Recent content by Ashley

Thanks Diesel man... I'll get it on STAR soon... I just like to speculate as to what the issues could be first (so I can apportion the right amount of cash) :-) I thought possibly a 'bad' injector not maintaining the correct pressure when 'extreme' pressure is needed and causing the 'EPC to cut...

How rude of me not replying to this sooner. The problem turned out to be a leak with the High Pressure pump. It got worse and worse, where I was losing a cup of Deisel overnight and then failed catastrophically on the M4 causing a big smokey trail of Diesel to be left behind me until the...

I had the high pressure fuel pump replaced 4 months ago on my 2003 auto estate. Ever since the above work the engine has cut out when you try and accelerate hard and rev higher than 3,500 revs in anything but first gear or neutral. When it cuts the EPC warning light comes on. If I ease the...

I have had starting issue that has got progressively worse for 6 months and a constant smell of diesel from the engine. I had all the fuel return pipes replaced a year ago. Overnight the fuel seems to drain back to the tank as it taking 1 and half ignition cycles to start from being parked...

I get a 7mpg difference on Motorway cruising at 75mph running my 235/45/17s at the Max Load pressure rather than the 'normal' (48mpg rather than 41mpg) 32F and 41R. Everyone takes huge pleasure in telling me 'it knocks the centres out the tyres quicker' but I've never noticed. Whilst not...

Sorry for coming back so late with the conclusion... Turned out I had ripped off the near side engine mount. If you held the car on the brake and revved the engine in drive the near side of the engine was lifting right up. I asked my local indi to replace the near side mount and everything is...

My big silver bus has decided it wants attention... on my birthday no less. All of a sudden I have a huge resonating vibration from the engien at idle. The problem seems to go away as the engine increases revs and there is no loss of power etc but as it slows to idle again it resonates through...

Hi Johnny, strangely it ended up being a leak on the return fuel lines (at the T junction just behind the fan)... where it was leaking overnight and causing the car to 'suck' air when it cranked. Had the lot replaced and it's nearly back to normal. I am still convinced that there is excess...

Thanks I'll check this out.

Sorry about the delay... The £148 is inclusive of a new part (that's what they tell me) and the 2 previously fitted look pretty shiny and new to me.

Thanks guys... I'll try removing and looking at the return pipes to see if this helps me identify the culprit so I can do a DIY fix. sorry for the delayed response... xmas prep etc. I've just put a new battery in and it has demonstrated the old one was clearly not holding a charge properly...

I can't see the rest of the posts to see what the previous replies were but, my W210 320 CDI experienced a lost of power 2 mins after first start up... engine would only rev to 2500 and very relunctantly and the 'kick down' was not working. The problem turned out to be the 'Inlet Manifold...

W210 E320 CDI's running on 235 Goodyear Eagle F1's are not meant for the snow.. unless you're a sideways driving enthsuiast... though they are better than 55 plate BMW 530D's. I would rather sell a lung, my right arm and a couple of toes than trust my life to one of those again. I had a...

Yes it was... and this was I thought last time it happened. Went back to my indi in Reading and they replaced a couple of the lines and O rings that looked like thet might be causing some issues but STAR came up with "excess bleed off" on injectors 3 and 5. After replacement car ran fine. Now...

My big silver bus is struggling to start from cold. It turns but sounds like there's no fuel getting to the engine. The only thing that makes it fire is a spray of Bradex Easy Start. I had a couple of injectors go a year a go at 110k miles and this seems indicative of that problem again. I'll...