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the righthe guy who served me at halfords told me they didnt have t equipment to check the alternator I have already cleaned up all the earth connections and dont know what to try next!!!

have just got back from halfords, they tested my battery and their meter was only showing 34% and also saying the battery was unservicable, the battery was only a few months old but I have had to charge it numerous times as the car wouldnt start in the mornings, I have taken the car to a...

Hi Guys I am having excatly the same problem, I did change the alty last year, could it still be faulty?...it is reading 14.7v when running, but car still wont start on a cold morning without a jump start, the engine turns very slowly and if it doesnt fire up after the first few turns the...

I had the same problem on my 300 tdi turned out to be a dodgy thermostat, have you checked the new one is working, could be a faulty part.

Decided to take a chance today and pushed the stick left and right pretty much all day at various different speeds, pulled into a large car park and took a sharp right whilst pushing the stick and all of a sudden the light came on and I could feel the diff lock working, I was well chuffed and...

Hi I am having the same problem with my 95 300 tdi auto, the linkages and levers are all working fine, but no diff lock or light on dash, I am a little worried about trying to wiggle the gear stick whilst driving round bends, could this cause more damage to transmission??

had a new alt 6 months ago, just checked voltage 14.7 while running, have checked earths to chassis and engine....could i just have a lazy starter??

I have had the same problem for over a year, no one can seem to find the problem, I was told there was no drain from the battery by two seperate mechanics, in the end i put a new battery on, it lasted about a month and then still wouldnt sart in the morning, I am now having to recharge the...

I am having the same problems with my 95 300tdi, it shakes badly when i hit a pot hole doing speeds over 40, i have changed steeering damper, ball joints and panhard rod, still no change... had new gas shocks fitted today and hey presto....still shaking violently over pot holes. Last thing to be...

I think it does contain ani foam, I buy it from makros, costco also sell it at a similar price

I have been running on veg oil for a few months now, was using 60% veg oil but have cut it down to 50% now its getting colder. On a cold morning the engine needs to turn quite a few times before firing up, it gets a little smokey when its been idling for 10 mins or more, I fitted a new fuel...

nice 1, was the kit easy to install?

I run my 95 300 tdi on 50/50 kjc vegetable oil 0.90p litre

Hi, I am having the same problem with my 95 300tdi, as you say it is very dangerous, def a sensor problem on one of the two front wheels, the abs light has been on ever since i bought the car around two years ago, it went in for a service last month and also had the brake pads changed, when I...

I had the exact same problem, only thing was I had stopped at a sevice station to sleep for a couple of hours before continuing my journey, i was in a right pannick when i woke to find i couldnt move the seat back to where it was so i could reach the pedals, eventually took the switch apart and...

hi toad, i used to have diesel mazda van that started to blow out white smoke, it turned out to be a crack in the head, whilst the engine is running hot pull up the oil filler cap slightly and if there is any smoke escaping then you could have the same problem and would probably explain why its...

thanks thebiglad, will give it a go, just hope it cures the squeaking, its more annoying than anything else

had a look under the bonnet and cant work out where the coin should go, does the penny go behind the tensioner??

new battery, new alternator 3 months ago, battery too flat to start engine, back to square 1 again....anyone got any ideas........or is it time to get rid of it....

regulator went on my 96 disco, i drilled through the spots where it was welded and used a rivet gun to secure back in place, managed to do this without removing the unit from the door, just unbolted the unit to give me access to the weld spots, a little tricky keeping the holes aligned and...