I've had the battery charger on for about 8 hours and the indicator says its
charging and not fully charged. I took it off charge to check it with a
multimeter and its showing 12.87v buuut if I hold the multi meter on it, it
slowly goes down every 5 seconds after 5 second it read ...

I have a V plate Vauxhall Omega 2.5 V6.  I noticed this gremlin last
time, but just thought I was too frugal filling it up !, but I brimmed
the car FULL with fuel today and the fuel guage again fails to read
Full.  It seems to settle at 60ltrs with the needle at about the 1

I used a sprayer to apply some fence treatment over the weekend, but I
didn't bargain on the distance that the mist it generated would travel,
nor that our car was probably too close to it!
As a result, I discovered on Sunday that our windscreen had lots of

Considering of buying one of the following.  Are there any particular
issues with the 2.2lt diesel, and 2.0lt 130BHP diesel or 2.0lt petrol
engine as fitted in the more recent 2006-07 (previous model) Mondeos?
Anything bad to watch out for in these models?

I felt the ends of the front driveshafts on my FWD car, where they're bolted
to the wheel hub with a split pin, to see how hot they got after a drive.
How hot is normal? These were almost too hot to touch. I wonder if most of
the heat comes from the wheel bearings or the brakes, ...

I was just checking a battery I have and it says it has 10.55v on the
multimeter is that enough to crank a car ?
or does it need a charge ... I was thinking if I put it back in the car and
take it for a drive the alterntor might bump it up a bit or is the

How much of a PITA are these to swap? One's gone on my bird's ZX, and with
the rust on the underside I'm thinking that the scrapyard may be the best
option come MOT time...

Just been looking through the manual of my 1987 LT van and came across
something called an "Exhauster" bolted to the top of the engine. Never heard
of one of these before. Could someone tell me what it does?
Graham

Anyone know what size/kind it is? I have to go and change the oil in one
tomorrow but I'm taking t'motorbike so space for tools is limited to a
backpack. Is the filter accessible to ordinary humans?
Si

My Corsa B has had a new ignition barrel & key, but I understand the new Key
needs to be coded to work with the ECU/Immobiliser.
Is they a Vaxhall only job, or is there a manual method?
TIA

Just got an Accident Aftercare card in the post from my dealer.  Basically it
"supplements my existing motor insurance", and they'll:
o Recover your damaged vehicle, take it to our BMW Approved Bodyshop and
undertake full management of the repairs

I've just had the cambelt kit and water pump replaced on my Mk 1 Mondeo.
The system was refilled with 50/50 antifreeze, which is about what it had
before.
I noticed on the way home that it runs hotter now than it did before -

my old but keeps going R reg Astra 1.4.  135,000 miles.
Last year it got a serious problem of randomly losing the engine for a few
seconds.  Just instantly off, then instantly on again.  It got so bad I
called the AA out after a frightening drive to work one morning.  Eventually

my Astra 1.4 (R reg, last of the old types) has a knackered idle speed
control valve.  I've had it disconnected the past year, preferring my heel
and toe skills (til it warms up) to forking out 60 quid for a new one.  (Or
so I was quoted I think).

Been on the hunt for a decent battery charger and saw this one :
http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/7402137/Trail/searchtext%3EBATT
ERY+CHARGER.htm
Is it any good ?