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Toyota Avensis Any Good

I'm thinking of changing my car in New Year ..... need an Estate to double up for my job..... self employed gardener so...
15 comments posted 22yrs
posted by me
15 comments posted 22yrs posted by me

brake fluid in eng9ine

Yes, guess what, I lent my car to my son in law for a week, and then I discover that he's in-inavertedly added 1 litre...
15 comments posted 22yrs
posted by limanwzi
15 comments posted 22yrs posted by limanwzi

Galaxy interior light problem

Driver (front) courtesy light has failed. The bulb works, all other interior lights work off all the doors (so the fuse...
6 comments posted 22yrs
posted by dikm
6 comments posted 22yrs posted by dikm

Repairing Heated Rear Window

I've got the silver paint, but how can I test where the break(s) are with a multimeter. Also, how can I tell where I've...
1 comments posted 22yrs
posted by postmaster
1 comments posted 22yrs posted by postmaster

Windscreen Condensation when washing car

Whilst washing my car this morning, I noticed that the Windscreen clouded up inside within a few minutes of spraying it...
1 comments posted 22yrs
posted by postmaster
1 comments posted 22yrs posted by postmaster

MOT - Cambridge/Newmarket area

Anyone know anywhere doing this for less than the money grabbing 41 quid demanding by the ministry? Thanks Dan
16 comments posted 22yrs
posted by danclyon
16 comments posted 22yrs posted by danclyon

Re : Pinking - How can I stop it?

You may remeber me starting this thread a while ago, I've sovled the problem now though. It was dodgy HT leads. Fitted...
0 comments posted 22yrs
posted by petermcmillan_uk
0 comments posted 22yrs posted by petermcmillan_uk

Transporting a gearbox?

I've purchased an Rover SD1 gearbox from someone, complete with V8 bellhousing, etc, so it's rather massive. Unfortunat...
5 comments posted 22yrs
posted by michael.kilpatrick
5 comments posted 22yrs posted by michael.kilpatrick

Battery charging in situ

Is it advisable / safe to charge a battery in situ, without disconnecting it from the car electrics? The car is a T reg...
5 comments posted 22yrs
posted by chris
5 comments posted 22yrs posted by chris

Automatic Ford Escort 1990 "drive" Problem

I recently purchased a 1990 Ford Escort 1.6 LX automatic. Its a great little car with a few bugs that I have now ironne...
6 comments posted 22yrs
posted by rfairbairn
6 comments posted 22yrs posted by rfairbairn

Leak around aerial in Renault Megane

Got in the car this morning to find water dripping from the light consol above he rear view mirror (Renault Megane 1999...
3 comments posted 22yrs
posted by gu47otu
3 comments posted 22yrs posted by gu47otu

Tales of bolts and angle grinders...

Evening all, I hope it's not just me that finds a simple change brake pads & disks turns from a "quick 2 hours before l...
6 comments posted 22yrs
posted by smorris_12
6 comments posted 22yrs posted by smorris_12

some help on traffic master please, read on

hi have managed to get a s/h trafficmaster unit, same as fitted to vectra's, but i need the 2 socket wiring diagrams, a...
1 comments posted 22yrs
posted by mccs.computers
1 comments posted 22yrs posted by mccs.computers

Best place for car auctions?

Living in London I have to say that the car auctions here are all pretty crap. I've just returned from a BCA auction in...
6 comments posted 22yrs
posted by kenneth
6 comments posted 22yrs posted by kenneth