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Yeah, id say that's the drain hose for the fuel filter.

Someone on here had the user name of falling out with my car and thats basically where i'm at at the moment!

May the love soon be restored ;)

Lenny,
If you use a 20mm holesaw a blind 20mm Electricians Grommet will give it an IP4X rating. Great idea to make access easier. well done.

Good thinking that Howard. 20 mm sounds like a good plan.
The only reason I used a 23mm hole saw was because it was all I had (left over from fitting some parking sensors to a Dacia Duster many years ago I...

No worries - it may be that the update was attempting to install whilst you were out and may have caused the issues. Some people always moaned years ago about the hassle of having to manually update the firmware and maps on their units - I hope they are reading threads like this today.....

Cursed things - it's like Windows Updates - plague of the...

With all that kit and a nice clean warm workshop easy-peasy. :-D A bit different to the places I worked in most of my life.

Ok, thanks for the tips

Nice one Stu

Interesting! Still if there are 2 connections - I would still just think they had a trainee on that day and plugged the wrong connector in! :-D

Never heard of this before - ever...

Interesting that it's trying to communicate with an automatic gearbox - aren't all Xantia Activa V6's manual gearboxes ???

Is that with the correct VIN number / RPO number entered ? If so the Lexia software should know your car doesn't have an auto box.

You are correct, this was just for testing purposes and the VIN was typed as all 1s.

Very inventive. I just thought I'd mention it as that's what they use officially if they need to remove any parts of the headlining, but you have sorted it now, nice job.

I think it is shown in the Lidl and Aldi thread;

I would NEVER recommend any water spray or jet / pressure washing inside the engine bay - ever. There are too many electronic modules and open connectors poorly protected where the wires enter the connectors. Rust is another issue, so if you want to avoid years of electrical problems, leave well alone and just use a cloth and a little engine...

Another one for the bio clothes washing liquid in warm water!
Makes a really good, water-based, de-greasant. :idea1:

As With all tools you buy mate, Suck it and see,,, If no good goes in the Bin.
was only bought for Later on when the item is loose,not reallly for massive Torque,and putting back hard to Start bolts..Manifolds a typical example ..

Would suggest starting a new thread for this one, if needed - this BX thread is now 8+ years old.

I just came across a post the other day about tire pressure . it helps. The tire pressure in cold weather decreases by a few psi. :) The pavement cools your tires and the air inside it.

It already worked once as you've only just noticed the old paint after taking the top coats of paint off - so I would just put on the new paint and lacquer as long as it's clean and grease free.

Should have its own thread made from rubbish etc, Would make good sledge

Very good.....I will be another one to do this....fantastic !

. . . top gear produces a much greater movement from the temperature gauge than dropping to fourth to maintain the same or similar road speed. It never moves much, but has always seemed to be an indication to me that the throttle position had a far greater impact on how hard the engine was working than crankshaft speed.
I reckon that's one of the...

I was painting with Hammerite a couple of days ago. Been here for years and was getting pretty hard to work with.
Going to put a splash of acetone in and it wasn't a bottle with a tiny hole in the neck, where you have to squeeze the bottle to get some out.
Oh No! it is a standard bottle. Tin half full of acetone and it splashed all over the work I...

The black hose connecting radiator top hose (thermostat output) to the expansion tank will be sufficient on its own to allow coolant to expand into, and return from, the tank.

The blue hose (from the top of the thermostat housing) will work as a possible escape route for trapped air, but also risks air being sucked back from the expansion tank as...

You can get split shrink wrap, expensive though - & really don't know how it works.

I wasn't thinking of the smell but the fact that the cheap (china clay?) stuff turns to sticky white mud when damp. There are still grey patches on the road outside the house where I'd sprinkled it on oil spillages 2 or 3 years ago.

Excellent, pleased they helped. I think it’s the satisfaction of knowing you now have a clean filter in there!

... ?? for hands ? that do ? dishes....?

Very impressed Gibbo!

I have used an aerosol sprayable grease (made by Innotec), and it was remarkable stuff. Sprayed on as easily as thin paint, but turned into a thick, clingy and water-repellant grease within several minutes.

Did try to obtain some Wurth cavity wax (fluid) here, from their large trade supply-base in Malaga, but they first denied the product...

Apart from being cheaper, it's also quicker to get hold of.

You sure? Round lampposts are ever so expensive...

Also, if you need the leverage exerted by a lamppost to remove spheres then you're doing something wrong...

...and the gas one outside my first house had grooves in it. :)

Peter

:rofl2: To all of that!

I do have some silicon spray that you could try.

After eight months of dosing with Redex there was no improvement but it did improve when I stopped using it.
I have used premium fuels in the past but had no benefit from them whatsoever.

Same here Steve, tried them repeatedly, over extended periods of time, and never seen any benefit at all from them. I believe that if people do get increased...

Gary, yiou can get it for under £17 but that's not the recommended ol for these engines AFAIK. Total Ineo ECS is PSA certified and recommended for DPF engines (low saps).

Chris,

None Taken.
My insurance company know already and have done since diagnosis as it would be illegal not to tell them. As do the DVLA.
I was testing your comments last night whilst out and about and glancing at the display screen takes no longer than looking at the
speedo or in the rear view mirror, side mirrors or at the cars central...

The clone I bought was from a seller called syllablegrow , arrived quickly and works fine so far, if you are going to gamble on a Chinese one. Alternatively where are you located? (Can't see if it's on your profile as am on iPod at the mo) maybe someone on here could try their kit and see what it says. I know I'd be happy to do so if you're nearby...

oh no. not anotrher one :shock:

Very nice info that guys 8-)

I've also very successfully repaired a cruise control bellows using a bicycle patch too...

One thing I have found is that bicycle patches are not compatible with LHM and soon melt into a sticky mess!

Or Military Intelligence!

Just so long as you are whacking the teaspoon with the hammer, and not the nail (on your thumb).

Shades of . . . & when I nod my head- you hit it with a hammer !

Seriously though, even my '96 had these covers (although they are tin ) so don't think it has anything to do with Euro chrome regs. They come off easy enough using a wall drive socket...

Last time mine were replaced I had them grease the guide tubes and cables - I presumed water ingress to be the culprit but your reasoning appears sound enough.

an Addendum to this.

I've never had too much trouble with CV Boots, unless you count doing daughter's 106D boot three times in quick succession coz the first two times I erroneously used a standard boot instead of a small one, which quickly chaffed and therefore wore out....

...but I was once again doing a 'repeat' job back at the weekend,...