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How do the after market "ssd's" look now ? Is there a good package available cheaply - like the BMW one ??

Hi DD could you post a link to your sill guards ?? Thanks Just found them - no need for the link :)

I have had this most of the time i owned the car (7 years) last year i changed the bog roll filter for a new one and miraculously the lag stopped not sure why it should have this effect though

did you check the steering rod ball joints ?? That happened to mine - thought it was drop links but they were ok

I recently had this but on a winder mechanism that i installed just over 1 year ago - seems that water had got into the motor and rust had caused the rotor to stick to the field magnets ..............

Hi Grumpy - hows things ? get yourself a nice Td4 :)

I went through this recently - spec is actually a bit of toe out (wheels pointing away from the straight ahead position) but this had given me some edge wear on the tyres. When i had it reset after fitting new rear tyres and switching rears to front i had the wheels set in the straight ahead...

Never, never skimp on tyres - you really do get what you pay for - and the trouble is that the difference between good and bad really becomes apparent just when you are in the ****e and need the performance that a premium tyre will give you

I use 5W30 fully synthetic - 5 litres for oil and filter change - change it every 10,000 kms approx (or when i feel like it )

i use around 8 litres / 100 kms............ this is just mixed driving mainly with no load

Nice Mine has a hole in the undertray to access the sump plug - so i only need to remove the whole thing for bigger jobs

Yesterday i changed the 2 ancilliary drive belts - a/c belt was starting to crack nicely then treated the engine to new oil and filter. why are the copper washers supplied with FL1 Td4 oil filters always too small ??? today took of the wheels, cleaned around the hub mating surfaces, lightly...

exactly !!!!!!!!!!!!!! anyway - now waiting for belts to be delivered so will do that and an oil and filter change and then stick the undercover back on - correctly this time !

it started after refitting the undertray ............... looks like i goofed up anyway after inspecting everything i ordered new belts as there is some cracking and they have never been changed in the 6 years of so i own the car thanks for your comments

You would probablly need to get the heqdlamp units changed in order to get the correct beam pattern for LHD Apart from that just ensure it has its original parts (EGR etc) The "controle technique" is not so severe but if you "know" a guy who does it then it can help Brakes, leaks, emissions are...

thanks Andy - I got lucky - it was just the plastic splash guard rubbing against the crank pulley !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hi Andy i think i have just the same symptoms as you. Was it definately ther crank pulley that was dead ?? Was the replacement one good quality ??? thanks JOhn

I presume you mean it wont shift when pulling it up by hand ...? if thats the case then a stripdown is the only way forward easy job once you get the bits

Read somewhere that "K&N" type filters just aren't worth it - they have bigger holes thereby allowing bigger particles through and the oil can foul your MAF I dont think a missing speed sensor would give you a hot wheel - unless you spend all your life braking hard - more likely to be a slight...

The biggest problem i had was getting the gear box back on - its heavy and unwieldy - in the end i had to use a hoist to hold its weight whilst getting it into position - but i did do the job single handed with no help so maybe if the wife can support the weight of the gearbox whilst you line it...