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Pinking MP3's

Anyone have any Mp3's or WAV's of what pinking sounds like? Im still mystified by this exhaust rattle kind of sounds......
6 comments posted 22yrs
posted by sjdean
6 comments posted 22yrs posted by sjdean

Stalling when steering

Car is a Rover 820 Vitesse 1993. When i press the accelerator and let go, the needle drops to 500rpm then works its way...
4 comments posted 22yrs
posted by platham
4 comments posted 22yrs posted by platham

Old Petrol

Possably off topic, but I wll seek your advice anyway! Does petrol go off (bad) after a period of time.. About 4 years...
6 comments posted 22yrs
posted by kff
6 comments posted 22yrs posted by kff

Resistence of 5W bulb (Ohm's Law)

I have wired a bulb for extra illumiantion into the car electrics (but with no fuse for now). I have not tested it beca...
12 comments posted 22yrs
posted by not__me
12 comments posted 22yrs posted by not__me

1998 Hyundai Coupe FX (Tiburon) warm start problem

Hi I have a 1998 Hyundai Coupe FX (Tiburon) with a warm start problem, when the car has reached operating temperature,...
8 comments posted 22yrs
posted by gorourke
8 comments posted 22yrs posted by gorourke

Help needed to try shifting cylinder head bolts.

Hi I am trying to get a cylinder head off a Range Rover V8. The heads are bolted through into the alloy block with stee...
9 comments posted 22yrs
posted by sakwoya
9 comments posted 22yrs posted by sakwoya

Fog/driving lights in MOT?

I've got a pair of 'driving' lights sat underneath the front bumper,these only come on when I flash the headlights, or...
20 comments posted 22yrs
posted by alan
20 comments posted 22yrs posted by alan

1997 Omega 2.5 v6 fuel consumption

For the last couple of days the engine has been running really rough when cold, it's done it a bit over the last couple...
5 comments posted 22yrs
posted by spam07
5 comments posted 22yrs posted by spam07

Starter motor Q

The starter on my Fiat has started turning the engine over slowly at times. Sometimes it refuses to turn at all until I...
2 comments posted 22yrs
posted by s
2 comments posted 22yrs posted by s

dead ecu?

96 Escort 1.3, electric nothing. Came out today to find that absolutely nothing happens when I turn the key in the igni...
10 comments posted 22yrs
posted by chandy
10 comments posted 22yrs posted by chandy

Fiesta MK4 pulling hard to left

Hi I have just driven my girlfriends car and it seems to be pulling really hard to the left hand side its a ford fiesta...
9 comments posted 22yrs
posted by jovan5
9 comments posted 22yrs posted by jovan5

Valves and Engineering work...

Hey ho all, and a tip of the hat to dojj, the man with the fastest Sierra estate in the world ;) just wondering if anyo...
6 comments posted 22yrs
posted by kai.robinsonspam
6 comments posted 22yrs posted by kai.robinsonspam

Battery issues.. (A little long)

Hi all.. Here is the problem.. My battery keeps going flat, But I don't think its the car, I think it has to be the bat...
15 comments posted 22yrs
posted by wipe_out
15 comments posted 22yrs posted by wipe_out