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Brake light relay.

My '94 E34 has a bulb monitor, and I have a boot spoiler to fit which has braking LED's. As a self confessed ignoramus...
5 comments posted 22yrs
posted by mikgibbs at tiscali dot co dot uk
5 comments posted 22yrs posted by mikgibbs at tiscali dot co dot uk

Astra 1.7TD V Peugeot 1.9TD 306 /406?

Looking for someat estate or car derived van size, intially thought Astra, until started looking at prices and asking a...
4 comments posted 22yrs
posted by nws
4 comments posted 22yrs posted by nws

mixing oil when topping up

> I would like to know if there is a risk if you regelalrly topped up your car > with a different type of Oil. I have j...
7 comments posted 22yrs
posted by yza82
7 comments posted 22yrs posted by yza82

Senator B wheel arch repair panels

A while ago I was searching for some repair panels. Well I found some, thought I would share the info so a google searc...
0 comments posted 22yrs
posted by will
0 comments posted 22yrs posted by will

1994 Astra Radio (Grundig)

Elderly relative has one of these - he recently had the battery replaced (but swears that the radio was okay immediatel...
6 comments posted 22yrs
posted by john.plant90
6 comments posted 22yrs posted by john.plant90

VW LT35 engine won't rev

VW LT35 1987 6 cyl 2.4 litre DW engine. No turbo. 75000 miles on clock. My LT35 camper van engine has got some problems...
2 comments posted 22yrs
posted by nospam
2 comments posted 22yrs posted by nospam

Rover emergency key access problem

Re. Rover 214Si (1997) - any help will be hugely appreciated. uk.rec.cars.rover is not available on my ISP or Google gr...
6 comments posted 22yrs
posted by peba
6 comments posted 22yrs posted by peba

Rover turbo problem

Hi, We have a Rover 45 1.9 turbo diesel Y reg, bought 2nd hand. It has never performed as well as other turbo diesels I...
3 comments posted 22yrs
posted by compo
3 comments posted 22yrs posted by compo

renault 19 16V engine mounts?

ok, just been "given" one of these in lieu of services rendered nice motor lots of history LOTS of money spent on it ov...
9 comments posted 22yrs
posted by dojj
9 comments posted 22yrs posted by dojj

Chrysler Voyager Misfire

Hi guys 2 Litre LE UK Voyager just been in for MOT, passed no problems. I also had what felt like a misfire. This misfi...
1 comments posted 22yrs
posted by deus.dne
1 comments posted 22yrs posted by deus.dne

Help with 98 Corsa 1.4

Ive just bought a 98 Corsa 1.4cfi with 48k on the clock. The car is ticking over at 800rpm and the whole car seems to b...
1 comments posted 22yrs
posted by R0B.kirk
1 comments posted 22yrs posted by R0B.kirk

Side Hammer

Seen this used on that =A31,000 wheeler dealers show or whatever its=20 called during the week (they buy a car for =A37...
7 comments posted 22yrs
posted by webmaster
7 comments posted 22yrs posted by webmaster

Torque Wrenches - the bigger ones

Could someone give me a rough idea of how much one of those torque wrenches that goes up to around 200Nm costs? Would H...
32 comments posted 22yrs
posted by FuckOff
32 comments posted 22yrs posted by FuckOff

Astra fast idle when cold

I have a year 2000 Astra 1.6 16v Club, which has fuel injection. Although when starting from cold it will usually settl...
5 comments posted 22yrs
posted by A.Clews
5 comments posted 22yrs posted by A.Clews

Citroen specialist garages in the Exeter area

Does anyone know of any specialist citroen garages in the exeter/torquay area? Im having trouble finding someone to repl...
2 comments posted 22yrs
posted by chriswarduk
2 comments posted 22yrs posted by chriswarduk