Possibly slightly ot but it at least it is indirectly to do with car
maintenance ..  ;-)
I was half watching Scrapheap Challenge yesterday (they were making
drag cars) and both some team members and the commentator(s?) referred

Just heard that a friend is stranded because the dash, clocks etc, has just
gone blank in his Ford Focus w Reg.
Seemed ro remember was on tv watchdog recently?
Any known cure for quick fix

Which are the best older diesel engines? Ones that'll run on chip fat if
necessary and are good for a squillion miles?
Si

My dad is getting rid of his H reg Rover 214i. He wants to get the petrol
out of the tank before he gets rid of it though!
How is it done?
Thanks for any advice.

Do you know if it is possible to replace a quickclear windscreen on a
56 Ford Mondeo with a non-quickclear one and still have the rain
sensing windscreen wipers work?
Thanks,

Anyone heard of a firm making one off seven seat kits..would be for a Passat
(estate 03 ).
Found One called Luxury 7 Seats but no replies so I assume bust.
Cheers

Had the RAC man and his backup baffled for an hour when the 2001
Mondeo  GHIA X 2.0 petrol died on the wife at the weekend. Driving
along as normal in dry condition and it dies and wouldn't restart. The
10 A  fuse 42 in the auxilliary fuse box had blown. The handbook says

Hello all, This is a question on behalf of my mate at work.
He has just got a 2000 plate xantia.
The saloon temperature control lever has no effect. It is always hot. It has
air conditioning. That makes no difference.

I have a honda accord 2.0i V reg that I love dearly (except for the
fact it's so bloody long - saloon) but there's this funny thing with
the gearbox. If I try to put it into first when going slowly it
resists as I am actually moving but my revs are way too low for

306 1.6 LX Automatic 1999 - Phase 3 I believe.
I want to drain and refill the gearbox - it's the later AL4 one with the
complicated electronics.  According to Haynes, there is a sensor which
measures fluid wear and makes the Sport and Winter lights flash when the fluid

I've just about stripped down the Audi head, now, before rebuilding,
I'll be cleaning up the old ones.
The exhausts have the usual thick, hard, ceramic like coating on them,
the inlets were a surprise, with the head being fairly clean, but the

Hope I'm not going to start another argument but here goes.... I'm going
to buy two new tyres and am wondering whether to put them on the front or
the back.... no, actually I jest :)
Actually my query is after changing the front suspension arms on my

The 406 I test drove earlier had a very slight noise as it (presumably) came
on and off boost at small throttle openings and low revs - sounded sort of
like a muted wiper motor. Any ideas?

MOT time soon on the Rickman Ranger (MII Escort based Suzy jeep
looking kit car) and that has reminded me I never fully resolved the
tyre issue.
It has run Colway 185/80/14's M+S remoulds since we built it over 18

I am told that a common fault with the later models is that the rear heating
matrix fuelled by diesel somehow goes wrong with disastrous results. Oil
evertwhere and clouds of smoke.
How does this system actually work?