Car Maintenance

Polo filler cap solenoid: how to get at it?

A mate of mine has had the solenoid (or perhaps the wiring) fail on an R plate polo, does anyone know where it is locate...

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posted by newshound

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New wiper problem

Its come to about 12 months since I last changed them, I usually opt for the bosch ones for my car (mk4 golf) but at ab...

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posted by none

22 comments posted 15yrs posted by none

Paintless dent repair

Sorry guys but for some reason I have't been able to continue my earlier thread "Rust spot on bonnet". Some of you sugg...

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posted by none

3 comments posted 15yrs posted by none

Bosch battery guarantee?

I have a four year guaranteed Bosch battery, which has expired at 17 months and a receipt to prove when it was bought....

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posted by harry.m1byt

9 comments posted 15yrs posted by harry.m1byt

2004 Focus TDCi metallic clunking sound when starting

2004 Focus TDCi metallic clunking sound when starting Every time the engine is started there is a metallic clunking sou...

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posted by example

7 comments posted 15yrs posted by example

Recommended lightbulbs?

Hi, I've got a Golf Estate Mk4 and the headlamps have dip beam bulbs, main beam bulbs and fog light bulbs,. They are th...

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posted by i.want.spam

11 comments posted 15yrs posted by i.want.spam

Four hundred quid!

In Yooros. That's what it cost me today for a cambelt, two idlers, a water pump, a thermostat and alternator brushes fo...

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posted by grimly4REMOVE

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Rust spot on bonnet

I know I'm bound to get some stick for saying that I've only just noticed this but I have :-) I'm assuming that the who...

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posted by none

0 comments posted 15yrs posted by none

Super Mini choice

Hi All Looking at replacing SWMBO car Herself has a fancy for a Mitsubishi colt diesel Looking at spending 5-6k max hop...

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posted by anon

5 comments posted 15yrs posted by anon

lidl hoist

Hello, According to their advertising, lidl are selling an electric hoist from today. What's interesting is that it com...

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posted by stephen

23 comments posted 15yrs posted by stephen

2002 Mondeo Poor starting after short engine run

My 2002 Mondeo !.8 LX (147,000 miles) has started to exhibit very bad starting after a short engine run from cold then...

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posted by terryj

14 comments posted 15yrs posted by terryj

Type approval of motor vehicles

Does anyone know what is the name of the certificate given to motor vehicles by type to allow them to be used on UK road...

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posted by rttgraham

20 comments posted 15yrs posted by rttgraham

4 electrode spark plugs

I tried the Bosch version on my SD1 since they made them suitable for the Rover V8. Mine is a fairly late one with a pr...

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posted by dave

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Fitting a drain to a rad.

Having just replaced the coolant on my SD1 reminded me of what a sod such a simple job is. The only way to drain the ra...

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posted by dave

15 comments posted 15yrs posted by dave

Clean wheels

What's a good way of keeping alloys (mine are 17 inch 7J) cleaner, including on the inside? Not just the usual brake du...

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posted by peter

5 comments posted 15yrs posted by peter