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Back again... Well the car is buggered, apparently the cam belt had snapped and the assumed rolling in fifth gear was actually the clutch doing a decent job of engine braking :lol: I had a few quotes for replacement engines, from £200 to £400 + VAT (how can people charge VAT on 2nd hand stuff ? it's...

Garage labour is excessive, my main dealer charges 69.00 + VAT, If I could get away with that I wouldn't be on this forum at all, I would be able to take my pick of any replacement car !

Thanks, I'll check all those points, probably won't be til the weekend though.

Mileage is around 120k

Thanks for the tip, I thought that a blown gasket might be the cause of my smoke problem but have very little in the way of tools anymore. Where do they all go ? Years ago I had lots of stuff, gear pullers , dent pullers, balljoint thingies etc, now can I find them ?!. I can't get to the car as I to...

Hi all, have just joined and spent a few hours trying to find some answers to no avail. I've had the car (P reg) since Feb this year, all was fine until it started blowing blue smoke out the back. I found I had an oil leak from the bit of metal that the oil filter screws into. My local garage tutted...