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94 Mondeo Estate automatic box. Resists 4th gear

My 1994 Mondeo 1.8, 16 valve, automatic gearbox is sometimes reluctant to go into 4th [top] gear until it has done abou...
3 comments posted 22yrs
posted by dxplumle
3 comments posted 22yrs posted by dxplumle

Honda Accord Sat Nav Problems

Hi there, I have a 99 Accord with Sat Nav built in. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't. Sometimes the on wheel vo...
4 comments posted 22yrs
posted by paul
4 comments posted 22yrs posted by paul

2001 Cavalier

My daughter owns a 2001 Cavalier. Occasionally she will go out in the morning to start the car. The engine turns over (...
16 comments posted 22yrs
posted by twhite8611
16 comments posted 22yrs posted by twhite8611

5 years

Couldn't believe what I heard the customer saying to our service department as he had bought in his car this morning. "...
8 comments posted 22yrs
posted by jeztheman
8 comments posted 22yrs posted by jeztheman

Astra - sticky ignition lock when warm

Well the header says it all. My old astra ( 96) had the same problem when it reached about 50,000 miles. This one is on...
0 comments posted 22yrs
posted by cepheid100
0 comments posted 22yrs posted by cepheid100

OT: How do they get away with it?

Tonight I drove behind a Vauxhall Vetra on the M1 heading north and I could not read the number plate. Hell don't panic...
22 comments posted 22yrs
posted by davef1xxx
22 comments posted 22yrs posted by davef1xxx

Brake pistons... still usable?

I am rebuilding the front brakes and have stripped down the calipers. The calipers appear fine, but all four pistons ha...
11 comments posted 22yrs
posted by confuseduser
11 comments posted 22yrs posted by confuseduser

Rover 200 Clutch Removal and Refitting

Hi all Just on way home from work and my clutch has gone :o( RAC kindly towed me home... I was wondering how easy it is...
2 comments posted 22yrs
posted by raindancer411
2 comments posted 22yrs posted by raindancer411

Rover 416 Grinding on braking.

When I brake my 416 I get something like a griding noise. It comes and goes but doesn't sound feel like the normal meta...
9 comments posted 22yrs
posted by danny_deever2000
9 comments posted 22yrs posted by danny_deever2000

Ford Ka 1.3; Sump Plug and Oil Filter.

Am gonna change the oil this weekend. Anyone tell me if the sump plug is at the front or back of the sump. Where's the...
12 comments posted 22yrs
posted by danny_deever2000
12 comments posted 22yrs posted by danny_deever2000

oil leak - peugeot 1.9 non turbo D9B

I have a peugeot with a 1.9 non turbo diesel engine (D9B). Oil breather pipe has been replaced but I still am getting o...
5 comments posted 22yrs
posted by martian
5 comments posted 22yrs posted by martian

Fiesta Mk3 fuel gauge- How does it work?

The fuel gauge in my MK3 1.1L Fiesta still reads the level in the tank after switching off the ignition. If I top up th...
14 comments posted 22yrs
posted by bob.minchin
14 comments posted 22yrs posted by bob.minchin

106 wipers

Peugeot 106 1.5D 97P When switch applied wipers sometimes flick up/down, sometimes don't work at all. When ignition swi...
2 comments posted 22yrs
posted by krystnors
2 comments posted 22yrs posted by krystnors

Rover 75 Spares/Service Manual

Does anybody know where to buy Rover 75 spares (rear brake discs required) and also service manuals? I have returned fr...
1 comments posted 22yrs
posted by t.lumb
1 comments posted 22yrs posted by t.lumb

sierra CVH ignition timing marks.

can anyone tell me where the timing marks are on a sierra CVH 1800 hybred system. and any information on adjustments any...
3 comments posted 22yrs
posted by smart
3 comments posted 22yrs posted by smart