Car Maintenance

Strange tyre story ?

We went down to our local costco to change front tyres on a ford focus. Guy in garage told me the when they replace fro...

27 comments posted 15yrs

posted by tonyb

27 comments posted 15yrs posted by tonyb

VW Sharan blown tubo

VW Sharan 1998 1.8 petrol turbo One of the girls that work in my pub was on her way to see her parents this weekend and...

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posted by mark

6 comments posted 15yrs posted by mark

Car cleaning .. a wash mitt ?

I've been dooing a little research on car cleaning and if my understanding is right I should not use a sponge any more...

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posted by none

7 comments posted 15yrs posted by none

tyre sizes

Hello, The Astra handbook lists seven different tyre sizes that can be fitted to the car. They are: 185/65r15 195/60r15...

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posted by stephen

23 comments posted 15yrs posted by stephen

coolant heaters

Hello, How do electric coolant heaters work? I understand that they are connected to the bottom radiator hose and that...

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posted by stephen

2 comments posted 15yrs posted by stephen

More traffic from Oz, UK?

Am I imagining it or is there more participation from UK and Oz these days? I like it, because they talk funny. (And me...

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posted by counterfitter

103 comments posted 15yrs posted by counterfitter

dirt/grease on good clothes

Got some black dirt/grease off the car, on to my good trousers. The usual trick which solves it, is to work in some Swa...

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posted by planet445

19 comments posted 15yrs posted by planet445

E46 clutch.

My brother has a BMW 330T manual which he tows with. It has a rather high reverse gear which requires a deal of clutch...

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posted by dave

29 comments posted 15yrs posted by dave

Nissan Primera 1998 aircon leak

I had my aircon recharged but a leak somewhere around the condenser was found, the garage said it would need to be repl...

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posted by newsfromnowhere

1 comments posted 15yrs posted by newsfromnowhere

Light bulbs keep blowing

The same bulbs seem to blow rather more often than I am used to. Voltage regulator, maybe? We've been through 3 headlig...

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posted by NOTsomeone

7 comments posted 15yrs posted by NOTsomeone

Screeching heater fan `

I have a 2003 Vauxhall Vectra, 2 litre diesel. The fan has developed a really penetrating screech which has now got wel...

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posted by alan

3 comments posted 15yrs posted by alan

Does Everyone in here ..

Own a Focus, or several Focuses? ;-)

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posted by Gordon_News

15 comments posted 15yrs posted by Gordon_News

Sealing the lids on paint tins

Someone I know puts a couple of very thin plastic sheets (cut up vegetable bags from the supermarket)under the tin lids...

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posted by planet445

90 comments posted 15yrs posted by planet445

Focus Front wheel bearing - how much?

As header really, front left bearing is grumbling over 50mph. Not hugely urgent as wifey potters around town not much m...

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posted by not

12 comments posted 15yrs posted by not

Focus ticking noise

04 ford focus petrol I've noticed when cold and the bonet up there is a ticking sound coming from around the timing bel...

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posted by none

18 comments posted 15yrs posted by none