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Any progress Abeer?

Hello Stuart, Any comments so far? Regards, Gareth.

What colour is your cloud of smoke? Apologies - so long after the original post that I missing the thread title!

I don’t see any point in messing around with replacing bushes into your existing arms, particularly if you haven’t got access to a professional hydraulic press. I don’t think the arms are particularly expensive. Please respond if you intend to replace the arms, and we should be able to point you towards competitive prices. Regards, Gareth.

Hello Colin, If you have tried lubricating the solenoid and it still doesn’t work reliably, then it sounds like a new one is needed.

Welcome Luke, and sorry to hear of your issue. Forums are great places to gather bad news, and seldom carry good news - this one is as typical an example as any. In addition to that, issues and causes are seldom exactly the same, although they may well appear to be similar, and a cause/ solution for one may differ from another. If it were mine, the way forward would be to entrust the diagnosis and repair to a trusted local independent, since unlike an individual owner, they will have very much broad brush experience of similar symptoms across many examples. When you say it has ‘full history’, at what mileage intervals has the oil and filter been changed in its 74K life, and when was the last time? By the seller a few months ago? Regards, Gareth.

Any progress James?

Any feedback for the forum Andrew?

Welcome Stuart, Can we take it you are looking for a secondhand one? if so, have you registered your ‘want’ with online car breaker websites - Partsfinder is one of many. Regards, Gareth.

Welcome Colin and sorry to hear of your issue. Brakes - not sure of the logic to associate this with the brake calipers, but when you were dealing with this, did you inspect all brake disc backing plates? These are prone to rusting and bits scraping on the discs etc. Incidentally, silicone grease is normally recommended for sliders and not copper grease. However, by your description it doesn’t sound like that, but worth a coat of inspection. Re. noise:- is it evident where the car is stationary with the engine running, or only when the car is on the move? If the latter, ( assuming manual) knock it out of gear and see it it affects the noise when coasting. Regards, Gareth.

Thanks Mark, What fixes have you attempted which would account for the battery draining? What make battery did you fit? Regards, Gareth.

Simon has not been on here for a year, but you could try sending him a PM. Any reason why you too cannot follow the advice given to Simon, and letting us know how you get on? Regards, Gareth.

Any updates for the forum David?

We think this is relatively common knowledge now Simon, but many thanks for reinforcing it. Regards, Gareth.

Welcome Chris, Not sure if you can get access into the U.K. parts supplier LLL Parts. If so, that would be a good place to start to find the appropriate part number, an image and a name for the part - if the system works for you. Please let us know how you get on. Regards, Gareth.

Thanks Andrew, So can we take it that the warning light has been on for sometime - through your ownership?? Regards, Gareth.

Thanks Ian, ‘..pulled into the next emergency bay.’ On M1??

Welcome Graham, Your budget?

So the handles were removed then, and that operation is likely to be the culprit with your current issue.

Thanks James, I think you have posted them before-?

Now what brand are you considering and from where? Regards, Gareth.

Servo issues?

Welcome Abeer, Try LLL Parts website, or simply put your registration number into Parts in Motion website ( there are others). Please let us know how you get on. Regards, Gareth.

Just PM John if you want it.

I feel a bit like the advert for estate agents now - Same battery with Tayna - £136.50 in case it helps anyone in the future.