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Missed ya !

The rubber seal that sits against the window has probably shrunk and hardened and so is no longer pushing against the glass.

With gentle application of the throttle you can do many thousands more miles with a 'slipping' clutch

From the MOT manual: Existing halogen headlamp units on vehicles first used on or after 1 April 1986 must not be converted to be used with high intensity discharge (HID) or light emitting diode (LED) bulbs. If such a conversion has been done, you must fail the headlamp for light source and lamp...

Illegal to fit LED bulbs into a headlight designed for halogen as it creates an inappropriate beam pattern

Never heard of them being called 'abrasive additives' before. SAPS stands for Sulphated Ash, Phosphorous and Sulphur and the spec just limits the amounts of these that can be included in the oil as they can poison exhaust treatment devices when burnt. Low SAPS oils just use different chemical...

Used to run Winters but now tried Michelin Cross Climate 2 and love them. Not tried in the snow yet but feel great in all other conditions.

Always liked OSRAM Nightbreakers

As said I would always replace hoses before callipers as they are a much cheaper option !

Many people, including myself, have removed them and never replaced and not had a problem

I would have changed the hoses first. Cheaper! Yes I had binding issues caused by hoses.

Hello !

Highly recommended !!!!

From what I've heard and experienced it's the oil pump drive chain that snaps first and the cam drive one doesn't. Mine snapped at about 50mph and I knew what it was straight away and so immediately killed the engine. This saved the engine and it ran it for many years after a new chain but...

Unsure but maybe somebody already removed it