Hi all Son has bought an Omega and the tickover is uneven at times and sometimes stalls. Research says idle control valve a common problem. Where is the valve located and what does it look like? Is the valve fixable or is a replacement the answer? Any idea of cost

hi i have a leaking sump gasket (peugeot 1.9D engine) ...and was wondering how easy it would be to change myself ..is it a case of just unbolting the sump and sticking the new gasket in? or will there be hidden surprises!! thanks!

Hi all, A while back I posted regarding 1997 Rover 200 1.6 Basically when I come of the throttle and dipped the clutch to stop at junctions etc instead of nicely returning to idle speed the engine either: a) dropped way down to 200ish RPM and made a juddery recovery to normal tickover b) just died!

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Hi, does anybody know how to read the ECU fault codes on a mk3 astra 1.6 16v ecotec without having a code reader? Any help would be much appreciated. Thanks Guy

Until made redundant a couple of years ago I had a company car so tended to get out of touch with running costs. We did at the same time have an Alfa 33 for my wife for about 10 years that was very reliable. I spent about £100 on bits each MoT time and that was it. In view of this we stuck with Alfas when I had to buy my own, but costs now seem sky high to me. Example today, thermostat for GTV -...

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Hi all. My trusty steed had its 3rd MOT today, and failed on a rear tyre being worn. It's an odd pattern, and I've never seen anything like it. I'm used to seeing tyres with the centre worn out, or an entire shoulder, but this had a very narrow band, probably 15mm around 3/8 of the distance from the centre, along the outside edge. The rest of the tyre is fine, probably around 3mm, same on...

(Jim) wrote in message ... Have a look on the back of the carb for a small vacuum pipe, about three inches long and 1/4 inch dia. they often split and cause the engine to run on. the pipe normally splits right at the end, where it fits onto the stub, just a case of cutting the pipe at the split and pushing...

assuming u run it on petrol and not lpg. make sure u change fuel filter which is on the back right side look next to tank under sill 2 pipes. a nut or two( small clamp). then air filter check it that it isn't filthy , plugs . rotor which is under the distributor cap. if the rotor and the cap inside on the legs is covered with carbon scrape it off with a sharpish edge small screwdriver. replace...

Hi all. National Tyres are still doing their 10 quid for Duckhams + Filter and 15 quid for Duckhams QXR Semi-synth + Filter. Is this oil any good? My car's always been serviced using the Motorcraft 5-30 semi synth plus Ford filter. They say they'll use the correct spec, but I've found that not all petrol is equal, so what about oil? Seeing as I'm doing short runs now, I'll

Does anybody how what petrol is safe to use with the Pug/Cit 16v Mi16 engine as fitted in the BX 16v and the 405 Mi16? Unleaded, super U/L or LRP (while I can still get some!!)? If it makes any difference it is a 1990 without (as far as I know) a cat... Thanks

"Ticker" wrote in message ... Wrong !! The MOT is carried out with the condition of the Car at the time of the MOT The crack exists at time of inspection, the bush has started to break up, a crack in a bush is no different from a crack in a steering drop arm it is a failure in progress.

"Ticker" wrote in message ... Wrong !! The MOT is carried out with the condition of the Car at the time of the MOT You cannot fail a car on a split wishbone bush it has to be very bad to Fail By all means advise but not fail. The Mot Manual states is it likely to fall OFF (No) Is likely to be ...

Zën declared: Hello, I am currently in the market for a used car. I want a diesel this time and was wondering whether you guys could give any advice/recommendations. I've got £4000 - £6000 to spend Thanks in advance

Just fitted new shocks all round and new strut top mounts on the front so it's definitely not that (It was doing this before and after the new shocks went on)! I can only think that it must be the engine mounts allowing the engine to move about under the bonnet and cause the vibrations....? "Nigel Mellor" wrote in...

not everyone wants to read all the original post just to get to the new thread ! Most people do however want to read a comment before a reply, it tends to make more sense that way.

After the tyre dealer balanced my front wheels four times and re-seated the tyres on the rims, I was still getting a lot of vibration through the steering wheel. I took the car to my Ford dealer where I've previously had successful balancing carried out and paid them to do it on their machine. The car is now great so obviously there is something wrong with the original garage's equipment. I...

Hi I'm thinking about buying a new 2.0DTI Zafifa in September but looking around the net, there seems to be an issue about oil consumption. Apologies if this has been covered before in the group but does anyone know if this has been rectified by Vauxhall as I have seen some unoffical posting that suggest it was rectified in Sept 2002 ? There is also some news around that Vauxhall are launcing...

Eddie wrote: Bought a 99 registered passat last december, was attracted to the brand because of (so I thought) reliability, previously owned a Mondeo. snip VW probs any comments appreciated. The Corrado was the last "real" VW, in my opinion. I've driven a few more modern VWs (including a few so called GTis) and have been seriously unimpressed.