The rear latch as I recall is driven by a cable from the rotating discs which you will see when you remove the door cover and plastic sheet see here https://lushprojects.com/bongopartsmk2/code=7230A&cat=a2ajra0a&vin=&imgno=.html just what has failed needs to be seen, often the little plastic ...

Worth having a search relating to Imports and the SVA testing needed maybe also for importers as there are some catches when doing it yourself you may need to be aware of! https://igmaynard.co.uk/bongo/forum/search.php?keywords=importing+SVA&terms=all&author=&sc=1&sf=firstpost&sr=posts&sk=t&sd=d&st ...

Have you seen any new imports listed for sale? The numbers have reduced a lot in the last few years, as they are getting quite rare I believe even in Japan! Also be certain that they are "new" imports and not one imported and already run for several years over here, in which case you may find that ...

Have you tried a plastic scouring pad on both sets of contacts door frame and door itself?

Most of the time

Its always possible, but with out using a meter to check the state of the contacts and any resistance its not possible to give you a positive yes/no, but its a possibility. Are you certain that the Leisure battery is in a good condition and supplying greater than 12v when static, have you tried ...

You mention you were on a trip and slow working, maybe your leisure battery is/was flat? This has the same effect leaving the door only partially closed and slow to operate. Otherwise clean the contacts on the leading edge of the door and the frame, but be aware that at least one pin will be live so ...

Happy New year Haydn! Nice to hear your still looking in, its quite a bit quieter these days with FB taking a lot of the traffic away full of repeat questions of course!

If the bottom hose didn't get warm then thermostat didn't open up! Not sure what temperature your working in but down here it has been sub-zero all day so it might need a lot more time than 90 minutes to get sufficiently hot to open the thermostat. Assuming your thermostat has been working correctly ...

The other thing to bear in mind is that it can be a mixture of everything that has dripped from the engine since it left the factory as it has a "foam" layer to hold drips! I have taken the undercover off mine and hosed it down with detergents in the past but finding a suitable bit of waste land to ...

You probably have the undercover on, this has an escape hole in that position so the fluid can becoming from anywhere under the engine bay but only leaks out in that position to fall on the floor! You need to sample the fluid that has appeared for colour and texture and then compare with the engine ...

You will loose quite a bit everything above the level of the thermostat basically.

Check the temperature of the two pipes that feed the front heater matrix, if they are both cool to the touch, when one should be hot/warm then it might be the thermostat, but that would normally also cause the meter to read lower than normal, not the 11 Oclock position.
Also check that the adjuster ...

Yes definitely a clearance engine, someone on the forum did check the piston head level when the heads were removed to prove it.

The hot water from the engine should always be flowing thru the heater matrix, and the amount of hot air is controlled by the flaps. Most common cause is the heater matrix being blocked as it has very fine tubes, when you flushed it did you get a good water flow in both directions. The only other ...