Recent content by figbat

Not all TPMS systems use active sensors. Some use the ABS sensors to detect a speed differential between wheels to spot a reduced pressure.

I've played snooker on the table in the Petwood! Near me they are digging up the remnants of the runway that was at RAF Harwell, from where Horsa gliders were launched in support of Operation Overlord (D-Day). There is a memorial stone marking the location, but time moves on.

My two penn'orth: We bought a TV (a 'dumb' LG one) and added the Amazon Fire stick that we already had to it. We plug it into the caravan's aerial/amplifier for terrestrial Freeview and use a mobile wifi router for the Amazon streaming. Assuming decent TV and/or mobile signal both work...

There's also Campsites, Glamping and Holiday Parks in UK, Europe & Americas (pitchup.com) .

If it's like our XC40, and the XC60 before it, the check system cycles until you stop it. So if you missed the first round you wait a few seconds and it starts again. We always do this on hookup (plus, of course, the car will detect and warn about a failed bulb).

Mid-race car swaps stopped in the 2018 season - they easily do a whole race now on one charge. In fact they are energy-limited, meaning that they can only use a certain amount of energy during the race, with penalties issues for going over (the cars will go over, but they are monitored on...

I think the only time I use our debit card is in an ATM - which is increasingly rare these days. Everything goes on credit and is paid in full every month, so no credit fees or interest. It also acts as a buffer between me and any ne’erdowells online or even F2F.

Well, the difference between using a debit card or a credit card is that with a debit card the money's gone from your account there and then, whereas with a credit card the debt sits with the credit company until you pay the bill. This means that in the case of fraud, you have more time to fix...

I have the same van. When you turn off the heating the fan will run on for a little while - I assumed this was to prevent heat soak from the heating element. It always shuts down after a while though.

I went out to a local dark spot last night but even up there the light and air pollution from the nearest town, along with a bright half moon, meant nothing really to see despite no cloud cover. However 2 weeks ago I was in Iceland and got a very good show one night! It wasn't until last night...

I am possibly the youngest to worry about that at 51 - I was in the last year of 'O'-levels and was young in my year. Looks like I am British; Windows 10, MS Edge Chromium.

Watching with interest as my GT65 Rimini seals are very tired.

You’re right, there’s more to it than viscosity grade and claimed base oil type. There’s also more to it than ACEA specification too - many OEMs publish their own oil specifications, which go beyond the general requirements of ACEA or API and include OEM-specific demands. It is best to check...

Where are you finding 20W-30 oil and why are you putting it in a Ford?! PS - 31 years in oil product development, I get how viscosity works. ;)

What does “20-30 oil” mean? Do you mean mono grade 20 or 30 oils (unlikely and very unwise), do you mean 20W-30 oils (again highly unlikely and unwise) or do you mean 5W-20 and 5W-30 oils (far more likely and recommended). Sorry to be picky but details like this are important, not necessarily...