Good People I have just fitted new rear shoes and cylinders to Micra Number 2. Instead of decent. god-fearing brake adjusters it has the spawn of satan automatic sort, and they are now, of course, fully unadjusted. What does one do at this stage? Lots of hand brake applications? Lots of foot brake applications? Or just don't worry and assume that they'll do their stuff in the fullness of...

hello to the group do any of you guys know where the a 51 plate 2.0l petrol ford maverick has a timing belt or a chain many thanks __

I bought a 206 last weekend. 1.4 on a T plate with 82K on the clock. Drove it 20 odd miles home with no problems. I've had it parked up in the drive since, as I've not taxed it yet. Started it up this evening and the revs shot straight up to 2.7K and stayed there. Turned it off then on again - same thing. Turned it off then on and it idled perfectly. Any ideas as to what to look for? Car is for...

On Saturday evening, the 900's boost went on holiday. The ghost got a bit louder, and the boost gauge only just went above atmospheric pressure. Quick look on Sunday in the rain showed that the boost pipework was all firmly in place, nothing obvious, and the various vac hoses seemed not to be open to the atmosphere, so I dropped by the workshop this morning, thinking it was probably the...

Had a bit of trouble starting this thing recently. Have to turn engine about 10 times to get it to fire. Usually fires as soon as the glowplug light goes out. I've checked obvious like air in fuel line to injection pump (it has a clear section so you can look for air bubbles). I've checked resistance of all six glow plugs and they are all about 0.6 Ohms. Diesel return pipes fuel tight and no...

The car is a: Ford Focus 1.8LX petrol 2000 X reg 103,000 miles It was last serviced about 6,000 miles ago and is generally running fine apart from the problem I will try to describe below. Occasionally, when it has not fully warmed up, but isn't freezing cold, it will rev by iteslf, ie with no pressure on the accellerator

Bit if a dumb question I know but can't find it in the book. What is the warning light that looks like a car with a spanner sticking out of the roof? Its by the "7" on the rev counter. It comes on sometimes after a mile or so driving. Not engine management, that has its own little picture of an engine. Service due? according to the book that puts up "InSP" on the mileometer. (BTW I don't have...

The storage space with the lid on top of the dashboard vibrates annoyingly at low speed. Is it easy to take it out and put padding behind it so it stops? TIA, |P

I've recently borrowed a 2000 model Peugeot 306 90bhp HDI whilst my other main car is off the road. I've found that on day in day out short journeys etc, it manages 43mpg. Doesn't seem too bad really. However, yesterday we did a leisurely 200 miles in it mainly on quiet country lanes and single carriageway A roads, wafting along at 55 to 60mph most of the time, with maybe 20 miles worth of...

Hi, i just bought a new 08 Astra with 1300 miles on the clock. The service book has no service history in it yet but i wondered when it needs its first minor service. Its the first car i've owned this young and i know at one time the first oil change was at a low mileage. Is this still the case and should i be booking it in at a dealer to keep the warranty valid?

The heater plugs on my 10 year old Peugeot 106 are, I think, failing. The car is harder to start in the cold weather and runs a bit rough for a few seconds. But the question is - can I just put up with it, without it causing any addition damage to the engine? Cheers

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I have a P reg Rover 216 petrol. I cannot find the thermostat. Haynes glibly says remove the bottom hose from the thermostat housing and remove the latter with two bolts. But in my case the hose comes out from the rad, goes up about 9 inches and then connects to a metal pipe that curves round to the back of the engine. Is the thermostat on the engine end of this metal pipe? I can't actually...

Hi, I just bought a Peugeot 307 1.6 HDi 90 and there's something odd about the stamps in the service book; i) The first stamp is just a sticker which says, "The previous operator of this car was contractually obliged to maintain the vehicle observing Peugeot service requirements and so the validity of the warranty is not affected by the absence of a dealer stamp in respect of the first service."

One for the panel Son's car check engine light came on, he said radio went off, indicator was working but no indicator light on dash Engine drove fine for the next hundred yards until he pulled up When he took the keys out some of the little lights on the switches (electric windows etc stayed on)

Knocking noise coming from nearside front. Gets progressively worse as speed increases. Something wrong with driveshaft or joint ?

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Hi, I've just gone out to my 97 Honda Accord and there is no pressure on my clutch pedal. If I push it down, it goes all the way to the floor, and if I then lift it a little the spring causes it to come back up. Initially there was a little bit of pressure bringing it back up, but now there's none (engine off or on).

Are there any that don't? My Focus is pretty good in this respect being the newest car I've owned for a while and not afflicted by bleeding great holes in the undercarriage like the XR2i that preceded it but it still steams up inside, mainly on the front windscreen, on particularly cold and damp days. Part of the problem I suspect is it never gets a decent run to dry it out thoroughly inside...

Police investigate car blaze near BNP member home 30 minutes ago LONDON (AFP) — Police on Friday launched an investigation into a suspicious car blaze near the West Yorkshire home of a member of the far-right British National Party (BNP). Firefighters and police were called out late on Thursday after a car caught fire near the house in Windy Bank, Liversedge.