My wife's 54 corsa has wing mirrirs adjustable from inside.
She came back to the car yesterday and found the offside
glass popped out from the mounting.   I can see two metal
clips behind the glass, but I can't make them locate anywhere

We have an occasional problem with starting our diesel Zafira when it has
been parked facing uphill. The motor turns, and although the engine seems to
catch, it feels fuel starved and simply won't start.  The only action that
will consistently start it is to put it in gear and ...

We took our four-year-old Pergeot 307 in for its MOT yesterday and it
has failed, despite the fact that we still have just under a month to
run on the old MOT the tester rekons that this is now invalid, is this
true?

Both the valve stem seals and HG have gone on my Punto MK-II (8v 1.2l).
 As I have a spare car at the moment I thought I'd tackle the job
myself.    Most out of interest to be honest.
I've bought a Draper Valve Spring Compressor (Stock No. 13892), but the

My 94 Corolla just scraped a pass on its MOT the other day because the
tester said the  emission levels were up due to not using the car enough.
(too many visits just to Tescos).
He said to regularly go up the motorway in *fourth*  gear to clean out the

I have an R reg Rover 220SD Diesel which I am considering converting
to run on Straight Veg Oil.
Does anyone have any exepriece of converting this to run on SVO ?
I'm not sure what make the fuel pump is & whether its up to running on

Ah, the joys of home mechanics. 4 hrs - cambelt and all the bits + 2
cam seals.
I'm not sure what was the most satisfying though - the car running or
the nice warm water to wash my hands afterwards - it's brass monkey

I'm scrapping my old Sierra (1990 LX) and got most off it as spares for my
other Sierra, but can't see on first glance how to remove bumpers. All the
lights have been removed at the front so got acres of spare to peer into the
front of the body, but still can't see any obvious ...

My wifes 2001 1.8 petrol needs a new thermostat. Its the cam chain
Ford/Mazda "new I4" engine.
The stat is under the inlet manifold on the left front of the engine,
my question is - can I change the stat without removing either the

Would anyone know what the likely causes of a constant pitched noise,
really noticeable above 40mph? It sounds as though the noise is coming
from the rear (although I cannot be sure), yet it is a front wheeled
drive car.

After the frosts of last week, and mothers
over-handbrake-applicatory-exuberence, and the car being parked for some 4
days. Some selected words on my part, the S70 appeared to require new
handbrake shoes 'to the rear of the vehicle' as one wheel was locked solid,

Twelve important men from Yathrib went to Mecca to meet the Prophet
(pbuh) and promised faithfully to serve him and Islam. In return, the
Prophet (pbuh) sent one of his friends, Mus'ab ibn 'Umayr, with them
to teach the Koran and instruct them in their new religion. Another

Can anyone help me with working out a production date from a chassis number.
Had a ggogle but can't find anything.
Its a p plate 1.8 tdi mondeo with a reg date of 31/1/97 it seems a few parts
changed around this date so I'm trying to work out the actual production

I went to get Mum from the hospital last night in the dear old Rover
218SD (93, 180k, 1900 non turbo) and when we went to leave I noticed
the ignition light was on all the time?
I checked the belt and wires and all seemed intact so we carried on

1.8 1995.
temp gauge don't move, engine thirsty.
I suspect coolant temp sensor for both gauge and ecu thinking engine is cold
all time. rad pipes warm up fine.