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@dmniel Brakes - There's a reason why they get called "main stealers". £156 is more like the price of a new calliper and installation assuming the pads and disc to be good. Oil separator - Don't know Undertray - Don't know. EML - Is that even coming on?

Ah, you misunderstand. The seatbelt is to give the glowplugs a few seconds before you key the ignition. It may not work, but at least it's free.

Liverpool Victoria, aka Britannia Rescue. I've never waited an hour, and this was lucky but I once handed the phone belonging to the garage I was in directly to the owner of the recovery firm and didn't even wait one minute to get a recovery vehicle.

Ah, it will start better if you switch on, put your seatbelt on, and then key the starter.

Emphatically YES,

Ok, this is critical. Do you put your seatbelt on after the ignition and before keying the starter?

@elah1940 @Alasdair1 @Warrior193 - As upthread, I think this "contract" isn't worth the paper it's written on.

Ok, ask the guy who said you need a new crankshaft bearing something like "How does a worn bearing cause a misfire?" Laugh at whatever nonsense he comes up with. Bad injector(s) or fuel pump seem much more likely, but error codes will go a long way to diagnosing which.

Well, AIUI you're looking at the wrong figures. Carb icing is caused by high relative humidity inside the venturi (throttle body) leading to ice forming, making it narrower, and accelerating the formation of more ice there...

OK, are you getting any odd, especially rubbing when making tight turns, noises?

Physically yes, they'll be plug and play. I do not guarantee that the LEDs have the correct focus and/or will not activate bulb failure detectors.

Well, the LED unit in your photograph is an H1, H4 or H7 (not sure which). The halogen is an H3, as distinguished by having one bayonet and one wire attached to the bulb. I think you have at least some wrong LEDs.

Well, in that case the contract isn't worth the paper that your copy is written on.

@Joe41 - @Alasdair1 is correct that there are several diameters of front ARB (ex works) for the mk1. It's also possible to fit some VW or Audi parts, so you need to measure the bar diameter before buying parts.

See the above. My father has had carb icing at +10C.

@Ashley2714 As others (and my 1.9TDi) that belt looks outside in.

Normally a reasonable assumption, but given the rest of the dialogue, has anyone checked the balance of the driveshafts?

@major-eyeswater - Well, MOT Manual Section 3.2 does not mention any need for a window regulator to be operational.

Did you read it properly before signing?

FWIW, my Sister's Jazz also gives a single "bong" on start up if it "thinks" a tyre is soft. They're not, according to a BSI pencil gauge.

You do realise that most people never do this?

@JoeSpencer99 - Sorry mate, you've tried everything I could suggest.

Ok. has it been "coded" into the car?

OK, what sort of battery is it? We need model and stored amperage as well as maker.

The particulate trap (DPF) is getting full (again).