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That’s the original thermostat housing, probably not many cars left with the original housing still running, in theory you can carefully put a screwdriver in The off centre grove and unscrew to bleed it, however you will need to disconnect the wiring from the other end, but the plastic screw...

I doubt if that white example has especially as the mot was a bit iffy if I remember correctly the trouble with the R is the trade in value is low, the grey one had a cap clean guide of £3850 which to me is ridiculous, obviously it sold for a lot more that the guide. surely most mechanical...

Yes, just been on auto trader, there are 8 R‘s for sale, agreed with the comments on here, the more expensive examples aren’t selling, that white R is definitely a weird advert px to clear, if it’s not upto standard send it through the auctions, not a good idea to retail it. interestingly the...

Hi mate, emits lots of blue smoke during acceleration usually means the engine needs rebuilding, if you want to do that it could be a bargain, I wouldn’t walk away from it, I’d run!! don’t forget it’s cheap for a reason

Yes mate, should be a straight swap, seems like alot of work though

Hi mate, regarding the HPFP, every one that I’ve changed I’ve had the code that will come up is p0087 ”fuel pressure too low” hope that helps

Yes that’s the place, I usually do the drive in same day service for £50 a wheel, will be having the wheels on the R refurbished when the weather gets better, i too will have the diamond cut finish but in gloss black as I think the Matt black oe finish isn’t great.

Wow that’s a bit expensive, here in Brum I pay £50 per wheel for powder coating, and upto £100 per wheel for a diamond cut alloy finish, I have also found somewhere where they will just re-cut the diamond cut edge which is useful if you are on a budget

Yes, the complete top plastic guide is missing, its dark brown in colour you will probably find bits of the guide stuck down by the chain, or guide rails or in the sump, if you are lucky you may find all the plastic pieces

i thought the consumer rights act was for the first 30 days after purchase, yes the burden of proof you need is to prove the dealer/trader sold you the car with the faults present unless he/she disclosed the faults at the time of sale. if you are months into it it may make it hard to get very...

Yes mate fairly easy to replace if you are ok with the spanner’s.

High pressure fuel pump mate

Have you checked the coil springs, they seem to snap easily

I love the advert! the best line must be “kept in dry storage and rarely used in winter” whilst accompanying some photos of it in the snow.

Hi guys agreed with all the pointers, unfortunately the seller will struggle to sell it with all the issues highlighted, the expiry of the mot isn’t a problem, don’t forget that if you take your car for an mot within the last 30 days before expiring and it passes you then have upto 13 months...

Yes second that, good luck with the sale, just a couple of things that would annoy me, don’t cover the plates up, no pictures in the snow and some decent pictures would help with your sale, I’m not being negative but if I was in the market for an R (I’m an R owner) I would want to see good...

Hi mate, worn valve guide oil seals will produce blue smoke out of the exhaust when idling in traffic not white smoke, if it only does it after idling for 15 minutes I wouldn’t worry about it, white smoke could be head gasket issues, is it using any coolant?

Also, are you sure the garage refitted the new rocker cover gasket correctly? If not it can leak badly when warm and being drive, just a thought

Hi mate, it’s a free pulley, so not a keyed pulley, the engine crankshaft will need locking with the correct tools, if your mechanic doesn’t know as a lot of garages don’t know much about the prince engine I would find someone who does know, hope that helps

No idea of the part number, but I’ve wondered what the pink dust was on my R, now I know, thanks mate