this thread of mine provides lots of useful info on this: you have to remove the sidepod to get to the compressor so that would be a total PITA ...

@davidf i did think about doing that but was worried i'd ruin the thread if I was tapping on the nut. I was probably overthinking it and the tapping w...

@davidf thanks for all the input, super helpful. I got the job done in the end. I used a single sling strap. I can see why you used a 2nd strap ...

@davidf ignore that...figured it out. My only final problem is now i need to get some rod long enough so i can actually punch it through, in the ab...

@davidf thoes straps look ideal. The engine leveller i bought off amazon looked like crap so i'm returning it. Do you know the length of those s...

@davidf i'm up to step 18...the big day is tomorrow morning. A couple of things i'm not sure about, - it sounds like I only need to hang the engine...

@rjbender Do you know how I open up the oil pump? There's two hex screws which I've removed but then it isn't obvious what the next step is. It loo...

this is something i'll be attempting to do myself for the very first time next weekend. It looks like it will be worth getting the engine load levelle...

so the weather here in the UK finally hit double digits (celsius) and work on the car begins in earnest - starting with removing the GDU hence revivin...

@coochas please could you tell us the maximum height of the frame? I can't find a spec on the MK website. Wondering if it will fit inside my small ...

@alex-heavens my GDU is from 2021, I've studied the service guide + bulletin on the upgrade kit, which comes with the wider forward + thinner rever...

@alex-heavens unfortunately i struggle to think any other way 😭 😀 it's rebuild time, both engine and GDU. I saw the notes from th...

Hi everyone Reviving an old thread! I'd like to finally get my head around the process of priming the GDU pump. I've read through the thread, but i ...

is this what you experience, in the video? It's always been like this for me, as i set off it'll be in this jerky way and then it's like something cli...