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Good garage in Bristol?

Can anyone recommend any good garages in Bristol to MOT and service Toyota's (toyota Avensis 98)? I don't want to spend...
3 comments posted 22yrs
posted by jackfred
3 comments posted 22yrs posted by jackfred

New car rough running

Hello. Hoping somebody could help me. I have a Fiat Stilo 1.6 16v which is only 3 months old, and at times it gets a ro...
10 comments posted 22yrs
posted by kelilly
10 comments posted 22yrs posted by kelilly

Smoky old Passat Diesel Turbo.

Chaps, I've bought a 1989 Passat DT Estate to lug a lot of stuff about cheap. It runs perfectly, uses a tiny bit of oil...
4 comments posted 22yrs
posted by stickit
4 comments posted 22yrs posted by stickit

Sierra brake query

I'm in the process of getting stuff together to fix the MOT fails on my 1990 2.0i DOHC all-disc Sierra Sapphire Ghia. C...
45 comments posted 22yrs
posted by antony.adshead
45 comments posted 22yrs posted by antony.adshead

OT - for Dave Plowman

Dave, where DO you get the sayings in your sig? Apart from Peter's antics with his Fiat, they are the next thing that br...
10 comments posted 22yrs
posted by no,stuartggray,nospam
10 comments posted 22yrs posted by no,stuartggray,nospam

Clio Gas struts

Hi Can anyone tell me if I need special tools to remove and re-fit the gas struts on the boot door of a Renault Clio 160...
4 comments posted 22yrs
posted by johncalder
4 comments posted 22yrs posted by johncalder

Toyota Celica ABS light on

Dear all, I have the chance of buying a 1.8ST T reg Toyota Celica, through the auctions, at a very good price, trouble...
8 comments posted 22yrs
posted by nopaulspam
8 comments posted 22yrs posted by nopaulspam

Coil problem?

Hi, Been having some difficulty with my Rover 214 recently and was wondering if anyone could shed any light on the matt...
23 comments posted 22yrs
posted by will
23 comments posted 22yrs posted by will

Battery Drain - Rover 214

Hello group, I've been experiencing battery problems over the last week ( see Central Locking Draining Battery post )....
7 comments posted 22yrs
posted by notforuce
7 comments posted 22yrs posted by notforuce

Focus noises/problems

I have a 1.8TDDI Focus-UK and its 2years old-so still under warranty. Two problems, which Fords seem unwilling to recog...
1 comments posted 22yrs
posted by stewart.devereux
1 comments posted 22yrs posted by stewart.devereux

Mondeo TD Timing Belt

Anyone point me to a quick guide for changing it, there appears to be an injector pump involved. Is it as simple as loc...
2 comments posted 22yrs
posted by m.faulks
2 comments posted 22yrs posted by m.faulks

diesel car emmisions on MOT

hi what is the limits on diesel cars for partical emisions ? i have 2 diesel cars one was arround 0.5 l/m 7 the other ju...
1 comments posted 22yrs
posted by news.at.
1 comments posted 22yrs posted by news.at.

Sierra emissions high

My 1990 2.0l Sierra failed its MOT on high emissions (among other things) today. I can sort the other fails but how do...
7 comments posted 22yrs
posted by antony.adshead
7 comments posted 22yrs posted by antony.adshead

Jeckyl & Hyde Laguna dTI

Continuing from my recent posts about my gremlin riddled Renault, I've put a new expansion tank cap on it, but that see...
6 comments posted 22yrs
posted by jarvis
6 comments posted 22yrs posted by jarvis

Citroen Cuts Out

Can any of you nice folk give me any ideal what is wrong with my Citroen Xantia SX , I know but its all I can afford ,...
5 comments posted 22yrs
posted by John.Gough3
5 comments posted 22yrs posted by John.Gough3