Car Maintenance

Dead cat

Both lambda sensors changed, garage says needs a looong run to clear the cat. Wives tale or feasible?? Report: http://ti...

7 comments posted 14yrs

posted by rog

7 comments posted 14yrs posted by rog

Car gutless after water pump change?..

A local garage had had my now rather elderly Audi A6 in for an MOT and also a noisy water pump and thermostat change, a...

5 comments posted 14yrs

posted by tony

5 comments posted 14yrs posted by tony

UV cut bulbs for 02 Focus ?

I've just changed the main beam bulb on my Focus and note that it says 'use low UV bulbs' on the back of the headlight....

0 comments posted 14yrs

posted by srp

0 comments posted 14yrs posted by srp

Zapper battery.

Mate has a Suzuki, three years old. Two keys, one not normally used and kept in a drawer. Needed it recently, and the r...

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posted by dave

3 comments posted 14yrs posted by dave

Battery query

I wonder if anyone would have had any dealings with www.thebatteryguys.co.uk and if so, how did you find their service?...

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posted by .............\\

16 comments posted 14yrs posted by .............\\

Finger tight.

Not quite as sexy as it sounds, but... Can anyone tell me if there are any definitions of how tight "finger tight" or "...

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posted by pastedavid

12 comments posted 14yrs posted by pastedavid

snow chains

Hi, Well someone had to ask about them, so I guess it may as well be me ;) I was driving home yesterday and managed to...

76 comments posted 14yrs

posted by fred

76 comments posted 14yrs posted by fred

New tyres, increased fuel consumption. Grounds for complaint?

I'm not normally too fussy about tyres. I've been running my VW Touran on Hankook tyres for about 80,000 miles and have...

20 comments posted 14yrs

posted by timdownie2003

20 comments posted 14yrs posted by timdownie2003

cav 1.7TD clutch cable

Hi, The clutch cables is getting a bit frayed on my 1.7TD cavalier 1994 (isuze). Does anyone know whether or not the re...

2 comments posted 14yrs

posted by jim

2 comments posted 14yrs posted by jim

Do white lines at the edge of a road have any meaning?

Sorry, this is not quite car maintenance but is related to motoring. Do these white lines at road edge have any legal s...

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posted by nickswan

19 comments posted 14yrs posted by nickswan

Heater warm but not hot

Blowers working fine. But air coming out is warm but not hot. Checked coolant level - fine. Engine temp seems fine (if a...

1 comments posted 14yrs

posted by BertieBigBollox

1 comments posted 14yrs posted by BertieBigBollox

How to build an engine

Just in case this hasn't been aired here before - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3YfTtGCsiD8&feature=g-vrec&context=G21b...

11 comments posted 14yrs

posted by shazzbat

11 comments posted 14yrs posted by shazzbat

KA mpg?

Can anyone put an approximate figure on it? 2003 1.3 KA OHC. Tend to ignore the manufacturers bull. Most journeys 6 - 15...

24 comments posted 14yrs

posted by rog

24 comments posted 14yrs posted by rog

Alfa Selespeed clutch

Ok, this is a long shot, but has anyone here done a clutch on a 156 Selespeed?

2 comments posted 14yrs

posted by no

2 comments posted 14yrs posted by no

Intermittent cold-start gurgling noise

Hi, Recently, I can occasionally hear a gurgling/trickling sound in the heater/dash area of my mk3 astra, but only afte...

1 comments posted 14yrs

posted by john.a.o.harris

1 comments posted 14yrs posted by john.a.o.harris