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about the sump plug he just said i should replace it, is this neccesary ? is it the one you take out to drain the oil ? if so it seems in good condition so prob no need to replace he also said something about copper washers but i dont know what he was going on about.
oil was black but a bit misty when it settles if that makes sense,
should i strip the water system down ? when i fill it theres no obvious place its leaking from like if i go in the garage in the morning theres no puddle or out, there is a few bent fins on the rad (if thats the little metal things ?) but not to many should i straighten these with a comb ?, also is the little one below the radiater that looks like a radiater a radiater as well lol cos there is a few bent fins on this also. the pipes that are visable all seem ok there is a slight tear more of a scratch where the jubilee clip goes onto the rad but ive took thius pipe off and checked and it doesnt go right through, the expansion bottle looks like it has a few cracks in but water isnt leaking out of the bottle itself might just be on its way out.
Ill give the mot station a ring tommorow and see if they remember as its been 2 weeks since i took it.
im not fully sure about where the oil is coming from i will have a look tomoz but it sounds about right, these O rings u mentioned is there a name for them like plug O rings or something ? i may as well replace these whilst im at it how many will i need ?
it runs ok when i filled her up last time but the water was still boiling but the thermostat wasnt rising dead high half way at a max, how high should the temp be for the fan to kick in ? cos thermostat was high last night but it didnt come on i think that was because there wasnt enough water in the rad for the fan sensor to pick it up
cheers for the help so far m8
jordan