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H Reg cavalier for spares

Anyone want a H reg 1.6 cavalier in dark metallic blue for parts? It has lots of rusty sills and arches, and will cost...
8 comments posted 22yrs
posted by bob
8 comments posted 22yrs posted by bob

ECU codes and paperclips

Has anyone ever tried the "getting ECU error codes with a paper clip" trick? Is it all a jolly joke to get DIYers to se...
16 comments posted 22yrs
posted by bob
16 comments posted 22yrs posted by bob

steering column

Overzealous MOT guy just failed my GCS Hawke kit-car for a wobbly top end steering column.It is a shortened Cortina col...
1 comments posted 22yrs
posted by tandrmackey
1 comments posted 22yrs posted by tandrmackey

Chrysler Anyone? (Neon)

Ok, was looking to change cars and unexpectedly have been offered a 2001 Chysler Neon R/T (the sporty Neon). I know the...
1 comments posted 22yrs
posted by mailbox100
1 comments posted 22yrs posted by mailbox100

Cigarette Lighter

Hi As you probs know by now I have a 406. Now, I want to make the cigarette lighter permanently live. I assume that I c...
8 comments posted 22yrs
posted by oli
8 comments posted 22yrs posted by oli

Unbalanced Carbs can cause engine damage ??

Hi I've got an Alfa Romeo Sprint that has a flat-four engine with dual twin-choke Webbers. The car has been off the roa...
23 comments posted 22yrs
posted by paradroid2000
23 comments posted 22yrs posted by paradroid2000

help dave baker

Can you settle a discussion if you can. When shimming a L.S.D. to increase the torque setting should the shim be placed...
7 comments posted 22yrs
posted by gary
7 comments posted 22yrs posted by gary

Drainholes Required :-(

I've got water in both sills of my 1994 Nissan Primera. Has anybody found any drain holes? I found two jack up points,...
15 comments posted 22yrs
posted by sjdean
15 comments posted 22yrs posted by sjdean

Cross Threaded Spark Plug

A friend has removed a spark plug from his Cavalier SRI, and can't get it back in. If the hole has been cross threaded,...
5 comments posted 22yrs
posted by frustrated
5 comments posted 22yrs posted by frustrated

Help - rare Peugeot 205 exhaust

Model: 205 1.4GR Year: 1992 Engine Type: TU3.2 Engine Code: 20AK22 Peugeot Part No: 170425 I'm having great difficulty...
7 comments posted 22yrs
posted by postmaster
7 comments posted 22yrs posted by postmaster

ford stereo code

ref 95 fiesta 1.1 stereo, what do i do after entering the code (lost manual) ? thanks
1 comments posted 22yrs
posted by simonw.111
1 comments posted 22yrs posted by simonw.111

Leaking Petrol tank (Fiat Punto 55SX)

I brought a used Fiat Punto 55 SX (1996) a few days ago. Didn't have much petrol in it so I filled it up, nearly full....
2 comments posted 22yrs
posted by cassandra.flowers
2 comments posted 22yrs posted by cassandra.flowers

Laguna shuddering when applying the brakes

I have an M reg Reanault Laguna 1.8rt. Last year I replaced the front brakes, and a drop link. For the MOT (Last OCT) I...
0 comments posted 22yrs
posted by Matthew
0 comments posted 22yrs posted by Matthew

URGENT - firing on 3 cylinders

I serviced my car yesterday with new plugs, leads, dissy cap and rotor arm as well as the usual oil and filter changes....
12 comments posted 22yrs
posted by d.speir
12 comments posted 22yrs posted by d.speir

Replacement Head Required :-(

Has anyone ever heard of this, the rockers and cams going on an SR20De engine, in a 1994 Nissan Primera with very bad o...
9 comments posted 22yrs
posted by sjdean
9 comments posted 22yrs posted by sjdean