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Well it seems the new thermostat has done the job. Running fine now. A lot cheaper bill than for a new rad too! Im sure that the 10 year coolant change policy was the root cause here. The stat was sticking and had some signs of corrosion appearing. Anyway new coolant in now too, so all good!

Not a happy bunny today After a good flushing & fresh coolant 6 weeks ago, the old girl has run fine until today, but has cooked herself again, so my original problem is obviously not fixed. Question is what to replace first? I dont think its the water pump as you can see flow through the...

My workmate had a 2005 Mazda 6 diesel - bought new, cherished & serviced to the book, got to 120k miles when the DPF unit failed. Final dealer bill to repair this along with new discs all round came to 5 grand. Similarly BMW 330D with 90K miles had the same DPF issue with a bill for 4 grand...

OK here's the latest. pulled the plugs and all the same colour so unlikely to be head gasket. Drained down the system and loads of silt came out. I don't think that coolant has ever been changed and this car has fhsh. That said fluid changes are always over looked when break time or home time is...

My Accord disgraced itself this weekend and is currently being recovered on a flat bed. Appreciate your suggestions as to root cause or knowledge of known weak spots in the cooling system. Temp gauge rises to 3/4 only when climbing a hill. It was running fine at motorway speeds with 4...

Back to tyres, go with Michelins ever time. Having worked with several OEM tyre companies I can tell you that Michelins are tested far more strenously than any other brand of tyre. If you pick up last years model theyre usally a fair price - I think that was Michelin Primacy? However I guess a...

Flexy hoses are a common mot fail and your right any rubber part is pretty much a consumable. But I have never seen the interior degradation in accords elsewhere. I think you only need to change them when you see the symptoms of binding brakes. If it aunt broken don't fix it

Your flexy hoses have given you 8 years of trouble free service despite hard use operating in extreme pressure & temperature conditions. OK maybe theyre breaking down now. But IMO theres no point in paying for fancy aeroquip type hoses - any replacement hose should give you another 8 years...

I work for one of the other Japanese car manufacturers with a UK facility (thats why I drive Honda...) and I can tell you 2 things: 1) Your dealer fitted genuine exhaust is NOT the same as the one fitted in the factory. Irrespective of which supplier makes it, aftermarket exhausts are made of...

Discs & hubs are the same as cliff will witness. Not sure if the steering rack is affected - not due to the diameter, but because of the wider track of 225s. I'm certain they'll fit, but IMO they do look small in both diameter & width filling the arches once your used to seeing 17". Tread...

'Do I need a new caliper or can the old one be cleaned up and the piston replaced' That will only become evident when you try to clean up the caliper. Being tight fisted, I would say start with the cheapest job first ie fresh pads & a clean up. If your discs are shot then do them at the same...

Its not about wheel diameter - its tyre width. I couldnt get the load floor lid to shut & lock properly with a 17x225 full size tyre in there. l removed the metal lock cover on the underside of the load floor door. The mechanism then just clears the tyre so it still locks. FWIW most new cars...

'Tourers have a known problem with perishing rear brake hose causing the ***** to get into the caliper behind the piston and making it stick - seems to be rear o/s that always suffers first.' X2 Just like to thank you guys for this tip. Binding OSR wheel on 04 Tourer - asked my spanner man...

After reading this forum I was persuaded to try HIDs. I was pretty sceptical but as I do a lot of night driving on unlit A roads, & the stock units are *****, I thought it worth a try. To quote an old thread, the difference between stock & HIDs is 'night & day'. I really dont see the point in...

Saj, no its not that simple. The Epsilon wheel face is diamond cut by machine which gives the stripey machined pattern, then lacquered. Its a paint free process. You could try some 'old school' mirror polishing at home, but the problem is once corrossion has started, the wheel surface has become...

Always check they really need replacing. A notorious dealer trick is to advise punters to replace partially worn discs when theres still good mileage left in them. It gives their workshop revenue & with scrap prices at an all time high the dealer gets cash back from the scrap metal dealer at the...

Wow those look cool in gun metal. I thought the centre caps were plastic & couldnt be powder coated. I guess not! Mr thehole - did the logos come off the caps easy enough prior to coating? I guess wheel choice is pretty personal but I think epsilons look way better than pentas -they look modern...