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Dunno Mate...

* sucks air though teeth like a true "professional" mechanic

... it was "fine" when (he) left it....

Dammit - I'll have to have a chat with him on Monday

Any ideas on the £damage for that tensioner bit ?

OK - I am starting to slightly lose my sense of humour over my MX-3 now...

Today's laff a minute tale begins...

P/S belt arrived this morning and had mechanic come to fit it for me. He had loads of problems with the 17mm bolt being stuck solid many cups'a'tea later and the belt was on.

He ...

Thanks for all your posts guys...

I am currently looking for a supplier of the belt and I think I will draught someone else in to do the fixing bit.

All your help is very much appreciated and I'm sure that the instructions will make for a speedy recovery.

Thanks again ( and I may regret ...

Hi guys... after the fun I had last week with spark plugs and leads... I need to pick your brains again...

Last night, on the way home and turning right around a roundabout, my steering wheel suddenly went heavy and the power steering had obviously stopped working.

No noise... no sparks... but ...

Given my really limited knowledge I know that - he checked the firing order of the leads I had fitted ( he removed the disty and looke at that also.

(The leads I bought were Magnecor's)

Then he also had a look at the fuel injection line - which was no problem apparently.

He then just stuck ...

Well Flaming Heck....

Just called out a mobile tuning guy who helped me last year and he jiggled a few wires ( checked the firing order) and put a new set of plugs in and...

Va Va Vooommmmm....

Dave - I really hope you get yours sorted soon. Thanks for your reply

I've had a mooch around the forum and you all seem to know at least a billion times more than I do about the car that I have been driving for the last 4.5 years so here goes with the questions.

I have a 1995 MX-3 1.8 V6 and almost 2 weeks ago, I parked up outside my house after a trip out.

I ...