Car Maintenance

Ads selling nine year old cars privately.

Someone looking to buy a reliable car of some kind say about eight or nine years old with about £2.5K to £3.0K availabl...

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posted by planet45

8 comments posted 15yrs posted by planet45

Previa fuel cap

Had some work done recently on the fuel filler pipe which was rusted through on our uk spec Previa P reg vintage. Becau...

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posted by Baileyr450

15 comments posted 15yrs posted by Baileyr450

Resetting VW Immobiliser?

I've had an intermittent problem with my speedo/tacho/dials for the last week, searching found that it is a common faul...

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posted by alan

3 comments posted 15yrs posted by alan

Noisy PAS pump on Rover 214S?

Hi all, Step daughter popped in today with her 97 214S and as we were seeing her off I was reminded of the 'funny noise...

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posted by news

0 comments posted 15yrs posted by news

SEAT Toledo MKII Air Con pressure switch

Could anybody tell me the exact location of theair con pressure switch on this car? I believe they are very similar to t...

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posted by wes

0 comments posted 15yrs posted by wes

Has new spring has upset ant-iroll bar?

Just had a nearside front coil spring replaced by kwikfit which broke on my 1994 corolla. That cost me £100. Immediatel...

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posted by planet445

5 comments posted 15yrs posted by planet445

There's sheds, and then there's sheds...

A neighbour had a Toyota Rav4 GXS up for sale for 750 quid with some tax and MOT. 128k miles. Took a look as I quite fa...

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posted by mike

10 comments posted 15yrs posted by mike

MX5 Exhaust

Ordered the bits to replace the MX5 exhaust from the manifold back this week. Been out on the drive for a couple of hou...

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posted by italiancar

12 comments posted 15yrs posted by italiancar

Exhaust for 20 year old car

I have a 20 year old Nissan Sunny that needs a new exhaust. The local tyre and exhaust centre couldn't help. Do I need t...

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posted by spamtrap

5 comments posted 15yrs posted by spamtrap

BMW 320D W reg

I am thinking about buying one of these (BMW 320D SE Saloon 2litre manual, 2000 reg). Anybody have any advice, or know o...

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posted by thespender

2 comments posted 15yrs posted by thespender

What is this seen on a lorry wheel

Hi Have no picture as was driving at the time so will do my best Have been driving for over 40 years never seen one bef...

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posted by anon

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Re: Marker pen on paintwork?

[snip] > > But anyway, I've tried to remove it with isopropyl alcohol and whilst > that's removed most of it, it's stil...

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posted by %steve%

0 comments posted 15yrs posted by %steve%

Volvo v70 2004 fuel filler flap question

Hi all Found that fuel filler flap was not locking even after waiting the 10 minutes after locking the car for the flap...

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posted by anon

7 comments posted 15yrs posted by anon

Golf clutch question

Hi, Not my car and it is probably a 52 or thereabouts plate car. Diesel I think. For a clutch replacement, thus to drop...

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posted by somewhere

5 comments posted 15yrs posted by somewhere

Oil change time, here's a Q

I've got a '07 MX5 Sport and a '02 TDCI Focus. Over the easter w/e I bought some Halfords fully synthetic 5w30 A5 ( the...

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posted by srp

0 comments posted 15yrs posted by srp