Recent content by greg_k12

OK thanks guys. i'll let you know how i get on

Haven't stuck my head under the bonnet to work out a location yet. As I recall, the starter motor is hard to get to. If it turns out to be the timing chain, does it need replacing then?? I know that will be expensive!

Recently when i start the car it turns over ok and the engine runs but immediately after there is a short burst of rough sound from under the bonnet - a bit like a grinding noise. My initial thought is starter motor sticking but would appreciate any thoughts from more mechanically minded...

Hey, My reverse light has stopped working - i know it's not the bulb as i checked it, then changed it anyway. Is there a fuse just for the reverse light? - all other lights work. Any other ideas? Thanks greg

I mean the actual connector. The rubber bit seems to come off easy enough. I can see the bulb through the lens and it moves about a little as I pull on the connector. I don't know how hard I can pull before damaging anything. Frank - nothing to squeeze on these - I think you just pull. It...

Hey Can anyone give some indication of how hard you have to pull on the plastic connector on the rear of the headlight bulb in oder to change the bulb?? I have been pulling hard but can't get it to budge at all!! Anyone have any tricks to get the plastic connector off of the bulb - it's...

Might be a long shot, but check the plastic cover of the latch on the boot lid. Mine broke and made it really noisy as the link between the lid and the rest of the car was not tight.... Basically it's a bit of a lame design. New part should be dead cheap tho (mine was in warranty)

This game is so much fun! more addictive than crack... probably.

I presume the rover was an older car?? The reason I say this is that the crumple zones and crash protection built into modern cars often masks all the damage. my old 405 was driven into by a brand new Saab about 4 years ago - my car had half its front end missing, and the saab only a scratch -...

Some fool scraped mine last week while I was parked up, unfortunately I wasn't in the car at the time!! Seriously, how can you hit a stationary object!!

Way over-done, IMO. Nice caravans.....

I'm in St Albans, so close to Potters bar. Got naff all automotive knowledge but am pretty handy with a spanner if you need a spare pair of hands

Both nice cars. 19 years old huh, you got insurance quotes for those vehicles?? gotta be steep

Yeah, you will need a feeder pipe or you will just suck in hot air from the engine bay. You will get better power from colder air, something to do with the density I think. You can either reattach the original feeder pipe, still using the k and n filter, which is what i did, or you can make...

I have fitted a K&N as replacement and it's fine (I still use the cold air pipe feed - direct replacement. Have you removed the feeder pipe then? As that's what it sounds like from your description. Surely the problem is that if you have taken off the feeder pipe you are just sucking in...