can anyone help my wipers on an astra cdti year 01 wont work when on
intermittent wipe they go half way across screen stay for about ten
seconds and then return to the bonnet there is no pattern to there
movement so they are not sticking at a certain point also e

Had a new battery fitted recently at local tyre / exhaust/ battery shop ,
and as new one was connected a deafening alarm started up. Disconnect
pronto, try hitting everything, ignition keys on etc, disconnect reconnect
battery.

My Rover K series engine (42k miles) has started making a jingly noise at
3500 revs and over.
Are there any pointers you can offer for me to look into? Here's some more
clues...

I am in the UK.  I am looking for a cheap mains generator to use in my
garage.  I want to use devices such as power hand tools, vacuum cleaner,
lamps, battery charger, etc.
ISTR that someone recently posted that there are some small generators

I have a '00 vectra cd and the heater portion of the electronic heater
has failed. The air con portion is working fine but I need several
layers of clothes just to get to work. can anybody help.

I have just had to replace the battery in my Renault Laguna RT 1.8 and
need to re-enter the code for my Renault/Pioneer CD/radio. I have the
code and remember that I use the first 4 preset channel buttons to cycle
through and set each number of the 4 digit code in turn. However, ...

Had my car stolen have just got it back but the steering lock is
broken, have bought new lock but cannot fit it, I think I need a new
steering column any helpor tips on fitting this. Thanks

Hi guys. I have a mk2 Mondy that I haven't given a run out on for about
6 weeks due to it being on the market. I was taking it out today to get
a tyre and when I steered a full lock either way a lound mechanical
clunkind  sound emanates from near the off side wheel. The car also

My daughter has a J reg astra 1.6 ecotec, and it's been playing up of late.
It's very fond of doing 3000rpm when it should be idling, even revving up
when changing gear. I haven't got a scanner, so she's had a friend of a
friend of a friend scan it, and it apparently said code 24 ...

Hi, can anyone suggest any ideas on my car problems.
I have a daewoo nexia gli 1995 that cuts out when driving but restarts
straight away when i turn the key again. The power steering goes as
well.

I'm after a battery charger and have found a good deal from Lidl for
£12.99. It says it's got 3 charging modes: 14.4V/0.8A, 14.4V/3.6A and
14.7V/3.6A. Does the first mode indicate an attempt at desulphation? I
was under the impression a much higher voltage would be needed for ...

   I noticed that the light on the passenger side is much dimmer than
the light coming from the one on the driver side. When I had a quick
look this morning, I saw that one of the bulbs on the passenger side
was not lit, whilst both were lit on the drivers side.

So, McCain's oven chips are pretty good.
Paint chips aren't quite as nice - I do know a local guy that's done some
work for us in the past on a few cars, but I've heard there are mobile
"paint chip" specialists. Does anybody have any experience of these, and

My 1.25l 16V Zetec Fiesta (1998) is now burning about 2 litres of oil every
1000 miles.  I'm using 5w30 semi-synthetic but it's getting rather expensive
to put in this much all the time!
The manual says I could use 10w40 so I am considering using "High Mileage"

As above says it all really. It seems to when going round a bend and on
a bumpy road. So it could be a dodgy connector perhaps? anyone else had
something like this happen to them?
Thanks for any opinions.