I have an 03 2.0 dti Signum, and the engine management light keeps coming on
(3 times in the last week), and the engine switching to limp home mode
(until I turn the ignition off and on again).  I took it to the local garage
to get the codes read, and they said it gave a throttle ...

The MKII Escort Ranger kit car is currently fitted with some 'heavy
duty' front springs (ready for the Pinto) but I'm gonna stick with the
XFlow for a while so need some 'suitable' springs in there again.
The stock Ford saloon springs were 'ok' all be they offering a

I disconnected the battery on my 1.9 TDi 2003 Audi while changing the timing
belt. I now find that I have a Air Bag Warning light on all time. Any easy
way of resetting or do I have to go to my local friendly dealer?

Are there any now available at a reasonable price which are accurate? The
Gunson ones are crap, basically.

The Rover service manual for the 1.4 K16 engine I am working on implies that
the cams are reinstalled into the head before refitting the head, although
this may be just the way the separate procedures are described.
However, it would be a damn sight easier to bolt the head back ...

I have just bought some ripspeed alloys 17" 4 stud (multifitment) on Ebay
Do I need to fit spacer on my 52 plate Zetec Focus to put these on or will
they be ok ?
Are spacers just to stop the back of the alloy rubbing against the inside of

Just wondering if anybody knows where I could buy some tyre repair materials
Middlesbrough Stockton Cleveland area if poss
I'm thinking of
Patches and Plugs

Vauxhall Astra 1999. 1.6 Club. Where do I find the colour code for this
car Under the bonnet thee is a plate with various numbers. How will I
know which refers to the exact colour of the car ?
Advice appreciated

Will the the wheels that came off a p reg scorpio estate fit a 2000 Mondeo
hatchback
They are 12 spoke and marked up as 6.50j x 16 h2 et40 they look like the
ones they fitted to the mondeo v6 and last of the mark 2 zetec's

I'm still trying to track down some tyres for our Rickman Ranger (jeep
style kit car).
It was designed to take 185/80-14's on a 'special'  Weller 8 spoke
steel wheel.

I've got a 1998 1.3 petrol Fiesta (the Endura-E) that has done 90000 miles,
I've had it since new. It neeed various bits replacing to get through the
last MOT.
It now needs:

If the usual bitching and bitterness (Fred style) can be avoided, I'd like
to hear opinions about which tyres to go for...
Standard on my car is 145/13, and it's a rwd that weighs half of sod all.
I'm trying not to spend a great deal more than 30 quid a corner, and teh

Can anyone help me with identifying the marks for checking ignition
timing on a 1997 Hijet? The vehicle appears to 'pink' slightly at
times. According to a sticker on the passenger door the setting should
be (+/- 2) 5deg BTDC.

An older mate of mine just rung to say he nearly lost his Audi the
other day when the rear wheel came off! *Luckily* he was only doing
about 40 mph and it was wet (allowing him to skid rather than maybe
roll over?) but he seemed to suggest the offside rear hub has always

This is an extension to my original "Fork balljoint separator made a
mess of rubber shoe" thread.  Looks like I need to replace the track rod
end.  However I know one of the track rods is totally seized.  I've seen
three Kwik Fit guys working on it at the same time.  Two went ...