I have a Honda Accord 2.0i (1999), and just had some work done, new
battery, new discs, changed the timing belt and various other things,
basically a few big maintenance jobs but nothing too out of the
ordinary. Anyway runs a bit more nicely now but the cruise control

My wife's Mini Cooper S stereo switches on and off randomly (without
touching on/off button) can happen when ignition is on or off. I have
even removed the fuse and it still works!! (and still turns itself on
and off)

My campervan has been standing unused on the drive for a few years and I'm
getting it MOT'ed next week. All looks ok, but I intend to replace at least
a couple of tyres when its passed. One tyre has a crack in the sidewall
around most of its circumference, but none of the ...

I'm currently rebuilding my Skoda, and have just got round to refitting
the head for a 2nd time.
Anyway, in the Haynes manual, the torque routine is : 40nm, 90 degrees
tighten, then a further 90 degrees.

Last night I heard some noise outside and looked to see about 6 youths
pushing a Renault Megan. A bit later I saw they had only got about 50m
up the road. After a word with a neighbour walking her dog they tried
bump starting it backwards but it just slid on locked wheels. Went and

If I had used my headlight adjustment control regularly then I might have -
1. Found a problem during warranty, or
2. Have prevented one of the headlights getting a bit stubborn to adjust
(without a well aimed thump)

The dashboard warning lights are not illuminating when i turn on ignition
,still starts but is annoying,this happened after fitting a ariel extension
to the radio,any pointers to check all fuses appear ok,also heating fan will
not operate this was like this before above problem.

Last week, I put a new exhaust on the ZX. £90.
Today, I put new disks and pads on - about £70 worth.
Now the f.cking things are binding on both sides. They're a bit of an odd
design - pads fit onto pins which you knock out of the caliper. Any usual

I'm a bit crap on the chemistry side of things, but we use a lot of
wet cells (i.e. several thousand of them) at different sites.
I've been wondering whether water filtered using a reverse osmosis
unit (typically comes out as laboratory / food grade pure water), and

After my VW T3 was written off a month ago by a drunk driver, day after it
flew threw its 1st UK mot
http://www.thestar.co.uk/news/Crash-ruins-holiday-plan.4050687.jp
The ins co are sending me a interim payment, they had no idea what it was

Can someone help me with a code for my radio?
S.NR: BP3782S5783176

My Ford Fiesta 57 remote key was stolen last weekend. I have the master
(non-remote) key (with W1 on the blue inset). My local dealer has quoted £50
to cut a new remote key, but needs a day in the workshop to reprogram it. As
a driving instructor I can do without losing a days ...

well I got round to looking at this the other day and it seems that a
dodgy relay was causing the problem. I dropped a replacement in and the
fan worked straight away.
However, there is some heat damage to the vertical pin on the relay I

The Code launches to the general public during August 2008.
http://service.motorindustrycodes.co.uk/code-of-practice.html
they are hoping for a big uptake amongst franchised & independents, BUT
given the code is only voluntary to join im wondering how much clout its

Had Xsara for four years and no problems,daughter has now had it for 6 weeks
and twice in that time the Immediate Stop warning has appeared on
dashboard.She has taken it to dealer for check but they could not find the
answer to the problem.Their diagnostics could not detect ...