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Assuming the gearbox is the Aisin Warner type then I would definitely look at flushing the gearbox oil a good few times to see if it cures any abnormalities. Aisin Warner AW-1 is the fluid specified by Aisin Warner although I believe PSA have their own specification. AW-1 is also known as JWS 3324 a...

I'm in the habit of putting new tyres on the back and swapping the backs to the front. Avoids stepping on the inside edge and always means my rear end is grippier than the front.

The Defender is still on its original 23 year old tyres. I'll be replacing them this year I think.

I believe the gearbox in this is an Asin Warner unit as fitted to my Volvo. They're not constant slip, as soon as road speed and engine speed 'match' the torque converter locks-up and gives you a direct drive to the wheels as a manual. I'm not as mad as you, so I'm currently in the market for a Mond...

Considering replacing around 1/4 of the gearbox oil made a huge difference. Why not get 20 litres or so if the cheapest ATF that meets required specification you can and do a number of drain and fills to get the old stuff out? I'd be tempted to drop the sump, give it a clean, replace the filter and...

Considering replacing around 1/4 of the gearbox oil made a huge difference. Why not get 20 litres or so if the cheapest ATF that meets required specification you can and do a number of drain and fills to get the old stuff out? I'd be tempted to drop the sump, give it a clean, replace the filter and ...

Unless you wanted to install lesser lamps, but more of them I don't see if you could make an improvement to the current setup. Despite having visited your house I cannot remember seeing a bollard. :lol: I'd think 3 or 4 GU10 style down lighters in the soffit of your garage and a lantern outside your...

Bailes - I have a Bollard fitting on the front of the house with a SON-E 70w lamp and control gear, wondering if this is a drain on the leccy bills (it's on a dawn/dusk sensor) I always thought it was an efficient way of lighting but would an LED "corn" type lamp be much better for me? Your 70w SON...

Unfortunately automatics are very rare in the UK so we don't have much experience of them going wrong. When you say you changed the gearbox oil, did you just drain & fill following the leveling sequence? Or did you remove a gearbox cooler pipe and drain the entire gearbox? usually the gearbox will h...

The record attempt has been rejected by the RBofR as apparently the gaps between the cars in the video were too large.

They're going to try again next year and I shall be there in my V40! I was gutted the one this year was on Mothers Day.

I think new homes design is way off where it should/could be, even the layout of houses hasn't changed much. A minor thing but I think new houses should have a proper laundry room large enough to wash, dry and iron clothes - out of the way of the main living spaces. Ground/Air source heat pumps for...

There's lots of standard tarrifs out there where the price is set for the duration of the tariff where you can have a smart meter installed. I'm not one for having different tarrifs for different times of the day. I suspect over the next few decades gas will get phased out and/or more expensive and ...

I've had a lot of GU10 lamps fail 'early' one lasted about 6 minutes and literally POPPED - loud enough for us all to rush and see what it was. I've noticed the face of the LED 'bulb' is cool but some of the control stuff/circuit gets quite warm behind it. Standard house lighting Twin & Earth is 1....

LED's really are a case of 'you get what you pay for'. Despite being a fully trained electrician, I don't do 'cash jobs'. :supafrisk: However, if I did I would pick one of the following brands for domestic lighting... Phillips, Verbatim, Robus, Aurora or LAP. I've fitted hundreds, possible even thou...

Most quality, branded domestic LED lamps will have measured in the internal circuitry to correct this power factor. I don't think it's just led bulbs we have to worry about, there's just been a hell of a lot of them sold on the "this'll save you a packet" boast. Is there actually any way of telling...

Most quality, branded domestic LED lamps will have measured in the internal circuitry to correct this power factor. I don't think it's just led bulbs we have to worry about, there's just been a hell of a lot of them sold on the "this'll save you a packet" boast. Is there actually any way of telling...