Totally off topic, but this link is well worth reading.
http://www.freedom.org/news/200608/25/tenney.phtml
Rob Graham

The car has done 81K miles now, and thought the mechanic says to leave it
until 100K miles before changing the belt, I don't want to tempt fate and
it's not his cash down the pan if it snaps!
I've been quoted about £130 to get a new cambelt fitted. I've had a look and

My Rover SD1 Vitesse has some white/clear rubbery sealant smeared around
the holes for the rear light clusters on the rear panel. The lights also
come with a shaped foam-rubber gasket which is compressed somewhat when
you tightened up the fitting studs going through the rear ...

Please - r there any guys out there who can help me?
I drove my little citroen to town - finished shopping, then crawled in
a traffic jam for about 15 mins or so, drove down a hill when suddenly
warm liquid gushed onto my left foot and yes - I have manual gear box

Can anyone advise? Intermittently I suddenly find I can't change gear
or get into gear - there is enormous resistance to the gear change. I
have forced it - and then it  is often OK. The only common factor seems
to be it happens after a period of slow driving with lots of gear

Folks :-
Hopefully you can point me in the right direction.
My Mrs's Vectra (R plate 1.8 auto) after a few miles starts squeaking /
squealing from what I believe to be the rear drivers side wheel. The

I am looking at copper brake pipe on EBay which is listed as 3/16 OD.  One
lot comes with metric ends.  I once did all the brake pipes on a mini, but
that was years ago.  Can I use the metric ends with the imperial sized pipe?
Is brake pipe one of those strange things that is ...

For the last 3 days on starting my car from cold, will drive perfectly ok
for about 10 miles, then develops a severe misfire - particularly at over
2500 revs in 2nd - can then manage to get to work / home using low
acceleration + 3/4/5 gears. If ignition switched off for only a few

Hi Chaps,
need an exhaust downpipe for a 1999 Punto 1200. Is there anywhere online I
can get one. I refuse to pay the local exhaust centre £116, or even the
cheaper £89 that I've found out. I suspect I could buy it for 1/2 that and

Ello all
I'm thinking of replaceing my Escort with a Scorpio.
Looking at the 2.5 diesel, and wondering if it's an Endura, or a
Peugeot thing?

Just got a Passat 1.9 TDi.
Would like some help and information if anyone can help.
Does anyone know of any good dedicated VW or Passat forums?
Does anyone on here have any specialist knowledge in this area?

I remember reading on here that one can use ATF as injector cleaner in
diesels..
So as part of the usual before MOT treatment I went to purchase myself some,
however the bloke behind the counter told me not to use it as "it destroys

had my 525i auto touring for a week now, done 450 miles......seems ok
I leave for Germany next week.....
I have a 520i (i belive both have the M50 block)
Is it worth me taking off the water pump, rad and take them with me, the

I have just taken my 53 reg Corsa 1.2 for its first MOT and a service.
I thought the cam belt needed changing as mileage is 40000 but Vauxhall
say the car does not have a cambelt. When my son bought an 02 reg Corsa
1.2 this year he was told by the salesman that when they did the MOT

Hey there,
Was hoping to get some feedback on a quote for this job. To replace the
head gasket and adjust or replace the tappets, I was quoted £700 -
£800 for the job. This wasn't from a Mazda garage, but from a national