Clutch wise, the DTi is sorted. New clutch kit and bearing fitted, all fine
Reference the recent auxiliary belt issue, I did a bit of research. Apparantly it's very common for the tensioner bolt to work loose over time and the stresses cause it to break off. (As mine did)
To get the bracket off that holds the tensioner (to rethread it) is quite involved. It's not difficult at all, just a tiny bit fiddly due to access and time consuming, as the aircon compressor, PAS, dipstick tube, and various pipes etc all have to come out.
I took my bracket to a machine shop to be rethreaded, as opposed to buying a new one. (Apparantly the bracket comes attached to new PAS pumps!). The machine shop if I'm honest haven't done a great job. They've oversized the hole to M12 with a helicoil insert. The bolt they supplied if I'm honest was tighter going in and out than I would have liked, but it wasn't crossed and the threads are intact, and it tightened up well, so I guess nothing to worry about.
I have put it all back together, and used loctite on the tensioner bolts to stop them ever working loose again! I was thinking about replacing the thermostat, as she has taken a little while to reach temperature. I broke the plastic elbow off the original one like a clumsy clot, so that made that decision for me
When I first started up, after a period of idling, the EML came on and it wouldn't rev past 4k. A quick double check around the engine bay reveals a vaccum pipe had come adrift (or more accurately, I'd probably knocked it off) near the back of the engine. Re connected this, re started, and no further issue. (I hear the DTi is very sensitive to vaccum issues)
You may also recall I removed the PAS pump from it's bracket and the gubbins, eg the vanes/snap ring all came adrift. I located the 4 missing vanes on the chassis rail. I cleaned everything up and re-assembled the pump into the bracket, and with new PAS fluid, the steering feels great, so the pump is saved
The only other job is sorting the handbrake which I'll do next week now as it's at the top of the travel.
As far as I'm aware, that aside, she's fully roadworthy and fixed. I'm off to Yorkshire on Friday, and am planning to run her up there, so I will report back with the results!
Thanks to everyone who's contributed - it's been good getting involved with the diesels a bit
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