Mate has owned a 03 ford KA from new & done about 25k miles (think it's just
a basic 1.3 model). I drove it for the first time and although the brakes
seem to work ok it has a long pedal travel & have to apply much more
pressure - like driving a car with non sevo assisted brakes.  ...

Hi have just replaced the front drivers door on a P reg escort (96). Doesn't
quite shut as easily as the other 3 doors and there is a slightly larger gap
between the door and wing compared to the passenger door & wing. Is there a
way of adjusting the door to fit (you have to slam ...

The difference between the BMW so called mini *First* and the mini *One*
seems to be the One has about 20 bhp extra (from the same engine block as
the First). Additionally it has different wheels (not alloys), air
conditioning and a different steering wheel. This results in a ...

On a mk4 golf 1.6se 1999 AEH engine.
Basically the rocker cover is leaking on the backside and oil is weeping,
not a lot but enough to sort it out.
I called VW and they do not sell just the gasket, you HAVE to buy the rocker

My mrs 1999 fiesta has a squeak coming from the nearside front wheel, I
presume it's the bearing.
Are these easy to replace? Anything I should know? Any specialist tools
required?

I have just bent all the valves on my 1999 k seris 1.4 16 valve head, I
managed to pick up a secondhand head from the internet but on fitting it I
now find that the tensioner is different, the problem is that I now can't
tension the belt can anyone tell me what the difference is ...

My rear washer jet appears to have thrown its' hand in (wiper works
fine), the front still squirts as it should.
Would it fail an MOT, given that not all cars even have a rear wiper ?

Halfords sell wire for MIG ally welding so I suppose it's possible. Not
wanting to do anything sophisticated like sorting a crack in a cylinder
head etc, just simple fabrication. Joints in the same sort of thickness as
my MIG could do with steel.

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Today a lovely young girl came up and said 'I like your car' , a while later
she came and asked if it was for sale, later she came and gave me her mobile
number and asked me to think how much I wanted for it.
The car is a 24 year old XR4x4 !!!!! reasonable but not concours.

I acquired 8 litres of decent free antifreeze today so I thought I'd change
the coolant in 'er Micra tomorrow. This will be the first time I have *ever*
changed a car's coolant in 21 years of driving numerous cars; what's the
odds it's going to go tits up somewhere along the ...

Hi, everyone. Bought my first corsa this weekend, the radio needs
decoding, Can anyone find out the code pls?
Philips Car 400
GM0400W2084503

I've just bought a new-ish car, with reversing sensors in the bumper,
but no signs of life from them. Taking some of the trim out of the boot
I've found the control box for them, marked "Cobra 0168".
This has the following connections:-

Access poor, got the proper socket, but can't loosen it! Any tips?

I may be being a tart here but has anyone tried mechanic gloves ? not
the surgical gloves but some like this 180394530505 on ebay.
Having done a number of tasks recently on the car I seem to spend a bit
of time with my swarfega (sp?) trying to get the crap off. I thought