I've replaced the head gasket on my '96 Rover 1.4 Gta and now I can't
get it to start!  I've checked the battery and plugs and they're both
fine, it's gasping but it won't quite catch.
Any suggestions welcome, a few people have mentioned the timing or the

Douglas Payne wrote:
I've got a 1989 BX GTI, I've got a similar problem except my courtesy
lights work fine off switches and the rear doors but not the front
doors.

I have a strange intermittent problem with my p reg 1.6 megane.
The engine will be running fine and then it will start to misfire badly,
sometimes almost dying to the point where I have to floor the throttle to
get it to pick up again. At idle, revs will fluctuate up and down ...

I've got a '99 Fiesta and the paint on the alloy wheels is looking decidedly
the worse for wear. Staining and paint lifting mainly, and products like
Wonder Wheels have little or no effect on the finish. There's also a couple
of light kerbing scratches.

I fitted a GSF sump gasket to my Golf a bit back, and it seems to leak a bit
of oil. I've since bought a VW one, which is copper coated with rubber,
whereas the GSF one was a thick paper type.
Do you or do you not put sealant on metal / rubber gaskets?

got a s reg vectra 2.5,had it a year ,every now and them it just will
not start?come back later starts sraight away??someone has mentioned
that it could be a crank case sensor? could anyone help me before i
start spending £s on it ant ideas please

We've been recommended a garage quite near us to have the complex work
done that I can't do due to lack of skill or time.
We finally started to test it out today. My wife's Felicia needs a new
gearbox. The synchro went completely on 5th a while back. As she just

Ok chaps the next question from my work colleague is how do you change
the glow plugs on a Multipla JTD pre facelift model? Aparently it isn't
as easy as it looks.

Any web sites that list which cars have timing chains and which have
timing belts?
Looking for small cars with timing chain -- I know Micra has one. Any
other small Jap models use timing chains?

not a maintenance problem as such but could any one tell me what the
fuel mix is four my sons scooter it say oil- 1 fuel- 25. i dont want
him to blow it so please help

Just wondered if these tyres were any good as I have been offered a
pair at a reasonable price to replace my old worn out ones.

Just wondered if these tyres were any good as I have been offered a
pair at a reasonable price to replace my old worn out ones.

I need a manual in English for my newly installed car mp3/VCD player
Kenwood model KDC-MP5029V.
The unit I got had only a manual in Arabic!!
Please email me a scanned or PDF version of the manual.

I have mistakenly filled my new Skoda, 1.9 PD TDI engine, with unleaded, it
was nearly at empty and I filled it up to full with unleaded fuel.
I drove away from the petrol station, travel less than half a mile and it
conked out at the lights.  I tried to start it and then realised ...

had a 53plate kangoo 1.5dci snap its cam belt today.
dunno full extent yet, but anyone know if anybody ever got away with little
damage, as opposed to expensive top end job?