Started stripping the bay out today after an eventful w.end with 4 hours on the hard shoulder of the M5 (j26). Water was boiling off and disapearing somewhere, and oil temp was 160! (I know I should have checked sooner!)
. Anyway, thought it was probs the oil cooler and/or head gasket, but gonna strip the whole engine and start from scratch. Worth noting though that although the expansion tank has a little mayo and starting to smell of oil, I drained the oil today, and there is no evidence of water in it. Have also just realised, that the fuel pump wasnt priming. Used to be very obvious, but now I get a very faint hum (you have to strain to hear it). I can hear the relay clicking, and feel it as well. Whilst doing it today though, I noticed this -
Sorry for the crap pics, but its a break in the cable that disapears behind the filter housing, and is attached to a plug on the front engine mount. Anyone know what it is, and could it be linked to my probable many problems??
