Ok, all done and running sweet as a Nuckin fut, got up early last Friday, day off so unusual, z needed me, removed and cleaned throttle body and icv, lubricated throttle actuator (?), checked all pipe work and found a big split in inlet pipe, also main induction pipe from filter looked bit perished. Replaced both pipes then found oil leak from rocker cover ! Turned out some gorilla had stripped the threads on 5 bolts(took it to garage to have 5 helicoils drilled out and fitted coz it's better done once

. So there I am , tea in hand thinking ' while I'm dirty and making a mess I should change the diff and tranny oils (I brought the oils in June when I got the car) that went very well. Incidentally, I paid 96 pence for 2 crush washers for the diff, from coopers bmw in Colchester after sopers of Lincoln told me they were £4.50 each plus post

. Anyhow, she liked all the attention and now runs sweet, gearbox is slicker than b4 and she don't leak air or oil any more,

soon I think a sports cat exhaust , piper cross induction kit and a remap, nothing silly techno but should make her go even better. I'm happy she's fixed and have found that although I don't relish skinned knuckles and sh*t in my eye, I have finally bonded with the old girl, she's staying with us now for a long while. Taking her on holiday to jersey next week for a tootle round the island, bless her, cars coming too
