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The crank sensor is on the left hand side rear of the engine (passengers side RHD) The electrical connector can be seen attached to a bracket just inside of the exhaust manifold looking from the top, (rear corner of l/h cylinder head) the connector slides out of the bracket and comes apart once...

Its not so much the flying its parking thats dangerous...

What model have you got, it could be a diff starting to wear have is the vibration there all the time at high speed or can you make it come and go with throttle and brakes... Have you had the parking brake drum off latley, could that be not sitting correctly or out of ballance some how...? I...

Had a similar fault with a ford galaxy, alarm going off at random, Eventually found a spider in the passenger door pillar setting off the ultrasonics when he went about his travels...took weeks to sort and not very happy neigbours either I can say...

If its pressurising it sounds like head gasket problems, need a chemical block test to check for combustion gasses in the cooling system etc... Having said that alot of new engines have water pump impellor problems and can wear or fall off and cause all kinds of problems, not sure if this...

Would it be worth doing some sort of directory of who has tooling and diagnostic kit like Sync Mates, EAS Kicker etc. and in what areas if people with them want to be put on a list... Be nice to know who had what and wanted to help with them if required, I will be needing Radius bush tool...

Mmmm all part of the Block Exemption bollocks, which after a second european ruleing is still not working, or being enforced. I am so ****ed off with diagnostic data I am thinking of starting something in the european court? Its fraud all these diagnostic reader firms can charge for softwear...

It was a new bike from Fowl-ups down your way and I had to have it serviced by them for warranty purposes, being technical, the last light you want to see on on a bike is the oil light...Try telling Fowlers that at the time...

Yes your right, Triumph recommended Mobil 1 and I had nothing but trouble running on it, even the oil light would come on when it was hot, went to castrol GP something ? oil and all was fine including the clutch...

I wonder if it was like I heard, Dextron III isnt compatible with certain seals used in older systems, a bit like many of the oils Citroen use like LHM etc... I was told once that it had an affect on seals and o-rings so the even though the viscosity is ok, the composition of the oil isnt, or...

I think the Jag v8 was a nightmare too, every one I have seen advertised appear to have had new engines by 50k miles..? Havent they got chromed cylinders that give problem...?

Well done with your internet search Datatek, I know certain manufacturers have stopped using dextron III and some warranty claims have been affected by its use, I dont know what ZF feel about Dextron III or what their current recomendations are, but having said that we started on about transfer...

ditto...

I made the mistake of using WD40 and that made it worse to be honest, Electrical contact cleaner to clean and a blow with an air line if you had one available it may be ok dry but some on here have said about a graphite lube, Im not that clear on the lube myself but mine is working dry at the...

I expect if there was a blockage in the exhaust on a cold start up the oxygen sensors may have sooted up and the fuel trims are still messed up, may need a drive to clear exhaust out and re set its self... Cant think what else back pressure could do in your case...I have had modern petrol cars...

There is so much on a p38 its hard to tell, it could be a relay stuck and not shutting a system down..? if yours it an automatic there is a red led light by the gear selector, observe this when its dark as it shows if the becm has shut down by going out, you will need to sit in the car with...

Running the Risk of being an Andy Gray...lol...?...Because the passenger side is her side and the drivers side is yours...? Do a search on HEVAC problems or blend motors...It sounds like a blend motor not working.... Try working the switches for a while and see if it comes back to life....i...

Yes the water can drop slightly in the expansion tank when reved, but shouldent disapear, shows water pump is working but may be telling you there is air in the system, remember the heater counts as the cooling system too so air in there is a problem too...air expands and compresses where as...

Check to see if the key out switch out in the ignition switch is sticking, there is a slider/latch in the ignition switch that slides to the side when inserting and removing the key, if the switch is sticking the becm wont sleep either, dont lube the ignition switch though it needs special lube...

So basics since rebuild, Ignore the exhaust steam for a min...? compressions look fine...? is it loosing/using water water...? have you bled it properly and does the top of the rad get properly hot and is the bleed pipe from the top of the rad to the expansion tank free and flowing coolent when...