dr_mat

Same thing happened to mine, but I'm sure it "came loose" progressively after a service, cos I didn't notice it for some time. Once it got bad enough that I noticed the noise, I too had all kinds of thoughts about what it might be... The water pump was one of the most obvious. Anyway, cutting the long story short I finally found the loose plug (middle of the front bank), got it tightened up, and the engine has been fine since then. (Touching wood...) It surprised me how little impact on the driveability it had too - I had barely noticed the drop in performance and the tickover was not noticeably worse either. Matt.

Oh, and you don't have to pay the full ebay fees (a %age of final sale price) unless the item actually sells, though it costs to put a reserve price on aswell, and that cost is based on the reserve price you set. This will not be anything like £300 tho.

You might note that the bidder on this auction has also bought a copy of: "A great original sales brochure of the Lada Niva 4 wheel drive range." The prosecution rests... The seller usually sells Hornby OO kit and old Meccano kits. Perhaps that's what the front end of that C is made out of? (Damn, beaten to this by three minutes..)

I can hear my VR's fuel pump too.. The garage said it was "a bit loud", but I've no indication it's dying just yet... 112k miles, btw..