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Thank you gents I have read your advice regarding battery condition, I should have remembered that I had an XJ8 that would fire up easily and charging was spot on but the asc light and trac light would stay on. I changed the battery all was fine and all the lights stayed off. Just to confuse me I did a 40 mile round trip yesterday with two stops and the abs light stayed on, I basically did the same trip today the abs light went off and stayed off! I’m sure it’s playing with me. I will look back at advice on a new battery but it will have to wait a couple of weeks I’m broke after the front suspenders.

New struts and mountings fitted and all the unwanted noises have gone plus the car is so much smoother to steer. Mot is due at the end of August so a couple of minor jobs to do. So having done the radiator the car is running quite well at the moment. Thanks all for your advice.

Hi Gordy, have just changed anti roll bar bushes when the inner and outer track ends were changed the mechanic said the lower arm were fine and it had just gone through a MOT? I have just been out and lifted at the front wheel arches and there’s a light clonk at the top end of the strut, so I have a feeling the top mounts and bearings I fitted last year may have failed. There was no noise at the bottom of the strut. I’ll take one strut off rain permitting and have a look.

Trials and tribulations of the MOT. New left front abs sensor and a rear brake pipe and she passed, I had to get the garage to bleed the car as it wouldn’t for me, but I was told I had put the pipe on the wrong way!!!!! Will look when it stops raining but it’s all done and no warning lights but now I have a strange sound like a graunching from the left rear wheel, something else to look at.

Trials and tribulations of the MOT. New left front abs sensor and a rear brake pipe and she passed, I had to get the garage to bleed the car as it wouldn’t for me, but I was told I had put the pipe on the wrong way!!!!! Will look when it stops raining but it’s all done and no warning lights but now I have a strange sound like a graunching from the left rear wheel, something else to look at.

Thanks for all your help Nev, feel a bit stupid now, turns out it was trapped wind added a bit more water it had a big 'burp' and hey presto the heaters started warming up.

I haven't got a sat nav but I suppose the old fashioned way of mile posts on a motorway and stop watch. Only worried due when going past speed cameras.

Thanks QinteQ I got your name right this time! I've got the thermostat ready to fit and the stuff to fit into the grill. So I'm all ready to go. Cheers again.