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Thanks for that, Strewth, Looks like Im gonna need a bigger wheel barrow and skip :cry:

My 12 week old Spanador is being fed Wagg Puppy Chicken & Veg and so far doing very well. Vet is very complimentary about her steady weight gain and growth, condition etc etc. From our point of view at home, she has 3x meals a day and 3x bowel movements, nice and firm, not too smelly. And its £9.00 a bag = £8.10 with my wife Morrisons staff card When we got her she was on Beta Puppy Chicken & Veg that was £40+ a bag everywhere we looked and when you compare the ingredients list, was the same.

Seems like that was about the time you started that Series III restoration

Matt, Are you filling in the pond ? Do you need any soil ? I have raised bed to empty & remove and the soils going begging. (I don't know how you estimate quantity but it's approx 10' square and 10-12" deep)

What's wrong with them ?

Perhaps it's recognising the keepers of all the various bits/parts

Fixed.

Or paint it 'Poo Brown'

I'm sure I remember being told by Vosa that it was an on the spot fixed penalty notice of £1000

We've seen a lot of the Airbeam tents on camp sites we've been on, I'd have had one by now if I had the budget to buy a smaller easier tent now I'm getting older & less fit.

That's very insightful -- thanks Shame of it is, the car starts and runs a treat

Car is Late 2004 with 146437 miles recorded. FAST IDLE TEST. CO %vol Max limit 0.300 Actual 0.988 Fail HC ppm vol. Max limit 200. Actual 504. Fail Lambda. 0.950 -----1.090 max. Actual 0.956 Pass 2nd Fast Idle Test CO %vol. Max 0.300 Actual 3.455 fail HC ppm vol Max 200 Actual 731 Fail Lambda. 09.50-------1.090 max Actual 0.874 Fail Natural idle Max 0.500 Actual 0.225. Pass

'Fast Idle Test the 'actual value' was 504ppm (max limit is 200) 2nd Fast Idle test. 'Actual value was 731ppm (Max limit is 200)

That's just outside Colchester . . . . Oh ********, that's Wivenhoe

@ Hodge911 Thanks, It could be argued that it is dangerous/unroadworthy as it also has a broken front coil Spring (heaven knows how long it's been like that)

It's never previously been an issue at all, in fact last year the tester commented on the good emissions level which was why it hadn't occurred to me it might be any issue this year. I figure a dirty/blocked air filter would restrict air intake thereby affecting the air/fuel ratio giving a stronger fuel content ? I think I'll do an oil & filter change, see if I can cobble enough together to change the Cat' and speak to the garage about an emissions check before I fork out on coil springs.

Delbert, The tester mentioned a good service including the oil & filters but I didn't understand how oil in the sump/engine effects emissions out of the exhaust Surely IF it was burning oil it'd be smoking like a wotsit ? Car isn't serviced at all engine wise other than refilling consumables like washer bottle and checking the oil level and brake fluid and power steering levels.

I can only imagine the price of pellets for it

And what do you suppose he does when he runs out of doors .

Trouble is now it's recorded as failed MOT and MoT has expired, I can't thrash it up the road after using anything like Cataclean. It starts and runs perfectly, As I said the mpg is about right given that manufacturers figures are always a tad optimistic. I can get a Cat for approx £80-£90 plus getting it swapped out, air filter is about a £10

Alan, Cheers, car does get plenty of mixed driving, even around town it's enthusiastic drives well, mpg is on par with what's suggested, no real visible smoke even when thrashed,

I know we have a few mechanics out there so I'm hoping I might pick someone's brains, I have a 54 plate Petrol 1.8 Mondeo that's just failed MoT on emissions due to excessive Hydrocarbons, The tester says this is most likely due to failure or blockage of the Catalytic converter, Also a good service, oil change, air filter, plugs along with cat replacement should fix it ? Only other issue is a coil Spring broken but I don't wanna spend and find I can't get the emissions back to a passable level. If I can't get it sorted out then I'm car less and going to lose my holiday for the second year running, last year was coz I got run over, this year because I can't tow my camping trailer up to Norfolk if I can't get the car fixed as cheap as possible.

Progress you say ? I'd say it must've been helluva a dump if you've been saving it up since Christmas

If you do them and don't like the finished result, there's a bloke in Burnley can kick 'em in for you