Recent content by mointainwalker

I recall a Moly product (Molyslip ? ) doing something like that EDIT: Has there ever been any clear reason given why manufacturers have started installing sensor systems and eliminating dip-sticks ? For once it cannot be cost-savings ( as it is with switches ) and it must be a significant...

Remember when working as a pump-attendant and my friend - in one of those boring moments - was reading the Duckhams packaging and suddenly read out their slogan : Duckhams - the Quintessence of Quality I wonder how many more quarts that sold ?

Yes, you - and others - are right there. As I said, I was mainly considering it for the sake of curiosity, although would obviously also have been interested for any analysis/commentary about undue crank/bearing/cylinder wear for example. I was thinking that I would pay up to £40 for this, but...

Hi I would be interested if anybody has sent off a sample of their engine-oil for analysis and what they thought of the process/results. My Vectra 1.8 petrol has done 120 000 miles, seemingly still in very good engine condition, and I was thinking about sending a sample, just from curiosity.

Very disappointing if they give no indication of time. It allows them to write off any failures as ''over-cranking''.

Not really the case that I checked it in 2023 and then never since.

What's the model/mileage ? I have only had GM 1.8 petrol models since 1990 and the only breakdown was a water-pump failure and still able to drive 25 miles (?) to a garage. Other necessary replacements were in the suspension: drop-links and one broken spring plus cam-belt and water pump at...

No news articles commenting on delivery problems and nothing missing to my eyes in supermarkets. One measure affecting this area is the demontagnee. This refers to animals coming down from high summer pastures into the valleys: in numerous towns this has evolved into a low-level tourist event...

Standard RHD. Other door has no lock other than central-locking.

It doesn't unlock the doors, just the driver's door where the key is physically turning the door-lock. In order to unlock all doors and fuel-flap it would have to access the cental-locking system which is apparently not mechanically-linked to the driver's door . I have received the following...

Aaarrrrrrggggghhhh- was my reaction when I read this. What if.....bloody hell...... In the way that you do when you have a switch that isn't immediately reacting, I was fairly certain that I had done multiple lock/unlock attempts to and fro, but certainly not a calm and definite "now I'll try...

When I bought my car 7 years ago there was only one key: not wanting to take riskes I went and sourced a second one. Having bought a genuine GM key a couple of years before, I was unhappy at the memory of paying £ 150 for the key and £ 25 ( ?) for mating to the car, so went to a Timpson's shop...

I disagree ( see following links ). Can you quote this law you refer to ? There are no legal requirements for anyone other than the driver, and no mentions anywhere in the Code de la Route what passengers should do They are not even required to be behind the barrier although this is generally...

Do that if you wish for safety, however the legal requirement is one per vehicle.

Quite a lot of false information there. There is an automatic 5 kph tolerance under 100 kph and 5% above 100 kph for stationary radar measurements, rising to to 10 and 10% for mobile in-car radar. There are now more than 400 of the latter on French roads, unmarked , using civilian drivers, just...