Recent content by d.o.n.

Hi. I've recently purchased a large old uninsulated house-im saying recently but owned it for 3 years. The existing pipework looks to be original and is huge i would say looking at it 3-4 inch in diameter. Its a single pipe system so the downstairs from the boiler room runs under the sub floor...

Quick update on engine repair. The engine rebuild guy had to take the engine out of the car and completely rebuild it fitting a second hand good block and a second hand good crank and as he said he "topped and tailed it" which I'm guessing is Pistons out,fitting new main shells and big end...

The mechanic guy who seems fairly knowledgable was just going to renew the big end shells-,don't think he has checked the mains for some reason....he does engines mainly for a living so there must be some reasoning behind this. To renew this oilpump chain I think he said a cover has got to come...

Quick update. Called to see mechanic today and oilpump chain had snapped and chain tensioner broken and fallen into sump not causing any major damage luckily-thus was most probably the initial failure-either the chain worn causing it to snap or the tensioner worn and broke causing the chain to...

quick update. I picked up the car from the first mechanic who has had the car over 2 weeks and only managed to do an oil pressure test and said it had no oil pressure so I've taken it to another mechanic who within a day has stripped off the sump And found the oilpump drive chain snapped and...

Mechanic guy has had the car 2 weeks and only managed to do an oil pressure test and it is zero so im definetly thinking it is either the chain or drive sprockets stripped. Does anyone know how easy or hard it is to remove the sump-would it be drop the exhaust off and drop the oil and basically...

Cheers John. I've just bought a new oil pressure switch brand new off eBay for £7 delivered so will be getting that midweek so will pass this onto the mechanic and as I say I'll report back towards the end of the week as to the findings. I've heard via the Internet that some of the other model...

Hi. I totally agree with you. I've spoken to a couple of guys who have basically said try the switch first as I'm guessing they are only pounds to buy rather than hundreds and as you say try the pressure test also as these are fairly simple cheap jobs to do. How long do you have to run the...

Hi. The car has done 103k miles. The Car does sound louder than normal but not excessively loud with slight lack of power. There's plenty of oil in the engine & water level is fine,no smoke at all from exhaust I'm guessing the car would run for a short while if the pump or drive chain to pump...

Ive recently got a skoda roomster 1400cc 3 cylinder diesel (2008 model) My Mrs uses the car daily as a runaround for the kids and recently when starting the car roughly 10 seconds after starting the oil light comes on but the oil level is ok. Engine sounds a bit noisier also than what it used...

All ive done is where the unit fits into the timer clock is-fit the rf boiler control unit which has 4 wires I think which where live, neutral & 2 black wires which ive fitted as per diagram to terms 1,2,3,4 and then place batterys in transmitter and tried boiler and also taken yellow link out...

Yes I know what you mean about the honeywell-ive had these fitted in the past and seem a lot better piece of kit. The salus feels a bit cheap compared to the honeywell-just liked the idea of the salus fitting in where the mechanical clock fits & also got the salus with the boiler almost as a...

Recently bought a baxi duotec 33kw combi boiler & also a salus rf remote stat. Want to wire in & set up the stat. Does the yellow link inside boiler need to be removed. Does the transmitter & receiver need pairing up. A step by step guide would be helpful & very much appreciated if anyone knows.

Hi all. Have an intergrated dishwasher model di612c and when it gets near the end of its wash cycle it will pulse as if pump is pulsing and beeps at the same time & will continue to do this for evermore as if its got a fault so will not finish its full cycle. If I press the float valve...

Hi all & happy new year.. I'm after a new intergrated dishwasher and don't seem to be many reviews around out there My previous hotpoint door latch has gone faulty & sometimes leaks from around door seal on particular washes so gonna bite the bullet and get a new one. After some advice as...