I am planning to change the coolent and thermostat on my Fiesta Zetec 1.25. To do this I need to remove the alternator, and of course disconnect the battery.

I have heard that memory saving devices are available to save the cars ECU settings. Are they really necessary? and if so what devices are available to the DIY\'er?

Your advice please.

Regards

Andrew Read more

Gentlemen , wise one,s

I am just about to install a blaupunkt dx-v sat nav system in a
(03) peugeot 406, can anyone help me out as to where i can get
the connection for the speed pulse generator ,

any help please .

regards

Rod Read more

Please can anyone offer advice to someone with virtually no technical knowledge of cars. I have had a Xsara 2.0 HDI from new (March 02) and now have 37k on the clock. It has been serviced at the approved intervals (last one in August 03)and I am a generally not bad driver. (I have driven diesels for years and have had cars that have exceeded 100k with no engine problems) For the last month the car has started making very weird noises at low revs. It usually happens when the engine is cold and I am in first or second gear and when decelerating (declutching?)when it sounds as if the chain has come of a bike (for want of a better description) and occasionally accompanied by very high pitched squeal. In addition to this in general driving the engine feels like it has been really thrashed - and it hasn't.

Has anyone else come across a similar problem either with a Xsara or other diesel?

I am booked in to the garage on Friday for them to have a look - but would like some background information before then if possible.

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I have an opportunity to buy a 1997 Prelude Type-S, Japanese import.

(Nutter spec, 2.2 VTEC, 230bhp, 0-60 in 6 seconds, 150mph top end, you know the drill.)

75000 miles, unmodified from original spec, excellent overall condition, all proper documentation tracking it right the way back to Japan, was imported to the UK in 1999.

As far as I can tell the car is clean, both in terms of its history and the condition it's in now.

The current owner has had it for two years, he's changed the oil every six months, changed the plugs and other routine jobs - he's had nothing whatsoever go wrong with it.

Thing is, even with Honda's build quality, I'm a bit nervous about buying a six year old sports car - I suppose there could be a lot of expensive stuff waiting to go wrong, but on the other hand it is a lovely motor.

Does anyone have any experience of these? Any opinions? Any advice?

The asking price is £6750.

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You know the ones I mean.

More often than not, the guilty party is a sharp suited businessman in a powerful german saloon who swerves across three lanes of traffic to take a motorway exit.

Apologies if this has already been done to death previously, but I feel the need to vent my spleen. One of these idiots caused me to brake hard to (narrowly) avoid him this morning. I can't think of a motorway junction which isn't signed at 1 mile, 1/2 mile, 300/200/100 yards, so why do they do it? Is it simply a spectacular lack of awareness?

Baffled,

Ed. Read more