Hi this is my first MOT and the car failed on two points. my fuel pipe
was a bit lealy and also my seatbelt anchorage was corroded, two
garages quoted about £100 but I took the car to the one which could
take my car soonest, they charged £40 to assess the car but i didnt

I ask because I happen to ride red fire engines for a living.  I went
to a car fire a few days ago that was an 04 reg 1.9td (some other
initials) Vectra.  The fire was small and only in the area of the air
filter box.  It *appeared* to originate from the mass sensor; the

Anyone know where the low compression conector is for A/C refridgerant
top-up?
Car is 2000 diesel.
I can see the high compression connector, but no sign of the low

Recently, my petrol 1.25 ford fiesta has developed an unusual fault -
for the first few minutes after the car has started, the engine revs as
normal (~900-1000 rpm), but if on pressing the accelerator at all, the
engine revs drop very low (to ~250) and the car shakes but does not

Got a strange fault with the lights on our 2000 Zafira 1.8 - when the
headlights are turned on the dashboard lights go off so can't see the
instruments - but they come back on as soon as the headlights are
turned off.

I have a problem with an old Nissan, it keeps triggering limp home
mode and the fault code shows the airflow meter at fault.
I tested it with a dmm and it seemed to be working but I have just
tried substituting one of a the same make but different diameter. This

Hi...
I have a Halfords 2 tonne hydraulic trolley jack. It's the older
version of this one:
http://tinyurl.com/p42us

My girlfriend bought a Peugeot 206 4 months ago from a Peugeot main dealer.
The car was used (14 months old) but had just been owned by the garage as a
courtesy car.
A couple of weeks ago she noticed that the glove box wasn't closing

Hi - any ideas on my 1999 Mondeo 2.0 idle?
Just bought the car. Garage cleaned butterfly area as throttle was sticky.
Now find idle at standstill is steady 1100rpm, when moving idle increases to
nearly 2k. eg if parked on hill, idle is 1100, take handbrake off & roll in

Could anyone give me a hand with details of how to exchange the
headlight assembly in a 1990 Ford Escort?
The bulbs and connectors are easily removed, as are the adjustment
plate nearest the grill, and the "-o-" shaped locking lug into the side

Our 2001 Volvo V70 has just started making a whining/clattering sort of
noise with the ignition on but not with the engine on. it seems to be
coming from the front nearside area of the engine compartment, in front
of the fuse box area by an air assembly of some sort. It is some sort ...

Away from home, diesel Focus cut out suddenly and I saw that
the temp guage was off the scale.
No water. When engine cooled down as fast as I poured it in,
it poured out from bottom back left hand side of engine.

My dad's new car has deadlocks. As far as I can tell, all this means is that
the lock pips are flush with the door card when the door's locked, and that
they're unlocked using the central locking motors via a signal from a
microswitch that's triggered when you pull the door ...

Anyone know whether the tailgates of the Skoda Felicia estate and saloon are
identical? Mine (1998 1.9D estate) has developed a nasty rust patch around
the rear windscreen and there's no way it's going to fill happily. (I'm
sh*te at filling and spraying anyway.) Saloons are ...

Hi i have a persistent fault with a Citroen cx 2.5turbo 2.  The fault is
just like an air leak causing too weak a mixture.  I have tried the wd40
trick, but still cant find the leak.  I have heard that you can pressurise
the inlet to check it holds pressure....how do you do this ...