I could be well off here, but in my 2001 Ford Focus, the engine temp seems
to go up a little, then down a little, up then down, even on motorway runs.
In traffic it sometimes gets halfway up, though I've not seen it go past
this.

Hi All, this is for a mate in California.  He has a 59 Bugeye
Sprite.  The suspension in the rear bottoms out with more than
one person in the car, I think he's had shims put in etc etc on
quarter-elliptical leaf springs.  Any ideas on a fix, he cant

Has anyone come across this problem?
My pessenger side rear door is refusing to open. When I turn the key
in the front doors the motors can be heard moving in the rear but alas
the door remains permenantly shut. Bit embaressing for friends to have

Does anyone on here have a copy of VAG-Tacho or any other tool capable of
retrieving the SKC (secret key code) from my T4? I have VAG-COM and so I can
code the new keys to the vehicle, but if only I had the SKC code. I believe
this is only the older 4-digit code as it is a '97/98 ...

The one I have bought has a 1.9 diesel, not turbo.  Trying to make it
as quiet as possible.  It has a new exhaust. Does anyone know if sound
deadening kits for the engine bay exist?

The air con fan which comes on in parallel with the compressor on my Peugeot
806 has recently become one speed only...maximum!  It didn't used to be
noticeable but now is on, loud, whenever the digital air con is in 'auto'.
It goes off when I switch to 'eco'. Is there a sensor ...

Hoping for some good pointers here!
My wife's 03 Clio's brakes are shuddering quite badly when braking. I
believe there may be some warping of the discs and so am looking to
replace these myself (trying to keep costs down!). I've done basic car

Cable has snapped on drivers side electric window.
How hard to fix and what parts required.
Is it expensive ?

I have a 1975 RR Silver Shadow and the two front doors are locked, the
manual button on the drivers door has become disconnected inside the
door. Has anyone any ideas?

My radio died, for no reason that I can see. I pulled it out of the dash
using the two key things and when I put it back in, it had died!
I didn't hear any bangs, or short circuits, or anything at all, but now it
just won't work. The radio works in another car, so it's OK, but ...

Are these worth a punt on eBay?
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I'm trying to track down a fault with my car's clocks. One earth is showing
very low resistance (negative for some reason on my cheapy multimeter), and
the other is showing around 50 ohms. Does this sound anything like right?

Hi - just new to the group and need to pick your brains!( I don't have
any of my own!)
I have a diesel vw LT35 1995- haven't used it since before christmas
due to leaking sump- (which is sorted now) tried to start it today and

I'm still looking at the clocks on my Golf. The earth's not the problem, and
everything else seems alright, so I'm beginning to suspect the oil pressure
switches. The thing is, the computer bit of the clocks doesn't seem to be
registering that the ignitions on, let alone that the ...