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Piston Covers

Does anyone no of anywhere that sells the covers for the rear brake pistons (the 2 covers either end of the piston)- I...
3 comments posted 23yrs
posted by msmbus
3 comments posted 23yrs posted by msmbus

Advice Carlton 1998cc Timing Belt Procedure ?

My father in law is changing the timing belt on his Carlton 1998cc automatic(G Reg, 1989). The Haynes manual suggests r...
7 comments posted 23yrs
posted by tonyb
7 comments posted 23yrs posted by tonyb

Replace brake pipe?

Wotcha, Following on from the earlier thread about my '96 Citroen AX 1.5D, I've started replacing the flexi hoses that...
8 comments posted 23yrs
posted by n1ckd0bb
8 comments posted 23yrs posted by n1ckd0bb

Does the Audi TT...

.... have 4 seats available? So I carry me old man and the brat just only seem to see 2 seaters round.
8 comments posted 23yrs
posted by info
8 comments posted 23yrs posted by info

TR8 / SD1 diff

Dear Listers, My 3,08:1 diff on my 80 TR8 is rather tired. As those cars and diffs are seldom found in Europe I would l...
1 comments posted 23yrs
posted by 8gees
1 comments posted 23yrs posted by 8gees

tree sap

Just finished washing my motor and it looks great, except for some blobs of super slimey tree sap that are glued onto t...
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posted by a.ratcliffe
3 comments posted 23yrs posted by a.ratcliffe

PLease Help: Brake line pressure testing.

Ongoing problems with rear brake balance on my 1995 Toyota estate indicates the proportioning valve is faulty. We have...
2 comments posted 23yrs
posted by peteb
2 comments posted 23yrs posted by peteb

Rover 214 mpi dohc - noisey engine ticking

I've had an N reg Rover 214 SLi since Jan this year, done 34,500 then, now on 44,000. Today after a 45 minute run at 40...
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posted by meza
4 comments posted 23yrs posted by meza

radiator sealants........

.........are they any good or a waste of money. suspect i have a minor leak, probably can get hold of a second hand rad...
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posted by azharkhan
4 comments posted 23yrs posted by azharkhan

engine running on after off

why does the engine on my old G reg 1.7 Volvo 440 sometimes keep running for a little while after the engine is turned o...
16 comments posted 23yrs
posted by lovelymadsaddad
16 comments posted 23yrs posted by lovelymadsaddad

Omega Diesel and Viruses

Took a decent length drive in the Omega today, and I've got to say it drives bloody well and I really did enjoy driving...
2 comments posted 23yrs
posted by p.luptnospam
2 comments posted 23yrs posted by p.luptnospam

Vin numbers

hi i need to know about vins so this a vin out of the supercd manual s a r rs s l d b a m 000028 i know what the letter...
1 comments posted 23yrs
posted by a
1 comments posted 23yrs posted by a

Newbie question: Any good resources on cars?

Hi everyone I'm a newbie in the world of car modifications. I'm especially interested in the following car models: Niss...
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posted by timberwolf
0 comments posted 23yrs posted by timberwolf

Surface rust on disks

Hi, I notice that there are always spots of surface rust across the entire width of the front disks even though the car...
22 comments posted 23yrs
posted by john
22 comments posted 23yrs posted by john