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I have a room split system AC that works fine but makes all sorts of noises as you've described for a few seconds after it's turned off. Just a thought. Phil

What makes you think it's engine coolant? What about the air conditioner evaporator? Have you checked the A/C charge? Phil

I've experienced this with a native minor bird here in spring. Attacking the side mirrors on my car. Very territorial at certain times of the year. Sees it's reflection in the mirror and goes into full attack mode. I used to tie those thin disposable plastic shopping bags over the side mirrors...

Send it to this guy. Phil

I've bought a ton of stuff from China and India and the general experience has been very positive. I have a theory that a lot of stuff from China is actually genuine OEM without the profit margin and packaging. So the Chinese get a contract to make 10,000 XYZ items for a big multinational with...

Nice to hear your feedback. Somehow it seems with every manual sold these days the manufacturers fit a totally pointless restrictor to the clutch system that causes poor shifting and burnt out clutches. I mean it's pretty obvious that you'd sell a car with something that will cause failure and a...

I've never experienced that happening. It's true that rotating the engine in the correct DOR is what you always aim to do but I've never had an issue with the cam drive when I need to turn them in reverse direction by hand which you need to do at times doing cam timing. The main reason you avoid...

Not a bad rule to live by there and one I subscribe to. The engines resistance to rotation in reverse in reality is a bit less than in the normal direction of rotation because of the cam timing and cylinder filling. The engine doesn't fill the cylinders in the reverse direction as efficiently...

Remove it and take it to your local Anodiser and ask him to anodise it sating black. Easy. Phil

I'm not shitting on anyone. It's a perspective on psychology and the way 99% of people seem to work. Ever wondered why 99% of the mods people do to their car their feedback is "it's great/awesome, big improvement". Happens all the time to the point where unless I have some data I tend to have a...

Pretty easy really. Give your friend who is experienced in manuals a drive of your car stock and ask him a dozen questions about various things relating to how the car drives, ie steering, suspension brakes, CLUTCH ACTION, gearshift smoothness etc. Then pull the restrictor and offer him another...

A major oopsy is when you fill up with Diesel instead of gas not 87 instead of 91. Just drive it around like your Nanna until you get to 1/4 tank and fill it with 91. It'll be fine. Phil

I'm sorry but I'm an engineer and I need data to believe stuff or at the very least a double blind test. So here's a test for the std clutch actuation system. If you depress the pedal and then sidestep the clutch pedal does it instantly return without delay? If it does then the restrictor is...

Here we have one overriding requirement, "fit for purpose". So if for instance your clutch fails in the first 6 months of ownership and you can rule out deliberate abuse it doesn't matter what the dealer or manufacturer says about "wear items" and such a clutch in a car is expected to last...

So did you pull up select neutral keep the clutch pedal depressed set the park brake with your foot on the brake then release the clutch pedal? Is that the scenario? Phil

Yea same as the neutral light on a motorcycle. I've been riding bikes since I was a 10 year old and currently have 5 road and track bikes. Lesson learned early on, never trust the "neutral" light. Even in the 21st century with CAN bus technology never trust it. The times I've read reports of...

Not even remotely too much on the gear. Have you ever bump started a car? Probably not I'd guess too young, lol. Push the car along to downhill slope jump in clutch in 2nd gear and pop the clutch and get it running. Last thing you need to worry about is the gears. Same as bump starting my race...

Never to late to learn and you know people can be lucky for years until they aren't. My background is in aviation and engineering and it's just second nature in that world to not rely on one system of safety only especially when there are two readily and easily available. Same as aviation...

Sorry disagree. Since day 1 I've always parked a manual in gear, first gear. Flat ground, sloping ground, in the street or in the garage always in gear. Why would you not? Why would you rely on 1 system only to make sure the car stays where it's put? It's like people that don't use the handbrake...

Thats what I was expecting for a September delivery. Phil