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Ive got a 1983 series 3 petrol, and it clicks when the key is turned, i have changed the starter motor and it still does the same, the battery is good. It got a new coil and starts first time off a bump start. Any ideas what i can check next. Archie

I have a 300tdi auto, im trying to find out if it has a spider or not because it nearly dies sometimes then comes back to life, is this the wire that i should be looking at to determine if its edc or spider. Archie

How can i tell my auto 300tdi has a spider or edc without ripping the dash out. It nearly conked out a couple of times today and sometimes it starts after a few turns in the morning, sometimes it starts first time. Im also getting a ticking noise which i am trying to get to the bottom of...

I blew 3 fuses a couple of weeks ago while messing about with the roof lining (a wire touched another wire blowing them), now the SRS light is on all the time, ive replaced the fuses. So any ideas how to get it off or is it a dianostic to clear the code. Archie

Is it a straight forward job? Im trying to eliminate a ticking noise im getting, it isnt the vacuum pump, it isnt the tappets so going to change the gasket as there cheap. Just wondered if there was anything i had to be aware of. If it isnt the gasket im going to have a new cambelt and...

Still haven`t sorted this flamin ABS out. Ive replaced wheel bearings Removed and cleaned kingpin and ABS sensor Had sensor tested Had relays tested Checked if theres any play in the wheel incase i needed to remove any kingpin shims. Drivers side wheel skids when braking but ABS works on...

Rear electric windows need doing, electric aerial has stopped working, (although i can hear it clicking when i turn radio on) then a good wash off and good hoovering inside. One question though i want to grease the prop and UJ joints, havent really taken any notice of them before, but do i...

Took my 300tdi in for an mot yesterday (dread mot`s) just to see what it would fail on and how much it was going to cost luckily it only failed on a broken coil spring which i knew about, ive got a spring so will fit it and take it back. Last year it cost quite a bit of cash to get it through...

I have a broken front coil spring on my 300tdi, how hard is it for a novice to do and would i need a coil spring clamp to remove the broken one and re-fit the new one or can it be done without a clamp. Cheers Archie

My air conditionig motor that sits on the top left of the engine seem to have stopped spinning, are these easy to strip down and try to unsieze or is it a specialist job, a mecahnic friend has said i should see it spinning when its on when i look at the front of the motor but its not, the second...

Was under the 300tdi yesterday and noticed there was a bolt hole directly below a pulley at the rear of the sump (or was it at the front of the sump mmm cant remember now) anyway it looks like a 3/4 thread but there was no bolt in it, do you know what it is and does it serve any purpose, if...

Does anyone know where i can get a cheap but decent coil spring for my front offside disco .

Im going to drop all the water out of my 300 but im unsure how much antifreeze to put back in, can any one advise me please.. Soz to sound thick. :) Archie

Hi does anyone know of a decent glue that will stick the little black trim on on the wing, its the trim that runs down the lenght of the car but ive had a new wing on and im not sure what to stick it back on with. Cheers Archie

Hi, Im having a new OS wing on my ES cus some clown ran in it. Theres and ES decal on the damaged wing but obviously not on the new wing. Can these be purchased from any where or does anyone know what is the best way to remove the exsisting sticker and replace it on the new wing with some...

I need to order a track rod end for the offside (drivers side) of my landy disco. it asks if its a right hand thread or a left hand thread, anyone know which one i need. Archie

Some nob has reversed down the street at work fast, no lights on, and ran straight in the front o/s wing on my disco. Hes fonna pay for it but how much for a wing and to have it sprayed? Gutted Archie

The demist, volume and the rear wiper, bulbs on the switches have gone. Are the bulbs replaceable or do i have to get new switches. Archie

Any one goin n e ware on Sunday? if so n e ware near Stoke.

ive e-mailed Gavin at Borble about the stickers and he sez no ones asked him for a quote, is some one else doin em? Archie