Sadly, no Haynes manual available for this engine.
How would one relieve the tension on the tensioner?   Simply by
unbolting the one bolt?   Can it really be as simple as that?

The wife has an 04 Nissan Primera that is showing a service is due
every time I start it.  The car has just been serviced by a non Nissan
dealer but they haven't reset the message.  I had the same problem
with her Astra last year and it was dead easy to fix.  Does anyone how

Does anyone know where the OBD11 diagnostic port is on the Honda
accord 99 (european model)? I've heard people say its below the
drivers side dash board towards the bottom left, but i cant find it.
I've checked everywhere including drivers side bottom left & rigth and

(For those who don't know, I call my car Christine after the Plymouth
in the Stephen King film. She bites everyone in the arse who puts a
spanner to her)
Went to Specialised Engines to get a recon engine fitted yesterday. Was

Does one use std wheel nuts or special sleeved things on these Ex Pug
ally rims  look like I've bought myself (in the hope I can find some
suitable tyres to fit the Ranger kit car).
They look like this but are 4 stud ..

Has anyone here tried Reggae Reggae Sauce on a bacon sarnie?
Any good?

so if a diesel car needs a new exhaust and the original had a cat could a
new exhaust be fitted with a repair pipe section instead of the cat and then
pass an MOT
Would performance be affected?

Now there is no more snow and ice (London) I've stopped using my Decosol
screen wash.   But just using plain water, I find leaves the screen a bit
smeary.
It's been suggested to me that I put a bit of vinegar in with the screen

Hi A friend of mine has built a kit car and used an engine from a
Rover SDI 1970's vintage. It is a V8 but would like to know the
following.
Was it built by Buick or Rover.

Hi. A few days ago I noticed a squeaking noise below the engine to the
right when I start my car. The squeaking is not constant but comes in
2 second bursts. It is more noticable when I first start the car and
doesn't happen when I am driving. It sounds like some kind of belt

Still in my quest to find an mild 'off road' / M&S pattern tyre for
our MK2 Escort based jeep it was suggested that I might have more luck
with a 15" rim.
So if we were going to a more 'army' look (daughters idea and a cheap

Four thick rashers of dry cure back bacon, fried chestnut mushrooms,
fried tomato and a runny fried egg on a toasted ciabatta with tomato
ketchup and Encona hot pepper sauce.
Is it possible to make a better bacon buttie than that?

thinking of changing the shoes on my 02 plate 1.25 fiesta. the axle nut
looked like it had a retaining cage around all sides of it so i opened up
the cage and undid the nut only to find it is not one nut but about 6 thin
nuts. in the end my socket is not deep enough to reach the ...

My brother's scrapping an N reg Fiat Cinquecento. He's been offered £50 &
take it away.
Given it's a Fiat, and I think he's got 2 keys, is it worth any more, just
for the ECU and the keys?

I have a 1998 Mondeo, the cruise control did work and now it doesn't. The
indicator lamp does not illuminate to show its switched on.
Any idea where to start looking, thanks.
RD