were having real trouble starting our bus on these cold mornings ,the colder it gets harder she is to start ,we think we must have a glow plug prob,the 50 amp fuse is fine and there is a good feed to this point ,the next problem is the glow plugs are a real swine to get to ,what is the easiest way to check them and how, any suggestions would be a great help ,once started shes fine all day but when left over night the problems begin,weve even had to tow her once because the battery drained trying to start her and within a matter of yards she started,its only started doing this in this very cold weather but if we leave her until later in the day when it warms up a bit she will start but with a struggle Read more

Not sure I dare ask this in light of previous posts....

My 406 has started making a low 'brrrrrrr' noise which seems to come from the fuel pump on the engine. It started intermittently but now seems to do it all the time, but the car runs fine.

Any clues as to it's cause? Is it likely to be a sign of internal damage - cue big bills? I notice there's a drain plug on the pump, would it be worth draining and refilling or should I leave it alone?

As usual, advice gratefully recieved.

Adrian Read more

hi i have bought a remote keyless fob PART NO 08191-00880 for my carina 1996 .anyone know what the sequence is to reprogram the fob , i should say that its off a celica, but are the same toyota pentagon say it cant be done Read more

www.ccbenz.co.uk/16180.html

(Link removed because, though it's good information, it's an ad.)

HJ
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While I was parked in a residential street today, talking on the mobile, an unleashed dog approached the right front wheel and lifted its leg. Before any fluid appeared I elbowed the horn and the dog jumped sideways, bouncing unharmed off the side of a slowly passing Ringtons Tea van which didn't stop. The dog's owner approached my car and rapped on the window with his stick. After I had finished on the phone, an exchange followed along the lines of me being some sort of potential dog-murderer and a thoroughly bad sort. I explained that I didn't think it was my place to provide his mutt with toilet facilities and that it shouldn't have been trotting around unrestrained in the middle of the road looking for a doggy gents in the first place. Apparently I am to be reported to the RSPCA, the Police and probably the Chelsea Pensioners. My reaction might have been different had the animal been harmed by its contact with the passing van. How would you have dealt with the situation?
Hawkeye
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Stranger in a strange land Read more