"AJ" wrote in message ... How do you check the HT leads are fitted in the correct order. Mine have numbers on them (1-4). But somebody has installed them as 1,2,3 and 4. When the Haynes manual says they should be fitted 1-3-4-2. I don't suppose it matters as long as they are fitted right at the other end. the 1342 bit is...

Hope I have that right. Not long been driving and so far avoid reverse parking in the space between two other vehicles parked at the kerb. Has anyone got any tips that would help me complete this manuever safely. Thanks for any help

The message from AJ contains these words: I am not doing a compression test, just cranking to get rid of any water. Do I need to disconnect it? Probably wise - it'll stop any fuel getting squirted in. All plugs at once. However - if the engine was running when you came out of the flood then

Popped some gas in at the station, it was misfiring when pulled in, wanking back to the car i noticed a puddle, im talking lesss than a minute and drip drip drip, took a look and when i took off the K&N filter i saw pure liquid fuel from the 1st barrel come out, ran out........

Uk 1.8 TDDI Focus- When I do a 20-30 mile motorway run- stop Smoke coming out of the front disc??- smells of rubber.Lasts a few secs ands goes Had new pads fitted and disc- same problem. Rang garage they said it could be fan belt. Any ideas ??

**** off, jesusboy.

The message from AJ contains these words: I removed all the plugs and now wish to crank it to get rid of any water from the pistons. How do I crank it to do this? Is this simply turning the key in the ignition? Yes. Is the battery flat? --

Hi all, Last night I filled my 1999 Fiesta up at a Tesco garage, and must have put too much in. It was fine at the time - I drove the 5 miles home without a problem - but when I got into the car this afternoon I smelt petrol. I checked under the car - no obvious leaks - and then opened the petrol tank. Petrol spurted out, so I quickly closed it, ran and got a bucket and tissues and opened it...

"AJ" wrote in message ... I removed all the plugs and now wish to crank it to get rid of any water from the pistons. How do I crank it to do this? Is this simply turning the key in the ignition? As I disabled the ignition, and now when I turn the key nothing happens, just a click. What am I doing wrong?I disconnected the...

Hello, a question for you Ford experts! Just replaced the rear passenger side door lock/motor as it had started locking/unlocking only intermittently. The new one works fine BUT doesn't seem to feature "double locking". The other three doors still seem to double lock OK, either from the key fob or the front door keyhole. Also I suspect the alarm also isn't getting switched on when I try to...

Hi, I have an external part that is a grey/silver plastic and I want to paint it black.. I know that many have tried painting bumpers etc and after a short time the paint cracks and peels.. Is there a correct procedure to preparing and painting plastic parts? What are the recommended paints etc?

Popped some gas in at the station, it was misfiring when pulled in, wanking back to the car i noticed a puddle, im talking lesss than a minute and drip drip drip, took a look and when i took off the K&N filter i saw pure liquid fuel from the 1st barrel come out, ran out........ Its the solex twin side draughts. I left the Haynes manual in the car for the garage for the clutch, now they forgot...

I want to connect a dummy alarm LED, (basically so an LED lights up to pretend I have an alarm; as I'm selling the car soon). However, I have a 2 volt LED and want to connect it to my 12 volt battery in some way. What can I connect it to? As surely all the mains wires are running at 12 volt? So is there a step down transformer that I can get or anyway around it?

It's not my car (thank god, stupid 4x4 shiny playwagon POS), but does anyone know where to get the long thin red LED brake light strip that fits into the "spoiler" on the back of one of these things? Someone I know's got one that looks to have burnt out half a dozen of the LEDs, with another 2 having popped right off the PCB. The dealership say they don't sell them, and much though it's not to...

Hi all, I recently purchased a Xantia 1.9TD on an L plate. The car shows that it's done only 62k, and I don't have any reason to doubt that (yet!). The problem that I have is that it doesn't return very good economy at between 30-35mpg (measured over 4 tankfulls). The journey for this is a 25 mile each way commute at 70mph for the majority of the run. Now, my question (having never owned a...

Does anyone know where I can get just the window stickers for the Clifford G5 car alarm? Or does anyone have two they would like to sell? The stickers have a silver foil like backing to them and look fairly fancy, (as a rough description). Cheers

Photo he- http://www.thisbritain.com/Temp/alarm.jpg Was fitted in 1996 to a new Fiat Punto by main dealer (who no longer exists) so I guess it's a Thatcham 21 upgrade ? I want to replace it in the easiest/cheapest way possible so manufactuer/model would help me lots. Many thanks... --

I drive a peugeot 205 1.6 gti. I do a lot of town driving and the breather is always getting clogged. Hence I need to clean it every few days. Recently, I noticed that the breather was much cleaner, and noticed that there was a small split in the narrow pipe that connects the oil filler cap to the throttle housing. The car runs well. I was thinking of repairing the split, then making a hole a...

hi, my ford escort pulls to the right when you let go of the steering.i checked the tyre inflation and they are all equal. i read some posts here suggesting swapping the front tyres.now the car swerves to the left! i cant see any defect in the tyre. also now i tried deflating the right tyre a bit to see if it will stop pulling to the left, but it still does. what could be wrong with the tyre?...

The message from AJ contains these words: Do people on here bother to use anti seize compound when installing spark plugs? Would engine oil do?Or that no-corrode jelly stuff that you can put on battery terminals do? Yes, no and no; in that order. Copper grease is your friend. Use it (nearly) everywhere.