Car Maintenance

Focus gear knob

My Mk 1 Focus came with a horrible Momo gearknob which is painful to use, but I can't get it off to replace it with a m...

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posted by h

1 comments posted 13yrs posted by h

Fiesta '08 Ghia (1.6) headlamp bulb replacement

It was too much to expect the bulb in the offside headlamp not to go at some point after the nearside one went about te...

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posted by tom

2 comments posted 13yrs posted by tom

Legal requirment of permit display ?

Our area is the latest to become a victim of council parking restrictions, and I've just received my stick on residents...

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posted by simple447587

19 comments posted 13yrs posted by simple447587

Peugeot 405 coolant pipe behind injector pump snapped whilst changing glow plugs

Hello, Has anyone snapped the little coolant pipe which protrudes and attaches to a flexible pipe on the front left of...

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posted by bignose

0 comments posted 13yrs posted by bignose

DIY Radiator repair?

The Freelander has got a very slight leak from the radiator. I cannot pin point the spot where it is leaking, but certa...

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posted by alan

8 comments posted 13yrs posted by alan

Mazda 2 2011 2Ts - increasing coolant strength

The manual of this car suggests that you go to your dealer re- this subject, but I only need to increase the coolant st...

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posted by me

10 comments posted 13yrs posted by me

Snapped aerial; fixable?

I managed to snap the aerial on my wife's 53 Almera 1.8 petrol. It snapped in side the housing, but below the screw to...

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posted by news

7 comments posted 13yrs posted by news

Resetting an airbag warning light (Audi A3)

I removed my wife's glovebox on her 06 reg diesel A3 the other day to sort an air con fan problem. In the process I had...

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posted by timdownie2003

24 comments posted 13yrs posted by timdownie2003

Should I replace Focus plugs and leads?

I bought an 03 Focus 1.6 about 18 months ago without a service history. We tend to run old bangers into the ground and...

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posted by h

4 comments posted 13yrs posted by h

Weird sidelights problem Mk4 Golf

A friend told me my near side rear sidelight was out today, so when I got home I took the bulb out. It looked OK but I...

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posted by zxs

17 comments posted 13yrs posted by zxs

Odd battery/starting problem

2012 Kia Ceed SW 1.6 diesel Eco something or other. Got back from a week's holiday yesterday and found the car's batter...

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posted by timdownie2003

27 comments posted 13yrs posted by timdownie2003

Honda cr-v rear differential fluid change and clutch burnishing

Hi, i am new to this forum, but i have just bought a year 2000 CRV and i love it, its great for my dogs. I have noticed...

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posted by mcnillis.b390a6b

2 comments posted 13yrs posted by mcnillis.b390a6b

Focus....what engine do I have?

I've got a 55 plate Focus 2.0 TDCi. I was always under the impression that my cambelt needed replacing at 125k but when...

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posted by paul

25 comments posted 13yrs posted by paul

Poss OT. Small/micro pick ups still made?

Hello folks, my 1984 Honda Acty just died on me. Literally broke in half.Reminds me of that old Fosters ad 'overdid it...

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posted by nickswan

7 comments posted 13yrs posted by nickswan

Curing condensation

Car is parked on north facing side of the house in London. Outside temperature here was about nine degrees midday and d...

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posted by simple528587

31 comments posted 13yrs posted by simple528587