Mine were bought from Rimmerbros.com and were definitely in a blue bag.
I thought at the time they were different. Need to contact Rimmerbros.com and find the invoice.
Put battery on tonight and it turned over and tried starting. Didn't let it run.
Just found a genuine part on ebay. Should be here Friday. Will change it and oil and filter and go from there.
I might take off manifold and squirt some oil down the bores if I can find my spare gaskets.
They were changed by me about 2 years ago along with a new cooler. Done about 9000 miles.
I've never seen pipes done like that before.
I'm spitting feathers at the moment.
Yet to put battery back on it as it was flat.
When I do, I'll see if damage is done.
Just been out to look at it again.
They've basically slid the metal pipe into the rubber pipe and put a crimp on it.
That's why I couldn't understand it.
To be honest, the crimp grooves are not very deep.
Not quite understanding the connectors. Never seen them like that before.
A few hundred yards.
Probably fooked the engine.
Drained remaining oil today. Looks normal. Don't mean anything though.
About 2 years old. About 9000 miles.
So they are butted up?
The one still attached looks like something has blown out too
Coming back from Yorkshire yesterday on the M18 heading to A15 to Lincoln, my oil pressure light came on.
Pulled off M18 at J4 and pulled over. Got recovered home by AA. The hose fitting from the metal pipe to the rubber hose has blown off dumping all my oil.
Car in a right state. Looks as though both hoses were failing.
Anyone explain the fittings to me.
Original headlights with halogen bulbs are really quite good if you have a pair with good reflectors. I've managed to find some.
Right pain finding them though.
Lol. No worries ;)
It's not like nearly every other car. The fluid will be low if not checked as above
After turning ignition on and waiting for the red 'brake' light to go out?
How are you checking the level?
FTC3549 is the old type which has a seal without a protrusion on the outside.
If you use the new seal with that mud shield it'll rip it apart.
The new shield has a recess for that oil seal.
Make sure you have correct flinger and seal pairing. There are 2 types.
I made a tool from some plywood. Basically a hole just slightly larger than the seal lip and tapped it in using a duct tape roll and block of wood.
If its even slightly off square it'll leak. 3 attempts with 3 new seals lol.
A rattle gun is very handy to undo the center nut.
Well this might be of interest to Richard
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2021/dec/16/van-drivers-in-uk-operating-licences-eu-brexit
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So sad. Sorry to hear this.
Something like this?
https://www.amazon.co.uk/SILICA-GEL-ORANGE-SELF-INDICATING-GRAM/dp/B00A4CLZXA
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