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Forum: Advice Yesterday, 21:49
Replies: 33
Views: 849
Posted By Waj_100
Has the diagnosis confirmed a head gasket...

Has the diagnosis confirmed a head gasket problem?

If so, you could get a local independent to do it for a lot less.
Forum: Advice Yesterday, 12:36
Replies: 47
Views: 2,274
Posted By Waj_100
If you take a car for mot before the actual...

If you take a car for mot before the actual expiry date and the car fails the car may be deemed unroadworthy, but please understand that there are things that can fail an mot test which cannot deem...
Forum: Advice 17-06-2013, 17:13
Replies: 33
Views: 849
Posted By Waj_100
That's crazy :( Good luck with it anyway.

That's crazy :(

Good luck with it anyway.
Forum: Advice 17-06-2013, 17:01
Replies: 33
Views: 849
Posted By Waj_100
Did you bleed all the air out properly? That...

Did you bleed all the air out properly?

That broken pipe on the water pump is a common fault, stupid design, tiny, flimsy, plastic pipe on a metal pump.

Am I correct in thinking you are in...
Forum: Advice 17-06-2013, 16:43
Replies: 33
Views: 849
Posted By Waj_100
Which model is it and is it petrol or...

Which model is it and is it petrol or diesel?

What are your car's symptoms that lead you to believe it needs head gasket?
Forum: Advice 16-06-2013, 15:57
Replies: 24
Views: 736
Posted By Waj_100
Here is the mot testers manual information for...

Here is the mot testers manual information for anything to do with mot tests......download the full version and look in Class 4, Section 8.3 Windscreen.....this is the absolute correct information...
Forum: Advice 13-06-2013, 22:28
Replies: 47
Views: 2,274
Posted By Waj_100
http://wiki.answers.com/Q/If_your_MOT_runs_out_is_...

http://wiki.answers.com/Q/If_your_MOT_runs_out_is_your_car_still_covered_for_insurance_purposes


The simple answer to all this is for the OP to get the car mot tested and eliminate any debate :)
Forum: Advice 10-06-2013, 19:51
Replies: 4
Views: 189
Posted By Waj_100
Yes, it can be tightened inside the car, but, you...

Yes, it can be tightened inside the car, but, you may have a problem with a sticking brake caliper, especially the driver's side, but not exclusively.....driver's side is most common one to...
Forum: Advice 10-06-2013, 19:21
Replies: 4
Views: 189
Posted By Waj_100
Which model is it? Does it have drum brakes or...

Which model is it? Does it have drum brakes or discs at the back?
Forum: Advice 10-06-2013, 17:08
Replies: 9
Views: 332
Posted By Waj_100
Yes, that's about right! The ones I will be...

Yes, that's about right!

The ones I will be replacing later this week will be £60 each inclusive of parts and labour....I don't charge vat as I'm not registered for vat.
Forum: Advice 10-06-2013, 15:07
Replies: 9
Views: 332
Posted By Waj_100
I agree about the timing belt! Other things to...

I agree about the timing belt!

Other things to check/look out for with the Clio are these recurring faults.....very common faults with the Clio that year....

Check the rear coil spring for...
Forum: Advice 05-06-2013, 12:16
Replies: 37
Views: 1,287
Posted By Waj_100
A faulty lambda sensor will usually put the...

A faulty lambda sensor will usually put the engine management light on with a fault code reading of something like "switching fault bank 1" if it's a front sensor fault, bank 2 if it's a rear.
It...
Forum: Advice 04-06-2013, 17:03
Replies: 37
Views: 1,287
Posted By Waj_100
I'm pleased they persevered, that's what should...

I'm pleased they persevered, that's what should happen, my mate at my mot garage spent ages trying to get a pass result on the Mazda today to no avail.

I don't think much of your first mot garage,...
Forum: Advice 04-06-2013, 16:02
Replies: 20
Views: 2,175
Posted By Waj_100
Is the air intake on the right hand side looking...

Is the air intake on the right hand side looking towards the windscreen?

If you can take off the plastic pipe leading to the air flow meter that would help.
Forum: Advice 04-06-2013, 15:59
Replies: 37
Views: 1,287
Posted By Waj_100
well, ironically, the Mazda I took for mot failed...

well, ironically, the Mazda I took for mot failed the emission test on CO reading, it was 0.47 instead of 0.2, needs a new catalytic converter!

I put the readings for the Focus to my mate the mot...
Forum: Advice 04-06-2013, 15:52
Replies: 37
Views: 1,287
Posted By Waj_100
I have used the same garage for mot testing for...

I have used the same garage for mot testing for the last 20 years.

A test centre will be more black and white, but nothing wrong with a trusted mot garage....there lies the...
Forum: Advice 03-06-2013, 22:05
Replies: 37
Views: 1,287
Posted By Waj_100
Thanks for that. Looks like they didn't do the 3...

Thanks for that.

Looks like they didn't do the 3 minute cat test as the temperature is checked with that.

Sometimes the 3 minute test will get things working nicely and bring everything into...
Forum: Advice 03-06-2013, 21:08
Replies: 37
Views: 1,287
Posted By Waj_100
The 80 degree temperature reading is for diesel...

The 80 degree temperature reading is for diesel engines.

The tester clicks on "test carried out on warm engine" on the computer screen with a petrol engine.

What were the CO and the Hydrocarbon...
Forum: Advice 03-06-2013, 19:50
Replies: 16
Views: 560
Posted By Waj_100
You need to know whether the mechanic is going to...

You need to know whether the mechanic is going to replace the timing belt kit in the price as this has to be removed before removing the cylinder head....timing belts must not be re-used, new belt...
Forum: Advice 03-06-2013, 19:18
Replies: 37
Views: 1,287
Posted By Waj_100
Regarding the failure on emissions, what did it...

Regarding the failure on emissions, what did it actually fail on?
Was it hydrocarbons too high or CO too high, or Lambda too high?

If you look at the emission print out that the garage gave you it...
Forum: Advice 29-05-2013, 12:27
Replies: 20
Views: 2,175
Posted By Waj_100
This may help if yours is similar to the one in...

This may help if yours is similar to the one in here....

http://www.peugeotforums.com/forums/307-38/1-4-hdi-egr-valve-help-please-26877/

Blanking plates are on sale...
Forum: Advice 29-05-2013, 12:16
Replies: 33
Views: 1,708
Posted By Waj_100
You could try...

You could try here......

http://www.jandafoam.com/
Forum: Advice 28-05-2013, 19:46
Replies: 27
Views: 1,444
Posted By Waj_100
The last Almera clutch change I did I charged...

The last Almera clutch change I did I charged £220.





Done many of those Triumph clutches, very quick job :)

The old Vauxhall Cavaliers were very easy too, no gearbox removal :)
Forum: Advice 25-05-2013, 14:48
Replies: 10
Views: 467
Posted By Waj_100
http://www.wikihow.com/Treat-a-Broken-Finger Pers...

http://www.wikihow.com/Treat-a-Broken-Finger

Personally I would be using ice on the swelling first of all.

Having had more than one broken finger ice was very soothing.

Burton07 has a very good...
Forum: Advice 24-05-2013, 16:59
Replies: 16
Views: 682
Posted By Waj_100
I loved the old Sunny myself, great cars...

I loved the old Sunny myself, great cars :)

Hopefully the new battery solves your problem, but if you still don't have a start do this check......assuming yours is a 1997 P reg?

Turn on the...
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