I've been waiting for this Lidl battery charger to come up again. Great little thing and although it's £3 more than the last one I bought I am going to get another. It's a 3 stage type charger and keeps the battery in my rarely used car at full charge without overcharging. Once it's reached the full charge voltage it switches off but trickle charges if voltage falls below a certain level....

Back in the summer my Ford focus had its radiator holed by a small stone and started to leak, I was going to replace it but it appeared to be such a nightmare job (in comparison to the ten minutes it took to remove the one in my old Astra) that I fixed it instead with a recommended substance called (fixed for life) K-seal, it has to be said that this stuff has performed brilliantly over a...

What could be causing this? The car drove from Cardiff to London without a problem this afternoon, then suddenly the engine started cutting out. Any ideas? Thanks

Just bought a car that has a "whip" aerial, mounted on the front centre of the car roof. Something like this: http://www.motocare.co.uk/product.asp?strParents=91,393&CAT_ID=401&P_ID=653 The aerial has no obvious means of adjusting the angle. So, when I drive in and and out of my garage, the aerial collides with the up-and-over door. Reversing out is worst. Someone suggested placing a plastic...

On the offchance, is there a known fault which will give the extremely vague symptom "judders occasionally and loses power"? 1995 2.0l petrol. Si

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Hi. i have a problem with my central locking. Basically it will not lock either remotely or by key, If I get in the car and manually lock all the doors it will unlock with the key fob. However, when I try locking the car again I can hear the motors clicking but they do not lock. I have sprayed WD40 on all locks but that has not helped. any help or thoughts would be greatly appraciated.

Hired a VX Corsa today, I can't believe how similar it feels to the Grande Punto. The window arrangement is the same, the facia and instruments are almost the same. It makes the same noises and the handling is the same.

The power steering on my old faithful Peugeot 405 has decided that it would like to work when steering to the right intermittently. Steering to the left there's no problem so I guess it's not the pump. Searching on the internet seems to point at the valves in the steering rack/box not letting the oil flow one way efficiently. Does that sound right? And does anyone think a renew of the power...

It's that time of year again where I notice that (a) my tyres are just about down to the markers and (b) the roads are more wet than dry. So.. I need new tyres. Any recommendations for a mid-priced 195/65x15VR tyre that's good in the wet? For about £50ish a corner? The Goodyear Hydragrip seems to be getting good press. I've had Vredestein Hi-Tracs in the past and liked them too. Any others...

Hi To All I have a BMW 525 tdi.1994 Which has failed a MOT on rear subframe bushes.Both sides. The bushes are near the outer sill. I have found out a special tool is needed for replacement. Do I stand any chance without the special tool and does the subframe have to be dropped/removed. The bushes are the size of a baken bean tin roughly!!!!!!!! As the tool costs £139 it is not worth me buying...

I have a '96 Renault Megan. My engine is turning over but the car won't start. Recently replaced leads, distributor cap and rotor arm and problem went away for a bit. Sprayed with 'damp start'. Started it yesterday, then flicked wiper switch (turns out they were frozen to screen) and engine stopped. Everything seems to be working electrically and battery seems ok but car won't start! Can anyone...

I have a lawnmower that runs on 4-star LRP. There is now only one filling station in this area that supplies it, at 168p a liter the other day! I'm told that I can use unleaded with a shot of Redex without doing too much damage to the engine. Is this really true? Are there different types of Redex? How much is a shot? --

My husband is a regular to this group, he suggested that I post this find.. After trailing through 2/3 car insurance comparison sites, i found that i could save £45 on my renewal. After reading an article on the net, i then logged into a uk cashback site, they where offing £60 cashback with LV, who quoted within £10 of my best offer. The final saving was Approx £100, best two hours, iv'e spent on...

Can anyone recommend some good tyres for wet weather conditions? Vredestein perhaps?

A friend has an H-reg Peugeot 205 1.8 (I think) Diesel. The heater only blows cold air. It has had a new radiator recently following a front end collision. I suggested that the problem might be an airlock in the coolant, so we filled the expansion tank and then loosened its retaining bolts and tied it up to the bonnet so that it was above all the other pipes. We found a bleed screw on the...

Thought I posted this yesterday but no sign of the post so will try again. My elderly mother's Matiz has a problem that would seem to be either head gasket or an airlock somewhere. On checking the oil the expansion bottle had brown stains around it, and was low on coolant. I topped it up and drove around for a bit to warm it up. On revving the engine the coolant began flowing out of the top of...

I have a Daewoo Tacuma and the central locking lights are staying on. The sidelights that flash as you turn remotely lock/unlock it. sometimes it can take 10 minutes of clicking to get the damn things off. Any ideas as to what it is?

Checked the oil of my elderly mothers Matiz the other day and noticed brown stains around the expansion bottle and that the fluid was low. Topped it up, drove for a few miles, got back to check and noticed on revving the engine the water rose up the bottle and was overflowing. To me this is a sign that a) corrosion is going on somewhere (I suspect the mechanic she uses has not topped up with the...

Anyone got any idea where to stick the baseplate to? I can't find a flat area within easy reach!