I was going to try the pressure valve, but it's now started raining again. Hopefully will get a chance later.
However: I noticed another sound in the engine after cranking today which definitely sounds like "something's wrong" with whatever it is. It seems to be coming from a component sitting ...

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The car is on 179000kms. It's cranking over well, but I think the battery was a bit drained from all the trying. I charged it up full today and gave it a good long crank. It actually seemed to be getting somewhere, even got some slight movement on the tach needle, but ...

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There are 5 chimes at first, not 4. And then 6 afterwards. Not sure if there's anything significant about the number of chimes, but it's never happened before. Also, the airbag warning light comes on at ignition position I, stays on for a few seconds, and I can hear a faint click behind the ...

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I hope someone can help me with this - it's not my car, I've been borrowing it...from my dad! :shock:

Got into the car today and it just won't take. Haven't had any issue with starting or sluggishness. The battery is basically new (±2 months) and still has charge. The last I ...