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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 engi...
3 comments posted 17yrs
posted by gough.dean
3 comments posted 17yrs posted by gough.dean

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 car...
31 comments posted 17yrs
posted by mrdoki
31 comments posted 17yrs posted by mrdoki

Wheel compatibility

Does anybody know of a chart showing interchangeability of *steel* car wheels? Which wheels can be used on which cars?...
12 comments posted 17yrs
posted by sheldrake
12 comments posted 17yrs posted by sheldrake

Cambelts...

I'm thinking of swapping engines in my Golf. How much is there to c*ck up when doing a cambelt on a twin cam engine? I'...
18 comments posted 17yrs
posted by mrdoki
18 comments posted 17yrs posted by mrdoki

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 o...
2 comments posted 17yrs
posted by pangga
2 comments posted 17yrs posted by pangga

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 ther...
12 comments posted 17yrs
posted by cods
12 comments posted 17yrs posted by cods

93 Cavalier Auto 1.8 LS

I've seen this car for sale at a local forecourt. It has 150k on it. Is it worth taking a closer look or does it have a...
6 comments posted 17yrs
posted by pangga
6 comments posted 17yrs posted by pangga

Tyre wear and tracking

I have a late 1980s Mitsubishi Colt that's been having some problems with heavy wear on the outside third of the front...
16 comments posted 17yrs
posted by theom+news
16 comments posted 17yrs posted by theom+news

Zafira idle problem

I recently changed the air filter on a 1.8 petrol Zafira, and ever since the idle has been poor, with the car threateni...
1 comments posted 17yrs
posted by johnandrewwood
1 comments posted 17yrs posted by johnandrewwood

using torque wrench replacing thermostat.

Today I replaced the thermostat on a 1994 toyota corolla. The only gasket I could see was a rubber ring that sits on th...
2 comments posted 17yrs
posted by bluestar
2 comments posted 17yrs posted by bluestar

Clutch noise?

I bled the brakes a couple of weeks ago (on my 2000 2.0L Focus) Zetec and with it the clutch hydraulic fluid as it's al...
1 comments posted 17yrs
posted by spam
1 comments posted 17yrs posted by spam

Free aircon improvement...

The other day I did an oil change on my 406. The nice people who did my clutch replaced some of the quick release faste...
1 comments posted 17yrs
posted by mrdoki
1 comments posted 17yrs posted by mrdoki