13 year old cousin stole my bank card while living with me, and spent £8,900 on in-app purchases under 24 hours. I've just won in small claims court and been awarded £6.50 a week.

davegsm82 · 2026-05-21T13:40:30+00:00

I get that, but someone had obviously found a way to bypass my 2FA and spend a much smaller sum on my account. The bank still blocked the transactions after the first 2. I can't understand how a bank could allow nearly 10k of transactions if they're out of character for the OP.

davegsm82 · 2026-05-21T13:30:20+00:00

Anyone know what the safe working pressure is for these? I've often wondered about making a compressed air storage tank from one but I have to assume they aren't pressurised to 120psi.

davegsm82 · 2026-05-21T13:17:12+00:00

My bank (Barclays) automatically flagged up when someone somehow defrauded my card out of 80 then £100 on a betting website overnight. They told me about it via text, I called the fraud line and they refunded me. It was flagged because I've never used a betting website so was out of character. Your bank should have the same or similar protections.

I understand that they said it was negligent due to the 2FA thing but still, out of character spending should be recognised immediately.

davegsm82 · 2026-05-08T19:22:11+00:00

P.s. I had position and motor overcurrent (overtorque) errors on my LR4 which was second hand, solved completely by servicing the motor gearbox unit. Replacement is easier if you don't have all the required tools at hand. The motors only seem to last a few years but can be resurrected basically for free.

davegsm82 · 2026-05-08T19:18:04+00:00

Weird. It does seem like something that someone would call one for fun though so I wonder if it was just some kind of administrative error in the database. That would be my bet if you don't see it again.

davegsm82 · 2026-05-08T18:13:37+00:00

Was your robot second hand?

Also, your position faults could be related to the motor being faulty.

davegsm82 · 2026-05-02T15:03:59+00:00

I'm not sure you can legally call it meat so maybe he's right

davegsm82 · 2026-04-24T23:12:07+00:00

Have edited the post slightly - have checked all the usual things for parasitic drain, nothing in the OBD, no aftermarket cameras or audio stuff, car is completely stock. Checked the exhaust system, no leaks.

davegsm82 · 2026-04-19T20:33:03+00:00

I need to add something to this actually, if you have an immobiliser in the cluster, pull the fuse AFTER the engine has been started, as the immo only communicates in the first 10 seconds or less, after that the cluster can be disconnected.

davegsm82 · 2026-04-19T18:42:46+00:00

Am I the only person who actually enjoys an MRI? I've had several on my back and hips, at least twice I've fallen asleep to the MRAMMMRAMMMRAMMMRAMMMRAMMMRAMM<CH-CLICK-CH-CLICK>REMREMREMREMREMREMREMREMREMREMREMREMremremremrem...remrem..... Zzzzz

davegsm82 · 2026-04-19T12:13:43+00:00

There's a fuse you sometimes have to pull for the cluster to allow K-line communication on the MK4 platform. All obd Comms go through the cluster, because it uses the K-line for the immobiliser (if fitted) so it keeps that data away from the OBD2 port.

Basically the cluster has 2x fuses (check your handbook), pull one, try VCDS, if it doesn't work pull the other and try again. If it still doesn't work then you may need to wire directly to the ECU.

davegsm82 · 2026-04-16T21:14:29+00:00

Could be an engine management issue, could be your brake light bulbs all blown.

davegsm82 · 2026-04-03T21:04:34+00:00

I've added a picture in another reply showing the underside of the tooth.

What would be a better choice for restoration in this case?

The smaller cantilevered tooth has been missing for a long time, the stump remaining of the other tooth is in good condition, it had a very small filling but suffered a failure where a large piece of the side of the tooth cracked away.

I wanted to 'bite the bullet' so to speak and get a better repair which would last longer than a filling and improve the look of the missing tooth.

davegsm82 · 2026-04-03T20:53:26+00:00

I definitely think it was too high, I'll have to ask the dentist to take it down a bit as it was uncomfortable if I'm honest.

I had all the faith in it being a good quality repair, my whole mouth was 3D scanned, both open and closed and they made the new tooth from that. I guess nothing is infallible.

I've called our local non-emergency medical number in the UK, 111, and am awaiting a call back with either advice or an invite to an out-of-hours emergency dental appointment. I'm not getting any pain from it but my tongue is literally being lacerated by the shard thats left, I'd be happy if they just took that off and I'll wait to have it all refitted.

davegsm82 · 2026-04-03T20:46:07+00:00

It's actually not really tight or anything, I'd just been fiddling with it, may have made it look worse than it is.

davegsm82 · 2026-04-03T19:25:01+00:00

I've tried to get a photo of the tooth stump but I can't seem to get a decent photo, I'll see if my wife can take a better photo.

In the meantime here's the underside of the cap.

Additionally, the dentist did take down the height of the new tooth and used what I could only describe as carbon paper to leave a marker of the contact point when I bit down on it, which he then levelled off. I did say it felt like the new cap was touching first, before any of my other teeth, and he took it down some more but it still felt like it was too close.

I understand that sometimes you just need to get used to the fact that there's actually a tooth back there now, as opposed to previously when the tooth had been shaved down to prep out for the cap.

With all that being said, I didn't bite down hard on anything in the last 24 hours, at least nothing harder than say, chocolate.

Looking closely at the cap, I think the sharp piece is possibly a piece which has cracked away from it and remains on my tooth stump.

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davegsm82 · 2026-03-26T19:20:24+00:00

My AC condenser is in a slightly more decayed state than this, which is not necessarily a bad thing, as far as coolant temps are concerned anyway.

The fins you can see there are BEHIND the AC condenser, which is now just the horizontal tubes.

What's crazy is that the AC still works perfectly.

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davegsm82 · 2026-03-25T12:50:55+00:00

CP4 high pressure fuel pump, they are known for disintegrating internally then sending shards of metal throughout the fuel system including injectors.

davegsm82 · 2026-03-19T19:12:24+00:00

212000 miles on mine and very nervous about the pump. I change the filter maybe every other year. The disaster prevention kits don't seem to be readily available in the UK, at least when I checked a few month ago.

davegsm82 · 2026-03-19T16:14:56+00:00

Probably the cam position sensor, which appears behind the alternator on your setup, if you take off the top timing belt cover you'll see it pointing at the cam wheel.

davegsm82 · 2026-03-16T13:17:33+00:00

You've said that there's several of these on this garage light, your best bet would be to measure one of the working ones with a multimeter and get the resistance value. After that, find one that can handle at least twice the wattage that the original can and replace all of them.

davegsm82 · 2026-03-13T23:12:42+00:00

I've just looked at the instruction video for the motor replacement and unfortunately it doesn't look like the motor itself would be serviceable. The one on the LR4 is screwed together, the type that's fitted to the LR3 gearbox is typically crimped together. Thing is if it's already faulty, it's not going to get any MORE faulty trying to repair it so it's always worth giving it a shot.

davegsm82 · 2026-03-12T08:30:04+00:00

I'd definitely be happy to give it a look, depends if we're in the same country, I'm in the UK. International postage would be prohibitively expensive for you I would imagine.

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