Six months ago we bought a new astra 05 plate damaged/repaired. had the first
service done and was advised my warranty was void cos the car had been
previously damaged though not recorded, overspray underneath gave it away!
although the front n/s corner and n/s suffered damage the ...

getting water in boot but no idea how??  any ideas..also a smell of
petrol when the tank is pretty full but no apparent leak ???

A friend of mine has sourced a cheap Puma engine (1.7 Vct, all the gubbings)
and wants me to fit it to his Fiesta.
It's a 53 plate 1.4 Duratec. I presume the wiring differences between the
Duratec and Zetec-SE engines are very different? I've done this conversion

I've got a 2004 Vsauxhall Corsa. I can't find the brake fluid level
indicator! The handbook is hopeless and just says it needs to be taken
to the garage to have the brake fluid checked. Can anyone help?

I have over the last 6 months or so started to get problems on my Pug
405 glx where, when i brake, the back brakes kick in before the front
brakes (not too sue if the front brakes are kicking in!)
Took it to my garage (not a Pug one) who put it on a rolling road,

I recently MOT'd my car which is a 2001 saxo 1.1 it passed everything
but the exhaust emissions.
Firstly it failed on the
exhasut emissions carbon monoxide content at idle excessive

Starting your cars engine before draining oil is advisable. Warm oil
will drain faster than cold oil, so let the engine run for ten minutes
before progressing to drain the old oil.
http://cheaponlinecarinsurance.50webs.com/Basic%20Car%20Maintainence%20Part%20I.htm

Are rear wheel drive cars really bad in the snow/winter weather
compared to front wheel drive cars?
Does this mean they sell less rear wheel drive cars in the
north/scotland becaue of this?

I'm paying for being a cheapskate now and not opting for full climatronic
control in my VW Touran.
What hadn't occured to me was that despite having aircon, there would be no
way to force the aircon to activate for demisting purposed in cold weather.

Had my cam belt changed on friday but this morning i've noticed a loud
ticking noise from the cam belt end of the engine. At first i thought oh
tappets, but i removed the top cam belt cover and it seemed louder. could a
tensioner be my problem?

I have a Ford Ka, and I changed my drivers side headlight bulb when i
blew about a month ago.  All was fine, until I changed the bulb on th
passenger side yesterday.  This morning the drivers side blew again.
Is this just a coincidence or should I be worried about my electrics?

97 Volvo S70 T5 102k
A while ago, Tim advised me on a misfiring problem I have. It appeared to
be due to a split in a small breather hose. I just recently got around to
replacing it, but the problem still persists. To recap, it misfires and

I have just purchased an "H" reg Volvo 940 SE (2l petrol) automatic.
I have an orange arrow on the dash that tells me that the overdrive is
disengaged.  However pressing the tit on the gearlever has no effect -
also I still have 4 gears (or 3 gears + overdrive)!

I have a 51 plate renault clio diesel.  The other day after my car had
started the preheater light came back on.  This happened for a few days
and then the preheater light didn't come on at all cause the car not to
start.

The posts about winter driving reminded me of a product to increase the grip
of std tyres on snow and ice called 'Tyre Grip'. A business aquantance was
using it, or something similar back in the 80'. According to him it was
excellent stuff.