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Yes it was me. Sorry I didn’t wave as I wasn’t sure who had beeped. I take it that it was you in the white Merc with an R400 plate? (Didn’t see you wave either I’m afraid)

Thanks. I'm thinking around 31/32k. I've been in touch with one of the 7 specialists garages. They will attempt to sell it for me. It makes sense that for that money, people expect a warranty, which I couldn't give. Even though I know it's a gem of a car.

I’d forgot about Millwood. That was my plan to do that sort of thing if there was no interest privately. Cheers

I can’t believe i’m Doing this but things change and the time has come to sell my pocket rocket. Can anyone help me value this car please and also if it doesn’t sell privately, where is my nearest Caterham dealer to the midlands. I’ll post a picture shortly. Thanks all. Caterham SuperlightR400 R400 S3 (210BHP) Registered 14th Oct 2011. Mileage <15,000. 6 Speed Gearbox. Dry Sump. BMW Limited Slip Diff which I would class as fairly quiet. I’m the second owner (Originally owned by one of the management team at Caterham HO) Carbon Dash with Superlight switchgear and keyless ignition. Push button start. Heated Windscreen. Leather seats. Mono quick release steering wheel. Aces gear change lights. Triple 12v power socket. Full screen with weather equipment. Black pack. Clear front lenses. Aero filler cap. 13” Superlight Alloys. Avon CR500 175/55 R13 and 205/55 R13. Superlight suspension. Wide track front wishbones De Dion rear suspension Updated vented front brakes with quad pistons. Heater Carbon wind deflectors on nosecone. Carbon fibre front wings Colour - Landrover Tangier Orange with grey/white stripes. Clear protective film over main areas

Thanks Jonathan, I think that was the one I read a while ago but obviously missed it even though you prompted me.

Thanks both. I have tried to search the archives but nothing mentioned the oil level other than letting it dribble out of the filler hole. I’ve done as you’ve mentioned and filled it to this level which was the default option. I thought I’d Read somewhere to fill it about 10mm below this level due to excess pressure and weeping past the seals.

I'm sure I've read somewhere that the BMW Titan diff oil level should not be up to the level of the filling hole and should be a certain distance below. Anybody building new kits with information on the diff oil level? Cheers

Rj I’ve just sent this reply to Johnathan Kay’s email. Somebody from Pistonheads mentioned something about smart charging systems on vehicles nowadays which I’ve now read about. When needs arise the battery can receive up to 16 volts based on the outside and engine temperatures etc. I don’t know whether my van has this and I’ll need to check but it has given me some reassurance that it is possible for a lead acid battery to received up to 16 volts for a controlled amount of time. My van luckily does start first time otherwise I think I would be having problems a lot sooner. So it may be that my battery life is prematurely failing. I’ll probably just see how it goes and replace the battery as and when and maybe call into Fords and pick their brains. No access to a scope but I would say that the voltage is stable. I think I’ll perform the same min/max test etc with the engine hot just to see if the smart system (if it has one) drops the voltage down. Regards Graham

Rj - Measured it with a Fluke meter with a min/max/avg reading, so should be accurate. I don’t want to buy another battery if the alternator’s voltage regulator is feeding the battery with too many volts as it will just fry the new one. My daughter has an older Connect van and this also has quite a high voltage output at 14.64 volts, making me think that this may be normal. Boss - I could check the voltage drop along the cables to the starter but it’s so tight and awkward under the bonnet. I’ll give it a go on Saturday. thanks

Help required please. I’ve had since new a 2014 1.6 Transit Connect van. In cold weather it starts first time straight away which is a good thing, but the cranking speed is not brilliant. I checked the alternator charging voltage early one cold morning and found the following voltages. 9.58 volts Lowest reading during starting. 15.83 volts Max/Peak. Putting all electrical equipment on. Maybe a spiked reading. 14.74 volts average (approx 10 minute period) 14.90 volts live reading. All these were pretty much at tickover. Any technical bods that can say that this 14.90 volts is cooking my battery as I’m thinking that 14.2 volts Max would be the safe limit? Thanks in advance.

I’ll also need to do this job as mine has just passed its MOT but I had a warning about slight play in the bottom offside ball joint. 2011 R400 S3.

I found and saved that information a year or so ago. I can confirm it’s pretty accurate. 4 turns = one degree. 1 turn = 0.25 deg

Used Fusch Pro S 5w/40 in my 400D for the last 3 years, but road use only.

Craig, I also had that exact engined car for over 3 years and it was a dream to drive. It was also great at tickover. If you can learn how to adjust each throttle butterfly and get the air intake equal, also how to adjust the throttle position sensor accurately then it should be ok. Sometimes the Lambda sensor can cause these commonly discussed problems. Maybe I was lucky. Great engine though. Graham