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I read Concorde by Mike Bannister last month, and as someone who has very little interest in air travel, I found it fascinating! As you say, he mentions that BA were making money on Concorde up until Air France (who were operating at a loss) decided to call it quits. The on-going support costs...

I know, it just feels like it. The car actually drives really well, so I'm sure there's a good car under there somewhere, it just needs a little love. It's partly my fault, I decided to cheap-out on some parts which have bitten me in the butt. Example, the cheap Ridex boot struts are too-strong...

Quick swap of the air filter. I was told the car was serviced with "all Volvo filters" but this was the old one... Didn't realise Volvo used budget 'Blue Print' filters these days! That said, it was reasonably clean and I believe that it was changed 8,000miles ago. In went a Ridex branded...

I've purchased a known good second hand PAS pump for £60. Not looking forward to swapping that out again, but needs must. Another issue we've had with the car is an "Engine Service Required" message. Plugging in a basic diagnostics tool showed 3 DTC's for defunct glow plugs in cylinders 2, 3...

I wish I could do so much more in our house. Prior to having children my Wife and I lived in a small end-of-terrace with 2 bedrooms and a bathroom upstairs, and a large kitchen/dining area and living space downstairs. It was like a show house 24/7! The house was impeccably decorated, the house...

I'm amazed nobody does a kind-of extension hose. One that you could connect to the tyre valve in the spare, and run the hose to a wheel arch or under the rear bumper etc. That way, when you're going around the cars checking or topping up your tyres you could quickly check your spare without...

Call me suspicious... I've seen numerous videos where the BG cleaner is shown to work total miracles and there's also this thread! I started to get weary of the Royalty Auto Services videos after he posted his video saying how he's lost thousands of dollars after using an oil that was...

Well I’m feeling quite annoyed with myself. So since we bought the car, the power steering pump was getting a little lazy. When the car wasn’t moving and the engine was at idle, there was very little assistance. I always advise people should buy parts from a reputable manufacturer, ideally OEM...

I've wanted to try this stuff for a little while. Unfortunately the bottle doesn't have an internal measuring/dosing container like the others. However, I'm currently using Stabil Diesel which comes in a bottle that you can refill, so I may fill the bottle back up with Redline once the Stabil...

So a little research later and I found the installation manual for the rear seat entertainment system if you were to purchase it as a retrofit. This is the AUX port currently fitted to our car with 4 pins... And the RSE kit comes with a replacement AUX port that's clearly wider to...

Next puzzle I need to solve was found while I was stripping out the interior. We have the rear seat entertainment package which includes a DVD player in the armrest and screens in the back seats. However, we cannot get audio out of it. When I removed the armrest I found this weird make-shift...

Well since the night I cleaned the PAS reservoir and did 3 drain and fills, I've done another 4 drain and fills and the fluid still doesn't look too great. I'm still running under the assumption that the PAS system is full of sludge and the new fluid is just cleaning it up. I'm hoping to get...

The old 8v 1.5TDCi was generally quite a stout engine. I did have a 2015 Focus 1.5TDCi that seemed to suffer with issues regarding keeping diesel out of it's sump during DPF regens. I think it was the reason I joined this site in the first place. I then had a 2016 Focus 1.5TDCi that didn't...

I can't believe how well that worked! I'd be going with a (reasonable thick) HPL oil next to finish the job. But seriously, that BG Dynamic Engine Cleaner looks awesome. Shame it's so expensive!

Is there a chance they're counterfeit? I've used EBC brakes regularly since I started driving nearly 15 years ago and never had an issue.

The plan for this weekend was a full service, replace the glowplugs and also the failing power steering pump. Unfortunately, as my last post showed, my Wife parked the car in a space known for flooding during heavy rain. Therefore, the interior needed a good strip, clean and dry. I was hoping a...

I don't know what the regulations are like in the US, but here in the UK the job of the circuit breaker is to protect the cables within that circuit from being overloaded, therefore it is totally acceptable to take multiple radials from a single breaker. If that was in the UK and I (a fully...

Back in 2012 my Father bought a brand new F30 320d Sport (184bhp N47 diesel which I think was sold as the 328d in the US). My Father and I did 168k in that car over 5 years (we were working together so used it to commute). It never went wrong, ever! All it needed was tyres, brakes, oil, filters...

We use 75w90 GL-5 fully synthetic oils in the LT230 this side of the pond without issue. Our Defender has been running Fuchs Sintopoid 75w90 in the transfer case for at least 10 years now. Don't overthink it.

I decided for the time being to just rip it out. I wouldn't have been comfortable leaving all that installed. So an hour later and I had all the wiring repaired and taped up nicely... Will have to look into either removing the towbar in it's entirety or installing the electrics properly. If...