Did all the work, apart from the usual banged fingers everything went OK. The brake calipers were OK, the exhaust mount needed a bit of persuasion. Sailed through the MOT. 5 months down the road and all is still well, the exhaust is still nice and tight and I have a spare mount just in case the new ...

Thanks, guys. I'm happy to hear there are no hidden snags (am I going to regret saying that?). It was very windy where i am today but no rain so I changed the suspension arm. If it's dry again tomorrow I'll do the shocks and brakes, I will check the calipers while doing them. I am looking at hanger ...

I thought I would post a couple of pics to save the excessive use of force, cursing and multiple cuts & bruises suffered by many members over the years when trying to get the last inch of the suspension arm (wishbone) lower ball joint out. If you've reached the point in the first photo, the lowe...

We've had the Pug off road and Sorned for most of the year, no faults when we did so it's just our schedule meant we only needed one car for a while and my big comfortable saloon is preferable to a go-kart :big-grin: The wife decided she wanted her baby back on the road for the new year so down to t...

Thanks Col. Thankfully no rain today, so we ran around with the heater on full & the roof down. I couldn't get the relays or resistor in any of the local parts shops so had to get them ordered in, they arrived at 4pm. Slipped in the new resistor unit by fiddling it in using 2 screwdrivers like c...

Got a bit lucky, I was still messing around when a neighbor spotted me, he's a mechanic and was on his way out, he had his kit on board so stopped and plugged it in. He got 2 error codes, I cannot remember the numbers but one was for the crank sensor, the other was for the low temp fan relay. So I c...

I've found a service called clickmechanic dot com who will come out & do a full diagnostic check and try & locate the problem for just under £60 (inc VAT) Checked them out on the trustpilot review site, they have a 9.3 out of 10 rating out of 362 reviews so I hope this goes well. I'll give a...

It never rains does it.... Since changing the wishbones & struts and fitting a new starting motor the wife's 2004 206cc has been absolutly brilliant. So we've just spun up to London to house sit for a friend for a few days, car ran like a dream on the M3 and no issues running around town, parked...

Not in a million years :no: Putting some Bridgestone A001 all weather boots on, I'll see how it goes when there's half an inch of muddy water flowing across the road after it rains. Usually we only use my 4x4 in bad weather but if she can make it to work & back in the Pug now it will be a bonus.

The wife was away for a week, so no one to shout at me for the occasional shouted f*** word, a good opportunity to crack on and get the job done. I ordered TRW parts from Mister Auto I did expect them to arrive on Tuesday maybe Wednesday at the latest (which were bright and sunny,) so the car was si...

Well, just read the reviews on Westlakes, they seem like cheapo Chinese balloons with a poor rep. Luckily she doesn't drive the car fast or far enough to put any serious stress on the tyres, but once a month I do a sprint to blow the cobwebs out of the engine, if you take a google street map view of...

Thanks guys. Got the bit about GTI arms, these are the one I have been looking at, and I will call and double check with the supplier before I place my order. I thought the fleabay deals were too good to be true, I traced some of the stuff offered there back to the Chinese factory, they are selling ...

My wife’s pug has all the usual front suspension faults, rattles like a demon, the front skipping all over the place on moderately bumpy roads and the understeer wow! It's no longer a pleasure to drive it's turned from a nice little motor into a beast none of us like to drive. Summer approaches so I...