On driving home at 70mph no problems then w/o warning engine cut out no
bang, no smoke no trail of oil, car wouldn't re-start. Got towed home,
have checked compression on all four cylinders ... nothing. Timing belt
is OK any ideas, I haven't got a clue what it could be????

I've always been suspicious that some garages don't do all the work
they charge you for.
One tip I've heard is to put a small scratch on your oil filter. Then
if they just wipe it clean rather than change it, you'll know.

Hi, and help!
I have an x-reg mondeo, 16v zetec.  The car idles very erratically when
the engine has reached temperature, and the rev counter goes mad, until
the engine backfires and dies and this is getting worse.

My car has covered just over 500 miles now but I have noticed grey smoke a
split second after I accelerate hard.. Any ideas on grey smoke?
Received the above from a mate with a 1988 Celica GT4 turbo.
The 500 miles is on an engine he reconned himself. Rebore, new shells, valve

Once you have sysprep'd a Windows XP image and copied it to the rest of the
PC's in the room can a Unique Databse File be used for the computer names?

hi, my wifes golf diesel (non turbo) starts fine from cold and runs ok until
its switched off for a short stop ,then it fails to fire up,the motor turns
over until battery goes flat.This has been an occasional problem for some
time but its becoming more frequent.Air filter's clean.I ...

Can anyone answer me a few questions;
Are the immobiliser rings around the ignition barrel specific to the
ECU or can they be swapped from one car to another as long as the keys
are swapped to?

Is it a good idea to wax alloy wheels using ordinary car wax to protect them
from corrosion?  Is it necessary to buy the stuff specifically for use on
alloys?

Still got this problem. Can't get the car booked into Ford until next
weekend. Just wanted to run a couple of things by the group. Guy in work had
the same problem with his Fiesta. It turned out to be the lambada sensor.
Once this was replaced the problem disappeared. Someone ...

OK I tried this question on the Mitsubishi group, but got no answer!!
perhaps thats because no-one knows, anybody here got a clue?
Funny problem realy, I have this clonk on my L200 (X reg ) 115'000
miles

Hey folks,
Today I have managed to acquire some scratches, looks like the clown who
done it made it a bit harder for me to cover-up than I first thought.
The scratches appear as white, but can be rubbed away slightly, but it's

I'm thinking of buying an 12V -> 240V for the car, to enable me to
charge/run devices such as a laptop / mobile phone(s) / AA batteries for
gameboys & camera etc etc while on the road (one at a time!); they seem
to be as cheap as chips these days and this would enable me to use ...

Got a '94 1.6 (Zetec) Escort. The temperature gauge only works occasionally.
Most of the time it doesn't move at all. I've disconnected the temp sender
(at the thermostat housing) and grounded each wire in turn - I gather this
should make the gauge move all the way up - no effect ...

G'morning,
I finally got the Triumph running, after having a free weekend to clean
out the carb (Holley 4160).
It goes, but it's down on power for accelleration, and I get mild

Some one has deliberatly knocked the wing mirror of my 98 Nissan Almera
(passenger side), and broken the bit that holds the actual mirror, (as
oppsed to the mirror casing itself)
Would someone be able to advice whether it would be possible to replace