Oh great and wise HDI Gurus...

[Mattinthehat]

Ok so after i posted the darned thing took an age to start again!! even after i clouted the pump, arrived at my destination and made a conscious effort to park it nearside on the kerb and facing downhill, came back to it a few hours later and hey presto fired up first time with no tlc given!

II think its pretty conclusive the pump has had it

Poodle - yeah mate everything is clean and gunk free, first thing i checked when i took the pump out the first time, the pump is not sounding good though definitely a marked difference in the sound its making from a couple of days ago to today which is a another indicator, im going to risk running it until my pump arrives either Tuesday or Wednesday - may take my jack too just to boost the car on an angle so i can get it started lol! I swear im the laughing stock as our car park is in the middle of 3 big office blocks and its always me shouting 'come on ya bitch!' and the car trying and trying to start that everyone can hear

Niall - didnt have chance to have a look this aft but i ordered one anyway (for £10 i dont mind just in case it is that)

A few people have said i should just get a new car and tbh i have considered it - but - i will not let it beat me, someone else has run this little pug into the ground not me, im going to make it better! Im determined plus im learning as i go so its all good