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What year is the vectra? and does the window go to the closed position and the comes down alittle? let me know.jim.

Ok can you see the coolant pipes which go to the bulkhead? If so start car and get it to normal operating temperature, then touch the pipes to see if they are hot. Let me know.Jim.p.s Check both pipes which are under the bonnet.

check the level of coolant in the expansion bottle first as if its low no heat is the first symptom, if thats ok you need to check if the hot /cold knob connections are ok as sometimes these can become faulty.

Hi i've had this on numerus cars when ive changed disk and pads, the pedal seems to go to the floor, but after ive drove the car for a while the pedal started to come up and after about a day or so ended up with a normal pedal, try using the car a while and bed the brakes in abit but take it easy.

Some motor factors do a special 7mm caliper allen key,try partco or brown brothers if theres one near you.

Hi can anyone help, i have just cultivated my garden as i have no grass, and was wondering what the best way of reseeding it would be and what would be the best time, any advice would be very greatfully acepted. jim.

Hi first take off wheel, then you will need a 7mm allen key to undo the caliper slide bolts, take caliper off replace old pads with new ones and refit in reverse order. also do as bazzas said put some copper grease all over the back of the pads and also on the slide bolts,pump brake pedal afew...

Hi how wee was the bump sounds like abit of a hard hit to me if the sun roof is abit tight,anyway time to get the hammer out and get hitting the pin back in line unless you want to spend hundreds jiging it back.

How often does the car struggle to start? there is a sensor on the engine call therm tim sensor,this determines how much fuel the engine needs dependant on temp. you could try fitting a new one and see how you go. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++ The sensor is call the thermo time switch...

Hi yes it does happen from time to time,they have a problem with flooding and you have to remove fuel pump fuse to start them,how excactly is it starting?need to know to give better advice.jim.

Hi the three pins on the tale gate are indeed for the rear wiper and the rear heated window,these where a common fault ont the fords,you need to check you have live at two of the flat plates on the main body and make sure the contacts are clean and lined up.The catch problem get a screwdriver...

Hi does it push the dip stick out? how many miles has the car done? because it sounds like its got to much crank case compression, not a good thing. jim.

Hi if you can find a decent lock smith that does cars they can clone the keys you have, but you might have to look around abit to find one though.jim.

hi i put it all back together last night and it seems to be working ok only the hot water doesn't seem as hot as it used to be especially upstairs but at least its firing up know and we seem to be getting there.

Ok here we go, Switch on power to boiler,fan goes round very slowly, if i switch either to hw on/ch on the fan comes on full speed, measured for voltage at the gas valve wirers and only get 7.64v ac, so main boilers is not igniting. taken wires off frost stat (top right) and got (o f l) reading.

Yes it all works fine accept for the gas valve feed which is my original fault,but whats doing my head in is that earlier i had a feed.

Hi what engine has it got? is the leak in line with the drivers wheel? it might be the crank pulley seal or cam pulley seal. get under and have a look.jim.

Hi yes that worked, when i switched back on the fan did not cut in like you said, but now ive lost my live feed to the gas valve again, but when i switched the main control nob to the ch on postion the fan clicked in out about five times and i just happen to knock the wires on the back af the...

Good news i swaped the dotted stat and now the pilot ignites ok,the problem with no feed to the gas valve is now ok,i have 28v. but i have one fault left to sort out, when i switch on the power the main boiler ignites and the orange l e d comes on with the fan at full speed with the main control...

I thought as i was replacing the other parts i might as well change the tc while i was at it, when i went and got the stats the bloke at the shop said that three of the stats had the same value 85 dg and the other one with the little white dot on it was 100 dg value, where is the one with the...