Recent content by Ripple

Thank you so much. I phoned Honda and they sent me a screen shot of the £350 part. I was able to wrestle one (two actually) of the four I've bought to resemble the drawing. So, I went to the garage and compared the new one to the old / original one. The OO one was soft due to wear but with a...

Looks like I'm gonna have to scrap it as I can't afford the genuine part plus the welding that needs doing. It's still got 14 days MOT. Any idea, please, what it's worth?

Hi, can anyone help please? My Accord 2.2 tourer is ready to MOT apart from the high pressure power steering hose need replacing. I've got 4 (off ebay) and not one of them fits. Two of them have the holes facing the same way, but they need to face opposite to each other. The other two have...

Thank you so much for your reply. Amazing young mechanic found the leak on the high pressure pipe - he wouldn't give up! So, new pipe orderd, 4hrs welding and it'll be ok. Only problem now is too many cars as I've bought a Micra as a stop gap! Silly road coloured Honda with a broom handle for...

CD play doesn't work either. The sat nav is in a world of it's own but I suspect that's more about me knowing the way rather than relying a 20 year old dvd - must have been stella when it was new though. Poor car, only a power steering pump between happy motoring and relegation to an...

DU05 ZKW, can get the welding done but the power steering pump leak is beyond me. Any ideas please? Love my car, even though the tailgate is held up by a broom handle.

Thank you, I'll try this.

Thank you. I will try the cleaning of the seal and look for a broken wire. It does have rails but no, I don't put stuff on the roof.

Typo - necessary (I'm a B....... English teache)r. It was a typo - honest!

It was like magic, the tailgate stayed open! There was a ticking I'd never heard before and abracadabra it really did stay open. Key opens then immediately closes. Of course I will try the struts if necesary but this felt like an electrical problem. It opens, beeps, then beeps again and...

Joking apart. It really did stay up so I think it's electrical. I have a broomstick so it's a minor irritation on an otherwise amazing car (other car is a Minor). This is my second Accord Tourer. The previous one was mostly propelled by RAC truck. This one is a goer! Don't want to scap it...

It actually worked the other day! Stayed up - and kept it up! I could hear an unusual ticking. Did the normal propping it up with a stick and then it stayed erect. Now it can get it up but it doesn't last. Any ideas please?

Don't like it much yet. It's too erm... 'executive'. All fur coat and no knickers.

Thank you. Stupid thing about the tailgate is that it'll stay open on the key but not if opened by hand. I hope to be on this forum for a couple of years at least. It needs a name. Last few cars have been 'Tractor Car' (x reg Focus that pulled like a tractor). Moon Car (another Focus...

Thank you so much for your reply. I was so sad to see the last one go, it was such a pretty sparkling baby blue - but didn't often go. This one is the colour of the road so will need to keep the lights on!