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Zafira tale of woe

A neighbour with a Zaf.B diesel, was told (during his MoT) that he had an oil leak from a sensor on the back of the sum...
0 comments posted 6yrs
posted by g.odonnell35
0 comments posted 6yrs posted by g.odonnell35

On/off throttlers. Why do they do it??

I?m sure I?m not the only person to have suffered the unpleasant experience of being a passenger in a vehicle driven by...
3 comments posted 6yrs
posted by tim.downie
3 comments posted 6yrs posted by tim.downie

Car sat nav

Can anyone explain why the built in navigation system in my car only accepts 5 digit postcodes? Given the UK 7 digit one...
7 comments posted 6yrs
posted by dave
7 comments posted 6yrs posted by dave

Oil Colour

I've had my 2007 Audi A3 oil change serviced at 3 different garages for 3 consecutive years. This year I decided to do...
3 comments posted 6yrs
posted by patchmoney
3 comments posted 6yrs posted by patchmoney

Oil Specifications etc

I've always been 'religious' about changing oil at the specified times and using the correct oil etc. True, I tend to b...
3 comments posted 6yrs
posted by no.sp
3 comments posted 6yrs posted by no.sp

Odd Marks

Any idea what this tide mark sort of thing on the sound deadening material on the underside of this bonnet might be: ht...
6 comments posted 6yrs
posted by patchmoney
6 comments posted 6yrs posted by patchmoney

Brakes

Had an MOT today, and got an advisory for worn discs. No surprise given they're original at the mileage and you can see...
2 comments posted 6yrs
posted by dave
2 comments posted 6yrs posted by dave

HID and LED headlights.

The original 55w halogen dips on my car were pathetic. It has projector lights (the type with a bulls eye in front of t...
25 comments posted 6yrs
posted by dave
25 comments posted 6yrs posted by dave

Car pulling to the left

Not when braking, but just while driving along on a straight road, I have to keep a slight amount of downward pressure...
4 comments posted 6yrs
posted by a
4 comments posted 6yrs posted by a

Gas strut failure?

Hi all, I gave the Meriva it's annual pre MOT wipe over the other day and when I opened the tailgate the next day it wa...
28 comments posted 6yrs
posted by news
28 comments posted 6yrs posted by news

Oil Filter Quality

It is the time of year (nearly) when I change the oil in the Smart Car and the Son-in-Law joins me to use the garage to...
10 comments posted 6yrs
posted by no.sp
10 comments posted 6yrs posted by no.sp

Expunging mice from car air con system?

Well, I went to change the pollen filter on my daughter's car and found it all chewed up and full of mouse droppings. H...
3 comments posted 6yrs
posted by tim.downie
3 comments posted 6yrs posted by tim.downie

Car aircon suddenly gone stinky...

My daughter's 4yr old hybrid Yaris has suddenly (as in okay last week but not used frequently) started producing wet do...
23 comments posted 6yrs
posted by tim.downie
23 comments posted 6yrs posted by tim.downie

A bit surprised...

Just changed a headlamp bulb (Mini Cooper S) with no manual, no tools, no computer reset etc.... Didn?t realise that suc...
0 comments posted 6yrs
posted by tim.downie
0 comments posted 6yrs posted by tim.downie