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If you fancy, give us a photo of the filler and drain plugs so we can confirm? As for the level, a couple of millimetres below the plug will make no difference - meniscus and all that. I fill them up until the oil starts to flow, then leave it a while to drain off a bit. Confession time......if...

Is the filling hole not the level then? I seem to remember on the early Mk3 Escorts the drain was through the reverse gear indent, but can't comment on the Ka. John :)

For sure, it won't do any harm but don't expect any differences either......gear selection or whatever will be exactly the same. Use the same grade oil as the original, and do identify the drain plug and filling / oil level plug first, of course. There aren't any risks in this case. John :)

Eventually the complete display will go AWOL, but the car should still drive. It will of course fail the MOT as the speedo goes caput. The cost is around the £120 mark but give them a ring and they will advise further. John

Can I recommend ECU Testing in Heanor........if you check out the common faults on the generation 4 Polo you'll find yours has been seen before! John :)

I have fitted a new cap solenoid to a diesel Astra - about £25 I think. They do seem to collect a fair bit of crud in that area - aided by some diesel splash, no doubt. John :)

I can fully second that one......although some machinery- especially the expensive makes - can handle E10, many certainly can not. I'm finding many problems with fuel pipes, diaphragms, petrol taps and filters degrading very quickly indeed. John :)

It looks like the top of the console may come apart.......but the chances of damage / screwdriver prise marks or whatever are very high. John :)

It does look like a Walbro derivative - there are so many! Just one point......the plastic quadrant that is turned when you squeeze the throttle - that actually lifts a needle out of the jet a fraction, and sometimes it can be adjusted by a tiny allen key on the top. Anticlockwise to richen...

I guess you have the GX25 engine, with the Walbro carburettor, primer bulb on the bottom? Ideally the rubber diaphragms need replacing too, but often enough a replacement carb from Amazon or whatever is the cheaper option. John :)

Have you tried just giving it a little bit of choke, just to see if it prevents the engine failing? These things run chronically weak which is why it can behave when fully hot - generally with some power reduction though. John :)

Bring the car to a halt with the footbrake Engage P, which locks up the transmission Apply the handbrake, if it doesn’t come on automatically. Start the engine Engage D, keeping the footbrake on Handbrake off, and drive away. John

I can’t say I’ve ever had an exhaust clamp come loose so I guess the washers aren’t needed anyway. John

Off to Ibiza on Sunday.....third pilgrimage this year John

£300 for us this morning :) John :)

What you propose will work - in theory anyway - but your small compressor will be working over time to fill a larger receiver. Air tools also use one hell of a CFM under use, so the receiver will quickly empty and you're back to square one. I've used a gas bottle before (not sure about any...

Another triumph! Seems to blow a little smoke though - maybe the oil level is a little high? John :)

I’ve never removed the brass jet before, or altered the plastic insert! I can’t access your vid just now, so how is the engine running? John

Yes it does, and there is a drilling connection from one of the small holes shown in picture 1. Squirt plenty of carb cleaner down there! John

Can you see in picture 2, the round plastic tick over screw? Below that is the plastic slow running jet which can be prised out for a clean, after the tickover screw is removed. Plenty of carb cleaner needed here, compressed air helps too! John