Recent content by pekay

Jim, Why are taking the wheel arch trim off mate??, just replaced mine easy enough without touching the trim and i aint got the smallest hands!!

Just replied in the other post mate but will copy here too!! Kashim, you need to be very careful with the AA mate, if you read the small print on your breakdown cover it stipulates you have to break down and then be recovered to a VAT registered garage to complete the repair, the garage has to...

:o You have mentioned a list of things you have done/changed, the main cause of vibes in this motor is the driveshafts, and usually the n/s, which you mention you have changed the inner CV, there is still a possibility the outer joint may be goosed or one of the shafts ever so slightly bent...

:lol: Move to gods country, my good lady can fill the iron straight from the tap!!, soft as a babies ***!!

:rolleyes: Nippon autospares advertise on ebay regularly, £119 for the o/s £129 n/s, plus a couple of hours labour to a good mechanic to fit!!, job done no more wobbles.

Yeah, iv'e used both those products in the past with good results, the Harly wax can be built up over a few applications, i find it takes months before the car stops beading after a rain shower and that's only if i don't touch it, if i wash all the road grime off it still beads but i always...

Ebay link is to the correct model but if you read my link properly.....................looks like they have now hiked the price up!! " the one linked below is priced higher now for some reason but the seller may have cheaper ones available"

Michelle!!, why you no rissen!! ebay link

:D Mines a 05 Tourer diesel so the tank may be slightly different, dont see why tho?, the book says there is 2.2 imp gallons left when the yellow fuel light comes on, so if you are averaging 45 to the gallon its approx 110 miles, my mate has the saloon version on a 56 plate so its a facelift...

:lol: Technical hiccup, post duplicated, mods feel free to remove one!!

:) Hi all, I thought i would post this up now that it's finished and working, I have been playing around with installing a satnav unit but didn't want a stick on the window type and didn't want cables running across the windscreen/dash, i wanted it to blend in as best as poss with the...

If your car is covered in swirl marks from car washes then chances are it has put fine surface scratches in the laquer, you may even have to lightly t-cut a panel at a time to remove them but beware T-cut is an abrasive for bringing really dull paint work back to life and removing bird lime...

:D Mines the same Graphite pearl as yours, the product i use and find gives brilliant results on darker colours is pure yellow carnuba wax by Harley, there is i guy on fleabay sells it for approx £16 a tin with an application pad. I find it doesn't really matter what shampoo i use its the...

:huh: John, get the fuel filter sorted first as the others have said then........ I know this sounds basic and i apologise if i am teaching your granny to suck eggs but......there is a right way and a wrong way to start your car, my mate had a similar problem and his is a 56 saloon. 1. turn on...

Is it losing any power or fuel consumption dropping?? any excessive smoke (particularly white in colour) the diesel noise you refer to could well be injector knock, if the injectors fall below tolerance they can get noisy. Any diesel specialist will be able to carry out a leak off test to see if...