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Regrettably my wife decided to have an unplanned off road excursion recently. Fortunately (or not as the case may be.....) she missed the two large solid trees, but removed a small road sign. :doh She said that she was going very fast...... anyone like to make a guess at the impact speed ...

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If you are interesteed then I don't mind holding on to them - thery've been sat there for a year so another few weeks won't make a difference ! Make me a sensible offer - carriage is about a tenner. B. Rgds John

Can't do a picture now as they are out, but the secret is that they have a little ball that plugs into a plastic socket in the wing. I had the same problem myself til someone here told me how. Just need a strong flat blade between the side of the lamp and the wing, and a little brute force &...

I have a pair of UK RHD ones I was about to put on eBay and wondered if anyone here was interested first. They are out of my 1995 Terrano (old shape) and I replaced them with LHD for Spain. Still got the beam benders on them ! Ironically you can see the Made in Spain stamp :-) Any sensible...

Had my 95 regassed when I bought it before I brought it to Spain - bit of a necessity here in summer. My brother in law is a mechanic and did it. They can use gas with a UV dye so you can find a leak with a UV lamp. Mine had gone in two places so needed two pipes, one of which was where it...

Thanks for the replies. ROFLMAO.... haven't been called on of those in a VERY long time.... OK, thanks. Will do. As I said, I replaced two last year and the other two just recently but when I did, it made no difference whereas when I replaced the first two the difference was immediate...

Hi all, Think I might have a problem with the EGR on my 1995 2.7 TD Lumpy starting with a cloud of blue greyish smoke. Misses a bit at first til it clears but runs fine after a minute or two and doesn't seem to smoke at all after. Thought it might be the glow plugs - I had similar symptoms...

Hmmm. OK, checked the other caliper (well my brother-in-law did who is a mechanic) and all was well. Changed the hose as we had it there so new front hoses both sides, calipers all free, new rear shoes & cylinders. All seem to be bled OK. Engine off and the pedal is rock hard. Fire it up and...

I was advised to try and keep steady pressure on the pedal with the engine off (once the vacuum had gone) to see if the pedal went down. Not a mm. Suggestion is (after discounting the refurbed back brakes) either a dodgy hose ballooning a bit or a badly seized piston causing the caliper for...

Oh gawd ! Might make you spit a bit now... I changed the headlamps already - EUR 30 each from a local breakers I think. I'm surprised you needed much else done for the ITV - when you see the state of my battered old Escort that has just passed again, I reckon if it has 4 wheels and can get...

Hi ! We have lived here permanently for 3 1/2 years now. Little village called Pedralba, near Valencia. I've worked hard on my Spanish but the little grey cells aren't what they used to be ! I spent a lot of time in bars round here. It's the only way to get known, and once you are known you...

I was happy, and relieved, that's for sure ! As long as it didn't do any long term damage to the pump :-) I'm not sure what type is fitted, whether a Bosch or Lucas, but it looks like the Bosch pumps can handle Bio diesel fine and the Lucas can't. My guess is it was BioDiesel and a Lucas...

P.S. It's a Lucas cylinder from the looks of the lid on the top...........

Thanks for the prompt reply ! Ironically, I don't think so. Just had the seals go on one of the rear axles which dumped oil on the brakes so whilst doing the brakes the rear shoes and cylinders were changed - the cylinders had been a bit dodgy, but they are new ones now (literally a few days...

Been noticing a lengthening brake pedal and first thought it was air in the brakes. Having checked this out, it would appear that the master cylinder is failing. Can anyone give me chapter & verse on this ? Can I just get replacement seals or do I need a new unit. Any suggestions as to where...

Well, as a follow up, after much ado it appears that it was down to dodgy fuel supplied by the local garage. We are not sure if it was 100% biodiesel or something else but having cleaned the tank, lines, changed filters & cleaned the banjo filter all seems well. The garage admitted liability...

Bah ??? Not so many sheep round here. Mainly Oranges, olives & carob :-) See your second place in France is not a million miles away :-) Finally got some news - I discovered that (and depending on who you believe, local gossip being what it is) the local petrol station had a dodgy load of...

Just inland from Valencia. A small village called Pedralba. http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=pedralba&sll=53.800651,-4.064941&sspn=9.531576,28.256836&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Pedralba,+Valencian+Community,+Valencia,+Spain&z=12 It's GREAT...... oh, and sunny today. Again...

Thanks for all the replies good people. Much appreciated. Thought at first it might have been the turbo :( I will check both the fuel filter, housing and the micro filter first and see what we can eliminate. Sounds like the culprit is amongst that lot first. The best bit is trying to explain...