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Can`t you just disconnect the battery ? Only things that should need resetting on connection is the windows and possibly the presets on the tranny (if you can say that now-a-days) K

Does the reserve key not open the drivers door ? If it does this should let you open the bonnet and put a power supply onto the jump start points , or at least pop the boot from inside the vehicle. K

Who was it that ran the diagnostics , main dealer / indy or mate with a scanner ? How did the electrician check the wiring ? Was it the ambient lighting fault or the SCR that they were checking ? K

When looking at the above repair kit it looks like the push on fittings are for the hard plastic pipe ,the rubber pipe take the internal ribbed fittings secured with jubilee clamps. Also the max pressure is 5bar in ideal applications (80%) of what you have in the system. We use these push on...

That plastic fitting is a Festo (?) air connection designed to work with Festo (?) plastic air lines and i certainly would not be putting fuel through it as there is no way of knowing how the internals will react to petrol or at how much pressure it will fail , plus the pipes would need to be a...

Looks to be at the rear LHS of the engine...

This ^ , unless i was doing it on a regular basis the above is they way i did it with the W219. Anytime i have replaced springs myself i always take the struts into work and stick them in a 6" vice with ratchet straps on the springs to save loosing a body-part should one come adrift. K

FWIW i would remove the fuel rail , three pipe connectors and a couple of bolts , to get better access. Look like you used a wood screw , try a 6mm self tapper and possibly heat it up to melt the plastic around it as it is going in to get a better grip. It will either pull out the whole sensor...

Missed that part of the post :oops: K

Was the battery disconnected before the wheel was replaced ? If not then i would expect the errors you have. K

What does it do and how much is a new one as it looks a pretty basic component ? K

If the hub and associated suspension components have been on the vehicle for 20 years then expect some difficulty in removing the hub etc , it may go according to plan but you may need to replace more than the hub. When the bearing collapsed it could have knackered the stub shaft or the bearing...

BMW now down to £180 due to the fact that it is now outwith the "luxury tax" age , unfortunately the Porker isn`t and is presently £660 for another 18 months. Something wrong when their combined monthly Road Tax is more than their combined monthly fuel costs. K

Levelling rods connect from a fixed part of the underbody to a movable part of the suspension , the sensor is some kind of variable resistor which feeds a value back to a module which controls the height within the suspension airbags. The linkages are either broken ,in which case the vehicle...

The transfer box is the Achilles heel of the VAG drive system , loads of info out there how to check. A quick test on your test drive is brisk acceleration from standstill whilst on almost full lock , any skipping or expensive mechanical noises could point to a failing or failed unit. The root...

The basic eight way "comfort" seats are great , possibly greater with the sixteen way adjustable ones. Dont know if the sport seats were an option on the 958 but on the newer model they are no where near as comfy as the older non-sports seats. Did London in one go from Glasgow in the old...

Indeed i am : You will be looking a a 958 Gen from 2012 - 2018. I owned the above for 2.5 years with minimal issues , mine was the 3.0 diesel with around 70k miles. Only things that actually went wrong were an ABS sensor on the rear offside corner , ride height linkage broke due to a pothole...

Picked it up from the MD after a repair for a leaking coolant pipe , all done and thank F for the approved used warranty as it was a five hour job plus the part. Did a bit of digging last night at work regarding a replacement starter battery should i require one in the future , so i asked the...

Called the breakdown services for the first time in my 41 years of driving as the Cayenne sprung a coolant leak from an aluminium hose just below the expansion tank. AA (via Porsche) arrived at 21.00 to start the ball rolling regarding the repair at the main dealer , we will now see how the...

Trying this also , however reversing from the driveway onto our narrow street involves two lock -> lock turns meaning much crapping / skipping from the tyres and much wincing from me. K