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Sometimes when the master fails, it leaves black rubber parts in the fluid. Check that you don't have black rubber parts in the fluid.

Master cylinder empty ? Is there still any fluid on the master ? If you have 1 inch of fluid is barely enough. You can buy a bottle of Dot4, refill the master, 1 inch from the top, if it leaks from somewhere, you will see it. You will certainly be able to move the car after that, but not for...

What did you call a 3 piece clutch kit ? DMF is alone almost £600 if you buy it yourself. TD4 engine comes with a DMF for a reason, don't put a single mass flywheel in any case.

Why changing the dual mass flywheel ? Depending on the mileage you can leave it there. The point is not getting the clutch out for changing the DMF. The clutch slave will certaily fails again before you need a new DMF, so leave it there. DMF are changed with the clutch in some cars because the...

Hi, You can start by replacing the master cylinder, if no luck, you need the get gearbox out.

Hi, Injectors ?

Hello For the boot window most of the case, the Window accuator is in cause / or a broken electrical wire. Closing the door should rise the window. Opening the boot door should lower it. When closing the boot door, do you have a door warning on the Dashboard ? If not check the wires in the...

Hi Find one with Cruise Control already fited. It’s safer and straightforward. Regards.

Hello, Manual ? Automatic ? EV ? When the fault happens, does the engine rev when you push the pedal ? Please go to the garage, ask them to read the fault codes. Regards

Hi, It's hard to figure out without a good picture of the problem. For any door lock issue, it should be fixed seriously, it's very hard to open a blocked door ! Regards

Did the crank sensor have been changed ? Crank sensor can start giving issue when the engine is hot, and since it’s needed to control the fuel timing …

Hi Does the engine always cut when hot, how does it restart after that ? Crank sensor can give issue when the engine is hot. For the engine temperature, you complain that the engine cut when hot, it has already one head gasket, an fan issue … Coolant is less efficient after many years (...

Hi, The engine should stay around 90°C. You're engine is overheating, and it should be fixed before an other blown head gasket. No coolant leak ? Can be a broken thermostat | a faulty water pump | a clogged radiator | air lock in the coolant system. The 1.8i was later improuved to fix...

Hi, Do you at least one working key ? Unfortunatly for the keys, your best option is the main stealer. Your second option is a car key specialist, which is cheaper. Good luck.

If they can't fix a 10 year old standard diesel car ... they are certainly specialist, but certainly not car specialists.

Hi Start stop engine ? No it's not a feature of the car, the car should start on the button. Change the battery if it has more than 4 or 5 years. No fault codes ? Does the engine start on the button when at tempeture ? Does the start stop is working ?

Hi If you suspect an unbalanced wheel, just put it to the rear to see if it change something. If wheel is here for long, it can’t go suddenly unbalanced. You should check front wishbones, the inner bushes are know to fail. Can cause a lot of vibrations when driving. For the rest, do the basic...

Hi O2 sensor ? somewhere in the exhaust system. Sometimes is unpluged or blanked to hide engine issues 🤣.

Use an obd2 reader, a simple one can read maf values, but maf can't cause the engine to get totaly wrong. Most cars can run with a maf sensor unpluged, but you will get a code, and you end consuming more fuel. For the fuel pump, something like icarsoft LR V1.0, or anything that specific...

Fuel pump, is know for having issue, can cause inconsistant fueling, can explain a lot of your problems. If you can read the live data from the fuel pump … it’s better to spot an issue. If it has already 20 years … The ECU is the last thing you want to replace … For the maf … read the live...