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Water leak on Mondeo 2001 door

Hi, with all this rain I have noticed a puddle of water near the drivers door kick plate. Its on the inside of the door...
4 comments posted 22yrs
posted by laidsurrey
4 comments posted 22yrs posted by laidsurrey

aligning gearbox linkage on a fiesta

Hi I have an engine to take out on a older fiesta (MK2) I'm wondering how the linkages for the gearbox are aligned when...
0 comments posted 22yrs
posted by addresswitheldbecauseofspam
0 comments posted 22yrs posted by addresswitheldbecauseofspam

MK2 golf 1.8 starting probs

Any words of wisdom regards starting problems on a MK2 golf (not gti) peirburg carb. Vacum pipes, auto choke, the whole...
1 comments posted 22yrs
posted by jaddi75292
1 comments posted 22yrs posted by jaddi75292

Vauxhall Astra 1600 plug lead order

Does anybody know the distributor plug lead order for a Vauxhall Astra MkII? Many thanks
3 comments posted 22yrs
posted by nospam
3 comments posted 22yrs posted by nospam

More oil Specs

I was looking at Car Lube oils today at the local auto factors / paint place, and they had in Car Lube fully synthetic...
10 comments posted 22yrs
posted by doki
10 comments posted 22yrs posted by doki

What oil for Mitsubishi colt

Hi, does anyone know what oil to use in a Mitsubishi colt 1.3 GLX? Cheers Dan
0 comments posted 22yrs
posted by benzoino
0 comments posted 22yrs posted by benzoino

A source fiir BSF thread 3/16 cup square bolts?

Does anybody know of a source of long coach bolts of the cup square type? I require a couple of 3 inch bolts with a 3/1...
1 comments posted 22yrs
posted by michael.kilpatrick
1 comments posted 22yrs posted by michael.kilpatrick

Ka suspension noise.

Right, getting all the little bits and bobs done on the Ka, and want to get the suspension sorted. When you drive on a...
4 comments posted 22yrs
posted by doki
4 comments posted 22yrs posted by doki

Renault Scenic & automatic transmission

Hi I wonder if anybody have had any problems with Scenic´s automatic transmission ? It is suddenly started to slide whe...
3 comments posted 22yrs
posted by foobar
3 comments posted 22yrs posted by foobar

Break in

Some wee bas*ard broke into my wife's car last night to get the cd player that came with the car (106 1999 Zest 2) they...
3 comments posted 22yrs
posted by msmbus
3 comments posted 22yrs posted by msmbus

MBC Car Spares, Bolton - Good or Bad?

A little OT, but I've been looking at their auctions on eBay and can't quite decide whether they are good or bad to dea...
1 comments posted 22yrs
posted by me
1 comments posted 22yrs posted by me

Diesel Power Loss

My 1997 VW Sharan 1.9TDi has random power loss now and again for about 20-30 seconds and then clears. What can this be ?...
3 comments posted 22yrs
posted by jkl
3 comments posted 22yrs posted by jkl

Granada fault codes/Vane Air Flow Meter

The car is a 1987 Granada Scorpio 2.9 with a couple of faults. If the car is taken for a short run (10-15 minutes) then...
0 comments posted 22yrs
posted by jasperuk37
0 comments posted 22yrs posted by jasperuk37

Fuel "saving" devices

I know these have been mentioned a lot, and apologise for bringing the subject up again. But as a car engineer, these t...
5 comments posted 22yrs
posted by Fuel_saving
5 comments posted 22yrs posted by Fuel_saving