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Have you had a new exhuast on your car? The catalytic convertor can sometimes give off such smells when new, I have had this on a couple of brand new cars in the past but it normally goes away after a few weeks. Perhaps someone else could provide an explaination. The only other thing is...

Thanks for that, I suspect an impact driver may have been used to put it in as I have never had this sort of problem with a sump plug in the past. I hasten to add that I have only had the van a few months so any oil changes will have been done by the previous owner/s.

Hi Neo Thanks for your suggestion, I should have mentioned that I have tried mollgrips also, and I gave them a clout with with a lump hammer. Again they sliped even though the grips where on tight. I don't really want to keep using a hammer as I don't want to break off the head of the plug.

I wonder if anyone can help. The oil on my 1.8D Escort Van (2001, Y Reg) looks a bit minging so I want to change it. My problem is the sump plug won't unscrew, I know it has a 13mm head and I have tried using both a 12 point and 6 point 13mm socket with an extented wrench and also a 13mm...

My neighbour had a service contract with a certain company that I won't name. When the engineer came out he told her her boiler was FUBAR'd and she would need a replacement which they he provided a quote for. Not convinced she told him she would get a 2nd opinion first. She got a local...

Yes Gasguru, I have done this and the tank empties, to me it seems like the flush is not long enough, if that makes sense :!:

Yes this is the type I mean, it fills up to the 6L mark in the cistern tank and is not one of the dual flush types.

Hi I wonder if anyone can help with a problem. My girlfriend is having problems with her toilet, it has one of those horid continental style flushes and she complains that the flush is very weak, for want of a better way of putting it it does not flush waste away properly and takes two or...