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Locking wheel nuts application list

Help I've aquired a load of locking wheel nuts/bolts, and don't have an application list. I want to flog them off on e-...
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Slow idle speed

Hi Since getting the cambelt done on my Honda Prelude 2.2VTEC I've noticed the engine makes a slightly whiney/bearing t...
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posted by phiznetNOSPAMTA
0 comments posted 23yrs posted by phiznetNOSPAMTA

Tyre repair or replace ?

Hi, I have a nail in my front tyre and although it is close to the edge of the tyre (approx 1 inch) it is still on the...
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posted by z0mb1e_fr
13 comments posted 23yrs posted by z0mb1e_fr

Diesel chipping

Anyone have experience of those 'plug in' performance boost kits on diesels? Supposed to increase power output on the 9...
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posted by davek
7 comments posted 23yrs posted by davek

Would it not be too much to ask.......

.......that manufacturers applied a reasonably amount of grease to the end of any bolts involved in holding a spare whe...
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posted by Peter
22 comments posted 23yrs posted by Peter

Unequal Ride Height

I have a Golf 3 and have been experiencing front end vibration/wheel wobble. Just working my way through the possible c...
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posted by brad.hook
5 comments posted 23yrs posted by brad.hook

Engine Constantly Revving ?

Hi i have found that having not used my car (clio) of late i ended up with a flat battery, managed to use a mobile jump...
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posted by izyara
3 comments posted 23yrs posted by izyara

o/t M4

Might be of interest to those that use the road........ New electronic signs on the M4 went live on ,Tuesday 21 October...
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posted by blues
31 comments posted 23yrs posted by blues

car not warming up

hi there i have a corsa 95 1.4 and i have noticed that at the moment the engine never gets as warm as it used to, when...
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posted by none
3 comments posted 23yrs posted by none

"Stop Leak" oil additives...?

Does anyone have any experience of those "Stop Leak"-type additives, the ones you add to the engine oil to prevent oil...
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posted by oceanographer
4 comments posted 23yrs posted by oceanographer

And still there's a rattle

I've just had my catalytic converter changed on my Nissan Primera 2.0, 1994 Automatic. Apparently it had blocked causin...
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posted by sjdean
13 comments posted 23yrs posted by sjdean

New calipers / rebuilding current ones.

I'm thinking of putting on new calipers or taking the existing ones to bits and replacing all the seals etc. as I think...
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posted by doki
21 comments posted 23yrs posted by doki

Deisel blue smoke

What is the most common cause of blue smoke coming from a deisel engine?
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posted by steven1207
4 comments posted 23yrs posted by steven1207

Audi A4 Alarm setting

When I first bought this car, locking the door with the key made the hazards flash and the alarm set, now this does not...
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posted by steven1207
0 comments posted 23yrs posted by steven1207

Front Wheelbearing Renault Clio

Hi People, What sort of job is it to replace a front wheel bearing on a "p" reg renault clio and do you need a press to...
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posted by shaun
1 comments posted 23yrs posted by shaun