Car Maintenance

New front tyres - wheel wobble at 80mph

Puncture yesterday. Luckily front tyres were due for replacement. Not so lucky - no spare on a Ford Galaxy and I didnt...

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posted by BertieBigBollox

13 comments posted 13yrs posted by BertieBigBollox

Talking of Aircon ...

The 04, 1.6 Meriva we inherited from Dad last year has been running fine and the odd time we use the air con (mainly la...

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posted by news

29 comments posted 13yrs posted by news

Astra air conditioning broken

Hello, Just before the heat wave the air con in our 56 plate Astra H was working. Then it stopped just as summer starte...

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posted by stephen

5 comments posted 13yrs posted by stephen

Bargain or not?

I've been offered a pre reg' 13 plate Puggy 5008. It has had no owners and no mileage but with the plate changeover due...

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posted by 5432

26 comments posted 13yrs posted by 5432

Ford Ka Warning Light

2002 Ka yellow engine warning light came on flashing while on the motorway, car seeming to run a little rough. Stopped...

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posted by patchmoney

4 comments posted 13yrs posted by patchmoney

sykes pickavant 30050000 multimeter

Hi I have just been given a sykes pickavant 30050000 multimeter in perfect working order, but I have no operating instr...

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posted by Harvey.c32d2f5

10 comments posted 13yrs posted by Harvey.c32d2f5

miles per gallon. fiat ducato 1.9td.

How many m.p.g. should I expect from a fiat ducato 1.9 td high top motorhome. It is a small motorhome, Bessacarr E350.

6 comments posted 13yrs

posted by graham

6 comments posted 13yrs posted by graham

Mondeo mk 4 2 litre diesel oil.

Four months (or so) oil was changed in this car, and in the last week the dash mither system has been demanding another...

4 comments posted 13yrs

posted by pastedavid

4 comments posted 13yrs posted by pastedavid

Talk to me about Shoguns

96/P 3.0v6 LWB. 4 AT tyres, cambelt, brakes, few other odds'n'sods been done in last 2yrs/10k miles. Sub-grand with a n...

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posted by toomany2cvs

5 comments posted 13yrs posted by toomany2cvs

Ford Ecoboost engines

What's the story with Ford's Ecoboost engines? 1.0 litre, 3 cylinder, 123bhp, good performance on paper and cheap/no roa...

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posted by paul

22 comments posted 13yrs posted by paul

Smelly AC

The AC (climate controlled) has recently become 'fuggy' - gives off a smell like a warm damp room - especially bad in t...

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posted by patchmoney

6 comments posted 13yrs posted by patchmoney

Vectra a/c question

Vextra Club 2 litre diesel. A/C radiator was leaking, so my local workshop ordered a replacement. Technician disconnect...

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posted by graham

7 comments posted 13yrs posted by graham

How to tell if Fiesta inlet manifold is split?

I can see what looks like a split on one of the branches. Trouble is, it seems to be where one bit goes into another, a...

4 comments posted 13yrs

posted by ivan

4 comments posted 13yrs posted by ivan

Satnav - TomTom or not?

About 6 years ago, maybe longer, we bought a TomTom GO700. At the time it was top-of-the-range and it's served us well,...

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posted by none

26 comments posted 13yrs posted by none

Minor Fiesta window motor oddity.

I just noticed something odd while parking up. After closing both front windows, as they reached the top (and with the...

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posted by ivan

16 comments posted 13yrs posted by ivan