Hi All, As an update to this, I have been occasionally getting a fuel tank ventilation valve error intermittently. say once a week. I didn't think much of it, as what's the worst that could happen if that valve isn't sending petrol fumes into the combustion chamber? Reading up more about it, it can ...

Hi All, It's been a while since I've been on here which is a good thing as I've had minimal issues! However, I thought I'd report something odd which I've been experiencing with the 4.8 N62 unit. When I first bought the 2nd hand car, I've never had a V8 before, only I6 petrol or diesel (3.0 E39 form...

All the help here means that I can continue driving the beast without taking out a 2nd mortgage (I think!). I am extremely grateful for all the feedback and help!

Hi All, An update to this... I ordered a Mahle condenser from carparts4less - they had a BH discount so came in at about £90. What arrived was a Hella Behr, made in china and painted in black which is slightly different to the one that was on the car as it was plain aluminium. Anyway looking into it...

Thanks for your advice for measuring the condenser. :) I've measured the condenser and can see some options. ECP have a Mahler one for about £114 including their bank holiday sale. I'll see how much the garage wants to charge me for it. Although newtis.info is down now, I've found a page on workshop...

Hi All, Car just back from service. Asked him to topup the AC as it always needs a refilling every year. He said that the condenser is leaking. Got it home and saw that it is leaking from the bottom edge of it! RealOEM state a part number of 64509239992. I've searched online and found many different...

Hi All, Well the lights took longer than expected to arrive. It was a UK seller, but they actually came from Poland. While it was taking some time to get here, I asked the seller about them, and they assured me I wouldn't get hit with any import duty. Here are the results, hope the pictures come thr...

Thanks for your advice! Can I ask what mileage you changed the thermostat at, at 4 or 5 years ago? Mine's at just above 80k and want it to last as long as possible given the investment I have made in it fixing various issues over the last couple of years! :D Glad to hear that you're still enjoying i...

Hi All, Thanks for your replies. From your experience, and also the thread I posted, being from a US site where the V8s are more common, it seems that it is a no-brainer to go ahead and perform the mod. I think I'll order from that site as I can't find it elsewhere locally. The site seems to explain...

Hi All, Since having various coolant and oil leak and a heater valve failure, these are all related to rubber seals perishing on my V8 engine. I was wondering what the cause for all of this was as I've never had so many issues on other cars before (90's petrol and obviously diesel as they run cooler...

Hi, I've had some strange wobbles in the past! Things that happened to my E70, and made things better; of course try the cheapest first: Tracking - rear tracking (I think was toe) was out - was causing inner tyre wear so much that I didn't beleive the MOT man when he said my tyres had worn down to t...

Thanks for your quick replies!

I've found another place https://www.carmats-uk.com/ - asked them to send some samples so hopefully will see if they're any good also.

Regards,
Rehan.

Hi All, Since owning my E70 7 seater for a couple of years, it came with a set of mats that aren't original, and the driver one is well, one other from a back row of seats so isn't ideal. Anyway I thought to treat myself with some "premium" custom made mats from Ebay. They were the most pr...

Many thanks for your comprehensive reply. Good call on the customs. I've asked one of the UK suppliers, and they said that the foglight is on both sides; I couldn't understand why they were advertised road legal but only for LHD cars... The only LEDs are for the sidelights. Remaining lights are conv...

Hi All, My ageing E70 has suffered somewhat in the rear tail light area. Both inner lights have water ingress causing some discolouration, and the RHS wing light just got broken by a cyclist when I was in stationary traffic. He kindly paid for the cost of an aftermarket replacement, but it got me th...