I have a friend with a cracked head needing replacing.
My question is are any of the head interchangable thru the 405 diesel
range?
He has a 1.9 NA engine and it seems the TD head is more easy to

What will happen upon reconnection if you disconnect the battery on a
2004 Fiat 2.8JTD diesel van (to do some MIG welding)?
Will it work normally again? Or will the engine mgt system request
emergency codes?

Is it feasible for me to pressure wash to clean  my engine still in
the car.
Can I use a cold pressure washer ??? or does have to be hot.
What precautions do I need take, as I suppose you have to cover up the

I have a 1997 Audi 1.8T Sport Avant with a fault rear wiper. Before it
totally failed it did judder and I found that the teeth on the motor
shaft were worn down and the wiper stuck in one position. Having
removed the wiper blade the motor doesn't seem to function.

i have a 2001 2L mondeo
have changed rear anti roll bar links,anti roll bar rubber mounts,bu
still have this rattle when going over the smallest of bumps.mos
noticed on the left passengers side at rear of the car from suspentio

Hey there,
Having some trouble finding a ford part, from anywhere! 2000 Ford Escort
heater-blower switch control, with air-con. Push it in, aircon should come
on. It doesn't, because the switch is goosed.

To test a simple car horn, would 12 volts across the horn terminals be
sufficient to know if it's defective or not?

Just fitted a new control arm, and have two new brake pipes fitted, and
since i have had this done have been gettting a banging nose under the
car some times when you brake the some times when you let the brake
off.

The rear silencer on my Saxo 1.5D ('99, non cat), and the last six inches of
the centre section pipe, are on the way out with rust. They're not blowing
yet. I'm tempted to try prolonging the life by painting them. However I have
no expectation at all that a standard high temp ...

Last pad change on my Fiesta, went fine... didn't do much cleaning cos
there wasn't much to get in the way of the pads sliding up and down or
the calliper moving. Calliper went back on fine on both wheels without
much trouble. Did a quick road test, they work fine, they kick in ...

Been getting a rattly/squeeky noise from the car, combined with the
alternator warning light coming on and off and moderate overheating. I've
established the belt is not slipping (its not that kind of noise) and is in
good condition and properly tensioned.  I'm fairly sure its ...

I have an old model TDI Galaxy Zetec model and lately the windscreen
wipers don't seem to want to work very well when its wet - great eh!!
Took it into the main dealers and they couldn't get it to fail!!
Sometimes they work well and other times they will start to move then

Which cars other than BMW use these - gentle push for intermittent or firm
push for all the way? I've got so used to this on my BMW I'm going to fit
a similar system to my other car. The electronics ain't a problem, but the
design (size) and cost of the switches are so I'd like to ...

I'm having the auxilliary belt on my Ford Escort (1998 1.6 Finesse)
changed next week.  Garage has quoted £30 including labour.  My
question is: is it worth getting the water pump renewed at the same
time as I have heard that these can cease at higher mileages?

Hello all.  Have tried various things to get my immobiliser to work
without success. To summarise the problem, when I replace the relevant
fuse I have perfect central locking but am unable to start the car"
removing the fuse allows me to start the car but disables the central