Absolutely - I've never found antifreeze helps. I suspect the volatile antifreeze may evaporate from the solution on prolonged contact with atmosphere (as in at the jet exit) near the jet so you get a 'cap' of ice just near the surface. Anyone want to do a thesis on it

Did mine recently. No washer when I removed sump plug (made removal hard a plug was on v tight). Had bought one suitable for a Vauxhall from Halfords in the hope it would be right, and it was.

Mike

Excuse my ignorance but what RPM is your tacho showing i.e. is it a lack of power or your automatic gearbox slipping into a low gear

Its a 'get you by' solution - cant do any harm. Glad its of use - BF member moonshine dserves thanks for this one.

Mike

I know this isnt a proper solution, but it is at least a cheap and handy way to stop teh problem until you do find the solution. Moonshine (BF) put me onto these and I bought one. Seems inexpensive for what it is. Volvo BATTERY MASTER CUT OFF SWITCH on ebay at http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?...

Let us know how it goes Biddy - could be useful feedback. Good luck. Mike.

Do you mean the air intake under the bonnet cezeta?

Hmmmm - I once tried something like that on the roof of my firms car (Laguna I think). I left a depression on the roof. Glad it wasnt my own car.


Sorry - should have made that clearer. I once put some suitcases on the roof of my firms car. Why, what else might I have been up to up there

Thanks Mel - Ya Boo Sucks to the meanies

Thanks shakey - really appreciate that. In fact, I have used one just once and that was a couple of years ago when I rebuilt a manhole in our front drive and had to grind off the edge of the cast iron cover (hardly the same as trying to do a bolt in a confined space though, although it may not come ...

Someone said (and its true) that you should see marriage as a temple. It needs a roof to keep the rain off and a couple of columns to hold the roof up. But those columns do not have to be right next to each other. Space in between is often the best structure. That about sums it up. Believe it or not...

Listen mate, I get out of the wifes way (Objective 1 achieved) then I fix the car in peace (she draws the line at crawling underneath the car to shout at me so Objective 2 achieved). I then return to say I've saved £150 quid on garage charges that is now available to spend down the shops (Obective 3...

clogger - dont know how prepared you are to travel, but there are some absolute lulus in the Bongo Fury 'For Sale' section just now. I'd be after those like a shot if I hadnt got one already (Bongos are about the only car I like in black / silver!)

Mike

Fantastic Veg_Ian - what a great help that is. And not just for me, but any others using Bongo DIY as a therapy for their midlife crisis (cant tell you what fun it is rediscovering how to work on cars after 30+ years). So far I have the Swarfega. I've got an old AF socket set, a fe wmetirc sockets a...

Absolutely. One importer I spoke with said his main market now was tintops for taxi drivers etc in the Birmingham area