I'd like to get a second hand Lotus Elise but I've been warned about
the K-series engine over heating. The newer Elise engines are made by
Toyota and are very good apparently but they're out of my price range.
Whats the K-series like?

97 S70 T5 97k
A while ago, I had to remove the charge air pipe from the turbo, as part of
a bush replacement job. I noticed that the inner surface of the pipe had an
oily residue on it. Is it likely to be normal oil residue that has been

K11 Micra 1.0 90k miles. Has a timing chain.
There is now a noticeable "chatter" from the engine when in top gear,
at medium to high revs (60 MPH plus).
Not present at high revs in other gears.

My daughters citreon xsara had clutch replace last year because of stalling
dificulties she tells me now that this did not cure the problem. A bit late
now to go back to garage with it,Is there any adjustment that can be made
that can make things better.

I have a 1997 P Reg 306 2.0 8V XSi. Runs like a dream, as fast as sh1t off a
shovel, but it has the dreaded idling problems.
I have now replaced with new parts: the stepper motor, engine temp sensor,
checked for air leaks, checked the MAP sensor, replaced the oxygen sensor

Having recently been done over by a main dealer garage I looked on the
Internet to find a reliable garage.
As I couldn't find a ready source of available garage information I
bought a domain name and have decided to set up a site myself.

Just had an MOT and my Audi A6 passed ok but the advisory said the rubber
covers over the cv joints are split
Can anybody tell me if this is a difficult job to do myself or is it a big
bad expensive garage job ?

battery light comes on
battery checked
battery shows alternator not charging (9 volts max and dropping)
change the alternator

Last weekend I realised that one of the bolts from the steering pump
was loosen and it was frictioning with the steering pump polley and
making noise.  To get access to this bolt I had to remove the plastic
cover of the timing belt, this gave more room to manouver.  I managed

book says 'saab or GM power steering fluid', which is, you may have
guessed, for the power steering on a saab.
anyway, it needs topping up. is it just some dexron II or what?
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Just bought a car with 18k on it Oil was last changed at 9k. Last Car I had
went 40k without an Oil change but would rather look after this one!

I have a 2003 Nissan Primera 1.8 SE.
I've never noticed this on any other car, so I think it's a fault.
Here goes...
When I accelerate and change gear the engine revs' rise by 500rpm when I  

hi, ive just purchased an 1984 fiesta ghia with a 1.3 cvh.  just got one
problem with it, it is very reluctant to go above 3000rpm out of gear and
wont go above 3000 when in gear! as you can imagine this is making the car
very gutless. does anyone know whatt might be the problem ...

I have a 1.8 1998 Mondeo petrol - what sort of mileage should I expect on a
full tank, consisting mainly of local and main road driving, and about 15%
of which is high-speed motorway mileage?
I'm currently getting around 380 miles - is this good?

Just a simple question really - anyone know where the petrol filter is
on my Corsa 1.2 as a friend of mine suggests cleaning/replacing it to
solve what appears to be some kind of fuel starvation problem - thanks