This question is the behalf of a friend, he cant get usenet.
This is all i know, hes got the car recently and his girlfriend drives cos
he cant.
Can you please reply to his email, as i leave for Germany in the morning for

My car was parked close to a cherry blossom tree over the weekend.  Got
covered in (wet) blossom petal droppings.
Washed it off this evening but the car is still spotted with the residue
from all the petals - kids think it looks cool !

Could anyone tell me what's involved (apart from alot of money) in
replacing a broken camshaft
on a 95 ford Zetec 1.6i DOHC engine. Was just putting the cam back in
having changed the cylinder head gasket , hadn't really started

The washer bottle has stopped working front or back on my Vauxhall Corsa
(I have filled it :-).  I chve checked for volts on the pump and checked
the earth.
Does any one have the wiring details for this part of the Corsa.

Question: Is it possible to run an internal combustion engine with
somthing other than motor oil as the lubricating or cooling agent?
Does anyone know?

I am looking to find a decent affordable mechanic in the Docklands area
I have a 1995 Jeep Cherokee and it needs a major service, I am no
worried about the service history to much because of the age of th
car, keeping the cost down is more important.

I've recently had a tow bar fitted and have a Cobra Parking Sensor
system fitted to the car.  I have disconnected sensor 2 and 3 from the
black 'box' but when I try reversing I still get the beeping sounds.
I have no instructions as I bought the car 2nd hand.  I've tried

I have a little blow in my exhaust that has been there since I got the
car 2 months ago.  Not too bad, but it is on the list of minor niggles
that I plan to get sorted out.
Took the car to my local ATS yesterday for them to have a look and get

can a gearbox from 1995 414i (new shape) fit into 214sei 1994.

My 1.8cl petrol mk3 golf has a major gearbox problem, it began with
difficulty engaging 5th when hot and then I lost 5th gear all together
on the motorway, a crunching noise and loss of power and 5th gear had
disapered altogether, I use the car for work and continued using it the

My 2000 Corsa 1.6 16v has almost covered 40k miles and im told this is
the time for a new cambelt. Im going to be doing the replacment myself
but could am not sure on a couple of things.
1) The cambelt Kit ive been offered has plastic rollers, are these as

How can I remove the drivers side door lock from a Ford Ka ?...
I have taken the inside trim panel off, however the lock mechanisum
seems to be covered by a metal cover, which looks like it's glued
and/or rivited to the door..

Are there any negative aspects of smaller valve clearances than
specified? I suppose the camshaft runs more smoothly if it's closer to
the valves. The valves are open a little longer, but is that
noteworthy?

I have a corsa that I bought faulty. It is a 1994 1.2 LS. It has an
SOHC engine. I have checked the compression on all 4 cylinders and the
first 3 read 0 and the 4th was around 13 bar. I have taken the head off
and there is no odvious damage to valves, head, pistors or head gasket.

Can anyone give me any idea what's wrong with my car. The problem may
be very common but I know nothing about cars and need help from people
who do.  I will take it to garage but would rather have an idea about
what might need doing before I do.