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There is a room in a multi occupancy office building. It is often used by different groups for meeting, events etc. One such event may require the lights to be turned off, just for a short time. However...for some reason (compliance? energy savings?) all the lights in the room are PIR...

I would look at the following: 1) What type of bulbs do the fogs use? 2) Were the bulbs always replaced with the correct type? (if originally halogens, they should only be replaced with the exact same halogen type) 2a) If they were not replaced with the correct type and for example "upgraded"...

Now look at the live data and see if you can see any odd readings off the bat. e.g check temp readings when the car is cold, (things that basically stand out) Unless anything stands out as really odd, you will probably then need to compare all the readings that scanner can see with established...

Bingo! I actually worked it out myself last night as I was going through possibilities. Looks like the 800mA fuse popped at some point without me realising.

Strange, I can't think what I could have got wrong. 1) Multimeter in A DC or mA DC 2) probe in the 10A socket or mA socket. 3) Disconnected negative terminal. 4) Connect one probe to the battery terminal and the other to the cable end. Just to clarify, there is no battery issue now, or any...

Just curious what kind of idle power draw you would expect on a car of this era (MK1 ford KA). I was checking a potential battery issue (now resolved) and as a check for parasitic draw I measured the current with my multimeter in series across the negative terminal of the battery and...

When I say similar. I had issues with a car cold starting. No codes. Turned out there was a conflict between two temp sensors that only showed up when actually looking at the data. No engine management light came on. The coolant temp sensor was saying the car was warm, which was causing the...

Stick a basic OBD2 reader on it and check all the basic sensor readings. If you have something producing an erroneous reading it might be running in a safe mode and turning the fan on for safety, even if the engine isn't warm. Something like the coolant temp sensor perhaps. I had something...

For what it's worth, these companies are known to do this. My impression is their reps have targets or are encouraged to spot marks when the car is returned. I had a hire car while my car was in the garage. The car was delivered and I went round it like a crime scene with my DSLR to the point...

I've mused the option of just leaving it. And it would be the easier option. I was just pondering of the age of the gear oil getting on for 16+ years. Isn't it also likely that there are wear contaminates over time? (although I would expect more with high mileage vs age)

Yes, it's a manual. Yes, I think the workshop manual does say something along the lines of 2mm below the filler plug.

Not sure there is a level line. I was just going to measure what comes out and put the same amount back in. My workshop guide does not show the diagram of the drain and fill locations, so i have to work that out. And yes, I have educated myself already on the need to check the fill valve/nut...

OK....next item...thought I'd get an opinion. Car is about 16 years old now and only 40k on the clock. Gearbox seems in good condition, but I am thinking it is probably worth refreshing the gearbox oil while I am doing everything else I have read that this can end up causing issues for high...

Some pictures! First Look A clean test After a good clean Underside of cover with old gasket Engine has 40k on the clock. Car started fine, and no issues on examination on just tickover

Hopefully it starts :oops:

OK, valve cover done! Went went pretty well I think. Just slightly awkward getting it back on and wondering it is seated correctly. I'm always paranoid about knocking some connection or damaging the ignition coil which is part of the valve cover. The old gasket was not as bad as I expected...

Maybe the posts I read were mis-describing and referring to the cylinder head or something. I thought it odd, but thought I better check after the guy in that video bought new ones.

After I posted that, I looked on a few forums that these bolts could be "stretch bolts"? A once torqued you can't re-use them type. Or is this not the case or misinformation?

Just reviving this a bit. One delay after another and I never got round to doing the valve cover. So picking up where I left off here, I was reviewing that video again. I noticed that he bought brand new bolts for replacing the cover. Just wanted to check if that was a standard/recommended...

Yeh, I have learned a lot looking into all this. Been very useful, thank you to all the responders. Measuring the voltage correctly was key. Taking the measurement from the charging port was a big red herring, which initially made me think the batteries were toast. Also, understanding that the...