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You can swap engine and box as one lump, but you will need some programming done as the ECU will need tuning to the new injectors. Each injector has a unique code that needs programming to the ECU.

As bernardgreen states, most modern kit will read them better than the human eye. Also, if your friends plate cannot be read by ANPR, that is an offence in itself and a very easy nick for the traffic cop that spots it. But good luck to him if he gets away with it.

My advice would be let the other half choose the bulbs. I got a warm white and a cool white to try. Just cheapies from eBay as they didn't have to last more than an hour. The wife opted for the warm white, which are still much whiter than the halogens ever were. In the end I got all of the...

Personally I would not bother with fire rated unless it's needed, (block of flats, 5 story house etc). As Ban all Sheds has stated, the LED lamps do not like to be repeatedly warmed up and cooled down. Using the open fittings would allow more air movement around the lamp. They would probably...

The wiring I was referring to is the wiring inside the light fitting, if they are currently 12V units, the internal wiring may not be rated for mains use. If you are replacing the fittings then no need to worry. With new light fittings, I would just take the T&E from the connector block in...

CPC is earth connection. I don't have any experience with LEDs and dimmers as I am happy with lights that are either on or off. Never really felt the need for anything inbetween. If you go with 230V GU10 lamps then yes, you would get rid of the transformer. The easiest way is to replace...

I think that 12V halogen spots are evil hateful things. Had 18 of the feckers in my kitchen, seemed like I was forever replacing lamps, transformers or burned and melted GU5.3 holders. In the end I ditched the halogens, swapped the holders for GU10s, added a cpc to each of the metal cases...

Depends what you mean by Kit. If you are talking about the aerosol kits that are sold in the likes of screwfix, they are only about £20 but only normally a 2 shot kit. For occasional DIY I would think a pukka pipe freezing machine is a bit excessive. I have used the aerosol jobbies before...

Thanks all. I think I will go for compression fittings for now. Unfortunately, I can only freeze above where the join will be, on vertical pipes as my house is built on a slab so all pipework is under the upstairs floor and this is a downstairs rad. I do not want to try to get the bathroom...

Hi all, I am adding a radiator and have got as far as having the radiator on the wall, mostly plumbed, flushed out in case I had left any swarf and such in there and pressured 10 10 BAR to check for leakyness. Now I just need to connect it to the rest of the system, for which I intended to...

Possibly the electromagnet to hold the switch on. I think if you don't connect a1 to 24, you will need to hold the switch for it to operate.

It really depends on what you would like it to do. I use SIMetrix a lot, but that is when I need verification or analysis of circuits with high component count and complex electronics. It is very good and uses the standard spice model libraries so most electronic/electrical components can be...

If it were me and it was a small dent that is only cosmetic, I would leave it well alone. Trying to blend in paint is a skill and to get a perfect repair that won't be seen is very involved. You will never get air-dry paint to be a perfect match in all lights. You could try pulling the dent...

Sounds like the idle control valve to me. It's about the right mileage for it to give up. Also check for air leaks around the intake and vacuum hoses and give the throttle body a clean. Don't have much knowledge on the citroens but some cars will need to re-learn the idle if the battery has...

Ok, My method, though not recommended by many is to change the oil and oil filter frequently, AT LEAST every year. Anything else just gets attention when the car plays up in some way. My last car made it to 266,000 miles using this method, and current vehicle is just shy of 120,000 with no...

In that case, tell her it's an "electrics cabinet" then it's not a shed. Or put a large round top on it and make it into a picnic table. If the filter boxes are an issue, you can get a canister type that you bury in the ground. I swapped the filter boxes for one and I can recommend it...

I had a similar situation when we bought our house. Found that the pond supply was not earthed, when connecting the cpc it threw out the RCD. Turned out that the "waterproof" socket and switch box on the pond were both full of water. I looked into various options and in the end decided to build...