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£225 for us this morning John :)

For those of us of a certain age....... Remember the PSA TU engine, fitted to the Saxo, ZX or whatever - the plastic end of the dipstick used to break off after a few years which gave us quite a problem! John :)

The bigger the better, but of course you are restricted to the 1/4 bsp connectors at the end of the day. With mine I removed the taps on the compressor side, just to remove as many restrictions as possible. John

I tend to use Machine Mart stuff....pretty close to me, you can see what you are buying and they are helpful. Also good for hoses (not the rubber ones though) and connectors etc. My needle descaler has 4 chisel attachments - it does well enough. If you are using it on metal, then a 16oz hammer...

A larger air receiver tank would be helpful......this allows the tools to run longer before the compressor has to cut back in to fill it up again. I'd go for 100 litre minimum. 16 CFM is a large volume of air output and will drive most air tools - however: Keep the hoses to the tools as large a...

Double check the oil level with the dipstick......only then can you trust - or mistrust - the oil level sensor. Top up the coolant header tank with antifreeze - use concentrated stuff if you're not sure how strong it is. Your subject title is somewhat misleading! John :)

Time for some fairly urgent action - the ivy will be in the roof already! Chop off the stems as low as you can, take a chunk away that's around 2 foot or whatever and the rest will dry off and will eventually die......it will then be able to be pulled away from the wall. The waxy leaves are...

Standardised these days, as far as I know! John

Or...... Replace the screws with studs, and secure the nuts with simmonds, aerotite or nyloc ones? John :)

I think I’d go for a medium strength thread locking compound, and replacing the screws with Allen screws so you can get them out again. Some heat loosens the compound but it sets again once cooled. Clean the threads and add grease.....it looks a bit gritty in there. John

Several years ago I was involved with the repairs and service of the Mazda Bongo - aka the Ford Frendee. Several of these (3!) came my way. Superb build quality - much better than UK stuff Little rust proofing but good underbody paint Service parts available from a local motor factor, no...

Lock spindles - or follower bars as they were once known - are readily available from Screwfix or whatever. Often 8mm square, they are easy to cut with a hacksaw. John

Agreed, but of course we can’t see the disc condition- it’s usually the inboard face that gets corroded. John

That's exactly how I would do it - maybe your meter has some sort of incorrect polarity function? Maybe set it to 10A, and then just open a door to put the courtesy light on.......something should show! John :)

Before you get stuck in, just check that the grommet isn’t actually a multiplug connector - they can look so familiar! If the grommet is difficult to get out then it’s also difficult to get back in. If you do find a suitable grommet and there’s some space, I usually pierce the grommet in situ...

A massive £50 for us this month :rolleyes::rolleyes: John :)

I guess you could use two of these...

There’s a good chance that the plastic thermostat housing has gone awol here, but get the car up on a ramp if you can. I have had leaks from the EGR on the diesel variants too. John

I think I’d scrub the idea of a metal pipe insert, but rather use the appropriate nylon repair kits from eBay or whatever. The nylon pipe isn’t really cooperative but if it’s warm, the serrated end coupling can be pushed on. John

I guess the car has electric power steering? This rings alarm bells of the battery voltage being low. John