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 Key won’t turn in ignition |
birchyman71
 14th Nov 2018 8:45pm
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Forum: Maintenance & Mods (L322) · Replies: 4 · Views: 1722 · Subject: Key won’t turn in ignition |
| Cars gone now but thanks any way , the car had several other minor faults as well , also the rear wings had perforated with rust along with the upper tailgate which was going to require more than a qu ... |
| Key won’t turn in ignition |
birchyman71
12th Nov 2018 6:46pm
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Forum: Maintenance & Mods (L322) · Replies: 4 · Views: 1722 · Subject: Key won’t turn in ignition |
| To update for info , steering lock is knackered which is a new column , can’t be bothered with it anymore so I part exed and am now the owner of an 11 plate Mercedes ml 350 , just couldn’t justify ... |
| Key won’t turn in ignition |
birchyman71
3rd Nov 2018 6:43pm
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Forum: Maintenance & Mods (L322) · Replies: 4 · Views: 1722 · Subject: Key won’t turn in ignition |
| 2008 3.6 tdv8 , car unlocks but when you put the key in the ignition it only turns about an 1/8 of a turn , there is an intermittent clicking noise from the area near the key but it doesn’t do it ev ... |
| Brake master cylinder overhaul kit ? |
birchyman71
31st Mar 2018 8:55am
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Forum: Maintenance & Mods (L322) · Replies: 0 · Views: 841 · Subject: Brake master cylinder overhaul kit ? |
| Does anybody know anywhere which could supply a seal kit to overhaul the brake master cylinder on an 08 3.6? |
| 3.6 turbo replacement |
birchyman71
30th Mar 2018 12:17pm
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Forum: Maintenance & Mods (L322) · Replies: 34 · Views: 17301 · Subject: 3.6 turbo replacement |
| Got the car back from the garage , he did both turbos replaced with recons with a 2 year warranty for £1740 , the right hand one the oil seals had gone and the left hand one was about to fall apart s ... |
| Cheapest way? |
birchyman71
22nd Mar 2018 1:21am
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Forum: Maintenance & Mods (L322) · Replies: 5 · Views: 2419 · Subject: Cheapest way? |
| Set the date and that should sort out the service message |
| 3.6 turbo replacement |
birchyman71
11th Mar 2018 12:37pm
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Forum: Maintenance & Mods (L322) · Replies: 34 · Views: 17301 · Subject: 3.6 turbo replacement |
| Due to lack of time I’ve had to give up on this as a diy job and pay someone it’s going in one day this week as soon as I organise transport , after removing the turbo to intercooler pipe I draine ... |
| 3.6 turbo replacement |
birchyman71
8th Mar 2018 8:21pm
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Forum: Maintenance & Mods (L322) · Replies: 34 · Views: 17301 · Subject: 3.6 turbo replacement |
Got the exhaust disconnected and the drivers side (right) one is full of oil the other one is dry , struggling to get the top bolts which connect the turbo to the manifold .
http://www.fullfatrr.com ... |
| 3.6 turbo replacement |
birchyman71
5th Mar 2018 11:44pm
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Forum: Maintenance & Mods (L322) · Replies: 34 · Views: 17301 · Subject: 3.6 turbo replacement |
148000 miles (2008 plate)
Owned by me for 3 years and serviced by me when I got it and annually
No problems with egr etc but replaced the 2 top intercooler hoses in December as one had split , when ... |
| 3.6 turbo replacement |
birchyman71
2nd Mar 2018 8:14pm
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Forum: Maintenance & Mods (L322) · Replies: 34 · Views: 17301 · Subject: 3.6 turbo replacement |
| Thanks for the heads up , time won’t be an issue I’ll just take it steady , may have to wait for a improvement in the temperature though as it’s a bit chilly at the moment, cheers |
| 3.6 turbo replacement |
birchyman71
2nd Mar 2018 7:11pm
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Forum: Maintenance & Mods (L322) · Replies: 34 · Views: 17301 · Subject: 3.6 turbo replacement |
| Not faint hearted , just wondering if it was a reasonable prospect , |
| 3.6 turbo replacement |
birchyman71
2nd Mar 2018 6:23pm
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Forum: Maintenance & Mods (L322) · Replies: 34 · Views: 17301 · Subject: 3.6 turbo replacement |
| So it looks like at least one of my turbos has let go , white smoke no power and oil level has dropped significantly , question for the experts how hard a job is it to do for a competent mechanic on ... |
| Transmission sump |
birchyman71
10th Jul 2017 4:46pm
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Forum: Maintenance & Mods (L322) · Replies: 4 · Views: 2058 · Subject: Transmission sump |
| Just from memory , someone will soon correct me the torque is about 12Nm for the bolts and the sequence is start in the centre and rotate through alternate sides ( like a cylinder head) |
| Transmission sump |
birchyman71
10th Jul 2017 4:42pm
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Forum: Maintenance & Mods (L322) · Replies: 4 · Views: 2058 · Subject: Transmission sump |
| If it's leaking from the sump / gearbox joint there's s good chance they have over tightened the bolts or not tightened them in the correct sequence , unfortunately you'll probably need to drain it to ... |
| 'Scraping noise' offside wheel/s - sounds brake related |
birchyman71
26th Mar 2017 1:25pm
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Forum: Technical (L322) · Replies: 6 · Views: 2500 · Subject: 'Scraping noise' offside wheel/s - sounds brake related |
| Probably the dust shield on the front ,one of the holes will have rusted round the bolt and it'll be moving and catching , quite a few threads on it in here , on my td6 I just cut them off and didn't ... |
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