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My advice is don't do it mate, the car trade is on it's arse at the moment, especially the body side! I'm a panel beater with a good reputation for the quality of my work, I was told on friday Lookers is closing our shop down, and I doubt i'm going to find another job as a wacker, I'm looking to...

A few years ago the bodyshop/accident repair center I was working at, had a Vauxhall Zafira in with front end damage, not too heavy but it had a good bump, unfortunately the two 5L tins of brilliant white matt emulsion on the back seat flew forward on the collision, one of which hit the...

It depends, X reg is on a model change, so it could be the old shape or the later one. On the later shape, some can have the keys programed using suitable diagnostic equipment, or keys obtained from Fiat that come pre-programed to the car. On the old shape, I can't quite remember but I...

Sorry for not getting back sooner, been a bit busy to say the least! Well at least you have got a live feed to the SPI, so it's not something silly like a fuse thats blown. unfortunately I haven't been able to get the test data for it yet :( I am still trying to though. As Burnerman...

Check the level in the resevior, if it is near the minimum mark it won't overflow, if its nearer the maximum mark yes slacken the cap off and put some rags around it to catch the spillage, also when you've changed the brakes, and pumped the brake pedal a few times, check the level, if it is...

Excellent :D Well done for fixing it, and thanks for letting us know how you got on, it's always nice to hear a happy ending :mrgreen: Best regards Vic

These are spot on, cuts steel no probs and keeps it's edge, also flys through timber. http://www.screwfix.com/p/ruko-countersink-8mm-12-4-x-56mm/87508

5/32 whitworth has 32tpi :wink:

I seem to think the SPI should have a live feed to it, to see if it has, firstly set you multimeter to dc volts on a fairly low range, and measure the voltage across the battery terminals, this is just to check the meter is working and on the right range, you should obviously get a reading of...

It could be head gasket but failure between an oil gallery and the water jacket, and not the cylinder, I can't say i've come accross this on those engines though, it was a problem on some Rover motors, but not sure on a ford lump. The oil cooler as mentioned is a heat exchanger(between coolant...

Great stuff, thats proved its not a fuel supply problem and the fuel pump relay is working. I was going to print off the test data for the SPI unit in work today, but the computer with it on has thrown a wobbler, and I haven't been able to access any tech data, all day :evil: :evil: A good...

Ok magic. This is a bit of a basic test, and the result will either be, plenty or needs further investigation, so you don't have to be too accurate on measuring the amount.

Well yes, but this is not telling us that there is a good flow rate to the injector, at this stage we need to know for sure, there is a good flow to it, if for no other reason than to rule it out. Fault finding is more often than not a process of elimination, and when you start ruling things out...

I can't really see it being an ECU problem, not imposiable but very sodin unlikely, if it was the wrong setting in the ECU you would get fuel out of the injector, possibly not the right amount but it would be squirting out. Next thing I would check is fuel supply, to do this disconnect the fuel...

The blue cap ones are a four pin plug and do both.

No mate, don't even think of taking it apart! and it is very unlikly to be your problem. A very common problem(as Whit has just mentioned) with a no start due to lack of fuel out of the injector is the coolant temp sensor, I would prefer to try a known good sensor rather than just unpluging, but...

I don't wish to sound patronizing, but are you 100% sure ALL the electrical plugs are connected and in the right places?

Ah sorry mate, I didn't read your first post properly :oops: Your after something more like this. Edge trim Edit: I know this isn't exactly what you are after, but it'll give you an idea of what to search for.

Blue smoke means it's burning a bit of oil, using an engine flush could well make it worse not better. Your problem will be with the piston rings or valve stem oil seals, well more than likely a bit of both, at that millage, I would change the valve stem seals, it's quite common for them to...

Not even via a ceiling rose or a jb :?: :?: