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Ford escort generator drive belt..

... keeps loosening, screaming and breaking [ eventually]. this 1990, diesel van, has gone thru one belt appx. every ni...
4 comments posted 22yrs
posted by jhewitt
4 comments posted 22yrs posted by jhewitt

ABS Fault

Hiya guys My MK3 Golf 1.8gl has developed a intermitent fault with the ABS which is proving to be some what of a pain i...
2 comments posted 22yrs
posted by antstevens
2 comments posted 22yrs posted by antstevens

Car Covers - Any Good?

Hi, As my car won't fit in our garage (and even if it did, the garage is occupied by my fiancee's Ka) I am forced to le...
10 comments posted 22yrs
posted by nobody
10 comments posted 22yrs posted by nobody

Help Needed to locate part.

Hi all - help needed to locate a part for my Rover 214 SLI 1.4l 1992. I need a heater matrix and manifold return hose b...
4 comments posted 22yrs
posted by g68Spam
4 comments posted 22yrs posted by g68Spam

Pop Quiz

How much will a back street Pug specialist garage charge to change a rocker cover gasket on a 97 306 1.8 Auto that's pi...
1 comments posted 22yrs
posted by news
1 comments posted 22yrs posted by news

Rover 420Di poor heater

I've got a '98 Rover 420Di and its heater isn't much good. In most cars you get a nice hot blast even when the temperat...
19 comments posted 22yrs
posted by tony
19 comments posted 22yrs posted by tony

Best Direct Inj diesel family car for £3K ?

...just waved bye bye to my 10 yr old Audi 80 TDI and am looking for another decent but cheap direct-inj-diesel on a bu...
33 comments posted 22yrs
posted by jarvis
33 comments posted 22yrs posted by jarvis

VW/Skoda 1.9D water heater

My BMW 330d has an (electric) heater to heat the coolant on cold mornings so that there is heat for the cabin within a...
0 comments posted 22yrs
posted by TimM
0 comments posted 22yrs posted by TimM

What is this warning light ?

I have a H reg Cavalier 1.6 GL and the orange light on the dashboard .. the one next to the red handbrake warning light...
6 comments posted 22yrs
posted by andyG
6 comments posted 22yrs posted by andyG

Wtd Mondeo rear bumper

can anyone give me details where I can obtain a new rear bumper for a mondeo hatchback L reg cheaply. TIA Ian
7 comments posted 22yrs
posted by ian
7 comments posted 22yrs posted by ian

Puking water after a run?

hi lads, I have a diesel Citroen xm, which is leaving a puddle of water on the drive every time the car has been run. an...
4 comments posted 22yrs
posted by redleadertwo
4 comments posted 22yrs posted by redleadertwo

where is a Pug 405 oil filler cap?

Hi all, Where is the oil filler cap. It's an 89 1.9 GL petrol model, I'm used to the filler being ontop of the rocker c...
10 comments posted 22yrs
posted by t-dot-anderson
10 comments posted 22yrs posted by t-dot-anderson

squeeling slipping noise on car when cold

When the car is cold I get a squeeling slipping noise from my car, it happens when you change down to a lower gear, but...
3 comments posted 22yrs
posted by pbu7434922
3 comments posted 22yrs posted by pbu7434922

Astra engine mounts

I wonder if anyone can help, I have recently purchased a quite tidy 1989 Astra diesel estate which is fitted with the 1...
7 comments posted 22yrs
posted by cheap
7 comments posted 22yrs posted by cheap

exhaust smoke on low mileage car

Hi all. A pal of mine has just bought a car at auction: 2001 Toyota MR2 with 6K on the clock. He said that when the car...
5 comments posted 22yrs
posted by j.r.walsh
5 comments posted 22yrs posted by j.r.walsh