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Dad bought me that very tool from halfords tonight! Gonna try and change it tomorrow and do the fuel filter. It's doing amazingly well on juice now thanks to the MAF clean etc! Thanks for the advice and support peeps! And yes that's 14 stone, about 90kgs :)

Ok so today I went to change my engine oil. Warmed it up, and dumped a tin of flush in. As I always do, and then change it again in a K :) Then I had fun trying to get the sump nut out... Bloody hell nothing would move it, so I had a lightbulb moment and took it down (complete with engine flush...

On mine it disables the volumetric sensors for the alarm :D

Thanks guys, the nice replies always make it worthwhile. Lots of jobs done under the skin now, so she is mechanically good as well as cosmetically.

Sorry about all the spelling mistakes. My proper computers gone bang and I'm using my iPad! Not the best for typing, or grumble sites but that's another story....! It'll be good fun though, as I'm going to stay with him and his missus in a nice part of Lincolnshire, and he's gonna teach me to...

Went to block my EGR today but it is a bit different from the pics in the link section and I didn't know where the solenoid and stuff was, could anyone point me in the right direction? Thanks!! Also my mate and I are going to make a straight through exhaust for it, have o e on my PD170 Octavia...

Spoke to my very good friend Marc to it and he says he will weld up any problem areas this summer, and undersell and waxoil any bits that need doing, so happy to know my T2 is going to live as long as I can keep her going! Big weight off my mind :)

Happy. Bloody. Days! Today I spent a few hours on the old girl, cleaned the mini filter (a little bit different on my 98 UKDM T2 to the mistral walk through, but got there in the end!). I also cleaned the MAF out with Wynns carb and intake cleaner, the metal gauze that reduces turbulence...

Had a spare day today, did coolant, stat, pollen filter, and cleaned all the mud off! Some pics, and I hope they show the reason I want to get it welded and repaired. :) http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a256/nikolas1/4025cfa5.jpg Yellow lights Land meter, just need recalibrating...

A few updates! New 88c stat fitted today, she warms up a treat. Also changed the coolant, changed the pollen filter as well. We checked the coolant temp sensor and my dad tested it with a multimeter, and the readings were well within spec... So I think you guys are all correct with the MAF...

That's grand. You are my saviour lol! I'm persevering with her as, you said, itll be a lovely motor for years :) Thanks once again :)

Hey mate it's a Bosch MAF. I was thinking clean it with a spray of iso alcohol? That's an easy thing to check though so that's on my list now :) Ignition switch and CTS sound not too scary, I think I'll be able to check them, and the stats getting changed tomorrow :) along with coolant flush...

It'll keep driving and running but there's literally no acceleration at all even at wide open throttle :( the eml does work, just at a loss as to what it could be as it doesn't come on. The needle sits about 4-5 mm above minimum, whereas I'd expect it to sit halfway? Turning it off and on again...

Every now and then my T2 goes into what I know as limp mode, no power, doesn't wanna rev at all. Turn it off it cures it :s really odd, no check engine light either! I'm wonderIng if it as something to do with a coolant temp sensor, as the temp gauge only goes up about 10% of the way, but the...

Thanks mateys. Was feeling really down after the prognosis, bloke pretty much made me feel that it was the end of the road for it and was impossible to repair! I didn't mean any rudeness with the matiz thing, just using it as an example of small economical car. My mate said his disco was 10x...

Ok the good news is the wagon passed the mot. Bad news is there's a few rusty bits that are going to need attending to before the next years one. Cheeky man said run it for a year and then scrap it. Not doing that and will spend as much as needed to get her back to health. The sills have gone...

Do you get a free sticker with membership or do you have to pay for one? Eithers cool but I just thought id ask as I didn't wanna buy one if there's one coming

Bonus! Glad your on the road. Got mine tomorrow....

Thanks for the advice boys, I'll get it serviced on wedenesday then, and do diff oil and mini filter too! Front and rear diff? And the gearbox? I know what u mean about the sentimental value... My bro owned her from new in 98, I went with him to pick it up... I was 11 at the time! He shed a...

All this stuff ready for the service! Tackling it all myself, bit nervous - and hoping it'll be easy enough. Got the MOT booked for tomorrow afternoon, then tax and insurance. With any luck I'll be on the road tomorrow night! Then later this week mini filter and a few jobs. Also bought a steam...