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Guys i took the van to the garage and put shell v-power fuel in with the tappets rattling. Then drove up & down the m62 for over a hour and when i got home and listened to the engine..all was quiet....i now know that with having a wasserboxer motor and with it not being run for months the oil ob...

I am trying to change the main headlamp bulbs (they are NOT round lamps) they are the dual square lamps. So why oh why of why does the manual ONLY show round lamps. The manual says remove the lamp securing screws...yeh ok so why does the SQUARE Lamps only have adjusting screws...and NO securing scre...

Peugeot 305 i remember them, my brother had one as a company car..

What size are the bushes 19mm or 21mm as i've looked at brickwerks website at poly ones not rubber ones. 2 Sizes are given and want to order the bits tomorrow. http://www.brickwerks.co.uk/index.php?option=com_virtuemart&page=shop.browse&category_id=50&Itemid=6" onclick="window....

I'm going to get the CV boot changed and have a look at the springs as they are H&R springs only fitted 3 years ago (so can only guess the red paint has come off)...order the parts tomorrow from JK or GSF.

Ok i'll dig the old orange lenses out before it goes back.

Well i took the van for its MOT this morning only to be told that they couldn't test the van as the front suspension being lowered and the front spoiler wouldnt clear the ramp. And it sprung an oil leak...so it had to go to another Nationwide Auto Centre (as they had a flat ramp)...and hey presto it...

Cheers mate for the notes. Will post once i've done everything.

This evening i ran the engine on idle for 15/ 20 mins with no change..it still rattled...so this w/e its gonna be a engine flush, oil n filter change, !!! By all means change the oil and filter. take some time and read up on Hydraulic tappets. (wiki) But above all else...Take it out on the road man...

This evening i ran the engine on idle for 15/ 20 mins with no change..it still rattled...so this w/e its gonna be a engine flush, oil n filter change, some shell v power fuel, and then to see what happens then..if there's no change then i'll replace the hydraulic tappets..just hope this isn't the st...

I've noticed that the right side (offside) hydraulic tappets of my 2.1 wbx have just started to rattle which isn't normal. The van hasn't been used properly for 6 months as its been in the bodyshop for most of the time with Dave Unit10. I've resorted the oil BOD (bad earth) and now am concerned abou...

Why is you prepare to travel to a show on a sunday (BUS TYPES) and start to load up the van on the day before and you start the engine and hey presto..summat goes!!!! Have just started the engine on the van and the tappets on the right bank are rattling rather noisely and didn't quieten down as they...

I'm running 18s on my 88 Magnum by Oettinger. 225/40s up front and 245/40s on the back all with lowered springs slightly raked towards the front. I also fitted a set of Bilstein sport shocks on the front and have some spring adjust's to fit on the front to help with the bounce. No fowling of the arc...

I am confused Grun the manual for the diesel engines say these engines are fitted with a second oil pressure switch.The so called 0.9 bar oil pressure switch if the oil pressure dops below 2.0bar (28.5psi)and the engine speed is kept above 2000rpm for more than one second the contacts of the 0.9 ba...