I have just bought a brand new 2005 published Haynes manual (Fiesta).  The
last one I bought was about 25 years ago.  I see that they still use the
same crappy paper with the same poor quality photographs.  Does anyone else
think the same or is it me??  Is there a better alternative ...

Sorry.  Me and 416 again.
Head gasket was replaced last week ..car seemed to run fine for 6
days...
and then car went dead under me on monday evening.

This may appear twice, sorry.
Anyone know about this scenario:
Went to my wife's Lexus (96 gs300) and found that the remote key fob had the
operating light showing although no buttons were pressed !  Obviously it

This morning I came out of the house to find all the windows open on my 2002
Audi A6. It was still locked, but I admit to not fully closing the tailgate
last night - it was closed but not latched.
My first thought was that some local oik had been messsing with it, but my

Have a Mk1 Mondeo (EEC IV) with PATS and IR central locking.
Quick question, does this model have a starter inhibitor as part of the
PATS?
Also, does it have a starter relay? (I only have the wiring diagram for

My friend was having trouble turning the key in his ignition barrel about a
year ago so I fitted him a new barrel which cured the problem.
Then about 2 months ago it started playing up so I fitted him another one. I
asked the ford parts guy to check the key for wear as I couldnt ...

Hi Group
I have a 2004 Astra 1.8 Sri.
Over the summer I noticed on a few occasions going back to my car that the
radio would be switched on, even though the ignition was off and the keys

Symptoms:
1. Engine overheating. (Despite Oil and coolant levels being OK).
2. No heat through internal fan (Despite heat level set at full bung).
Its a M reg Nissan Sunny, if that matters.

Seat 2001 1.4 front side lamp replacement?
I must be getting old! The simplest things, these days! Someone pointed out
to me that my front side light was out, I 'thanked' them and thought "easy
job I'll do that in no more than 15 minutes! I've done this a thousand times

The question : 1998 Ford Escort Base Model, we have the red PATS key to hand
and I need to get a new black one cut - will the average key shop have a
black transponder key in stock and what's the approximate cost?
Thanks

In frosty mornings I often see neighbours clearing windscreen using kettle
of hot water .Dont know how hot the water is but could any damage be done to
car using this method e.g. could rubber seals be damaged.

Had to call a break down service to fetch the 416 Auto (honda engine) home.
Battery is ok and fuel in tank.
Managed to drive it from car park to nursery to pick up baby (sympathy vote
here)

Astra 1.4 petrol
CFI injection
8v
I've had a few Astras over the years and I've always been pleased with

I have a 1997 Petrol Alhambra which has just failed its emissions test
on high CO and HC's.
The car has an LPG conversion which gave an error message a few weeks
ago. The LPG specialist suggested replacing the Lambda sensor as HC

I have a slow intermittent cooling leak on a Cav 1.7TD (isuzu).
Sometimes there's a slow drip of coolant from the bottom of the
engine near the crankshaft pully. I suspect its probably the water
pump but can't actually see any leakage from the pump (although