OK I ran out of patience as I'm pretty well absorbed with restoring a 76 classic Mini so I took the easy way out and took it to my local friendly indie. As suggested by several posters the whole thing was gunged up and there was a lot of sand in there [well I do live at the coast] and all the WD-40 ...

Thans BEJinFbk and SpeedyPete. It's going up midnight here so have just been out doing my thing with the WD-40. I'll hit it again in the morning and see how we go. Will let you know.

Thanks for the suggestions guys. As I mentioned the car drives perfectly and the ignition functions exactly as it should except I cannot withdraw the key when leaving the car. the shifter button works just fine and I raked the shifter to and fro but to no avail. I'm pretty sure it has something to d...

I have a 2000 V70 Auto with 202,000 kms [±125,000 miles] on the clock. I have a feeling this topic has been raised before but I can't find the thread. Please advise the link if my assumption is correct. The car is working perfectly except for the key problem which is a nuisance when I park as I have...

Hi guys ! I am normally a Meguiars fan particularly their leather cleaner/conditioner. Recently I was offered a can of RGS Labs FW1 cleaning wax which I have not seen on the South African market before and as it is produced in the States wonder whether you guys have any comments on this product. It ...