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[SIR Philbutt]

I know what you mean Millie

Normally the light goes out after a couple of seconds without starting engine BUT starts to stay on until engine started

This happens on mine and have looked at it with a code reader (thanks AndyB) and it's a fuel trim error, which happens when my LPG runs out and it switches back to petrol.

I have concluded that this is to indicate a minor problem recorded by the ECU that does not warrant immediate attention but should be read and dealt with if it re-occurs

I am sure that if i'm wrong someone WILL correct me 

[TheBoy]

The EML was an old immobiliser code stored.

Only other significant code in the car was a Power Sounder Self Test Failure, a sure sign that its internal batteries have spewed their contents all over the PCB, so we removed that.

Driver seat, one of the front bolts seized, and didn't withstand the torque a weakling like me put through it, so I guess will need drilling out. "Sod it"

The motor is trying to move it, and you can see it straining, but the long threaded rod isn't moving. I suspect the seat needs to come out, and further investigation, probably removing motor, and unjamming the mech.

[TheBoy]

Should add, great to meet you today Millie, always a pleasure to meet new members

[Millie]

Nice to meet u too. thanks for sparing the time - was much appreciated.  do u think is worth bothering with the seat and pinching the motor off my v6 or making do?  if so might hinder me selling the v6, dead or otherwise(!). or should I just perhaps buy a new part? 

[dbug]

Nice to meet u too. thanks for sparing the time - was much appreciated.  do u think is worth bothering with the seat and pinching the motor off my v6 or making do?  if so might hinder me selling the v6, dead or otherwise(!). or should I just perhaps buy a new part?

If you need replacement motor try one of the breakers on OOF 

[TheBoy]

Nice to meet u too. thanks for sparing the time - was much appreciated.  do u think is worth bothering with the seat and pinching the motor off my v6 or making do?  if so might hinder me selling the v6, dead or otherwise(!). or should I just perhaps buy a new part?

Depends on what your plans are for V6.  I've not seen it, but a V6 CD with a long knackered oil cooler isn't going to be worth more than the cost of a garage repair I'm afraid. Esp a garage that diagnosed a HGF :

If you wanted to fix the V6, maybe try Darth Loo-knee, who knows these engines, and is very reasonable.

I'd love to help, as its nice to be able to work on cars, but I'm banned from doing anything mechanical before my MRI, and then beyond that, I can only manage small periods of bending over engines.