Can anyone help???!I have a Nissan Micra S, it's an X reg, 998cc and it's not starting. It seems to be when it's cold, but hard to tell with it being winter. It turns over but takes up to half an hour to get started (engage?). It's been doing it since November, definitelty worse if frosty weather. ... more >>

white emulsion in rocker cover suggesting head gasket failure. car is year 2000 1.4 model. pressure test didnt show drop in pressure but having to top up water about 1/2 pint every 2 weeks. any ... more >>

Hi everyone, can anyone please help?I replaced a brake light bulb a few weeks ago, i only noticed the other day that, when I press the brake pedal, all of the instrument lights come on inside the the car, when I take my foot off the the brake pedal they go out, and to top it all, now the drivers ... more >>

heyim totally stuck on this my fiesta 1998 diesel always makes noises but its now squeaking very loudly when it rains or is damp ive recently changed the alternator and checked my belts its not them. it seems to ease when i put my cluch down!! please can any one help??? ... more >>

Hi all can any one please help me after disconecting the battery to do some repair work i have no radio, OR CODE The radio serial no is M013670I am in big trouble Wifes car now has no radio can any one help Please thanks in advance Tonycr ... more >>

What's peoples opinions on a good oil to use. By good, I mean will offer protection to the engine for as long into the service period as possible. The cars in question are my kid's Punto and Ka.When I serviced my own car in the 70s/80s, I always used the green Duckhams, but in those days you had ... more >>

Hey Over a month ago i bought a 15 year old peugeot 106 and its been fine up until now, when starting the car seems fine, but after about 5 minutes of driving when i stop the car seems to be revving on its own. It would rev quite loud, stop, then rev again etc Not really sure what the problem ... more >>

i recently bought a corsa i had to replace headlight bulb then this week the other blew, when i am driving at night its like i havnt got any lights on!! anyone else had this problem? any ideas what could be wrong? ... more >>

i checked the oil level on my vauxhall astra today and it was a bit low so i went to top it up and when i removed the cap the underside of the cap was covered in something looking like mayo and so was the top part where you fill with oil i know this can generally be a sign of a head gasket fault ... more >>

I have been changer an altenator, and after few days a light on dash board start to lighting or going of for no reason, now it always on, checket a battery charge 14,4v simse fine, checked wires near engine and fuses nofing loose. What can be a problem? any ... more >>

I need to get at the fan speed switch on my Punto dashboard.I've removed two screws from the storage void under the ash-tray and a screw from each side at the bottom in each footwell. So the facia seems free at the bottom and just seems to be held in by something at the top just under the hazard ... more >>

problem no start in morning, i have had this car since new, i took car in for mot and he found a problem with the fuel pump so he replaced the part needed. Problem I'm having is when cold the engine will not fire it wants too but not .I have replaced the battery and also investigated the 1st ... more >>

volvo s80 sometimes cuts out whilst travelling also sometimes bad at starting,kicks out smoke has anybody had same ... more >>

Hi, i have a 06 plate ka and have leaking water in the both footwells, after looking at a another forum it appears to be common, does anyone know what the problem might be as there is nothing ... more >>

Have to take my dashboard off to get to the heater as the flaps are stuck anyone got any tips to avoid setting off the airbags or is it just a case of disconnecting the battery negative terminal? Any help or tips on how to avoid a disaster would be appreciated.Cheers ... more >>

I had my car to the garage the other day as my central locking on drivers door is broke, well its obviously broke on all doors but can't open drivers door atall even with key.the garage have told me that to get to fix it they will have to remove seat to get to door because of positions of screws ... more >>

hello. got a citroen c5 (arrrghh!) got bit of experience in mechanics and was wondering if it is worth attempting to change the timing belt on my own or leave it to dealership? anyone got any ... more >>

I have the above head unit fitted in my 06 Combo, it drives 2 speakers, plus two tweeters in the front doors. My van has rear seats fitted and I was thinking of adding an extra pair of speakers in the rear, does anyone knows if the CD30 is capable of driving the extra rear speakers? I assume it ... more >>

hi folks. i seem to be having a problem with my central locking. iv been searching many forums for an answer but it seems everyone elses central locking problems are fob related. I do not have a fob, just standard keys. At first i thought, no fob...no central locking. But im sure the salesman said ... more >>

HiI have a fiesta mk4 1.3 endura-e encore and its giving me lots of problems.It rev's up when i stop and takes a long to die back down. it's started driving itself along the road and accelerating at that. I have to constantly drive with my foot on the brake. when i'm driving along, if i put ... more >>

Have developed a droning noise on my 1995 clio, seems to be coming from FNS when car is moving - any ideas what it may ... more >>

Hi sorry to bother , my blowers are rubbish when altering the switch i can hear a pitch change , but the actual amount of air that comes out on 4 setting is poor, other day with 2 adults and 3 children in car could not clear window screen ....any one any suggestions , car is a 1.0 Y reg petrol ... more >>

Can someone please tell me if a price in the region of 600 to 700 is a reasonable amount to expect to pay a garage to replace a head gasket to repair our car. We have a P reg Astra 1.7 TDI with only about 65,000 miles on the clock and last night it died with a spectacular bang and a smoking ... more >>

Hello,Can somebody please tell me how long an average 'coil' should last please ?The reason I ask is that after 80,000 of having no problems with the coils, they now fail about every 6000 miles !!!. I have replaced with Bosch and Sagem and both seem to fail. Could there be latent cause ??My ... more >>

I need to replace my air filter - I suspect it's causing my fuel economy to drop. What I would like is a non-disposable one, that is guaranteed for many miles and that I can clean periodically. I'm driving a 2005 Toyota Matrix. Any ... more >>