On Fri, 05 Feb 2010 11:14:09 -0000, Nitro® wrote:


"Nitro®" wrote in message
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Decided to bite the bullet and rang a few garages, all quoted between
£30-50 to remove it but none had a slot until late next week.
I could have splashed out on a decent drill (only have a 12V cordless)
and a screw extractor set, with no guarantee on a result. So I rang
around the local mobile mechanics and have a chap coming in the
morning having quoted £35 for a ten minute job.

I'll let you know how it goes.

Job done, mechanic used a small chisel to put an edge on the
torx screw and gently tapped until their was movement.
He then tapped in an allen key bit on a bar and presto !

He hooked it up to a diagnostic pad thingy and and did a few
things and tested the engine etc, the printout advised that #4
was also not performing as it should.

I have some more coil packs on order so that should be sorted.
Took the car for a spin and touch wood ran sweet as a nut.
Now having seen rather than read how to do it, I feel confident
that I will be able to DIY in the future should the need arise.

Call out cost £35 as quoted on the phone, total time less than
30 minutes, no hassle of hanging around a cold garage and
listening to mechanics draw breath and sigh ' this is gonna
cost ya mate....'


You want to keep that mans phone number :-)


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Duncan Wood