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Break down of friend

A friend broke down today, basically the lights would come on the dash but it just would not crank, not clicking no att...
14 comments posted 15yrs
posted by none
14 comments posted 15yrs posted by none

Spark plug life.

In the old days, I seem to remember spark plug life was about 12,000 miles with regapping usually required at 6,000. No...
19 comments posted 15yrs
posted by peeling
19 comments posted 15yrs posted by peeling

Help with a 1990 Fiat Tipo

OK, I'm expecting all the jokes - but this is my daughters car, we got it from Freecycle (cue more jokes!) but she's ha...
2 comments posted 15yrs
posted by peter
2 comments posted 15yrs posted by peter

Offside Rear fog lamp not working (1.3.2b)

What exactly is covered by (1.3.2b)? I'm getting nervous. Car is Saab 9000. 1. When I depress the rear fog light switch...
11 comments posted 15yrs
posted by johs
11 comments posted 15yrs posted by johs

MOT Questions?

1. Is front fogs part of MOT? 2. Must red rear fog light also work when headlights are not turned on?
32 comments posted 15yrs
posted by johs
32 comments posted 15yrs posted by johs

Fiesta radio code

My sister flattened her battery on her old X-reg Fiesta the other day and now the radio is locked (standard Ford radio)...
3 comments posted 15yrs
posted by timdownie2003
3 comments posted 15yrs posted by timdownie2003

2008 335d: rear pad wear sensors?

Hello all. Just wondering if anyone who knows about such things will tell me whether a 2008 335d should have wear senso...
2 comments posted 15yrs
posted by jimwalsh1972
2 comments posted 15yrs posted by jimwalsh1972

Mondeo Mk 3 Brake pedal "Burp"

Since I had it serviced a few weeks ago, and the Main Dealer talked me into an (overdue) brake fluid change, I get an o...
5 comments posted 15yrs
posted by Gordon_News
5 comments posted 15yrs posted by Gordon_News

20k 1998 Festa. Good idea?

Hi all, We might have the option on a 1998 Fiesta Finesse 5dr 1.3 with ~20k on the clock. It was owned by an elderly fa...
26 comments posted 15yrs
posted by news
26 comments posted 15yrs posted by news

Bit ot satv nav power lead

I have a tom tom xl classic which is connected to the the cig lighter socket with a trialing wire as I have my sat nav...
12 comments posted 15yrs
posted by none
12 comments posted 15yrs posted by none

Enough horses?

When I was a child, the cars that we used had 20 or 30hp. I remember my dad visited a car show room and the salesman to...
67 comments posted 15yrs
posted by johs
67 comments posted 15yrs posted by johs

VW Beetle

Hi all, A friend with a VW Beetle, 51 plate (so from 2001) has an intermittent problem. Sometimes a yellow lights comes...
3 comments posted 15yrs
posted by simonfinnigan
3 comments posted 15yrs posted by simonfinnigan

front brakes binding after new master cylinder

Short version Seicento 1.1 2001. Has just had a new master cylinder fitted. Brakes OK when testing (cold) but on journe...
36 comments posted 15yrs
posted by 12
36 comments posted 15yrs posted by 12

Omega 2.5v6 MOT fail

Fast idle results: CO: 2.35% (max 0.30%) Fail HC: 183 ppm (max 200) pass Lambda: 0.95 (0.97/1.03) Fail I thought the en...
65 comments posted 15yrs
posted by r.pont
65 comments posted 15yrs posted by r.pont

is this a MoT failure or not?

Are rear brake discs with hairline cracks on the surface a MoT failure? discs are greater than minimum thickness and mo...
9 comments posted 15yrs
posted by i.want.spam
9 comments posted 15yrs posted by i.want.spam