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Xantia 2.0 hdi speeds up when braking !

My Xantia has an intermittant problem. Sometimes, at low speed , when I start to brake the engine seems to race and the...
4 comments posted 16yrs
posted by iandocherty
4 comments posted 16yrs posted by iandocherty

Ally versus cast iron

If you made two engines identical - apart from one having ally block and head while the other cast iron - which would wa...
7 comments posted 16yrs
posted by dave
7 comments posted 16yrs posted by dave

so i have my car warming up and the nextdoor neighbor

so i have my car warming up and the nextdoor neighbor at 1068 fox meadow way. concord,ca 94518 trys to steal my car and...
15 comments posted 16yrs
posted by terrywest3478asdf
15 comments posted 16yrs posted by terrywest3478asdf

Peugeot 306 HDi code reader

I'm looking for a code reader/scanner for a 1999 Pug 306, if it could reset the airbag light it would be a bonus :) Does...
3 comments posted 16yrs
posted by unclefista
3 comments posted 16yrs posted by unclefista

Broken Springs, All makes of Cars

Hi To All Is it just me, I have never known so many road springs to break. On All makes of Cars. This year I have repla...
26 comments posted 16yrs
posted by notmdeackes
26 comments posted 16yrs posted by notmdeackes

radiator question / heat

engine is a ALH 1.9tdi 90hp as per vag use. after a drive to work, 16 miles or so, I have a few things I noted. 1. no o...
2 comments posted 16yrs
posted by usenet1
2 comments posted 16yrs posted by usenet1

Pug 206 water ingress

My daughter's 206 is letting in water, which is lying in a puddle beneath the back seats and making them wet. She tells...
10 comments posted 16yrs
posted by shazzbat
10 comments posted 16yrs posted by shazzbat

Mk4 golf thermostat help and update

I managed to get the thermostat changed today on my wifes mk4 golf 1.6se 8v 1999, barrel of laughs it was :) The temper...
3 comments posted 16yrs
posted by none
3 comments posted 16yrs posted by none

testing a battery: voltage results

Hi, I've bought a max/min multimeter as recommended by you all. The voltage before I started the car was 12.2V When I s...
3 comments posted 16yrs
posted by fred
3 comments posted 16yrs posted by fred

Astra Cam Cover

Astra Life, 54 plate. Engine Z16XEP/20EB1052 My mate has had his car serviced by a local Vauxhall Dealer and had the fo...
1 comments posted 16yrs
posted by m.turveyremove
1 comments posted 16yrs posted by m.turveyremove

Digital Tyre Compressor

Are there any cheapish digital tyre inflators out there (
10 comments posted 16yrs
posted by hb
10 comments posted 16yrs posted by hb

Windscreen,Autoglass and Sticky Pads

I know there have been discussions in the past about the benefits of sticking interior mirrors to windscreens rather th...
3 comments posted 16yrs
posted by individualnet
3 comments posted 16yrs posted by individualnet