Recent content by snaponman

You MUST use the special tools for locking this engine. Locking plate in the back of the cams and a pin for the crank. Crank has NO keyway and will turn once bottom pulley is removed. When using the pin sometimes the crank is turned against the pin rather than the pin locking into a hole in the...

The shift mech ontop of the gearbox that the cables attach to seizes. It gets water running over it from off the scuttle panel. If it is not to bad you can pull the mech upwards and clean what you can get at of the shaft and then grease it. This is if it is a fwd modle though?

Replace the rheostat/heater risistor. It is in the heater box with heater fan. Looks likes this.

The throttle body causes problems on these cars. They can gum up, and are prone to going out of sinc. A good clean and/or re-setting might cure it. Re-setting need to be done with diagnostic equipment.

Bang on had the wrong timing pin sent to us. Bottom end is knackered any way 2 con rods bent :cry:

Read my post it says I have a car in at WORK which implies I work with/on cars for a living. Why the hell would I take it to another garage?

I have a 05 plate Mondeo 2ltr TDci in work at the moment with a broken engine. The timing has jumped and as a result the top half of the cam carrier has cracked around the inlet camshaft. So off with the head to check the bottom end. All looks fine until I try and time the bottom end. The engine...

These cars are VERY prone to the heater matrix blocking.

I have a Trianco oil fired. Don't know the model number I'm afraid :oops:

Thanks for the quick reply. Would it be easy to fit a room stat to my current set up?

Hi all, My controller for my boiler is a basic on/off timer with a hot water stat, but no central heating stat. I have TRV's on all my rads except the bathroom. Is this setup okay/sufficient or would it be better to have a room thermostat?

The diesel pumps are known to chew them selves up on these. Have a look inside the fuel filter and see if there is any swarf in the bottom of the housing.

Jumping out of gear could be the dog bone shape mount at the rear of the box worn allowing excessive movement. Or it could be a worn selector fork inside the box :cry:

Thanks alot gaspro1981. Also thanks to everyone else who posted.

The part itself is a Danfoss part no.071n0051. This any help?