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 Poor starting 2012 FL2 |
Andy131
 13th Nov 2024 3:20 pm
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Forum: General · Replies: 33 · Views: 4945 · Subject: Poor starting 2012 FL2 |
This time of year - glow plugs?
She will use the glow plugs to start, and then keeps them on for a while to aid warm-up, and emmissions.
Could be one is failing/has failed, she will still start bu ... |
| Cam belt snapped - advice please! |
Andy131
13th Nov 2024 3:16 pm
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Forum: General · Replies: 23 · Views: 3943 · Subject: Cam belt snapped - advice please! |
100k for a belt and I would say yes that is suspiciosly early.
But a 2010 car in 2024 and they should be changed every 7 years, then you have been lucky to get this far.
If I remember correctly th ... |
| Notable Obituary -- All here |
Andy131
13th Nov 2024 2:51 pm
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Forum: Off Topic · Replies: 1003 · Views: 374101 · Subject: Notable Obituary -- All here |
| I know that he had "a good innings" but I do feel sad for his wife Prunella. Married for over 60 years they will have been each others rock, and she struggling with Alzheimers would have ne ... |
| Dieselgate rolls on for UK customers |
Andy131
11th Nov 2024 4:57 pm
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Forum: Off Topic · Replies: 81 · Views: 36523 · Subject: Dieselgate rolls on for UK customers |
I was always sceptical of no win no fee offers.
SSB solicitors in Shefflield went bust in January leaving "no win no fee" claiments with tens of thousand of pounds in unexpexted bills.
h ... |
| growy stuff in my screen wash fluid |
Andy131
9th Nov 2024 11:35 am
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Forum: General · Replies: 16 · Views: 2934 · Subject: growy stuff in my screen wash fluid |
| A few years ago I was engineering manager at an company who make oils / polishes / screenwash / paint etc for the automotive sector. The screenwash was always made using de-ionised water, this inhibi ... |
| Gas boilers |
Andy131
9th Nov 2024 11:17 am
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Forum: Off Topic · Replies: 12 · Views: 2438 · Subject: Gas boilers |
| Our combi boiler is in the loft and you can genuinely fill the sink with cold water before the hot water becomes lukewarm. Gill used to turn the tap on and then go to the bottom of the garden to feed ... |
| What do the Letters SD4 HSE mean? |
Andy131
16th Oct 2024 10:15 am
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Forum: General · Replies: 15 · Views: 2942 · Subject: What do the Letters SD4 HSE mean? |
I wouldn't nessesarily avoid the eD4, it doesn't have the Haldex, rear differential or the front PTO (IRD?) which can all be expensive failure points.
If you need the space, want the elevated drivi ... |
| What do the Letters SD4 HSE mean? |
Andy131
15th Oct 2024 2:16 pm
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Forum: General · Replies: 15 · Views: 2942 · Subject: What do the Letters SD4 HSE mean? |
| TD4 vs SD4 = 4 cylinder Turbo diesel vs 4 cylinder Sport diesel (190bhp). As the TD is the "standard" they don't always put it on the back, but standard can be 150 or 160bhp. There is a ... |
| FL2 faults |
Andy131
25th Sep 2024 11:10 pm
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Forum: General · Replies: 8 · Views: 1800 · Subject: FL2 faults |
I am going to disagree with the estimates of lubricant change.
I would say that the auto gearbox would need an oil change every 75,000 miles - the manual would probably benefit from a similar regim ... |
| EVs vs ICE |
Andy131
12th Sep 2024 2:05 pm
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Forum: General · Replies: 63 · Views: 10630 · Subject: EVs vs ICE |
| We did the tin tent thing for decades, still would if Gill was still with us. Mean reason in latter years was the dogs. We had miniature Yorkshire Terriers for the best part of 30 years. You want t ... |
| EVs vs ICE |
Andy131
12th Sep 2024 10:47 am
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Forum: General · Replies: 63 · Views: 10630 · Subject: EVs vs ICE |
| Speaking as someone who does between 25-30,000 miles a year in a 2 tonne SUV (DS) with a 2 litre diesel engine, pay per mile sounds great. As long as they dump the tax on fuel, I have bought 42 gallo ... |
| Forum humour !!! (Some Jokes May Offend) |
Andy131
12th Sep 2024 10:21 am
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Forum: Off Topic · Replies: 2220 · Views: 1077580 · Subject: Forum humour !!! (Some Jokes May Offend) |
| Not going to get any better when they release hundreds of prisoners early, some of who will have nowhere to go to. |
| EVs vs ICE |
Andy131
9th Sep 2024 2:49 pm
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Forum: General · Replies: 63 · Views: 10630 · Subject: EVs vs ICE |
| depending on the chemistry the batteries can have a membrane that ions can cross but the catholyte and anolyte cannot. If this membrane becomes damaged (pin prick sized) the two sides come into conta ... |
| Remap on a manual |
Andy131
5th Sep 2024 6:24 pm
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Forum: General · Replies: 6 · Views: 1397 · Subject: Remap on a manual |
The later Haldex 4 will probably take whatever you can throw at it. The Haldex 5 system on the Disco Sport is fine for the standard D180 and the D200 with up to 430Nm of torques.
The DS with the D ... |
| Giving in to the Dark Side |
Andy131
18th Aug 2024 11:07 pm
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Forum: General · Replies: 16 · Views: 2912 · Subject: Giving in to the Dark Side |
Some of believe that "he who dies with the most tools wins".
So have been amassing tools that I have used only once for decades, for example I can't see me using the 1" socket set on ... |
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