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Hi that spring thingy should lock into the bit on the cover with the arrow on it on the underside. Steve.

OK—cool enough this evening to get the convertible out of the garage and see if I can make some sense of where this air leak is. My prime suspect—Exhibit A: …is this guy which is a tight S shape (number five in this diagram). It has been drenched in oil and dirt for ages, since the breather hose lower connection was not held on with a spring clip. The oil and dirt you can see is after a good dose of brake cleaner. It feels spongy, although I'm unable to detect any splits or leaks from it in place. It's pretty easy to access, so I'll pop it off in the next day or so with a view to replacing it, whether it turns out to be the culprit or not… Next up—Exhibit B: On the face of it, this looks to be in good condition and I don't think it is causing the leak, but feeling underneath it, there is a really soft spongy feel to it. I think it's going to have to be replaced as well… Then there's Exhibit C : …which appears to be in good condition… …all the way to the intercooler. I can't get good access to the bottom of the intercooler to have a look at... ...pipe seven yet, as I ran out of time. Having said that, I can see a lot of oil and detritus down there, so it'll likely be worth replacing it as a precaution. I'll search for parts and prices this evening. Before I go, though—can anyone explain how the battery cover is meant to work? I can see it has a spring thing on one of the terminals... …which common-sense would say was to put some pressure onto the lid as it slots into place… Except mine doesn't slot into place. It just floats about. Has mine been broken or something? Not a big thing, but it bugs me a little… Cheers, Mike😎

Hello Mick, So you’ve had two different modes of failure on two pipes - very odd. I would say the latest failure is typical of stress fracturing - which could be excessive movement between the two fixing points. Kind regards, Gareth.

update to my last comment about headlights. on my mot inspection my car was failed on headlight beam distortion. i had a chat with the MOT inspector about this and was quite surprised to be told the reason. for the failure. it's a simple reason and not to easy to take. the bulbs had been incorrectly fitted, even though they have location tabs they can be forced into the fitting. the proof is in the light output on the beam measuring device. mine showed a full moon due to incorrect fitting. the bulbs are very fiddly to fit as i witnessed , when the bulbs were correctly fitted the beam was more of a crescent moon lying on its back. this car had been passed by a well known MOT station last year i guess they didn't use the beam machine to do the required test. at least i will not be dazzling on coming traffic from now on. Regards Ken

Nice, looks clean. 👍

Very nice 👍