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Hello, I am about to fit a new copper seal to my ford focus 1.6 tdci and wondered if anyone could tell me the best port cleaner to use,??? I've seen some kits with the front brushes you attach to a cordless, will these be as good as using the rod with the small sandpaper discs stuck on the end...

Hello,,,I'd not changed the oil on my Ford focus for at least three years,,,not that I do many miles in it, it usually only gets used to go to the shops etc, anyway I took it for a long drive one day for a few hundred miles on motorway etc and a ticking developed and a smell of burning oil in...

Hello,,,I have a hotpoint washing machine it was a wf540 1400 spin,,,one cycle stopped working so I just changed to another cycle and it worked for ages then suddenly it lost every cycle and wont start when I press the start button,,,I had an almost identical washer with a ceased drum, a...

Hello,,,can anyone tell me the best oil based white none drip gloss to use for my interior woodwork,,,???,,, I always used homebases own brand and it was excellent stuff then a few year ago they changed suppliers and the new stuff is hopeless,,,not a patch on the old stuff,,,and does anyone know...

Hello,,, what should I be using to rust proof nuts and brake pipes connectors etc,,, ??? I have copper grease already,,,I was thinking some waxoyl maybe or other type of grease,,, ???

Hello,,, I recently fitted new struts, bottom arms and track rod ends then took the car to a garage for new tyres and tracking,,,today I've taken the wheels off for a quick inspection before its mot,,,see before and after pictures,,,it looks like the boots have been turned and turned till they...

Hello,,,I recently put a new rear brake caliper on my Ford focus,,, I didn't check the state of the threads on the brake pipe and ended up ruining the threads in the aluminium caliper,,,is there any way to fix this I wonder,,, ??? Obviously I could re thread it but is there anything available...

I've just fitted new struts, bottom arms and tie rod ends on my mk2 ford focus,,, the car had a slight rattle on the front end when going over small bumps or holes in the road before the parts were fitted,,, now it is rattling a lot more,,,the drivers side strut I put on had a sway bar link rod...

hello,,,i have a york exercise bike c750,,,one of the best bikes york ever made,,,the bike was discontinued about 13 years ago so i cant lay my hands on a new resistance motor from york fitness as they are no longer stocked,,,i know this is a longshot but thought id see if there are any york...

hello,,,ive always used homebase home of colour none drip gloss,,,its always been fine and easy to use,,,I bought a tin the other day what I thought was the same stuff but on using it realised it was absolute rubbish,,,just couldn't work it,,,kept coagulating etc,,,impossible to use,,,so when I...

Hello,,,ive just sanded down my stairwell which was a bit of a chew on,,,it had been painted with some kind of latex paint i think straight onto the plaster,,,anyway as you can see on the picture some of it on the plasterboard wall have flaked off when ive sanded,,,so i was wondering what is the...

hello, recently been removing some artex with a scraper and water, came off a treat after being wiped with water a few times, anyway I had the stuff analised before I touched it and it came back clear, so no asbestos in it, after washing my clothes that's id been wearing I noticed that they have...

hello,,,i have a ford focus estate 2010 1.6 diesel and the rear brakes recently started giving a sort of scraping sound when pressed,,,i automatically thought the pads were worn down and the steel was starting to come through and touch the disc,,,so I checked the pads and they were fine,,,i put...

hello,,,I viewed a property today and it had an electric heating system,,,a heatrae sadia amptec,,,like a long white box with a pressure tank and copper cylinder,,,ive never layed eyes on one of these in my life and was wondering if any of you lads knew anything about them??? are they any good...

Hello,,,i am about to paint my kitchen after doing quite a bit of filling and sanding to the walls,,,ive used tetrion filler around tje architraves as they were a right mess and there are some small bare patches of plaster im places where ive been sanding,,,should i go over the filler and bare...

hello,,,can anyone tell me which wood effect this kitchen is ???,,,I need to order some kick boards for it,,,there wasn't any on the kitchen when I bought the property,,,not quite sure what they are,,,oak effect ???,,,maple effect ??? anybody ???

hello,,,going to do my rear brake pads tomorrow on my ford focus estate 2010,,,i was wondering do you need to clamp off the rubber brake hose and open the bleed nipple before winding the piston back in ???,,,a few youtube vids ive watched mentions nothing about clamping the hose,,,they just wind...

hello,,,I have some grundfos water pumps that I need to check to see if they are working,,,my question is can I just wire a piece of flex to them and plug it into the mains to see they turn or would that burn out the start capasitor or something???,,,I was just thinking maybe they are on a...

hello,,,I have a ford focus estate and am wondering if the roof bars for the hatchback model would go on the estate,,,they look identical and I can think why the fitting in the roof would be any different,,,mine is a mk 2 2010 model,,,ill add pic of the bars,,,anyone have experience of this...

hello,,,just gave my focus a service today,,,new oil and filters,,,all straight forward enough apart from the oil filter what sits in the plastic housing that has to be unscrewed from engine,,,it has plastic tabs holding it in and only after watching a youtube video and rolling up some cardboard...