are the current fiestas bodies galvanized? the entire body & bonnet/
doors?
how long have ford been galvanising?
thanks

I seem to be getting poor fuel economy in my Escort ('96 1.6 Zetec). Last
time I calculated it, I was getting about 27mpg. I do 25 miles a day, of
which 20 is motorway, 3 is rural and 2 is urban.
At the MOT all the emissions were spot on, but I have noticed that when I

we have a n reg 1.6 16v astra and its making a making a knocking /
grinding noise when you start the engine !!! its coming from the side
where the battery is ? it only does this when the engine is cooled
right down . once you have been driving for about a minuite it stops

Got a Corsa here (1.2L N-reg, 89K, regular services all its life) which
seems to have developed a strange periodic noise from the engine.
At idle it sounds like a cross between a metallic scraping and a rattle
which comes on every 5-10 seconds, then fades out again, lasting for ...

I have a Toyota Carina M reg Estate that had failed the mot on the co
last year. I am about to scrap it. Some guys on the yellow pages said
they will come and collect it for free ? I know that the radio still
works and I am keeping that. Is there any other bits that is worth

Advice , please, on how to get inside the drivers door mirror of a 2 yr old
Merc E320 to replace the indicator lens.
(I just know you'll say "carefully spring out the mirror glass" but one can
always hope!).

I've posted a couple of times about this but I thought it was due to a
visible leak on the rear crank shaft seal.  After getting this fixed, my
Punto (90K miles) is still going through oil at a reasonable rate
(probably 0.5 - 1l per 500-1000 miles).

Apart from name and badging

(specifically for an S reg '98 Hyundai Accent, but...)
Are there any "rule of thumb" guides you guys work to, such as
changing 10-20,000 miles prior to the manufacturers' guidelines ?
ISTR for mine it's 80k, but I had it done cheap at 40k while it was in

Hi i have a m reg 1.8 lx ford mondeo seem to have a problem with both pulse
air injection pipes coming off when accelerating am willing to fix them on
but worried something is wrong as cant see its right that they keep coming
off does anyone have any ideas please HELP!!

I've just bought an old Escort van, the sort with the 'open with any
key' type locks.
I'll be fitting a decent lock on the back door, but that will not stop
someone getting in the front and driving off in it.

Since he had the hydraulic tappets were replaced earlier in the week,
it has had a worsening problem with a misfire between 1 and 2k revs. As
there was some mention by the mechanic who replaced the tappets that
the belt timing had been out [1], I suggested that it might be a good ...

Basically I have now dropped the oil and refilled it and found the
following leaks when the car is running. There are drips coming from
some kind of sensor shown from above and below in two of the pictures.
Secondly there are drips coming from a small square cut-out which is

Advice would be greatly appreciated.
Had to take my relative into work this morning as his car (battery) would
not start (3rd time this month).  Definatly the battery, so where is the
best place to get one?. Have a Halfrauds near here (Are there better

I have a 97 petrol previa auto.
Last week it boiled over..never happened before..large whistling sound and
water dumped. I waited for it to cool refilled and drove 3 miles home
smartish no problem.All was fine for 3 days with short trips.