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Should I change brake pad?

When I first bought my 2nd hand Suzuki swift 1.0L, I have changed the 4 brake pads 4.5 years. Up till now, the brake pa...
18 comments posted 22yrs
posted by rickie_wong
18 comments posted 22yrs posted by rickie_wong

It squeaks! Oh god, it squeaks!

Okay, I put my hands up, I'm female and don't know much about the "workings" of a car. :) My little R reg 5 door Corsa...
12 comments posted 22yrs
posted by lumiere-
12 comments posted 22yrs posted by lumiere-

Toyota Estima 4WD clutch

Our 92 2.2 TD Estima had just had it's clutch cooked by the wife (hah! that's your new kitchen carpet gone then dear)....
1 comments posted 22yrs
posted by news
1 comments posted 22yrs posted by news

Nissan Primera

A friend of mine has bought an "N" reg " 2 litre one. The coolant level remains constant and the temp gauge stays in th...
12 comments posted 22yrs
posted by Gth
12 comments posted 22yrs posted by Gth

RE:Rover 200 1998 cold start rough running

My Rover 216 runs very rough on start up.If you rev the engine it runs smooth again quite quickly. Could it be the valv...
0 comments posted 22yrs
posted by philb
0 comments posted 22yrs posted by philb

Renault 19 rear suspension knocking

The rear suspension of my R19 1.4 has started to make a strange noise. I would describe the noise as a loud hollow knoc...
2 comments posted 22yrs
posted by doyleb3
2 comments posted 22yrs posted by doyleb3

CVH Head questions

I have a Ford 1600 CVH with the 88SM6090 Hemi Head on it. I have just bought a skimmed (to about 11:1 C/R) Lean Burn he...
2 comments posted 22yrs
posted by Ask
2 comments posted 22yrs posted by Ask

Ford

A while ago i got on here a link to the 'Ford Sierra'club which is what it says,think it had 'callum etc' in it,needed t...
2 comments posted 22yrs
posted by simon.day2
2 comments posted 22yrs posted by simon.day2

Renault 19 blue smoke

Hi, Just changed the oil (15w40) and filter on my renault 19 1.4 Once the engine has warmed up, and I keep the revs at...
4 comments posted 22yrs
posted by mrmcvNOSPAM
4 comments posted 22yrs posted by mrmcvNOSPAM

useless headlights

I have just bought a 1996 2.5 v6cdx omega, its a beautiful car however the headlights are terrible, does anyone have an...
8 comments posted 22yrs
posted by abademosi
8 comments posted 22yrs posted by abademosi

Stiff Xantia Suspension

Hi! Ive got an L-reg 1.8 8v Xantia and the suspension seems to have suddenly developed a fault. With the engine on, the...
7 comments posted 22yrs
posted by chriswarduk
7 comments posted 22yrs posted by chriswarduk

I hate engine oil :-(

Thought I should check my oil level today, just incase. The level was on min :-o, so I decided to top it up. Took the f...
45 comments posted 22yrs
posted by petermcmillan_uk
45 comments posted 22yrs posted by petermcmillan_uk

Mitsubishi Automatic fault

Hi I am new to automatics and not much of a mechanic so I would appreciate some advice. I have a Mitsubishi Space Wagon...
4 comments posted 22yrs
posted by stephen
4 comments posted 22yrs posted by stephen