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I would check the tyres, one might have gone out of shape.

Hello trazor, thanks for the reply, that a bit scary. regards johnwr

Thanks for the reply JohnD, the computer is part of the council intranet. Council employees are allowed to surf at lunch time.

Can anyone tell me if an IT department of a local town council check up on your internet usage in regards to length of time, frequency and which user is online when logged on to a common password.

Good idea OLD, spending too much time picking holes in clockmender posts.

watchmender I think you should read my post slowly and then get your head out of your back passage. I think my piece about Ford taking samples of brake fluid from customers cars might be similar to what you are bleating on about, with regards to the boys in blue they are a set of wan*ers and...

Watchmaker, I know all about brake fluid, I worked for 25 years as a senior road test technician for a large brake lining manufacturer in West Yorkshire. I once had the opportunity to go testing in Austria on the Gross Glockner pass, doing work for Ford, after a descent of the pass we had to...

Nitronick, you are more likely to get the pedal creeping down if you use light pressure on the pedal, using high pressure will force the seals onto the cylinder bore. Watchmaker, the temperature needed to boil the fluid even when slightly contaminated with moisture is generally higher than...

Is your engine a 1.6 16v, if it is then the filter is to the side if the "Cat", under a black plastic cover.

Everybody has got it just about right, You can't tell if the friction material is high, medium or low friction, it would take a chemist with lots of expensive equipment to just find out what the friction material is made up from, and then more expensive dynomometers to do performance testing...

Sorry that I havn't replied for a while, Just had a quote from a garage for £500 for 1 injector and 4 heater plugs also they put the car on the diagnostic machine twice. Is this a fair price. regards johnwr

can anyone tell me what is the problem when the heater plug light flashes. When the engine starts it's running rough.[/list]

Hello joeylegend, the oil filter housing is on the front of the engine as you said, it is below the top hose and it has a large hexagon nut moulded onto the top cover. Be carefull not to overtighten the plastic filter top. regards johnwr

I agree with you freddym----twin, the rear brake will only do about 20% of the total braking, disc brakes are less prone to fading, but at least with drum brakesyou get a handbrake that works ( if they are maintained properly) :lol:

davieboy is right, also make sure you clean up the flange that the disc is fitted to until it's clear of rust. regards johnwr

Any half decent Motorist shop and if your really derperate Halfrauds. regards johnwr

Ron gamma, do you know what you are talking about, do you have any mechanical skills. You tell this poor chap that water in the engine will burn off over time as the engine warms up is total Bo**ocks, if there is water in the sump it wants draining now and fitting a new oil filter, can you...

You don't have to take the engine out, just remove the gearbox. regards johnwr

Ford has had a big problem on zetec engines in escorts and mondeo's, the only cure is to fit new leads and new plugs. Don't just change the plug or the lead, the problem with come back to haunt you. Phone up your local ford parts department and have a word about your problem, they may be able to...

£300 seems a bit steep, ask him what he charges per hour. Main dealer have joke labour charges but a independent should be a lot cheaper. regards johnwr