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Morris Ital Estate

I was recently given (yes given !) a very nice 1980 Morris Ital 1.7 Estate. It's in perfect working order & condition f...
14 comments posted 22yrs
posted by nospam
14 comments posted 22yrs posted by nospam

1999 Fiesta heated rear screen contact block

Could someone please tell me how the contact pin block is removed from the tailgate,is it just prised out? Any idea how...
7 comments posted 22yrs
posted by bobcha
7 comments posted 22yrs posted by bobcha

Power Steering Noise

When I went out last night after 5mins of 30-40mph driving with a few junctions, when I slowed down to go throught the...
3 comments posted 22yrs
posted by junk
3 comments posted 22yrs posted by junk

cant open my door

i have a 405 estate (mreg) and the rear left passenger door is jammed. I cant get it to unlock using either the central...
4 comments posted 22yrs
posted by caveman_si
4 comments posted 22yrs posted by caveman_si

Re: F1 Car needed for Village Fete

> Doki ( snipped-for-privacy@SPAMMENOTspidar.com) gurgled happily, sounding much like they > were saying : > > >> I liv...
0 comments posted 22yrs
posted by usenet
0 comments posted 22yrs posted by usenet

Adjustment

About six months ago i replaced the cam+followers on my h-reg,1.6(pinto)ford sierra,since then i have done just over 85...
2 comments posted 22yrs
posted by annoymous
2 comments posted 22yrs posted by annoymous

F1 Car needed

I live in Staplefield. It is a small village in the middle of West Sussex (England) between Haywards Heath and Crawley,...
1 comments posted 22yrs
posted by mikey.mikey
1 comments posted 22yrs posted by mikey.mikey

Pouring boiling water over car battery- safe?

My Sierra broke down the other day and the battery had white residue on top of it. The RAC man told me to pour boiling...
33 comments posted 22yrs
posted by whatitisrightnow
33 comments posted 22yrs posted by whatitisrightnow

Mondeo Diagnostic Check

Bristol Street Motors charge £94 inc. VAT for diagnostic check is this about right or is it a rip off?
2 comments posted 22yrs
posted by silvahammer
2 comments posted 22yrs posted by silvahammer

Alarm advice please!

I have just bought a renault scenic which has cenral locking, immobiliser but no alarm. Ideally because im a lazy so an...
3 comments posted 22yrs
posted by not
3 comments posted 22yrs posted by not

Mondeo 2001 whistling sound

Hi, its a Mondeo 2001 with 13k on the clock, 2L manual. Getting a noticeable whistling with high revs only when in 3rd...
0 comments posted 22yrs
posted by junk
0 comments posted 22yrs posted by junk

Mk2 Golf using too much oil.........

My 1990 8V GTi has about 116K on the clock and recently I have been noticing that the oil level needs topping up every...
1 comments posted 22yrs
posted by d.speir
1 comments posted 22yrs posted by d.speir

Mark 2 Astra GTE

Question from son No 2 He has a set of 14"" Alloys on his car along with a set of 45m/m lowering springs. With this set...
2 comments posted 22yrs
posted by lol
2 comments posted 22yrs posted by lol

Fiesta 1100 piston rings

I posted a few weeks ago about a problem on one cylinder of a fiesta 1100 engine oiling up the plug and it stops firing...
4 comments posted 22yrs
posted by david
4 comments posted 22yrs posted by david