Car Maintenance

locking wheel nut sheared (citroen c3)

Hello, I had a problem with my brakes (another post on here) so I decided to take the wheel off for a closer look. I pu...

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posted by stephen

35 comments posted 15yrs posted by stephen

Golf Mk5 TDI - bad idea?

Despite some slight frustrations, the Mass flow thingy, and the barrel of laughs commonly known as window mechanisms of...

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posted by angus

2 comments posted 15yrs posted by angus

That 406 Hdi I was on about - Passed it's MOT...

Hi All, My friendly Pug/Citroen specialist took it for an MOT just now to recheck as he was suspicious of the original...

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posted by mikewpearsonREMOVETHAT

16 comments posted 15yrs posted by mikewpearsonREMOVETHAT

tyre speed rating

My Passat has 205/55/ZR16 91W tyres. I believe this is what it was supplied with new. Keying the reg number in at the m...

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posted by 1

31 comments posted 15yrs posted by 1

Pug 406 HDi MOT fail advice please

Hi All, I've been offered a V-plate 406 HDi, in very good nick, one owner from new for £450. The one problem with it is...

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posted by mikewpearson1

15 comments posted 15yrs posted by mikewpearson1

condensation in headlamp (citroen c3)

Hi, I have an old-style Citroen c3 and the headlamps have blown a couple of times over the years. I guess during replac...

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posted by stephen

3 comments posted 15yrs posted by stephen

02 Mondeo reversing lights

Mine have stopped working. Bulbs OK, fuse OK, switch OK. There seems to be no power to the switch. This seems to indica...

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posted by rttgraham

32 comments posted 15yrs posted by rttgraham

Scrappy culture

(An oldie writes) Years ago it was ok to go to the auto scrap yard (now known as the "Auto recycling centre" - or somes...

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posted by dave

11 comments posted 15yrs posted by dave

VW 1.8 hot starting problem.

This has happened 5 times in the last week, so something is going wrong somewhere. VW 1.8 20v non-turbo. Engine starts...

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posted by alan

4 comments posted 15yrs posted by alan

BMW 3 series 2008: steering

Dear All, I have an early '08 335d that seems to have developed a problem with the steering. Most particularly at speed...

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posted by j.r.walsh

7 comments posted 15yrs posted by j.r.walsh

aluminium and plastic radiator repair

Is it possible to repair an aluminium cored, plastic header radiator that's leaking at the bottom crimped seal? It's on...

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posted by news

2 comments posted 15yrs posted by news

Ford fiesta 1.4 2006, any problems ?

Friens had a 1.4 2006 ford fiesta with 8000 miles on for sale for £4000, any real problems to watch out for ? cheers

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posted by joker

1 comments posted 15yrs posted by joker

landrover discovery

Hi all, can anyone help ? i was out in my landrover disco on the weekend and went through some horrible dirty water and...

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posted by milwardo

1 comments posted 15yrs posted by milwardo

wandering wheels with a difference

Oldie Micra ('93) pulls slightlly to the left at even slow speeds. It's drivable but annoying. There was also some whee...

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posted by dave

7 comments posted 15yrs posted by dave

Citroen Radio Code

Some very helpful Gent a couple of months ago (Rob?) helped me out with the code for my Xantia radio. Of course, I've g...

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posted by mikewpearson1

2 comments posted 15yrs posted by mikewpearson1