocom the timing was something like 90%, way off what it should be, thing is though, it still runs as sweet as a nut!

nor the 2.5 bmw lump

The bottom hose (left one) should be hot, this tells you the thermostat is opening at the correct temp. If it's cool even when upto temp I'd suspect a duff thermostat. mick

If it's the original one then it's done well to last this long!

My DSE has a lowline one too, you may have to rub a decade or two's worth of dust off.

yep, that one has since gone in my volvo.

Perfectly safe, it was the only one I could get hold of at short notice and wasn't flagged on the MOT.

Daft question but have you got a wet drivers footwell carpet (heater matrix o-rings)? Mine were leaking and had to top up once every few weeks.Bugger to get to but a heck of a lot cheaper than an engine rebuild. mick

When I replaced mine, the new battery had the terminals on the bottom (original at the top) and the cables wouldn't stretch that far down. Got two extention leads and wrapped the old old ones in electrical tape and it was sorted. mick

A little bit of water vapour is normal, condensation in the exhaust system being burnt off, all my petrol cars have done it especially on a cold morning. Another way to check is to get it up to temp and feel the rad hoses, if they are solid then it could be a block problem or head gaskets. Have...

If it's the early type receiver then it will prevent the becm going into sleep mode which will over a short period of time drain your baterry. Once disconnected, your battery should last a lot longer. Once my central locking sprang back into life all doors except the front passenger unlocks. As...