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HarryMann wrote: Sometimes this is best a 2-person job, as engine may be running and fron needing the odd bleed, or accelerator the odd shove up to 2,000 rpm to keep thewhole procedure going well...

but its ok to fill up at the back when the engines cold? (my header cap is clear not blue/black) thanskverymuch

is it 50/50 antifreeze mix like it says here?:

https://club8090.co.uk/wiki/Co ... ded_brands

davidvincent wrote:wow, that is smokey.... could be a head gasket, yours is watercooled right?

i just ordered the brake master cylinder, gonna fit it myself... credit crunch and all that

David

yes watercoold. havnt been to the garage to get the brakes fixed yet. will tell you when

i've done this before: get a sharp knife and cut thru the old sikaflex, and remove the roof. then get a small butane blowtorch and melt the rest of the sikaflex away(or scrape it off). you might damage the paint on the roof with the blowtorch but you do get a clean finish. i also think that its more...

The Servo has nothing to do with it! the master cylinder is simply leaking into the servo, don't be conned into believing you need both! or that you need to have both fitted as a matter of cause. And to e3.... Servo seals What the blithering heck? you are getting duff information, sounds like the g...

ok thanksverymuch

trikepete wrote:chuck it in the bin and use the one off your old one

i just bought it, is it definitly a fault.? i could use it for the exchange unit for a new one couldnt i?
thanks for replies .

i have the same problem. the mechanic says its the servo seals. getting it fixed on thurs

i have just got a 2nd hand alternator , on the pulley at the end is it supposed to have a dent in it? its not uniform all the way around , it has a dip in the pulley ? this is not the alternator but something like what it looks like: [IMG:770:768]http://i415.photobucket.com/albums/pp235/72r/19_dg_en...

yeh found it. (its the rear no.plate ) the 2 dots are upper & lower limits? & what was the diesel manual i need to get?

thanksverymuch.

i know i am the dipstick but i cant find the oil dipstick in the engine, its 1.6diesel, can someone point it out to me please. i've looked all over the tech pages. and whats the manual i need for the engine

e3 comes from my email and my want to remain anonymous on this internet, while making many contribution to this forum with my vast technical knowhow

thats ok you can hijack, i'll buy a bed instead

so many enthusiastic offers. i'm lost for choice