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I don't think the number of seats on the V5 comes into it - my Merc had 19 seats on the V5 still but only 2 seatbelts for up front. Still went through the MoT with no queries for years until I sold it.

If you present it for the MoT with the bed out they can't test them! Or look for them. ( there are no seats then )

If it is the cold start spindle that can be done in situ also, very fiddly but can be done - as I managed it with my arthritic hands.
I haven't done the throttle one though. Someone has posted on how to do that in the past. Should be able to find it with a search.

I reckon that a pressure washer would just tear it to ribbons. I just used a hose on mine. Diesel is a beggar to get out of stuff - I know, I drove past an HGV as its fuel tank split, underneath of my T6 was covered with diesel and half way up the side of the van. That took several washes with TFR t...

Liberal applications of TFR - caustic version.

When it happened on mine I opened up the cap fractionally so that it gripped better, this was on a new one driver's side that the old one had lost its grip on. The problem is finding/making a tool with the required dimension to do this with. I turned up a piece of oak on the lathe for mine.

Can't help with garages but new bearing may be the least of the worries, there may be worse damage depending upon how quickly you stopped. Mine went whilst I was only going at 10 mph so escaped further damage.

Oldiebut goodie wrote: ↑10 Sep 2023, 22:15 Talk about digging up dead dogs!
Original post was 2014 and the poster hasn't been back since 2016.

 

Mein gott!

Quality has fallen though the floor.

Quite often those old glues can be removed with acetone if you have stubborn patches. If you do use it - no sparks, wear gloves as it sucks all the greases from your skin and plenty of ventilation!

By one of the usual suspects for dodgy recons?

That says to me lack of maintenance over many, many years not just 2k miles.
(I had a Frod engine that nearly got that bad, luckily I spotted it when refurbishing it before fitment)

Slow to heat up and heat output for heating is too high up, not at floor level. (According to a few people who have fitted one to their T6's )

I have had springs fail on a boat engine - the cause was uneven seating surface that wasn't evident when covered with black oil. In this case - who knows, possibly poor quality springs to begin with.

No mention of gearbox to chassis being renewed.