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    Body Repair

    Hello I am in the process of repairing my car from rust. Its has rusty arches which can be filled and sprayed. My spraying is not very good and would like some pointers. I will be using a normal spray cans. Also one wing has faded and I want to spray it again, can some one give me pointers...
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    Peugeot 406 washer bottle

    Hello Knowing the french cars I think its a pain to replace, I did it on a megane and it wasnt very pleasant. I dont know where its located but more than likely its more accesible from under one of the front wings, I would take the mudguard off and see where the locating nuts are, then remove...
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    Ford Fiesta Idle valve

    Hello Jhonny The car is running alot better now, Hasnt cut out so far. I think its cured. The ring was clear and free but cleaning the throttle body really helped. Thanks for your help Shab
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    Ford Fiesta Idle valve

    can anyone else help??????
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    Ford Fiesta Idle valve

    Hello Johnny I have cleaned the throttle body as you requested and still I have the problem of stalling if the car is revved hard. So far the idle valve and throttle body has been cleaned along with checking the breathers. If the cars only revved slightly then its fine, its revved...
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    Ford Fiesta Idle valve

    Johnny, not sure what you want me to do shall i take off the whole inlet area and clean it, if this is the case is there a gasket i need to replace or is it like the idle valve?
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    Ford Fiesta Idle valve

    hello I cleaned the idle valve but still having the cutting out problem. When you rev the car and then let go it will go so low that it cuts out can anyone help?
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    Ford Fiesta Idle valve

    Hello I have a ford fiesta endura e 1299cc fiesta lx 1997 I am having an idleing problem where the car cuts out because it does not catch its idle correctly (drops too low). I would like to clean the idle valve but I'm unsure on how to do this, is it just a case od using carb cleaner...
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    Floor tiling, grouting in bathrrom and toilet????

    Hello I have recently tiled my bathroom and toilet with ceramic tiles. As mentioned i made sure the floor was level and put ply wood down etc. The problem i am having is that my grouting has cracked on some tiles. I was wondering whats the best stuff to gout the tiles with and how do i...
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    Want to learn electrics

    Hye I'm new to the electric game but have some knowledge. I have come from car electrics which i have a very good knowledge of, but now i want to challenge the main stuff. I would just like to kniow what is needed for wiring a series of spot lights with a switch. We can assume that there...
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    Whats this room called?????

    Hello Bit of stupid question but just wondered what you call the room where you store your shoes. It is located directly after the front door of the house and you walk into it, its like a small storage room but you put your shoes, coats etc there. I just cant remeber its name anyone got...
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    Lights and sockets

    Hye I am in the middle of a restoration project and now have come to the point where i need to add the lighting to the house. what i want is a feed from the fuse box powering all the spot lights. I was wondering how many i can add to the feed for it to be safe. also how do i split the wiring...
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    Problem with my combi boiler pressure

    Hye I've had the pressure valve is fixed and it now maintains pressure. my next problem is the fact that sometimes it doesnt fireup when i turn the ttap on, but when the central heating is started it fires perfect. But this happen occasionnally. At the minuate its ruinning fine Any one...
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    Rover 620 rev problem

    Hi could be the idle air control vavlave or the throttle posostion sensor. Bearing in mind that when they reach around 100k then they need the fuel system cleaning out. Not expensive but makes a big diffference. shab
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    Fiesta rear wash wipe

    hI Sounds like the main wiper relay has gone, i had the same problem. Not expensive to get a new relay. shab
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    Problem with my combi boiler pressure

    Hello I have a problem with my boiler. Its is a combi boiler which I have had for nearly 6 years. Recently it has decided to loose pressure and drops so low that it won’t fire up. Also recently when I attempt to use the hot water it will not ignite but if I turn the thermostat on the central...
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    bathroom tiling issue, some help and advice please

    Hello Thank you for the reply Yes it was for floor tiling and the plywood thing makes sense now How thick of plywood do i need to use and also he mentioned that i should stick to the rough side of the plywood Also do you have any hints and tips to go round the toilet area. Should i cut...
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    bathroom tiling issue, some help and advice please

    Hello I am about to tile my bathroom and toilet but i'm unsure on how to prepare the area? I have given some advice from a decorator who has said that i should firstly lay down some plywood as the base because the tiles find it hard to stick to traditional floor boards. Can some body...
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    vauxhaull auto choke

    Hye I had the same car and problem.Choke not working properly, missfiring, idle speed dropping so low that it cuts out. The problem is that the pierburb carburettors that are fitted to the vauxhalls only last for around 60 k and then they begin to play up. What i did was to get a car from...
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    Vectra Electric Window

    dont think you can reset it, its there for a reason, if its had a new windown, chances they have not fitted it properly.
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