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Electronic Ignition Conversion?

My question is purely motivated by curiousity-I've not owned a car with 'points' in decades. (I don't even think our ol...
23 comments posted 8yrs
posted by no.sp
23 comments posted 8yrs posted by no.sp

Selling to 'webuyanycar' Don't be in a hurry

A neighbour asked me to sell his car (not something I do, but he is my neighbour of nearly 40 years) I put out an adver...
11 comments posted 8yrs
posted by g.odonnell35
11 comments posted 8yrs posted by g.odonnell35

V40 fan staying on occasionally.

The missus has a D2 V40 (although I suppose it's the sort of thing that could happen to any model of car) whose fan wil...
20 comments posted 8yrs
posted by no
20 comments posted 8yrs posted by no

SU petrol pump

I wonder if anyone here remembers anything about these old pumps which used to sit by the tank and pulsate a diaphragm...
46 comments posted 8yrs
posted by news
46 comments posted 8yrs posted by news

Boot catch in lock position

Hi I have a Renault Clio 53 2004 I have a fault were the boot catch is in the locked position and a can?t shut the boot...
0 comments posted 8yrs
posted by Martin78
0 comments posted 8yrs posted by Martin78

Immobilisers (a bit long)

Excuse the background, but I'm always complaining about posters who never provide enough detail. I have a second-hand t...
5 comments posted 8yrs
posted by newshound
5 comments posted 8yrs posted by newshound

Pulsating idle

Ford Focus Mk1. 2001, 1.6 petrol, 140K miles Once warmed up the idle will regularly pulse with 2 or 3 second period bet...
4 comments posted 8yrs
posted by junk
4 comments posted 8yrs posted by junk

Sandblasting

Hi all, Anyone here into sandblasting? I was just wondering what the best medium would be; there seem so many to choose...
21 comments posted 8yrs
posted by curd
21 comments posted 8yrs posted by curd

Choice of Tyre Section

Hi all, I've seen the trend in recent years to go for ever more skinny tyre profiles and I don't like it. I don't want...
17 comments posted 8yrs
posted by curd
17 comments posted 8yrs posted by curd

code for rover 75 radio

looking for reset code for R.D.S cd413x (vdcd3042000590)
1 comments posted 8yrs
posted by roderick.gi0dup
1 comments posted 8yrs posted by roderick.gi0dup

Fake thermostats?

The OEM stat on my 320d (Behr) is never terribly long lasting and after a few years go soft and I've fitted a few over...
0 comments posted 8yrs
posted by no_one
0 comments posted 8yrs posted by no_one

Exhaust system fault

Hi, Anyone know what component failure to do with the exhaust system could cause the emissions to go up so far the cpu w...
2 comments posted 8yrs
posted by iqbalali898
2 comments posted 8yrs posted by iqbalali898

clunking on front end

Have a Citroen relay , 2 years old have a clunking when i turn right on hard lock drop link been changed any ideas whst...
1 comments posted 8yrs
posted by steve
1 comments posted 8yrs posted by steve

Punctures & Repairs

I've just had a puncture repaired- thankfully no 'drama' - I noticed the problem before the tyre was 'flat', inflated i...
85 comments posted 8yrs
posted by no.sp
85 comments posted 8yrs posted by no.sp

aircon stalls Astra H 1800

My wifey's Astra H has Z18XER (petrol) motor and auto tranny. Now if engine is idling, the aircon compressor coming on...
4 comments posted 8yrs
posted by conrrrod
4 comments posted 8yrs posted by conrrrod