So, to recap: earlier this week I managed to drop the plastic drivegear off
the speedo drive of my Skoda Felicia (1998 1.9 diesel, non turbo, VW engine,
engine code AEF) into the transmission. Since then I've been driving it
hoping that the gearbox would just mash the plastic to ...

Not as bad as I expected. Still shite, though.

i have a  2006 mark 7 fiesta. haynes last manual is for fords till
2005.
would the haynes manual for the mark 6 fiesta be useful for a 2007
mark 7 fiesta?

Took my Fiat Punto in for a clutch repair, and the garage said that there
was also a problem with the gearbox.
What they said was 'the crown wheel has sheared off the pinion' because of a
sheared weld.

My "ex-wife-to-be"s 03 Ka has started getting water in the driver's
footwell. It doesn't have antifreeze in it, so it isn't coming from
the heater matrix behind the centre console - thank goodness. It is
therefore probably rain water, but the door and windscreen seals look

These, I'm told, are a comon fault with Fiestas, inthat they don't work! -
P' reg, 96, not sure what Mk....
The handles (drivers side and passenger side, front - rears work fine)
operate by pushing a thin metal bar downwards, this bar is inside a plastic

when choosing optional extras and internal trim colors, would choosing
a weird combination delay your cars production and delivery?
are cars produced and painted red ones first, then blue etc? or are
they just made on the assembly line as the orders come in with the

Got a Fiesta Finesse LX 1.25 2003 reg, it seems to have a fault...
When accelerating, the acceleration is not smooth it seems jumpy, and
when in neutral at a stop, the car pulses/throbs and the rev counter
jumps around the 1000 mark...

I've just noticed that the nsf cv gaiter has 1.5" split in it. There's
a fair amount of grease leaked out of it around the hub carrier and
suspension arm but the CV joint is still lubed up pretty well. It had
an MOT a week ago so it's pretty recent. Problem is that I need the

have had everything else checked out but my scenic still wobbles
between 60-65 and then stops at faster speeds.
Can a hole in the exhaust / manifold (which it has got) cause this? L

Folks :-
On the 10th February I filled up my 1.8 2001 Zafira at Morrisons in
Norwich. 50 miles later the emissions warning light came on. The car
continued to run OK but it became noticeable over the following couple

I suppose I shouldn't be surprised, but I did a quick check on the MOT
history of the 156 this evening....
Last year, it was given advisories on perishing front suspension bushes.
I told my wife not to worry about them until the suspension became noisy

The electronic dashboard on my Espace (registered in Jan 2000) ha
started to play up by not coming on at first and then eventuall
working.  Surprise surprise the local dealer wants to charge £800+ fo
a new one.  I have found a firm down in Kent will repair it for £15

The near side wing mirror is broken. I have purchased a replacement.
How do i remove the cover to remove/replace the wing mirror

Hi Guys   
My sister's 1997 Fiesta 1.3 stalls often when coming to a halt.
Otherwise it starts and runs pretty well. First thought is the idle
speed control valve. Can anyone describe to me where it is, what it