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Lots of info in this thread:

I do too, they have a weird side effect that the electrics don't shut down properly when you switch the ignition off if any of the other interior lights are turned on!

There's a screw underneath the button assembly that might be what holds it in. I bet you have to remove the whole glovebox assembly to get at some clips though. Did you say "I don't belieeeve it!" when the button popped out?

Sounds like the small spring in the actuator part has escaped. I think you could replace this with the spring from a pen, it fits in a recess in the bottom of the part if I remember rightly. The main button and big spring should push into the round hole and latch in. Looks like there might be something stuck in there (the broken off end of the button?) that you'll need to extract first.

Agree with using the penetrating oil but, when the time comes, use a T-bar wrench so that you apply a pure torque, this minimises the risk of snapping the glowplug. 🤞for you!

This one worked for me, same engine and year as yours, engine code CRLB: https://ebay.io/m/OO378P

That's for manoeuvre braking

Perfect timing posting that, thank you! I thought the 45 degree jet was caused by a partial blockage and this afternoon's job was going to be to clean it out!

Started getting a loud noise at high revs recently, sounds like a resonating heat shield . Had a poke around under the bonnet and found that the engine cover wasn't fully clipped down. Sorting this out seems to have cured it 😀 Also tightened a loose bolt on my motorcycle which I hope fixes a noise on that too, a good day!

Great diagnosis, did the dashboard temperature gauge behave normally despite the faulty sensor?

I applaud your efforts! If you still don't get a satisfactory response, you could try https://www.gov.uk/vehicle-recalls-and-faults/report-a-serious-safety-defect

That's not a part number, it's the material specification - Polyamide 66 with 25 % glass fibre. Genuine only for these parts it seems.

I have a moth in mine, and a huge caterpillar crawled out of the headlining on the first warm day after I got the car. No amount of shaking the tail lamp would shift the moth, the caterpillar made its own way out. I wonder if they were related...

The evaporator could be freezing up and blocking the air flow. When you switch the A/C off, it melts and drains away so the system works again for a while. AI tells me this can be: blocked cabin filter so there's not enough warm air coming in to keep the evaporator clear blocked A/C drain - check there is a puddle of water under the car when you park up on a hot day low refrigerant pressure so the evaporator has to get below freezing to achieve low enough air temperatures or many possible A/C system component failures

Do you have the oh-so-reliable air quality sensor under the scuttle panel?