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Don't worry your not on your own! I was in the process of returning one we had got for our great granddaughter, having tried for ages to assemble it, I convinced myself it was a gone wrong Chinese puzzle, and yet the granddaughter read the assembly instructions and after five minuets maximum she...

Hi the rear offside door of my Astra will not open as normal, as though the central locking is still engaged, I managed to open it by using the inside lever, while the C/L was engaged, but not otherwise, I assume that the solenoid has failed and needs replacing, do I need to replace the...

Yeah I tried a bad patch at the lower level, primed with PVA part diluted, and a mix of plastering sand and cement and a weak solution of plastisizer, it not a perfect match to the surface, but not a problem, have given it two coats of Dulux weather shield and when it all done it should look ok...

Hi the cracks are not to deep but where its flaked there's signs of the brickwork showing, i did think about sandtex but am not sure if i can build up to the existing thickness of around 5mm, i wonder if i could add something to sandtex to give it some body and pre - seal the bad areas with PVA...

Hi i am looking for a filler for a exterior wall, that has been rendered with what appears to be a semi flexible material. I imagine this was done to cover failed pointing or prevent damp penetration. The problem is that some of the surface has cracked and peeling, the majority of it is OK, but...

I posted a thread related to this topic on 31st march under fuel sensor, this concerns a Renault clio 1.2 16v 53 plate, it only has 66k on the clock. there had been a engine and electronics lamp coming on intermittently, this coincided with trouble starting, erratic idle speed and restricted...

No it’s a 1.2 life but the symptoms you describe are relevant to problem thanks it’s place to start from

Hi I posted this topic because recently it came on while the engine was running just after start up and then went off, I had a diognostics check that showed a camshaft sensor fault, having replaced the camshaft and crankshaft sensors (as they work in tandom to control the fuel injection) I was...

Hi I have a mkv 1.4 Astra when the ignition is switched on and prior to starting should the electronics lamp (car with spanner)go off please anyone with simular car!! Mine stays on until engine is started have not noticed this before?

Yes I am assuming the mpg-o-meter is correct as each division of 6 Litres gives me 60 miles normally, but that dropped to 32 miles, but I wonder if although the lamp is going out when the engine is running it is not monitoring the camshaft speed as it should, and the engine management system is...

I have a MK5 1.4 Astra 54 reg when I started it recently the electronics lamp stayed on ( car with spanner ) I let it run for a few minuets then switched off, when I switched on the ignition again the lamp came on but went off when I restarted the engine, but to be safe I had a diagnostics...

Thanks Tony as far as I am aware there is no diy way of supporting a sagging or bowed wall from inside the building other than as I plan to. until I access the joists I wont know if there are any restraints across the joists to the wall, and if there are they are failing, many thanks. I live in...

Hi it's a semi detached a small bedroom and the landing are close to the wall, next door had the same problem and they employed the same solution I thought to use, but cant get any useful info from them, I can understand to point about spreading the load but have never heard of compression...

I need to fit some wall plates to stop our outer wall sagging, the floor joists run parallel to the wall and I thought to fit some 300x300mm steel plates using 16mm studding through to cross 4 floor joists using washer plates and nuts each side of each joist, and I thought 3 of these to spread...