The rod caps are cracked, or fractured, in a way that they must go back exactly as they came out. They are ruined if you chose the wrong 1 of 2 orrpientations and tighten the journal bolts

How did you get a transponder for $120 , Mike? That’s a sweet price.

The belt tension isn’t too critical , these belts do not jump time too easily. If the marks lineup, I would guess a faulty CVVt hub

I might have a used one

I think ABS did away with proportioning valves, since brake pressure can be independently controlled from brake pedal pressure by design

I had a massive split in a vacuum hose which gave me a horrible cold start and run condition, but once the car went closed loop it ran very well. I’m talking a hose which had a 5 cm long piece missing... Checking vacuum hoses means removing them and replacing, and you may as well refresh them since ...

Rolled over to MA for my daughters emergency surgery, slept three hours in th parking lot using a stolen Delta airlines blanket, just saw in recovery. All good, minus a small redundant body part.

I hope all your P80s , P2s , and P-kids/family are well today...

If you don’t have 12 volts at the lamp bulb, you trace backwards until you find the 12 Volts.

One weak spot on these cars is the wiring harness in the left tailgate in North America, I’m not sure if it’s wired the same side in UK but it is worth exploring

Yo, abscate, Was it a defective appendix? Sis had that last year. Makes today's headlight and parking light replacements seem minor. Torsioned girl part. In medicine the gold standard of most painful conditions. After 12 hours of pain, she walked 3 hours after a 2 hour operation without pain killer...

Your 1998 is full OBD II I think ocelot?

If it isn’t, then I am a pancake.

That is gorgeous.

I’ll bet you can find a sucker to redo the S70 , too.