Be wary of cheap Android based units, the basic Android hardware doesn't have an On/Off switch it merely turns the screen brightness off, only the better quality units turn the screen actually off and puts it into low current mode, otherwise you will find that a leisure battery powered unit will ...

No its a non-interference engine - J5-DE - Only if the head has been skimmed or otherwise altered could there be a problem as the clearance is minimal. If you search on here you will find other references to it not being a problem. However if a valve should drop because of a broken stem then every ...

I was climbing up a small rise, heard a small thump thought perhaps I had driven over a bird or something, and then felt the van just gliding to a halt! Couldn't quite make a layby either! Tried to start and obviously from the speed of the starter motor (quite fast) the entire engine wasn't ...

I can't think that they would have missed a broken camshaft belt, its a long belt running under the plastic cover at the front of the engine, it normally drops out if it snaps! I had mine go just before last Xmas!

If they have checked for HT from the coil and there is none then several ...

All depends on what features you want! All the connections are standard as are the sizes, so make a list of features that you would use and then have look online and car radio shops that meet what your want. For instance for me with a full side conversion and R&R bed, a hand remote that I can take ...

Yes the relay and current setup is fine for any type of Lead Acid battery, AGM is probably the best style, I've just had to replace mine and went for the https://www.tayna.co.uk/leisure-batteries/enduroline/xv31mf/ which just fits under the bonnet on my tray but DO CHECK your dimensions width, depth ...

The most common procedure is as below;
Leave drivers door open
Turn ignition on then off three times (do not take key out of ignition)
Close and open door three times.
Then press the unlock button on the new fob a couple of times.

Do you know which make of remote fob you have ? Whilst many use the same procedure not all do so without the manufacturers name for the fob its difficult to advise in detail.

There are various procedures, sometimes depends on the make of the remote fob.
Try this search and similar https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=car+f ... +reprogram

The dashboard light is merely an Oil Pressure light to indicate that there is a problem, it controls nothing else other than the light;
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However its worrying that you could fit 3.5l of oil in that would tend to indicate that you had lost a lot as the total is 4.5l ...

The only other possibility is that the starter motor contactor needs replacing, but this normally shows itself by hearing a click from the starter but the motor itself does not turn over, this will repeat a number of times and then it will all work no problem, until a few starts later.

What happens ...

Have to agree below 11v on a battery is a bad sign especially on a diesel, as you have the glowplugs and higher compression to overcome with the starter motor, than on a petrol vehicle. The fact that you start with minimal problems when boosted from another vehicle also points to this, the only ...

Well have you first tried looking at them that can sometimes offer a clue ?
Try cleaning the them up to remove all the road muck that gets sprayed up on them ?
Taking the distributor cap off and inspecting inside make sure you keep its exact position noted, the contacts inside and the rotor do have ...

Not really a lot to go on given that it just stopped, my first line would be distributor and HT coil areas. If it was an HT lead or a spark plug only one cylinder would be affected, for all cylinders to go would tend to point to HT generation and distribution, the fact that it had been running would ...

Welcome aboard Nina!

A very rare beast to see a Mazda Bongo Friendee owned by someone in France, as the rules, at least sometime back, caused lots of problems as the sliding door was on the wrong side of the van for your roads!! I wonder how you managed to get past the rules, unless they have ...