Renault Scenic 2003 2.0 VVT engine Whats the most likely damage when the cam belt breaks. Is it economically repairable? And a cost for repairing such? Or is this a sell for scrap job? Thanks

Hi, I'm doing a head gasket job on a K-series. Now, I've done this before on my own car, also a K-series, and the cross-contamination was such that oil leaked into the coolant, with the oil itself being as clean as a whistle. In this case I simply flushed out the coolant system until clean (although having said this the contamination was never that bad). I have just lifted the dipstick on this...

01 Micra The intermittent wipe has stopped working. And the screen wash jets don't work. Other wiper functions work OK: * Push up for manual wipe -- works OK * Click down once for intermittent wipe -- nothing happens * Click down twice for constant wipe -- works OK * Twist for rear wiper -- works OK * Pull for screen wash -- nothing

Hi, My sister has a V-reg (IIRC) Corsa and she doesn't have a garage. She's had ten inches of snow so she decided to cover the car with a blanket. I've seen people cover their windscreens to stop them freezing but she lifted the bonnet to cover the engine. I've never heard of that; is it recommended? Anyway, she put the blanket over the engine, closed the bonnet and now cannot open the bonnet...

My daughter's 04 plate C2 has the battery light flashing. Handbook says "take it to a Citroen dealer" - but of course she's 100 miles away and they're all shut until Monday! My professional mechanic friend (ex-AA) has looked at the car, fitted a new alternator, but it's still doing it - and it's intermittent. He doesn't know what's causing it now. Anyone any experience of this? --

Just noticed screenwash dripping down from under my Mk2 1999 Mondeo. It did freeze up a few days ago as didn't have much screen wash in it but managed to get a few pints of neat screen wash in and washers worked after driving for a while. Now looks like the tank has cracked as its dripping out slowly. I didn't think there was a risk of a plastic tank splitting if it froze up. Anyone else had...

Hello all We have two cars: a Toyota Corolla (i.e. average hatchback), and a Suzuki Alto (i.e. a titchy car, which has wheels almost like pram wheels). Which, do you reckon, would be the better one for braving the snow-and-ice-laden roads? Cheers

Tonight I unlocked the Tranny using the fob, as usual. Opened the passenger door, which was a bit frozen up and noticed the winkers give a flash. Came to lock it back up again and the winkers gave a single flash on the first press, but no flash on the second double-lock press. For the past seven years, the pattern has been:- No flash on the first locking press A double flash on the double-lock...

Tried my Mondeo washers the other day after filling up the bottle but very little came out the jets ...I then realised it was probably same thing as what had happened a couple of years ago so looking at the front bumper confirmed this ...fluid spewing on to the road ...the tubing had popped off the pump . Not a clever design point having it placed where it is behind the bumper/headlight area...

Mercedes vito 111 2004 (new shape) Does anyone know where the reversing light switch is?

My 2000(X) 1.0/3cyl suzuki swift, I beleive, has never had the cambelt replaced on it. Its now done 63k miles. Is this type of engine the "Interference" type or will a cambelt breakage be just a case of replacing the cambelt? also when I do replace the cambelt should the waterpump/tensioners be replaced? Many Thanks

Does anyone else have the same problem as me reading VW dipsticks? I have a Touran on which the dipstick is black plastic, and reading the level is almost impossible, no matter how carefully it is cleaned. I mentioned this to a friend with a Golf, and he then launched into a tirade upon VW dipsticks. Having had no problem reading dipsticks since the 60s, has anyone developed a new knack for...

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Hi, I watched SWMBO drive off into the fog the other day and I noticed that only one fog light was working. The handbook is pretty useless; it doesn't appear to list what bulbs the car uses, or have I missed that page? Fortunately Haynes told me that it was a standard 21w bulb. I removed the light cluster and thought it strange that the bulb

Hi, In this weather I miss the heated windscreen I had on my last Ford. I never understand why Ford won't license these to other manufacturers because I doubt very few people buy Fords just for the windscreen! Did Ford fit these windscreen to any other cars, such as Jaguars or Land Rovers during the time they owned those and if so, did that stop once they were sold on to Tata motors?

03 plate, Rover 75 1.8T Won't turn over after flat/faulty battery, on turning the key to second position there's sounds of life, an actuator/electric motor sound but trying to start I don't hear the solenoid click, there's a faint 'singing' or whistling sound from under the bonnet as well. Battery has been replaced but step dad had disconnected the old battery (without my knowledge) while...

As subject really - they're being sold like the new answer to everything, but they just seem a bit Ronco / K-Tel maybe...?

Hello all Just had a fault develop on my focus. Basically as the subject says, when usiing the central locking the front passenger door will not unlock. Here are the symptoms: When using keyfob all doors lock/unlock APART from front passanger When in the car, using the driver door lock switch, all doors lock/

+ACI-Richard Crewe+ACI- +ADw-richardSOCKS.crewe+AEA-sniff-theTROUSERS.demon.co.uk+AD4- wrote in message news:wE91n.4150+ACQAJQ-54.3607+AEA-newsfe22.ams2... +AD4- +AD4- My tip for defrosting an icy windscreen is to use +AF8-lukewarm+AF8- salty +AD4- water. This melts the ice and warms the screen enough to reduce misting. +AD4- The salt prevents it freezing on the screen and on the ground where...

+ACI-nickc+ACI- +ADw-nick.costin1+AEA-btinternet.com+AD4- wrote in message news:dsOdnRjO17uhO9nWnZ2dnUVZ8sWdnZ2d+AEA-bt.com... +AD4- My Astra 1.7cdti '04 takes over about 2 miles to get any real +AD4- heat.......and 8 (?) miles to clear the screen. +AD4- My Mrs Skoda Fabia 1.4 tdi '03 about the same. +AD4- +AD4- My old Citroen XZ 1.9d was better than either the newer cars for heat / +AD4-...