@Monkeybusiness wyat was the outcome of the merlo anyway? Did it spontaneity combust like everyone’s else does when they are fed up with them?
Not yet...
Cleaned everything up, got the lumps out and reassembled with new seals and it’s actually working perfectly(!!!)
Not sure how tbh, but didn’t fancy chucking £3k plus at it without knowing where the chunks came from in the first place.