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can anyone recommend a mechanic to change a cam belt on astra

My 2000 1.6 8v astra is on 62,000 miles and needs a cambelt change can anyone recommend a mechanic? I have called up parts people and the belt ranges from ?11-?17, but the garages talk about...

amonty1144

Lexmark printer some colours not working

I have a lexmark printer z645,when I print some of the colours don't work, on the alignment test, the bottom line was missing completely. I've cleaned the heads twice but now the message is I may need...

dan no1

cars first year service

what usually gets done in a car first year service? my car is a year old and its just been for its first service at vauxhall and it cost me ?127 for new oil and filter and top up my levels. i was...

cliogirl57

clio 1.4 automatic mark 1 central locking wont work

I have changed the battery in my key and the central locking wont work, all doors lock, open when I use key in door . does it have to be re-coded? if so could anyone advise me on how to do this?. The...

boswell8228

JCB air nail gun

Having just purchased a JCB-AANG 50mm air nail gun as a present, I have now found out that a compressor will be needed to make this work (obviously I am no DIY lady myself). Could someone please...

GDJOINERY

american power tools

do american power tools work in england, if so what is needed to get them working

katieg29

blowing smoke.

i have a toyota lucida, (diesel) which is blowing loads of smoke from the exhaust, it seems to be really bad when you pull away, in lower gears, its an automatic. it is white smoke, but a lot of it if...

originalang

mot

My hubby has bought a car less than three years old for the first time ever. What date do we go by for when its first MOT is due please. Thanks so much for your help.

hocus pocus

Ford Focus Opinions please.

I'm thinking of investing in a used Ford Focus . Opinions needed .eg Reliability , Economy etc .Thanks in advance.

Thunderchild

trades union or something

ok I keep coming across very badly made tools that really are dangerous (such as plastic cooling fans in power tools that shatter when used ) who do I write to complain about these things being let...

Hillbilly1

Peugeot 307 steering noise

Hi, my Peugeot 307 makes a clunk sound when steering left or right, when driving in WET weather. The noise comes from the front but doesn't really do it in dry weather. I've had the car regularly...

Irishlad74

Leaking Car

Hi, can anybody advise how i can find a leak in my wife's car. There is condensation (ice in cold weather) on the inside of her winsdcreen every morning. Somebody told me it was a leak somewhere. Is...

Oneeyedvic

Employing someone who has a non competition agreement

If someone has signed an agreement with an employer that they won't work for a competitor for 2 years after leaving their job, if they do elect to work for a competitor, who can be sued - is it just...

Old Salt

Sixty-eight year old wants to unretire

I live in Bedford, and I am a retired electronic computer technician, administrator, customer service supervisor, and trainer. I have made a 'multitude' of applications for part time work, but so...

perose

Transferring photos from hard drive on to CD

Please help, I am putting all my photos on to CD's from my computer as a back up incase of breakdown. My snaps are all stored by year and month, however on some of the months files, under "Picture...

filthiestfis

Transferring non digital photos onto CD

Is it possible to copy analogue photographs onto CD? I know that I can scan them, save as Jpeg file then burn to CD, but this is very time consuming. Do any shops copy them onto CD?

Thunderchild

smoke alarm

why is the sensor in a smoke alarm marked as radioactive ?

jaspercarrot

boliers

how much would it cost to change a combi bolier how much would the labour be

willowman

CD or MP3

I have a lot of vinyl records that I want to transfer to a more modern format, so that I can listen to them in the car, in my shed or on the move. I have had conflicting advice, so am asking for the...

BRIGHT SPARK

Digital dimming

What would be the % cost saving if I used digital dimming ballasts to dim ambient fluorescent lighting to 50% of normal? We need to replace 130 70w units. T.I.A.

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