This has been bugging me for a while now.  I know the colour code is on
the VIN plate but i'm not sure whihc letter or number is the actual
code.  I've copied the VIN plate details and been into halfords today
to see if it's in their little book but I couldn't finf it,  I also

Getting a bit concerned... my car, by the looks of the emissions sheet,
just about scraped through the MOT (the Nissan Primera, 2.0 Auto SGX 1994).
Fast Idle
Lambda, 0.997 (0.97 - 1.03), HC 42ppm (lt 200 ppm), CO: 0.08% vol (<0.20%)

What's the best way to clean a throttle body that is removed from the
car?  If I remove the TPS & ISCV sensors is it ok to soak the body
overnight in paraffin to loosen the crud?

I have a ford escort which 6 months ago I had a garage change
the wishbone bushes on the car, since then my tyres have rapidly
become unevenly worn, in a space of only 1500 miles, the tyres
were of good tread before the wishbone bushes were replaced.

All is revealed, I think.
The car was manufactured in 97 . And was registered abroad.It was registered
in the uk in 99 and was given a R plate in keeping with its age. Does that
make sense?

After changing the radiator, the transmission fluid was leaking
somewhere by the pipe by the radiator.
Two choices. Either the hose clip, or the brass pipe/nut assembly...
typical setup, where you have to tighten the nut to squish the pipe and

Just to let you know - the service manager called and apologised it had
taken so long to get the Mitsubishi key I posted about before.
Went to collect it on Friday morning.  After being told it would be >100
quid - the final bill was £43.

http://www.vehiclelicence.gov.uk/EvlPortalApp/
'Vehicle Enquiry'
On one of the cars I sold I get..
Date of Liability  01 02 1999

Yaris verso - chain or belt?
thanks

help needed stopped my car last night and can not start it up again
after turning on the ignition battery ok and have all electrics could
the problem be the starter motor or somthing else all suggestions
welcome

Can some kind person please tell me...
where, on a 2001 Ford Focus Stn. wagon [ Ranchero ] I can find the
paint code? and....,
where I can translate that code into the Ford Colour for that year?

As you lot have always given stirling advice when I've had to do work on
the old Escort, I thought I'd let you all know that it is about to go to
the local scrap heap.
In prep for the MOT I carefully ran through my own MOT checks where

my nan bought me  a rover 214 8v 1997 last december for £2000 from a local
garage. it had mot, tax etc. was in mint condition only 46,000 miles. my
mechanic checked it over said was lovely car. my nan paid cash but never got
any warrenty. anyway a year down the line  the car is not ...

I let my car run for abit to get it warm,when i went outside to get in it
the temperature light was on, so i turned the engine off & opened the bonnet
water was leaking out of the water resevouir and it was smoking. the
radiator was blowing out cold air. does anyone have any ...

I have a 96 1.4 Astra Manual Transmission
Anyone know what Gearbox oil I should use.
Both Haynes and Halfords data chart say EP80/90 but the oil in the box at
the moment is RED and not as thick as EP80/90, but not a thin as Auto