hi, my car is an astra 1.7 cdti sxi, reg reg no, how can i find out what the brakehorse power is?
its not in the manual!

thanks
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Hi all, just found this site and hoping someone here can help us out..

I took my g/f's Corsa to a garage to get it MOT'd last weds, passed no probs so I asked them to change the engine oil while it was there.

On saturday the car stalled and there was oily water spilling out from a hole in the rad and smoke coming out from under the bonnet. I lifted the bonnet and thought it was engine oil everywhere, so after checking the oil level I found there was way too much oil in it. I tried to drive it back to the garage this morning but it died completely on the way. The AA recovered me to the garage where they had a look and told me it needed a new rad costing £209. I pointed out the oil level which he agreed was too high but denied it was related to the engine failure.

I said ok go ahead only to get a call a few hours later to say the head gasket was gone and it would cost another £450 +vat to fix. Haven't given the go ahead to fix this yet.

Question is, can too much oil in the engine cause the head gasket to fail? Also, is £450 plus vat realistic to fix it? Seems high..

The car has a few dents and isn't really worth much but now we have to pay £209 to get a non running car back!

Any help much appreciated.. :-)

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hi,i'm a german car mechanic and i am having problems with my passat 1.9 tdi 130 6 spd, i have just replaced my front wheel bearing, now whenever i brake very gently as i come to a stop the abs fires on that wheel.[grinding noise] when you brake hard nothing happens, i've tried changing the abs sensor as i know they dont like to be disturbed but it has made no difference , when you drive normally the car seems fine it doesnt pull or make any weird noises!!!!!!!!!!!!
so any help would be appreciated ....thanks
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A bit of a heads up for anyone planning to drive to or through Epsom in the next few weeks:

From this Friday 22nd until Sunday 31st [ with a short break for the Bank Holiday ] there will be round the clock roadworks as a gas main is replaced under the A24 [ East Street ] at the northern edge of Epsom from the roundabout at the junction with Chruch street / Upper High Street / A24 High Street.

The B284 Hook Road will also be closed between Chase Road and East Street, although I believe access to Hook Road car park will be maintained.

And apparantly when this work is finished, the entire length of Hook Road from East Street to Horton Hill will be resurfaced over the course of two weeks, with one way systems being put in place for the duration. I have no details yet of this - I can only confirm the A24 works so far. Read more

Hi there




i have a peugeot 306 1997 miami 1.4
my key snapped in the ignition, so i got a replacement barrel and key, was all fitted and went to start the car it would not tick over.

i was then told it was the immobiliser in my key thob and to swap the magnets over in the new key thob.

but my new key thob does not have the same kind of magnet in it, it has a chip with buttons on.

so to start the car i have to wiggle my old key thob on the top of the igniton barrel to get it starting, which is a right pain because that means i have to leave the steering wheel covering off to do so.

was wondering if there was a way of taking out my immobiliser all together?
or try another way of solving the problem????



would be greatful for all advice. (i am a novice so please dont get too technical)


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