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I've recently noticed the occasional misfire from my 2009 VSK D40 DCi. Only once or twice in an hour long trip, and usually when I'm taking off from the lights or otherwise accelerating from low speed (I guess it may happen other times but wouldn't be as noticable when I'm moving normally). I...

Driving home today pulling 1.5 ton of trailer+horse and heard a bit of a bang under the front. Still driving fine, but shortly afterwards I noticed the battery & warning lights were on. Only about 1.5km from home so I kept going. Right towards the end the temp gauge started going up and was...

I've always thought my 2009 VSK was a bit lacking in grunt at takeoff. If I don't warm it up on a cold morning it barely gets up my (admittedly steep) drive. I tried replacing the BCS a while ago but the replacement was a dud(!) and in the end I just adjusted my driving style and forgot about...

As the title suggests I occasionally need to carry 8x4 sheets of ply/plasterboard. Given the width between the wheel arches is less than 1200mm its not as easy as it should be. Any bright ideas on the best way to carry say 10 sheets of plasterboard (~200kg)? One idea was a basic removable...

It seems my D40's alternator is giving up - the warning light and battery symbol both come on after starting then go away after a few minutes as long as I turn off everything electrical. Putting the lights/aircon, etc on makes the warning lights come back on. The battery is still getting some...

Yep, another airbag related question please. My airbag light is flashing, and using the instructions on this forum (thanks!) to go into diagnostic mode I get 7 flashes which apparently points to the module being at fault. A reset didn't clear it and nor did disconnecting the battery & grounding...

Hi all, New member and new owner of a 2009 D40 here. I bought my D40 with a blown head/gasket (@ 130km) and will be rebuilding the engine soon with the help of a mechanic mate. I’ve spent the last week trawling the forum and am pretty confident in what needs to be done – thanks for all the...