Central locking doesnt work. I believe there is a vacuum pump that controls this. Questions are: where is it? how to recognise it? how can it be tested?............mw Read more

any one no how to drain the coolent as i want to re new it as it looks dirte is ther a drian plug or do i drop a hose thanks Read more

Hi all just wondering if you couild help with this at all, the above car engine light came on and i was told it needed a cat regen, went and got this done at the mazda dealers, after getting new injectors (wallets still hurting) they told me it was too blocked up and would need a new Cat Converter, however they did offer to try a new solution which has come onto the market apparently which is 95% effective (didnt ask what it was called) in these situations and if it worked it would avoid me shelling out a shed load on a new cat converter / dpf filter, suffice to say it appears to have worked and the car is working fine, but the exhaust is making a fuunny sound in the 30-40 speed range (3rd gear) the best way to describing it would be a loud Brrr noise kinda similar to how my old 306 diesel sounded when the back box fell off once doing a quick visual the exhaust seems to be fine, i will ring them tomorrow to find out if its normal, but has anybody had any experience of cat / dpf regens, will the exhaust sound go back to normal in a few days or am i worrying for nothing, its my 1st car with a DPF and i have only had it about 3 weeks so i cant compare it to how it should have sounded. any and all suggestions much appreciated and thank you to all contributors in advance. By the way the dealers said that as this is the first car that they have used this solution on the company that provides it did it as a freebie or trial if you like so cant help with any pricing on this if any body else has a similar issue (the dealers impressed enough to give it a go) Read more

Mumsie has a Volvo V50 T5 AWD fitted with Bridgestone Turanzas which have been on the car for about 2 years and have covered 10,000 miles max. They are wearing well and evenly but are definitely "part worn".

Today, one of these tyres failed in operation and got shredded.... Read more

Hi all, just a quick question, sent a friend to Halfords in Dundee today (as I was at work) to purchase a new battery for my 2003 1.8 TDCI Focus. The car has been sat for the best part of 2 years whilst i worked out of the country so serviced it but the battery was knackered. He came back with a 540A cranking battery for a shocking £95 (Calcium Based as it should be), Fitted it but car failed to crank anywhere near fast enough for a start, Hooked it up to to a corsa diesel and gave it 20mins and the crank was a little better but still not enough to start.

My question is - Is the battery capable of cranking this car and if so what would cause the sluggish crank speed?

Many thanks
Ian Read more