Car Maintenance

Electric seat adjustment fault

2020 Kia Soul EV My wife wanted to adjust the seat back to make it more upright but the seat wouldn?t move that way, on...

3 comments posted 4yrs

posted by tim.downie

3 comments posted 4yrs posted by tim.downie

Incredibly stupid brake pipe flare

Gentlemen, Does anyone know of a supplier for brake pipes such as these? (see link). For some reason, some cretin decid...

24 comments posted 4yrs

posted by cd

24 comments posted 4yrs posted by cd

Left hand wheel nuts??

Came across wheel studs with L-H threads on the n/s rear of a car today. Never encountered that before! What on earth is...

23 comments posted 4yrs

posted by cd

23 comments posted 4yrs posted by cd

Breaker Bars / wheel nuts

First some background so you understand the overall problem. I recently changed the wheels ( rims / tyres) on our Ducat...

14 comments posted 4yrs

posted by noinv

14 comments posted 4yrs posted by noinv

Wot's this car bit called?

HI all, What is the correct name for this car component? You often see them mounted on the bulkhead behind the brake ma...

17 comments posted 4yrs

posted by cd

17 comments posted 4yrs posted by cd

Inexpensive car for young driver

Which would you say is a better bet for an inexpensive oldish small car for a new young driver to buy? A Yaris or a Polo...

3 comments posted 4yrs

posted by mail.invalid456

3 comments posted 4yrs posted by mail.invalid456

Toyota losing the plot?

Has there ever been a more laughably pointless patent? https://www.autoexpress.co.uk/toyota/357350/toyota-patents-simula...

24 comments posted 4yrs

posted by tim.downie

24 comments posted 4yrs posted by tim.downie

Suddenly a second Brake Caliper situation

My beloved twenty year old motor was entered into a main dealer for a Manufacturers 'Safety Recall' recently. It didn't...

6 comments posted 4yrs

posted by mail.invalid456

6 comments posted 4yrs posted by mail.invalid456

Auto choke releasing too early

Gentlemen, Does anyone know what the usual cause for an automatic choke coming off too early is? I find cold starting e...

39 comments posted 4yrs

posted by cd

39 comments posted 4yrs posted by cd

2014 Focus Ecoboost 1.0 strange problem

Hi, My 2014 Focus Ecoboost 1.0 has an unusual problem. Arriving home, I removed the key but the engine kept running. Ev...

1 comments posted 4yrs

posted by malcolm

1 comments posted 4yrs posted by malcolm

Sync2 Ford Upgrade

Hi Guys I have been looking into updating my Ford Focus (UK) Sync software. Looking at the screen shots on the Ford web...

2 comments posted 4yrs

posted by Phil

2 comments posted 4yrs posted by Phil

how hard is finding CANbus problems

I have a Vauxhall-Opel shitbox with error code U0009 that means CANbus short circuit An auto electrician said it could...

5 comments posted 4yrs

posted by sock

5 comments posted 4yrs posted by sock

Water based Paint Question

Large polystyrene sculpture needs a tough and hard wearing coat of paint. Using a Cellulose Based Paint is not a possib...

6 comments posted 4yrs

posted by mail.invalid456

6 comments posted 4yrs posted by mail.invalid456

Drum Brakes rather than Disc Brakes

Looking at most smaller cars i can see the rear brakes are Drum type while at the front of the car are Disk type. I can...

16 comments posted 4yrs

posted by mail.invalid456

16 comments posted 4yrs posted by mail.invalid456

Vauxhall corsa handbook.

I'd like to get an owners manual & "infotainment" guide suitable for a Vauxhall Corsa 1.2 16V Limited Edition 3dr 2014....

2 comments posted 4yrs

posted by chris.p.bacon

2 comments posted 4yrs posted by chris.p.bacon