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I found this thread also wondering if they'd gone bust - their payment processor is knackered. All the images on the page broken or missing, including where there should be logos to click on for what type of card you want to use. You'd think they'd notice the sudden absence of orders... EDIT...

Yep, no point farting about with just the covers in that case. Assuming replacing the links is as simple as undoing the nut each end and swapping them out. EDIT: Just found this video: Piece of **** by the looks of it :D Cheers, Pete

According to my recent MOT certificate, the above item is “severely deteriorated” on one side. The mechanic advised me to get it sorted ASAP or “it would bite” me, so I’m assuming it’s something like a CV boot where you want to replace the rubber before the joint itself gets damaged by incoming...

Ah, ok, that's good news. I don't really know where on the engine we're talking about, though I'm sure it'll become clear with the thing in front of me (and the Haynes book if necessary). Good idea! Pete

Already ordered, given the price. Though the appeal of getting under the car in the dark after a long day at work is not high. And whoever designed the bumper so that it hides the mounting points for the under-tray deserves a slap... No South Coast users with garage recommendations, then? ;) Pete

Thanks for the warning - I have form for breaking that kind of thing :(. Too used to heavy-duty boat ironmongery. Plus-Gas for me rather than WD40, though. Pete

Heh, guilty as charged - I'm mostly a boat guy, not cars, and old-fashioned Perkins lumps are quite common boat engines :) Ok - so disconnect the return hoses as before, but this time crank the engine instead of just turning on the power? I'm not going to be able to watch them as I actually...

Thanks - I'll have a look if I can't get it into a garage right away (at the moment the priority is getting a working car one way or the other). Is it hard to get to? The low pressure pump died about three years ago. I replaced it with a cheap pattern part, which I kind of regret as it's...

It's a thought. I wonder if there's a way to put a multimeter on the circuit and see what current it's pulling? Unfortunately I don't have a clamp meter I can just put round a wire... Pete

So we think the injectors might be faulty in a different way to what the leak-off test shows up? I've seen some "re-con" injectors on eBay for pretty good prices - but maybe the only reconditioning they got was a quick wash...? Pete

Yep, those are the exact instructions I linked to ;) Pete

I skipped the EGR stuff, I already have mine bypassed. But his testing of the camshaft sensor involved freezing it to make it work, whereas in a warm engine it did not. Mine is the other way round, it works when the engine's warm but not when it's cold. Pete

Is that different to the leak-back test I already did? Pete

Thanks - but a couple of things there don't quite match: 1. It says worse when hot, whereas mine is the opposite. Once the engine is warm, it starts ok. 2. It talks about the engine stopping once the EasyStart is consumed, whereas mine keeps going. Are these essential characteristics of a...

Hi guys, Thanks for your help with the VCU-change advice last week - that's all sorted, but now I have a new problem :-( For the last couple of months I've noticed the car taking a bit longer to start, but nothing too drastic. Then over the last few days it has ceased to start at all. Not a...

Thanks guys - just got the shaft off with the chisel technique :-) The chisel didn't escape unharmed though - this was straight when I started: No way the bearings are coming off, so I'm going to leave them for the reconditioner to deal with. Sure he's better equipped for the job than me...

Ah - so hitting the chisel downwards using it as a wedge, rather than sideways using it as a lever? I actually took the bolt right out (it just fit), though I'm not really sure now why I did that :). Will have to see if I can get it back in in order to do the chisel-wedge trick. I always...

The Haynes book shows the rails as "official" jacking points, as well as the pressed-in mark in the middle of the rear cross-member thing, and the lashing point at the front. Can't see how you'd bust an outrigger by lifting on the rails. Anyway, it's done now :). All off the car without too...

Hmm, cunning plan. Trolley jack under the middle of the "chassis" rail, I guess, lift it, then one axle stand at each end? I'd have to move the jack out of the way to get good working access, but maybe that frees it up to be a VCU support anyway. Pete

Ok - so I'd need to roll it forwards a foot or two to get at the other side of the shaft. I think that's a bit far for my concrete blocks, so I'll stick with the jack and stands. Pete