Monthly Archives: June 2013

OMG, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT!?

 THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT IS ON?!!  eng light OMG, what does the light mean? Its dark, wet and freezing. The traffic is horrendous, bumper to bumper. What will I do if the car conks out? I'll hold up the traffic and they will all blow their horns. Strangers will shout at me! Alternatively, it is late at night and foggy. It is a lonely stretch of road without street lights. Just me and the baby. What will I do? Will somebody stop to help and...
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Why is my car so hard to start when cold?

So, you are running late. It is still half dark. The rain is pelting down; or the frost is thick on the ground with ice on the wind screen and you nearly slip over and drop your parcels. The wipers won’t clear the ice. Run back for warm (not hot) water and ……….. Turn the key ……… again and again …….. Still no fire!! Oh, nooo! (more…)...
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