Cursive words certainly were said to that effect as I was prying with a screwdriver trying to get the tank to part company with the bracket. Oh well, a £40 mistake. Then might as well lob the £12 cap on it while I'm there. Not the end of the world. Better that I check it than have it potentially blo...

The Reverend Bluejeans wrote: ↑Fri Jul 26, 2024 9:38 am Is this the broken bit? If so, forget about it. Refit the sensor with Araldite.

No it's the coupling onto the biggest piece on here where the metal clip slides onto. Middle connector with the split just above my finger

I'm hoping that my gamble won't fail me, but I'm not renewing the o-rings on the hoses.

Thermostat arrived yesterday. Mahle/Behr unit and it looked decent enough quality. https://autoshite.com/uploads/monthly_2024_07/PXL_20240725_183234669.jpg.2d2c3a5d221938ab27933d42868a1770.jpg I drove it into work and back yesterday with the thermostat heater disconnected. This should force it to be...

I mean I could do what most owners do and ignore that the engine light comes on. But it annoys me that there is something wrong and should be fixable.

It's a hard plastic pipe.

Basically a Febi version of this with insulation on it.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/204600679306

Yes

Removed the ICV (Intake Control Valve). https://autoshite.com/uploads/monthly_2024_07/PXL_20240723_200509498.jpg.86063ecc23b619781ea7cf4315efcece.jpg Pretty dirty inside and didn't move freely. https://autoshite.com/uploads/monthly_2024_07/PXL_20240723_200515967.jpg.bc25d9f767ea307a9e57e65a45eba08e....

Might be one for Eddie Ramrod to get his yankie-doodal fix again?

Is the vacuum advance working? Often the diaphragm is split internally from age and petrol vapours.