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Tea from an old teapot always tastes better too, can’t explain why.

It’s amazing what little things make us happy. My grandfather had a coal fire which was lit 24/7 and in the kitchen of an old terraced house which made the butter perfect!

Most of the stats I’ve had or programmed suggest 21 is a comfortable living temperature with it dropping to 16 overnight. With it set at 16 overnight in the few houses I’ve owned it rarely cuts in, I suppose it depends on its location and how well the house holds the heat.

I’d agree, you have probably been lucky they have lasted this long.

Facom, Britool to me feel and last no better than the likes of Draper these days. Quality certainly isn't what it was way back in the 70s and 80s when these tools were seen as the Rolls Royce.

If it is a leak then get it fixed as suggested or you may be in for an expensive time, it may well be too late already though.

No need to drive it hard all the time but increasing the revs now and again isn't a bad thing. Just put a can of forte diesel treatment in it next time a week or two pre test. Oil and filter plus air filter change too and you should be fine.

You would have to check timing as suggested, you may get lucky with just a tooth jumped but I doubt it.

I'm guessing it's a non runner?

Fairplay if it is another wind up, very funny and kudos for sticking with it.

I'm wondering has it dragged some crap through and blocked the fuel filter. Seems strange it happened after low fuel.

Lots of aftermarket lamps available but some are not strictly legal. I put a hid conversion kit in a Vw some years ago, passed mot ok and made a huge difference but only possible as it had projector style headlights.

I'd stick to quality such as Varta, they are very good. Leave Lion junk alone. As for coding I'm led to believe it isn't strictly necessary, it just takes the car a bit longer to recognise it and vary the charging accordingly. As long as the battery is the same spec.

Osram nightbreakers are a pretty good upgrade and a straight swap if yours are standard halogen lamps. Are the headlamps pretty clean with no discoloured glass/plastic?

Maybe the dpf is blocked? don’t trust AA men and diagnostic machines, they just guess and want to move on as quickly as possible.

Have you verified any test voltages at the pump wiring?

Too difficult to guess at really but I’d still suspect a boost leak somewhere.

Clear codes, if it returns then maybe they disturbed something when doing the belt. check the boost pressure sensor is actually connected. if it performed well before the belt change chances are something they have done isn’t right.

Just leave it off, it may help catch some oil leaks and stop them staining your drive though if it does leak a little.

You got a pic of the dpf end and the clamp?