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spark plugs

My Pinto 2.0l has some cruddy looking plugs which are overdue a change I think.They are NGK R APR6FS. However...Haynes...
3 comments posted 23yrs
posted by timmackey
3 comments posted 23yrs posted by timmackey

Old beemer -- wierd starting problem.

My old 730i with 112000 miles on it has a wierd starting problem, which is more noticeable during the colder weather. C...
1 comments posted 23yrs
posted by steve
1 comments posted 23yrs posted by steve

It Passed but.....

Today my little red Seat passed it's MOT. It's an old car ..F..with low mileage 40,000 and it's only used a couple of t...
18 comments posted 23yrs
posted by rose
18 comments posted 23yrs posted by rose

Ford Cambelts

Do Ford make their own cambelts? And would a new Ford be fitted with one as opposed to another make? I'm referring to a...
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posted by spam
13 comments posted 23yrs posted by spam

Faulty Fiesta and Useless Garage

My girlfriend's 1993 ford fiesta 1.3 as been having consistent problems stalling at junctions, when parking, etc. She h...
5 comments posted 23yrs
posted by peterf
5 comments posted 23yrs posted by peterf

WTD. English wheeling machine.

Apologies if this is slightly OT, but it is (sort of) car maintenance related. I'm looking for one of these machines, co...
3 comments posted 23yrs
posted by me
3 comments posted 23yrs posted by me

RAV4 Alarm fob problem

My brother in law's alarm fob stopped working so I replaced the battery for him. When I opened the fob it said it used...
4 comments posted 23yrs
posted by bamcguiNOSPAM
4 comments posted 23yrs posted by bamcguiNOSPAM

Peugeot paint code

I'm trying to find the paint code for my Pug 405 Sti, which is a metallic purpley/maroon colour. I can't find anything...
4 comments posted 23yrs
posted by mail(NoSpam)
4 comments posted 23yrs posted by mail(NoSpam)

Snap-On vans

What exactly do they do? If they sell tools, bugger me, how many sockets / spanners etc. do garages break?
37 comments posted 23yrs
posted by doki
37 comments posted 23yrs posted by doki

Tracking!!

Hi all!! Just been down to get two new front tyres on my omega and thought I would have the tracking done as well. 'We...
22 comments posted 23yrs
posted by rebelrouser
22 comments posted 23yrs posted by rebelrouser

24 hour MOTs

Browsing through the Yellow Pages the other day looking for a garage to take my car for the test, I found a place that...
3 comments posted 23yrs
posted by j.r.walsh
3 comments posted 23yrs posted by j.r.walsh

OT: Swen Virus

Cheers to everyone who offered me advice - in the end I got it sorted. What I did was a similar catastrophe-after-anoth...
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posted by Peter
15 comments posted 23yrs posted by Peter

Rover 200 mk3 headlight bulb

Anyone know if it's an H7 or an H4? Haynes manual reckons H4 Powerbulbs website reckon H7 I don't know who to believe a...
2 comments posted 23yrs
posted by a.ratcliffe
2 comments posted 23yrs posted by a.ratcliffe

Vauxhall Omega engine management light

Hi all Light cmes on for a few seconds once in a while. Once it stayed on on for long enough to pull in to start checki...
3 comments posted 23yrs
posted by blah
3 comments posted 23yrs posted by blah