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A6 aircon blowing hot and cold
I have a friend with a 3 year old Audi A6 (2.7 diesel I think) that has had a problem for a long time now with the aircon intermitantly going a bit haywire and either blowing very hot or very cold....
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Ford CTX specialist
Can anyone recommend a gearbox specialist used to dealing with the Ford CTX gearbox please? (Ford's CVT). Preferably in north/east London, Essex or Herts areas. SWMBO's 1997 Fiesta 1.25 Zetec has one,...
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Ford Fiesta 2005 Diesel losing power
Hi there, I wonder if someone can help me please. I have a 1.4l Ford Fiesta TDCi (05 plate). It was serviced in May and passed its MOT last week. However, there is a problem in that it keeps losing...
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Mondeo rear wheel bearing - easy?
I've misplaced my Haynes manual and noticed that one rear wheel bearing of t'wife's Mondeo estate (W reg Mk2) has way too much play. Anyone know if these are straighforward to replace (or tighten up?)...
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Anyone Owns A MacBook Pro?
Guys, I just found this site, seem like someone around us could stand the chance to win a MacBook Pro. Check it out
 
IACV Mondeo 1.8i
Me again, Now I have cured the misfire with the help of you chaps, I now want to lower my warm tickover. It generally sits at 1000 but does occasionally oblige by dropping to 800. These are figures...
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One for the MX5-istas
A mate has just inherited an old but almost completely functional Eunos roadster. We got the dead brake lights going after finding a translation of the Japanese fusebox online. Next thing is one of...
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Click click click problem when starting
Have an old Corolla, which the son used yesterday and on his way home, it wouldn't start for him; but he was able to get help with a 'push start' and it then started O.K. When I looked at it early...
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Window regulator failure
One of the window regulators on my girlfriend's golf has failed - the wire that pulls the window back up has come off. The one that pulls the window down is still fine. Is it possible to connect them...
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Re: Computer Desk For Kids
Computer function is based on a coded language written using an alphabet of only two letters called =93zero=94 and =93one.=94 The function= of living things is also based on a coded language written...
 
Ping Mrcheerful
I don't know if this might be your area... I am sometimes (read as very rarely) finding the battery completely flat when I try to start the car, sometimes it has only been left overnight and had been...
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ping Rob H
Sorry for the delay, you probably have already found out, but new keys for a transit 07 do have to be programmed using a magic box at a dealers.
 
f1 autocentre tyre balancing charges
Hello, I needed some new tyres on a Citroen C3 car. I got out the yellow pages and called a couple of local garages and the big names: Kwik Fit, National Tyres, ATS, F1 autocentres, etc. F1...
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VAG gear linkages - main dealer aprt?
I had the misfortune of having a gear linkage break today on my Octavia (with Audi 1.8 engine). It is the sort of 'L' shaped plastic link from the cable to the selectors, right on top of the gearbox....
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Brake light on golf Mk5: replacement
Hello One of mine has gone. Can I replace the bulb or the whole unit? Cheers Hj
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