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Either unplug the injectors (below the inlet manifold) there is a plug on each one, feel your way in from either side to get at two from one side and two from the other. Feel the tab on each and gently lift up whilst withdrawing the plug. Be gentle getting your hand/arm in not to dislodge...

Okay another few minutes to myself so here’s another bit of info. The vanos system in the prince engines works by altering the timing of the valves under different loads or rpm. It can also be referred to as VVT or variable valve timing. The engine ecu monitors various conditions within the...

Nadzi, I am going to step back a few paces and go over a few things from your initial list just to guide you as you have 211k on your engine. Your engine is running rough and has failed emissions tests. There are quite a few things that can cause this, some are: Damaged valve or valve seat, hpfp...

Well as the both sensors were the same age they will have the same wear on them so if one has failed the probability is the other one is nearing the end of its functional lifespan. As your replacing with a good quality (Bosch) you should be doing no harm. When reading the lambda sensor, when...

Thank you very much for the quick replies. I have a slightly different OBD diagnosis, I can't find any other values than the ones I managed to take a picture of. I replaced all the spark plugs, coils, a new battery and the upper lambda sensor. When I removed the old lambda sensor, its tip was...

Have you a price in mind? Can you add the tread depth of each and the year of manufacture of the tyre?

Heres a pic of the fuel rail pressure, if you think you have an hpfp issue it’ll give you something to compare to. It should be fairly constant at idle, taking a slight dip and recovering on gentle revs.

When you’re looking at your lambda sensors, engine off, they should be showing around 0.455 (steady constant). Your obd reader might show things slightly differently. Engine running you can see the upstream b1:s1 is reading something like 400 and still warming, b2:s2 is still a constant while...

Missed your bit about the lambda probe, they do fail and if one is failed the ecu can tell the car to lessen or increase fuel mix and taking it further from stoichiometric which is why the emission could fail. Left unchecked too long can cause cat damage and other engine components. If you can...

sound files through phones etc always seem to pick up tapping rattling etc and don’t give a fair representation of what the engine truly sounds like, or my ears are just too old. Your 2.0L diesel sounds fantastic 😜 It does sound even and not missing. Rescan the ecu and see what dtcs are still...

A hook and pick set or long needle nose plies Should get you there.

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...