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New barrel needed im afraid. Pretty common on fords.

Hi, just a thought but you might want to check the earthes from the battery to the engine and body. The one going to the engine may be breaking and not letting the full current to flow to the starter and thats when you get the flat battery syptom. Hope this helps.

I would check the actuator on the throttle housing as these are known to stick in the closed position which will cause engine to start then cut out. Hope this helps as you can check this yourself without paying for diagnostics and if it is this it might not show up on it anyway.

Have the rear brake shoes checked as the linings are prone to coming detached and causing the wheel to become stiff or seized.

The accident damage would explain your Airbag/pre-tentioner ecu fault on the main ecu. I have found on other citroen models when these are activated you need to replace them.You also better check the seat belt sockets as if these have been activated you will have to replace these aswell. The...

Hi, is it the isuzu engine? if it is it might be the pump control unit on the back of the engine block, they get dry joints on some of the connections inside. if it is that vauxhall will charge you £1000+ for it when in fact anyone competent with a soldering iron could do it themselves in about...

Should of had it concreted then.

You could siphon it out as a short term fix, but i wouldn't got to the dealers as they will rip you off. Find yourself a good garage, ask a few friends they might advise you on one.

Honda or Toyota any day. most reliable car out there and they wont depreciate as much as the others will. Keep away from the french sh*t.

The drain holes on these are a right turd to find as 1 is under the battery tray and the other is under the servo and they are both hard to get to. You will find that you will have to remove the battery then have a poke around. I wouldn't leave it to long as if the water gets to the vacuum pipe...

What vehicle is it?

Hi, you have checked the coolant level as if its low it will only get into the heater matrix when you rev the engine, just a thought.

Hi chap, yes sounds like its head gasket, i see these everyday on the road as i work for the AA. I have found that the temp gauge never moves from normal even though the engine is about to melt into a big lump.Price wise you would be looking around the £500 to do it properly. make sure they use...

Hi, my zanussi TC 7114W tumble dryer has stopped heating up and i think it may be the heater element. Could someone please tell me the best way of testing it, many thanks jim.

If its anything like the sprinter if you get underneath roughly in the middle you will see the hanbrake mech, these get loads of **** in them and stick, you can free it off with wd or duck oil. give it a clean spray it and keep working the hand brake and it should loosen off. hope this helps

OM is about £60 and a 8lt external on which i knopw is a bit big is only £18 so dont know what tomdo ,ill have a think

Yes it is a expansion vessel thank you. found out by searching the web, now i need to know if it has to be boiler specific or will any one fit with the same rating as i have no hot water and two grubby kids lol.

Hi all, my boiler started to leak water very badly this morning and have found the culprit but i dont know what its called. the part is a silver ball with a tyre valve on it which screws into the water inlet to the boiler. it has no wires to it. thanx jim.

Hi can anyone help? i have a fronty 2.3 deisel which is complaining about starting when cold, i have had the glow plugs changed and the problem is still there, the heater plugs are working correctly as they are taking 70-80 amps when they are switched on. Once the engine has started and warmed...

Sorry cannot send photo but the gap is 50mm and is between end of the bath and the wall at the tap end.I can not butt the bath against the wall as the pipe work will not allow this.I need ideas of how to fill the gap using which material and it needs to have a good seal as its at the shower end...