Car Maintenance

Honda Civic gearbox/differential

Honda Civic 1.4 late 2001 45,000 miles For some month have been hearing metallic grinding noise about 1500-2000 rpm whe...

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posted by hw9j-s5hw

3 comments posted 15yrs posted by hw9j-s5hw

Ford focus ghia and zatec

I'm battling on which model to get at the moment. I'm wondering what the main differences are in the two. I've looked o...

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posted by none

29 comments posted 15yrs posted by none

04 Honda Jazz, engine light on. Common causes?

A friend of mine at work has just bought this car. 2 days after getting it, the yellow 'gearbox shaped' engine warning...

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posted by m.barnard.trousers

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High pitched brake squeal

My daughter is complaining of a high pitched squeal from her car ( a Y reg Corolla) that varies with road speed and she...

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posted by timdownie2003

11 comments posted 15yrs posted by timdownie2003

Leaded repairs to a rusty panel.

The steel sunroof on the old SD1 is pretty rusty. To the point where it is perforated. It was 'bare metaled' and fixed...

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posted by dave

20 comments posted 15yrs posted by dave

Smartening up the wheels

Ancient (1994), but venerable Corolla needs a bit of *smartening-up* prior to passing it on. Argos do plastic wheel tri...

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posted by planet455

3 comments posted 15yrs posted by planet455

peugeot 307 hdi, weird oil like leak....

Second hand info i'm afraid, my brother has a peugeot 307, hdi gtx jobbie, 3 or 4 years old. just noticed when parked o...

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posted by n

4 comments posted 15yrs posted by n

Second-hand car insurance cover

Someone is driving about sixty miles to view and possibly buy a secondhand car from a private sellar. The potential buy...

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posted by planet45

18 comments posted 15yrs posted by planet45

Ford focus faults

Allo chaps, I'm having a good look around for a decent ford focus a 1.6 as that will suffice possibly a zetec :) I've d...

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posted by none

38 comments posted 15yrs posted by none

1.8 Zetec Focus

Friend has just bought an S reg 1.8 Zetec Focus 16v with 140K miles on the clock. Anything special to look at, any part...

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posted by harry.m1byt

5 comments posted 15yrs posted by harry.m1byt

Ford Fiesta misfire

97 Ford Fiesta Encore 1.2 starts and runs well when cold but when it warms up theres and intermittent misfire and somet...

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posted by 13013dodds

3 comments posted 15yrs posted by 13013dodds

Choosing the right paint colour

I have a Mercedes vito van 2004 in white. I want to buy some touch up paint but am unsure about selecting the right colo...

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posted by cb

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Tyre fitting - paste, wax, or lube?

I fit around a tyre or two a month or so, on average, using a basic tyre machine (pneumatic bead breaker and wheel clam...

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posted by 2011OMIT_THIS_BITnews

3 comments posted 15yrs posted by 2011OMIT_THIS_BITnews

Weird car in the sunshine problem

I've been asked to post this about a Rover model 75 '260', V8 engine. When the rear end of the car is left in the sun a...

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posted by planet45

2 comments posted 15yrs posted by planet45

Anyone remember tapered brake pads?

I mentioned these to someone today, but everyone looked blankly at me. I remember them from sonething odd a long time a...

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posted by nbkm57

2 comments posted 15yrs posted by nbkm57