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Sometimes the fault is seriously hard to find

Fiesta 1.25 1996 Elderly fiesta, even more elderly owners. They complained that especially from cold it was hard to dri...
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posted by g.odonnell35
5 comments posted 13yrs posted by g.odonnell35

VAG cars code reader?..

Can anyone recommend a code reader that can be used if possible on a vintage 1996 Audi A6 2.0 litre straight four, or i...
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posted by tony
5 comments posted 13yrs posted by tony

Unique Car Club - Car Help & how to guides

www.unique-cc.co.uk We are a website that specialises in all uk cars, where members talk about repairing problems and a...
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posted by jonney.corner
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Ford Focus Heat Windscreen Issue

Hi I have a 2008 Mk2.5 Focus with Heated Front Screen. Sometime between last winter and this the passenger side has sto...
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posted by thomasburton7
8 comments posted 13yrs posted by thomasburton7

Engine revs for saving petrol

Presumably a car engine works most efficiently at a certain rate of revs? With a view to saving petrol is their a list...
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posted by tgh6h5t6tu5nzh
12 comments posted 13yrs posted by tgh6h5t6tu5nzh

Worn dampers

30 years ago it wasn't uncommon to replace your dampers at 30-40k miles to remedy soggy handling. It doesn't seem to ha...
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posted by paul
9 comments posted 13yrs posted by paul

Focus steering rack

My mother in law has just had a wheel bearing done and the mechanic advised her that the steering rack needed replacing...
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posted by darwentower
5 comments posted 13yrs posted by darwentower

Astra diesel update

My fuel failure on a 2003 Y17DT engine was caused by a cooked solder joint in the pump electronics box; this man had al...
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posted by newshound
1 comments posted 13yrs posted by newshound

Fiesta Mk 3

I've been referred here from another ng. Here's what I posted there. My son has an N-reg Fiesta Mk 3, 1.1 litre petrol,...
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posted by Billaboard
2 comments posted 13yrs posted by Billaboard

OT: Focus ad

Hawkwind, In Search of Space. FFS. Marketing bastards; still, I suppose it gives the old hippies something to live on.
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posted by grimly4
8 comments posted 13yrs posted by grimly4

getting caught in criss-cross yellow lines

If you are tuning right at traffic lights, i understand you can proceed forward into the 'no-stopping' criss-cross yell...
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posted by tgh6h5t6tu5nzh
5 comments posted 13yrs posted by tgh6h5t6tu5nzh

zafira 53 plate front door card.

Hi all,am trying to remove front passenger door trim/card on 1.8 Club model. It`s Feb.2004 model,no airbags in doors.Ha...
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posted by doug.morsit
2 comments posted 13yrs posted by doug.morsit

Snow tyres - cornering slip angle

To recap from another thread. With winter looming I fitted Michelin snow tyres just to the rear of the Focus to replace...
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posted by Null
15 comments posted 13yrs posted by Null

Ford Ecoboost Engines.

While my car was being serviced yesterday, I kicked a few tyres in the showroom and was collared by a sales guy who wan...
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posted by Gordon_News
19 comments posted 13yrs posted by Gordon_News

Useful oil comparison tool

url:http://sas-origin.onstreammedia.com/origin/lubrizol/EOACEA2009/RPTOOL2010Dep/rp/pc/index.html
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posted by grimly4
0 comments posted 13yrs posted by grimly4