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Hi, I want to decorate my 4 year old daughter's room with stickers that can be removed as she gets older. There are plenty to choose from but apparently they won't stick to textured wallpaper. The room has a dimply orange peel type paper. It looks OK and I don't want to spend too much...

Hi, Put the dishwasher on last night, when I got up it was still running. Keeps sticking during the programs. Have tested the resistance of the timer motor - showing about 10kOhms. How do I test thermostat/heating element? Could it be anything else? Thanx, Iain

Hi, I have a 1.2 Fiat Brava 2000 w plate. It is misfiring when cold. Runs normally when warm. The plugs and leads were replaced within the last 6 months and it has been fine until the last few weeks. The coil winding resistances match the figures in Haynes so seems ok. Internet search...

I am going to replace the inlet manifold on my 2001 Vectra (Z18XE). I will be following the procedure from Haynes. Anything I need to watch for? According to Haynes I have to depressurise and remove the fuel rail. It suggests 2 alternative methods. Either run the engine without...

I suspect that the ECU on my Vectra Z18XE is faulty. I am considering sending it away for testing/rebuild. Problem is I have heard that once an ECU becomes defective then it is never the same again. Has anyone successfully used a rebuild service?

I am replacing the cam belt on my Vectra. My problem is that there is not enough slack in the belt to get it over all the sprockets and pulleys. I am sure the tensioner is in the correct position. i.e. putting the least tension on the belt. Also that the belt routing is correct. I...

Hi, I have what seems to be a standard residential set up with a pump in the airing cupboard driving both HW and CH systems heated by an external boiler. I have bled the rads and the pump. There is no noise when only the CH is on. When the HW kicks in there is a regular 'flushing'...

When changing brake pads I have used a softwood baton to lever the pistons back into the caliper. I haven't experienced any difficulty with this method. I have seen people mention caliper wind back tools on this site. Is it better to use this tool?

I had a leak into the boot of my Vectra hatch via the hole for the tailgate wiring. Unfortunately, in order to replace the leaky rubber hose, I had to cut off the 2 connectors to the tailgate wiring. It was only after cutting that I noticed 2 wires in one of the connectors were the same...

The clutch on my Brava was failing to disengage intermittently and stiff in operation. I replaced the slave cylinder which has cured the failure to disengage. The stiffness remains, however, and not in a good way. It tends to be worse if the car has not been driven for a few days, as...

I have a 2001 Vectra with the Z18XE engine. The engine management light has been coming on fairly regularly for some time now with no other symptoms. Following some helpful advice (thanks chaps) I have bought an Elmscan 5 scanner package, plugged in the laptop and read the fault code...

I am considering getting a fault code reader, but don't know much about them. I maintain a Vauxhall Vectra and a Fiat Brava. Could I get one reader for both cars? Is OBD the standard system or are there others? Is it better to get a stand alone reader or cable and software for a laptop...