Recent content by heliosuk

We recently moved house and the plumbing system has been a night mare. When we moved in the water was off and when the wife turned it on within a minute or two it started coming out of the overflow. So during the move we turned the water on and off for a couple of days. We called a plumber...

So the fact that the thing stopped heating could be down to the PCB they are coming to check if I'm lucky? Wifey did remark at the time it stopped heating she thought she could smell something electrical burning which I couldn't and blamed it on her cooking. The plaster cast was removed...

Yes the thread does stretch but it is in it's elastic stage which is why you need to re check after a some miles. Reducing the thread resistance which is where some of the torque loss goes means that the clamp force either through the cone or more importantly for flat faces, is reduced. If you...

The on going Bosch Neff and Siemens Dishwasher recall.........is this fault related to a failed heater element or could it be. Have an affected dishwasher where the heating side has packed up but for the cost of a new element pack I can get a used two year old one!! Any ideas?

Greasing or any type of lube on the bolts is an absolute no, no. Wear on the bolt is taken into acount in the design. The problem is that you may get the torque but you won't get the required clamping force required and that is the important bit. This is not a yielded joint so it's paramount you...

2 year and 3 month old (Just outside of warranty) 29HE will fire for about 1.5 mins and then shuts down. It doesen't lock out with red led showing but shows the green flashing every 0.5 secs. Does not matter if on DHW only or combined. Each system behaves exactly the same. Have gone through the...

Excellant!! From the way you describe it, it says the lower arm rear bushes. It's cheaper to get a new lower arm asemby which includes the bushes. Fault description is perfect so go for that.

CV joint is more likey to be the cause but only realy noticable on hard cornering. If you hear a loud vibration noise in a straight line which changes pitch with your foot on the clutch, then this will confirm it. If knocking noise is over bumps then look at springs first and then at lower...

Hi Ericmark, Thanks for this very, very informative reply. I grasp the principles of what you say but don't fully understand. Is there anyway I can contact you to discuss off forum as there are some other issues with it where your obvious expertise on the subject and affiliation to narrow...

Odd one this but know someone here has the answer. Have an alternator on a narrow boat that has failed for various reasons. Seems like it was fitted incorrectly in that it was fitted without a W terminal so no rev counter. Does anyone know which fiels connector the W terminal would normally come...

A good first thing to try. Next is a compression test. Have seen this on a Merc before. Won't start when cold but ok when hot. All heater plugs ok, Was traced to worn piston rings.

Next door calls me, no HW or CH can I have a look. See no pressure, so open filling loop. Obvious leak . Dentists mirror seems to confirm leak when trying to filll either lower manifold or uppper one running down. Cannot hold pressure. In fact major breach as running down walls and tripping...

Why did you change it? Coding should have been done at the same time. Traction control relies on ABS system so goes back to original question, why was it changed as the fault might lie there.

Yes, but to a certain extent you are then releasing the load. As it gets more worn you will probaly hear it when depressing the clutch. The only other noise I've had possibly related was the waterpump. Mileage is too low to rule out the box. If you were further up north I'd listen to it...

Well if you've already replaced the car then sell as is. No point in spending out additional. Someone will take it. However adjust your asking price from a runner to that of a runner less the cost of the parts only. The labour figure is an unknown variable. Best wishes.