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It's not possible to by-pass the immobiliser system without a major rewire. However, it is possible to plug a diagnostic type laptop into some vehicles which will disable the immobiliser circuits. Not sure if your Movano of Trafic is suitable for this. You would have to ask an expert locksmith...

Most cars come with alloy wheels as standard now, so very rarely get nicked. I've taken the locking wheel nuts off my car, even though I'm a mechanic and know how to tighten these correctly. Theives will usually be after the tyres, rather than the wheels themselves. If they want just one...

That clip on 'ask the mechanic' is the Toyota one I was on about.

Oh dear, it'll all end in tears !!. I think you're already thinking about a head gasket for this one ?.

Be careful removing the pipes off the valve, as the pipe stubs get very brittle and will snap off. A new valve is around £40.

A bricklayer friend of mine was taking on an apprentice. He said to him : " Can you make tea ? ", kid said: "yes". So he said : " Can you carry a hod ? ", kid said : " Why ? how big's the kettle ? ". :lol:

Vauxhalls come with 15" wheels and a 14" spare as standard. Different sized spare wheels are o/k as a get you home thing, as long as you don't exceed 50 mph.

Look underneath, and on the bottom of the radiator you will see the fan control switch. Pull the 2 wires off and join them together, switch on the ignition and the fan should run. If it does, it's the fan switch, if it doesn't, it's either an electrical problem (fuse etc.), or the coolant is not...

The trouble with Rover's is that the 16 pin diagnostic plug is wired differently to every other manufacturers, so you may have to find a Rover specialist who has the correct equipment to diagnose your vehicle.

What petrol are you running it on ? You can get poor starting problems if you run it on supermarket fuel.

I've got a Volvo S40 Sport on a 'Y' reg. It's only done 41,000 miles. Although it's a great car, the seats are very low with it being a Sport, and some people struggle to get in and out.

The most common fault on these is the fuel pressure sensor, which is located on the fuel rail. Unfortunately, the sensor comes as part of the fuel rail and costs about £120. It's hard to give a definitive answer to your problem as the non start could be caused by a number of different things...

T-cut ??

Sorry John, I thought the discs were fitted before you bought the car, and I was just offering an opinion. I would expext nothing less than quality workmanship if the discs were fitted by yourself.

Some diagnostic equipment will read fuel pump pressure in 'live data'. There are other causes of the engine failing to rev, such as a faulty air mass meter or blocked exhaust system for example. I still think it down to your low pressure pump though, and the RAC man was correct, this is a...

John, you say that the vehicle has been fitted with new discs ?. If the hubs were not thoroughly cleaned before the discs were fitted, this can cause your vibration. The fault is almost certainly an imbalance in the hubs etc. You need to have the wheels balanced on the vehicle. There must be...

Always make sure that you have AT LEAST a quarter of a tank full of diesel. If the gauge is towards the red, then your diesel will be contaminated with the water that sits in the bottom of the tank. As a diesel engine requires highly volatile fuel to start, watering this down is not good !

If you ring the AA when you have broken down, you will be charged the renewal fee plus a surcharge. Remember, you may get a cheaper quote for your breakdown cover, but do they have the diagnostic equipment, the expertise and training, or the spare parts ?. In my experience - no. Better to stick...

If you were able to pull off one plug lead while the engine was running, this would put your O2 sensor outside it's parameters causing the M.I.L light to come on, but this could lead you to think that it's a sensor fault (do you understand what I'm getting at ?? - you're looking at the...

Could you be a bit more specific ??