Car Maintenance

Ping Chris Whelan

Hi Chris, glad to see you are okay: From a Police site: "Christopher Whelan, died after his motorcycle was involved in a...

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posted by nbkm57

4 comments posted 14yrs posted by nbkm57

testing resistance on pencil coil with multimeter?

Does anyone know how I can test resistance on a pencil coil with a multimeter to find out if my ignition coil is caput...

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posted by umdungeon

10 comments posted 14yrs posted by umdungeon

fault code reader/clearer

Does anyone know of any low cost handheld code readers that can also clear fault codes after you've serviced your car?...

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posted by umdungeon

11 comments posted 14yrs posted by umdungeon

misfire

Does anyone know whether cylinder numbers are counted left to right or right to left? It is for a Megane 3dr uk rhd 04...

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posted by umdungeon

4 comments posted 14yrs posted by umdungeon

Mondeo - Rusty engine

Hello, Went to look at a 2007 Mondeo Diesel at a car supermarket yesterday with a mate of mine. I had a look under the...

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posted by chris

4 comments posted 14yrs posted by chris

winter tyres

Hi, Is it fair to say I have left it too late to get winter tyres at a good price? I didn't buy earlier in the year as...

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posted by fred

0 comments posted 14yrs posted by fred

How Do I Clamp A Clamp?

A vile clamping conman called Ted Evans clamps cars on fake excuses in the village of Haworth , West Yorkshire. He is r...

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posted by digitalradiouk

8 comments posted 14yrs posted by digitalradiouk

OT: One for WUN[1]

"More than 170 supporters of the English Defence League (EDL) have been arrested outside a pub near the Cenotaph in cen...

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posted by me

0 comments posted 14yrs posted by me

Naff looking new MoT certificate

The new certificates are completely printed on plain A4 at the test station, there is nothing distinctive about them at...

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posted by nbkm57

39 comments posted 14yrs posted by nbkm57

Average scrap price at the moment?

Hi all, Anyone know the average scrap price for the Northwest / Lancashire area at the moment? It might help me decide i...

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posted by reply2me

10 comments posted 14yrs posted by reply2me

Lorry and tanker crashes M56/M53

Two separate incidents not far from each other. 7 Nov: Stobart truck comes off M56 roundabout at J11: http://www.bbc.co...

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posted by mike

5 comments posted 14yrs posted by mike

Report that pavement cyclist

Trouble is, how do you identify them in any meaningful way? http://www.watfordobserver.co.uk/news/9356110.Councillor_urg...

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posted by nbkm57

4 comments posted 14yrs posted by nbkm57

Focus rear brakes

I had a stab at doing the rear brakes on the focus, I had a bit of a nightmare with it to be honest. This focus has rea...

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posted by none

2 comments posted 14yrs posted by none

Slow leak from alloy wheel - Mini

Since I bought my Mini, the offside front wheel has had a slow leak. It's not a puncture. I had the tyre removed and re...

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posted by mike

5 comments posted 14yrs posted by mike

grinding lipped brake discs

Nine year old Corolla has just had the brake pads replaced and because they were squealing the garage sanded down the b...

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posted by planet702

9 comments posted 14yrs posted by planet702