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405 Mi16 - Poor cold starting, great hot starting!

Hi, I used to have a J plate 1.9 405 Mi16 and it had the typical mi16 hot start troubles. But now I have a G reg 1.9 Mi...
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posted by kriskarrera
0 comments posted 23yrs posted by kriskarrera

gearbox problem: Fiat Cinquecento

I have recently purchased a fiat Cinquecento. I was obviously being a bit more timid than usual during the test drive a...
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posted by G.J.Taylor
3 comments posted 23yrs posted by G.J.Taylor

Micra Oil

Looking to change the oil in my micra, can anyone recommend a good quality oil for a car that only does short trips and...
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posted by jonathan.horseman
4 comments posted 23yrs posted by jonathan.horseman

Cooling system problems

I suspect that there may be air in the cooling system of my car (renault 19) Either that or the head gasket is blown. I...
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posted by doyleb3
4 comments posted 23yrs posted by doyleb3

Any Fiat buffs on line?

How do you get the petrol cap off a Seicento,i am not having much luck,trying as the handbook says but I think that the...
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posted by rohtarin
3 comments posted 23yrs posted by rohtarin

Wynns Fuel Saver

I have been using this for a while in my pug 306. It seems very good did notice improve in acceleration/fuel consumption...
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posted by eat.spam
20 comments posted 23yrs posted by eat.spam

re.METRO

Checked air filter yesterday and was quite surprised at how clean it was ... Exhaust guy said common problem as well bu...
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posted by mailnow
2 comments posted 23yrs posted by mailnow

Torque settings 1994 16v Escort?

Wonder if anyone could tell me the torque settings for 1994 Escort rear hub nuts? TIA Simon
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posted by simon39
1 comments posted 23yrs posted by simon39

METRO

Just a quick question, most probably an obvious answer, on tick over and revving sounds fine but soon as power is need...
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posted by mailnow
2 comments posted 23yrs posted by mailnow

Re: Pontiac Grand Am Noise Problem

> > I have a 1999 Pontiac Grand Am, 4 cyl. There is a high pitch noise > coming from the engine that gets louder as I a...
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posted by Neil
3 comments posted 23yrs posted by Neil

Re: Ka Aircon water dripping

> Hi all, > I've just bought a second hand Ka with aircon, and I have just noticed that > when I switch it off, there a...
3 comments posted 23yrs
posted by itsonlymee
3 comments posted 23yrs posted by itsonlymee

Re: Draining / Flushing coolant

> >This is a general question that could apply to any car really, though in > >specific I'm soon to do this job on my C...
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posted by Peter
7 comments posted 23yrs posted by Peter

pixels missing on obc BMW e39

Hi I've just bought a BMW 528 e39 and there are quite a few pixels missing from the dash including odometer and the inf...
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posted by dean.gough
4 comments posted 23yrs posted by dean.gough