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I overlooked the hpfp, as Les says it is another common fail point that can give you all sorts of running issues as you listed above. The oil in them can sludge and or escape. There is a means of measuring to give an initial idea of condition, YouTube hpfp rebuild for a bit of a guide as to...

It Really is a personal choice, the aftermarket wheels do look well and if you go that route it would be good to see some fitted pics. Though I’d tend to agree with other that you should hang on to the originals and see if you can get them refurb‘d in the future or if a set come up at a suitable...

That’s quite a bit, possibly suggesting the car has had a hard life with little maintenance, or ‘by the book’ maintenance. Its hard for anyone to be precise without putting a hand on the car so this is only my opinion. The burning smell could be from a leaking rocker cover gasket, a common...

Ouch, as someone said much earlier not so much of an issue in the uk but handy to have 3/4 days of the year. At least you are chilling out now.

I think, as Pedro say, first thing would be to wash it all down so you can see where the oil starts from. Buy yourself a 5L tub of brake and clutch cleaner or engine degreaser and get an empty trigger spray from the kitchen instead of paying for the aerosol, you’ll probably go thru quite a bit...

A part that I thought was an easy obtained part til I needed it was a handbrake cable. I had one snap and the other was quite corroded. Ordered pair from dealer as couldn’t find aftermarket and it took somewhere like 8 weeks to arrive in. Don’t know if was just a one off stock issue or they...

Bet your glad it’s nothing serious.

Jacking up and spinning by hand showed nothing, nor was there any axial play. Noise was only coming in around +30 to 40 and gone either below or above. There is a probability that I am ‘odd’ noise sensitive as I do drive mostly with the radio off, just to listen So may have been very early wheel...

156 petrol car and few weeks back started to hear what sounded to be a wheel bearing noise. I am convinced it’s from the drivers side front however lifting the car and spinning each wheel gives no definitive answer and there is no play in any of them. Wife is convinced that it is driver rear, I...

🤭 I think the same about the silver arches. Have often considered wrapping them when they start to look oxidised, but then 15m with a buff and some fine cutting compound followed by a ceramic coating and buff mad with Autoglym HD and the look grand again.

Thats awful news. The prince engines in 156 and 200 format with sensible mileage and any kind of mileage guarantee seem to be hard enough to track down and they were more common. I only know because I have been keeping my eye out for a decent 156 to put away should I end up in that boat for...

I have never looked out the back to see the two stages but I can say mine def deploys. i have, at a much earlier stage in owner ship, deployed it to both stages using an OBD reader, can’t rem if it is editable on what speed the actions happen. if the coming weekend gives me a little break I’ll...

Did you get sorted?

Best to be sure first, using the parts cannon to diagnose things can make it expensive. If it is the turbo pump that is buzzing, changing it is not too expensive nor that big a job with a bit of mechanical knowledge.

Watched a vid on YouTube a long while back on a dude that went to the lengths of changing the batteries. Seeing him dig out all the seal and everything else he went thru had me more convinced changing the sensors was not that big a deal and the right way to go.

Have you def diagnosed it to power steering? Is the power steering a bit tighter to use? Check the power steering oil level and if necessary top up and move steering full rack left then right a couple of times to re bleed. If that does make a difference, make sure and have a very good look to...

Thanks for that might come in handy. Am thinking more about the flush unit for the other car which may lead me to need the adaptor. My stalk controls all work to volume up/down call end call etc just can’t get to menu on the lcd display, though haven’t really tried looking into it as yet.

Look well in place, I might have to come back and ask loads more questions. You did mention something there that I never got round to looking into on mine, the menu function for the upper orange lcd, or more specifically, setting the time. Though mines okay 6 months of the year.

Wow, well done him for keeping at it. Was the resistor aftermarket of eBay or the likes or was it oem? just asking for future and hope never to need to actually need. ps did that mean all the other stuff, solenoid ecu etc we’re not needed or were they zapped from lower power usage.

The Xtron unit is alike the Ali Ex ones but I seem to have paid a bit more for it. I added every option available for it, and also the Xtron is piano black as opposed to the flat or satin surrounds on Ali. But yes it does sit out from the dash a little, once in, and cos it matches the piano...