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Hole in Exhaust

Ive got a very small hole (apprx 1cm square) in the rear box section of my exhaust, just before the tailpipe. The garag...
7 comments posted 23yrs
posted by jdsw_10
7 comments posted 23yrs posted by jdsw_10

Re: Luminous Antifreeze

> I had my cambelt and water pump changed recently, looking at the coolant it > looks exactly like the luminous (or is...
15 comments posted 23yrs
posted by 123
15 comments posted 23yrs posted by 123

Mondeo TDcI 115/115 6 Speed/130

A friend of mine is thinking about one of these as their new family car. About 25k miles/year driving - mostly commutin...
2 comments posted 23yrs
posted by danclyon
2 comments posted 23yrs posted by danclyon

Pug 306 - Indicators not flashing - Help

A mate of mine has a Pug 306 XTdT (N plate) and the Indicators no longer flash when the car is Locked and Un-locked (wo...
1 comments posted 23yrs
posted by a.j.beddoes
1 comments posted 23yrs posted by a.j.beddoes

ECU Controlled Cooling Fans

Does anybody know if other cars have their cooling fans controlled by the ECU other than the Ka / mark four or five Fie...
4 comments posted 23yrs
posted by dervman
4 comments posted 23yrs posted by dervman

Whats it like to be an AA/RAC Patrol man?

Do any of you know what its like to be an AA/RAC etc patrol man? What qualifications/training do you need? Whats the pa...
46 comments posted 23yrs
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Breakdown cover - AXA assist?

I've noticed that Breakdown direct are doing a nationwide recovery package for £49.95 using AXA assistance, this is ove...
0 comments posted 23yrs
posted by nospam
0 comments posted 23yrs posted by nospam

ASTRA converitble hood

Does anyone know the correct procedure for using the hand pump to pump the hood closed? What is the purpose of the small...
1 comments posted 23yrs
posted by jandfbeattie
1 comments posted 23yrs posted by jandfbeattie

Golf Carburettor

Looks like the Solex / Zenith 2B2 (or 2B5) carb on the s**te old Golf has given up the ghost. I'm pretty convinced that...
1 comments posted 23yrs
posted by steve
1 comments posted 23yrs posted by steve

Micra won't start

It's a G reg Micra with 102K on the clock. It starts first go (usually) and runs well. I've just been away for the week...
1 comments posted 23yrs
posted by Gth
1 comments posted 23yrs posted by Gth

Re: 85mph Speed Limit

Hello, So what about Merseyside Police? Normal patrol cars like Fiestas and Focus (whatever the plural of that is!) bei...
2 comments posted 23yrs
posted by v105
2 comments posted 23yrs posted by v105

Mondeo Air Conditioning problem

Hi, I have a 2001 Mondeo 2.0 Auto. The problem is with the air conditioning. It's had a good work out recently and now...
4 comments posted 23yrs
posted by neilr9
4 comments posted 23yrs posted by neilr9

Re: Alternator!!!!

Got an old trenching digger which had a naffffff dynamo on it so I thought to myself that I would put an alternator on...
16 comments posted 23yrs
posted by r3engineering
16 comments posted 23yrs posted by r3engineering

Fiesta Problem

I've a 1990 Ford Fiesta 1.1 with HCS engine and twin choke Weber carb (94K miles). Its got a full service history and i...
3 comments posted 23yrs
posted by robert.currie
3 comments posted 23yrs posted by robert.currie