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Mine does it too on occasions - I think as has been posted it would make sense to check the wiring loom of for the Glowplugs at the engine end. Apparently it goes under the rocker cover and sometimes causes problems.

John the smell is the Aux Heater located under the nearside rear door/wheelarch area. There are probably 1000 plus posts on this subject - look through the forum and all will be revealed!!

Are you a carpet muncher then Theresa?

Told you so!!!!!!!

Something else you can do is to change the oil & filter and the air filter. When you next take it for an MOT remember to take it for a run and blow the crap out of it right before the test - it needs to be running at normal temp for the test. I would still check the MAF as this is also a likley cause. The filters etc are no extra cost because you have to do them anyway at some point.

Well Gregers - although you changed the words you got the gist (not gism) of it!!!! :) :lol:

No I am serious - Do a search - there are a few stories on this one. It is a 4 hour job - most of which is the removal of the seats, front carpet and the gear lever covers. The actual cable is fiddly but not too troublesome.

geez i must be with the wrong man That's what you ladies are missing - But - I can be hired out for a small fee - and of course I can then spray :lol: my loving all over you !!!

Do a search I've done it - it's tedious but not too difficult. You will need to remove both front seats as well as the exhaust shield - other than that it is quite straightforward.

What suffering? You lot live the life of riley what with all the love and affection us men lavish on you!! Blimey - money , chocs, flowers, booze etc etc etc - easy life!!!!

I Have a Mk1 & a MK2 and in neither case do I remove the wiper mech to change a pollen filter. You are better off buying a pttern one as it is thinner and this does help a bit but mostly it's just fiddle and scrape and it all comes out and it all goes back in. I chnage mine every 3-4 months so I've done it many times with no problems(apart from skinned knuckles)

Typical woman - they're built for having babies yet they still whinge & whine when they are having them - All that rubbish about " passing a cannonball" etc - Stop moaning and do your job! When a man gets flu it's devastating - because not only does he feel like sh1t but his old women goes on about having babies!! Where's the bloody logic in that!! Just do what I do and cough and splutter all over them and wipe me nose on their sleeves - they'll soon want you back to full health then. Better still cough on their mums - that another good one!!

I purchased a Teddy Bear this morning for the princely sum of

I would get another compression test - just to confirm the first - If it comes out the same wasy then the head gasket is certainly the first and easiest option. Once you get the head off you will quickly see if the gasket has gone - if not then start suspecting valves etc. Good luck!

They're brought to your house by a big fat man in a red suit driving a tem of hornless reindeers!

Have a Gander? Well I know they used to make pens from Goose quills but.....

Try checking the pressure relief valve - it sounds like it's sticking.

There was me thinking I could open a charm school - when all of a sudden I realise that the competition is too stiff!!

Let not the actions of one Judge tar the rest. I work in legal circles and there are some very good Judges on the circuit. One in particular who stood up the the last Home Secretary with some very stern words!. I would disagree with your comment of " they believe they are better than the rest of us ". Ive met a few that are very down to earth and don't abuse their status and certainly don't stick their noses up at us commoners. I am quoting from personal knowledge - I have two barristers and a solicitor in my immediate family - and as a result I meet many legal types -and they all have in commn a massive superiority complex - not unlike the proffessional distance a Dr has with his patients but loaded with scorn. Because they deal with the lowest of the low they feel above them. I would also point you at Parliament where a large proportion of ministers and MP's are Lawyers - and a more dishonest, self serving bunch of hippocrites you couldn't find anywhere else. They police themselves, they assume they know best, they run, rule and otherwise regulate our lives - and we have no redress. So whilst you may know the one or two decents ones , the rest let them down. Come the revolution............

To remove the jury from the system because the can be 'bamboozled' by a clever defence barrister simply shows that the CPS's quality of barrister is poor or the evidence does not meet the strict and high standards of a jury trial. That is my point entirely - Because the ability of the advocate can & will vary that means to me, that justice will vary also - So if we take away the "variation" and just deal with the actual facts with no clouding of the issue we will get a fairer more robust result - and Big Kev will be happier.

Hmmm... lot of well off idle buggers on this site!! :lol:

you actually posted a joke? where are the other 16 new topics/pages to go with this one? Ahhh! Thats the best part of the joke!!

Strangely for me - I am with Beyond help on this one - The law is the law and in this case is specific and clear - and the Jury did what it's collective abilities dictated. Now a separate and far more interesting discussion might be a situation where we remove juries and leave the decisions up to people specifically trained to administer the law rather than the current adversarial system that relies on the lawyer's ability to hold and or sway an audience. As a layman I have always been upset by what I see as a lawyers quibble or equivocation - following the spriti of the law is what we want not an academic point scoring game as is currently the case.

Thats why it's in the Fun Games and Jokes section!!! It's a joke!

Two traffic patrol officers from North Berwick were involved in an unusual incident while checking for speeding motorists on the A1 Great North Road. One of the officers used a hand-held radar device to check the speed of a vehicle approaching over the crest of a hill, and was surprised when the speed was recorded at over 300 mph. Their radar suddenly stopped working and the officers were not able to reset it. Just then a deafening roar over the treetops revealed that the radar had in fact latched on to a NATO Tornado fighter jet which was engaged in a low-flying exercise over the Border district, approaching from the North Sea. Back at police headquarters the chief constable fired off a stiff complaint to the RAF Liaison office. Back came the reply in true laconic RAF style: "Thank you for your message, which allows us to complete the file on this incident. You may be interested to know that the tactical computer in the Tornado had detected the presence of, and subsequently locked onto, your hostile radar equipment and automatically sent a jamming signal back to it. Furthermore, an air-to-ground missile aboard the fully-armed aircraft had also automatically locked onto your equipment. Fortunately the pilot flying the Tornado recognized the situation for what it was, quickly responded to the missile systems alert status, and was able to override the automated defence system before the missile was launched and your hostile radar installation was destroyed. "