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Difference between SDi and TDi

in VW Golfs, standard and turbo, or something else entirely> Aj
5 comments posted 23yrs
posted by hankjam
5 comments posted 23yrs posted by hankjam

Road tax dodgers clamped :o)

Went out last night and noticed a car in a regular street with a wheel clamp. Thought that's a bit ott for security rou...
11 comments posted 23yrs
posted by Alphabet
11 comments posted 23yrs posted by Alphabet

OT: What does "V car" mean ?

Hi All I've been browsing Autotrader and I've seen a couple of cars the say that they're on a 'V car', does anyone know...
4 comments posted 23yrs
posted by stoopid_name
4 comments posted 23yrs posted by stoopid_name

Spring hasn't sprung!

Is there any reason why removing a broken coil spring on my W123 would be any harder than if it wasn't broken? Or worse...
3 comments posted 23yrs
posted by richard
3 comments posted 23yrs posted by richard

Wheel nuts falling off

I had the recent unpleasant experience of one of my rear wheels falling off (at low speed, thank goodness!!). I suspect...
6 comments posted 23yrs
posted by pjlusenet
6 comments posted 23yrs posted by pjlusenet

Hydraulic Tappets

Hi My car is giving me the "hi my hydraulic tappits are knackard noise for the last 20000 miles or so, i have a few que...
10 comments posted 23yrs
posted by tom
10 comments posted 23yrs posted by tom

Re: Golf Mk I

> A mate has just got one of these and none of the warning lights which are > LEDs work. The alternator is charging, th...
0 comments posted 23yrs
posted by steve
0 comments posted 23yrs posted by steve

RE MOT Fail - rear hub :-(

I need help yet again How does the rear hub come off? there is NO hub nut - the car is rear wheel drive (Nissan Serena 1...
5 comments posted 23yrs
posted by msmbus
5 comments posted 23yrs posted by msmbus

Speaker wiring in Fiesta?

Hello, My nephew is fitting some gigantic speakers in his Fiesta Si and there is a slight problem (apart from needing e...
13 comments posted 23yrs
posted by 908
13 comments posted 23yrs posted by 908

Got spark by resistor on magnetic pickup

The Fiat Uno 45 FIRE 999 1988 has a breakerless igntion system. In the distributor a four-poled rotor passes a magnetic...
14 comments posted 23yrs
posted by bsandle
14 comments posted 23yrs posted by bsandle

Volvo 340 dying on me!!

I have a Volvo 340 (GL 1.7 1990) which is causing me grief at the moment. Initially the car was having problems in moto...
4 comments posted 23yrs
posted by dd_bdlm
4 comments posted 23yrs posted by dd_bdlm

sticky valve problem/solution?????

One idea to the posting earlier as reproduced below said " I had the same problem a few weeks ago so I took it into a g...
8 comments posted 23yrs
posted by lovelymadsaddad
8 comments posted 23yrs posted by lovelymadsaddad

clutch slip, judder and clunking!

My old Astra had a new clutch in about 10,000 miles ago. Recently it started to slip on occasions - then today whenever...
4 comments posted 23yrs
posted by clutchslip
4 comments posted 23yrs posted by clutchslip

Mondeo Shock Absorbers wanted

My Mondeo is giving me a harsh ride at the moment. I took it to my local garage and he couldn't find anything wrong, ei...
5 comments posted 23yrs
posted by ScoobyDooNOSPAM
5 comments posted 23yrs posted by ScoobyDooNOSPAM

Noisy front suspension

When driving our Ford Escort over speed bumps, it makes a creaking noise from the front, drivers side suspension , any i...
5 comments posted 23yrs
posted by **ono
5 comments posted 23yrs posted by **ono