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MOT renewal date
Now it's all computerised, presumably you don't require the form to get the existing expiry date i.e. In my case 26th July ? Cheers
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Driving just bought car home and insurance.
Going to look over over a car for sale (from a private sellar) with a young relative who wants to buy it. He has no car insurance as yet. Since we dont know if we are going to buy, i dont want the car...
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2003 1.2 Punto Fan
Hi Just a quickie... Just been doing a bit of a service on a friends Punto 8v 1.2 2003. The car has recently had a replacement engine as the previous unit lost its water and seized up! Whilst doing...
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Economical travel
With the ever increasing costs of motoring, i'm thinking this will soon catch on here in the U.K.
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Dodgy New Clutch Job
Ford Focus Petrol 1.8 51 plate Had a new clutch / slave cylinder fitted by reputable garage that I have used before . The car has done 800 miles since and the clutch is now slipping. The car was...
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Reduced performance after new cat
The exhaust was blowing on one of my cars (2003 Golf GT TDI 130), so I took it to my usual (independent) local garage. It had to have a new cat, but now the car does not perform as well and is...
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2000 Suzuki swift Rear brake/hub problem
My MOT is due shortly so I was just checking all the wheel bearings when I noticed that one of the rear wheels wont spin freely. One side would spin for maybe 10 seconds, the other would pretty much...
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Cleaning and engine bay
I've never been a fan of upsetting the engine bay unnecessarily but mines looking a bit of a mess and was wodnering if anyone has any times on approaching this kind of task ?
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Mondeo ignition lock jammed
The ignition lock in my father's Mondeo Mk III (52 reg) has jammed or collapsed internally or something so he can't get the key in. It's the type where the key blade has a sort of hexagonal...
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Oil extractor ?
've come across these a few times over the past year and wondered if it could be useful for oil changes, but I'm sceptical if it will remove the crap at the bottom of the sump ? It would make oil...
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This guy has been mown down by cyclists three times in three months !
"It most recently happened last Monday when I stepped out of my shop and someone ran in to me. " "The lady on the bike was going that fast, she ran in to me and then went over the handlebars."...
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2001 Corsa 1.2, fuel leak?
Hi all, Daughters170K Corsa C just failed the MOT. Blowing flexy section on the exhaust, headlamp out, handbrake travel and a 'fuel leak'. New exhaust man section, adjust the self adjusters on the...
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2008 335d climate control not working- no cold air
As per subject line, the climate control seems to have packed-in on my car.= All the lights and controls behave as normal. The green light on the snowf= lake symbol comes on when pressed and the...
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Ford radio keypad missing
Hello, A couple of Ford radio questions. We are missing the detatchable bit of the keypad from a Focus radio, 6000 model. Is it possible to replace the panel ecomically, is there a poster on here who...
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Toyota Corolla 1.3 SE Cambelt change
My daughter has a 2000 reg TC with the 1.3 engine which I *think* has a cambelt. As far as we're aware, it's never been changed. Are there any particular gotchas to this job? Any useful tips? I...
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