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Clio Clutch
A friend has just bought an '02 Clio which has a quite heavy clutch with a high pedal. Is that normal? Is there any way to lower and/or soften the pedal? She has a long term back problem and finds it...
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Rover 25 front wheel noise
I'd appreciate some pointers to locate a problem. Rover 25, W Reg (~yr 2000), 3dr hatchback, 97k miles Over the course of the last two weeks, a squeeking/squealing has developed initially from the...
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Astra aircon
I've had repeated trouble with the A/C on my year 2000 Astra 1.6 Club. This isn't a request for help, more to see if anyone else has had the same experience. I bought the car in early 2002. I rarely...
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Could this be a lambda issue?
1993 Audi 80 2.0 single point (ABT engine). It's my dad's car, had it from new & been well serviced over the years. I'm trying to diagnose poor top end performance and thinking it may be the lambda...
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Shaking steering wheel Nissan Micra
I have a 1996 1.3 Nissan Micra which has had a shaking steering wheel since I bought it a year ago. I have had the wheels balanced half a dozen times at three different places, and also the tracking...
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OT: Car performance list?
Asked this a week ago in but no helpful replies so wonder if anyone here knows please? Can anyone point me to a web page showing a comprehensive list of basic performance data for all 'modern' cars....
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Corsa diesel starter motor EEEEEK sound
Hi I couple of months ago I posted about an intermitent problem with my 1996 Corsa diesel starter. Well I replaced the starter and solenoid with a second hand one off an old diesel Corsa I owned which...
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FS Car Audio DVD system
Ripspeed DVD-733B car audio system. a.. DVD CD radio with 3.5" LCD widescreen b.. DVD / MP3 / WMA / CD / CD-R / CD-RW / JPEG compatible c.. Front AUX input for MP3 player or iPod d.. Rear USB port e.....
 
Renaul Laguna engine idle 2500 - 5000 RPM?
I have a Renault Laguna 1.8 Expression 2003 (53 plate) that starts ok but after approx 3 minutes while driving the engine starts to judder, a light with a coil and a line through it lights up on the...
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Not servicing a car?
Has anyone ever done a test of the effects of not servicing a car? I know most of the people here will service their cars as per the schedule, but a lot of people don't even bother with oil changes.
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Wheel compatibility
Does anybody know of a chart showing interchangeability of *steel* car wheels? Which wheels can be used on which cars? For example, do Fiesta 14" wheels have the same bolt holes as Peugeot 14" wheels?...
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Cambelts...
I'm thinking of swapping engines in my Golf. How much is there to cock up when doing a cambelt on a twin cam engine? I'd have the thing out of the car so access wouldn't be a problem. I'm happy doing...
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How to change cambelt on Pugeot Expert van 1.9 diesel 53 reg
How to change cambelt on Pugeot Expert van 1.9 diesel 53 reg. I just cannot find any info on how do this. Any ideas or links. Or other vechiles with the same engine.
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Accord Purchased - and confused
Hi all. I went to look at a Honda Accord 2.0 LS auto 1995 115K on the clock from a used car dealer. It was advertised on ebay for £990 which is too high but its only had 1 prev owner....come with a...
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MOT 's
When a car passes the MOT and a few things are listed as possibly needing attention but not enough to fail etc. is there a record kept on a database so that they are checked again the following year -...
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