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Nissan Serena 1.6 Petrol 1997 Car failed on imbalance breaks (rear) 36% difference between left and right (right being...
13 comments posted 23yrs
posted by msmbus
13 comments posted 23yrs posted by msmbus

Re: anyone know?

>any one know of any route planners where i can just type in the start post >code (in my case cf72 9tg) and the destina...
3 comments posted 23yrs
posted by movenametohere
3 comments posted 23yrs posted by movenametohere

Price advice for Stag please

Anyone know roughly how much a 1975 Triumph Stag convertible would be worth? It has the Triumph V8 engine and an auto b...
10 comments posted 23yrs
posted by rd
10 comments posted 23yrs posted by rd

Failure of MOT Emissions test, what does it mean?

My vehicle just failed an MOT emissions test, on the Hydrocarbons, not the CO2. Apart from adjusting the fuel/air mixtu...
3 comments posted 23yrs
posted by maintainence.20.ls_fuckthestate
3 comments posted 23yrs posted by maintainence.20.ls_fuckthestate

transit chassis sections

Are transit chassis sections available as weld on sections? I have to repair a "perforation" in the osr chassis between...
3 comments posted 23yrs
posted by Andrew Heggie <andrew.heggie
3 comments posted 23yrs posted by Andrew Heggie <andrew.heggie

whirring noise at startup

Hello, When I first start my alfa GTV, I hear a fairly loud, high pitched whirring noise which sounds a bit like plasti...
5 comments posted 23yrs
posted by designelect
5 comments posted 23yrs posted by designelect

alternator replacement fiat punto

anyone give me any tips before i attempt to replace the alternator on my fiat punto 1.7turbo diesel? been told by the f...
0 comments posted 23yrs
posted by nicholasclayton
0 comments posted 23yrs posted by nicholasclayton

Am I being ripped off? ... Continued ...

To remind you ... I am querying whether the first time my van went in for repair then the garage should have spotted th...
8 comments posted 23yrs
posted by Anna
8 comments posted 23yrs posted by Anna

ford spec oil or recommended?

This is sort of one of those 'which oil' questions. When I had my car serviced (mondeo) at the Ford main dealer the ser...
12 comments posted 23yrs
posted by REMOVEcynicoid
12 comments posted 23yrs posted by REMOVEcynicoid

Just as a matter of interest

A neighbour offered me a car for £100 with 10 months MOT. Toyota Camry but that's not important right now. Obviously it...
7 comments posted 23yrs
posted by maltreewhite
7 comments posted 23yrs posted by maltreewhite

Re: Renault 2.2 Diesel engine flare

> I've got a problem when changing gear in my Renault 2.2 Diesel . The engine > seems to flare such that I have to make...
2 comments posted 23yrs
posted by maltreewhite
2 comments posted 23yrs posted by maltreewhite