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MOT gotta laugh

Just had my car back from MOT - left it there for fixing. It had failed on "Nearside Front position lamp(s) not in good...
16 comments posted 18yrs
posted by dave
16 comments posted 18yrs posted by dave

Ford Puma Driven without Oil!!

My son bought a Ford Puma with a six-month warranty. A couple of days later(!?) the sump plug came out, presumably beca...
33 comments posted 18yrs
posted by paul.walker
33 comments posted 18yrs posted by paul.walker

Neighbours oil change

Sodding neighbour just changed the oil in his car and thought it would be a good idea to chuck the used oil in the comm...
36 comments posted 18yrs
posted by maxi
36 comments posted 18yrs posted by maxi

Lambda sensors

The usual failure mode is that the car runs rich. But can they fail to make it run weak? I have a regular customer with...
1 comments posted 18yrs
posted by nbkm57
1 comments posted 18yrs posted by nbkm57

Lack of engine power - possible causes?

My daughter's 1997 Ford Escort 1.4 with fuel injection seems to have lost a lot of power over a fairly short period of...
10 comments posted 18yrs
posted by news.weighell
10 comments posted 18yrs posted by news.weighell

Ford Ka (06) sparkplugs

Hi, i'm having trouble obtaining spark plugs for a 2006 reg Ford Ka. Halfords catalogue says they are NGK TR5B-13 or Bo...
5 comments posted 18yrs
posted by rob.
5 comments posted 18yrs posted by rob.

Changing front brake pads on a seat cordoba

Can anybody help or any info on how to change my front break pads to my seat cordoba???
2 comments posted 18yrs
posted by antnaylor-tylerdean
2 comments posted 18yrs posted by antnaylor-tylerdean

Re: Insurance claim questions (update).

Hi all, So, the Mrs had a little prang in the tidy [1] 92 1.4i GLS 100k Astra (is it a Belmont when it has a boot?) rec...
2 comments posted 18yrs
posted by news
2 comments posted 18yrs posted by news

Ford Escort Alarm Problem

Hi everyone, I own a 1995 Ford Escort with a serious alarm problem. Recently my key stopped working on my driver side d...
1 comments posted 18yrs
posted by edmund.greaves
1 comments posted 18yrs posted by edmund.greaves

Pekin - Paris 1907

First half of the book now up... http://www.mediafire.com/?sharekey=ff102328d92b80aeab1eab3e9fa335cab3f1960a7da751ae
3 comments posted 18yrs
posted by grimly4REMOVE
3 comments posted 18yrs posted by grimly4REMOVE

Rover SD1 Vitesse fuel pump.

Need a new fuel pump for my '85 SD1 Vitesse. Rimmer Bros want £132.19 inc VAT, ex postage so about £142.00 total. Looks...
2 comments posted 18yrs
posted by metier
2 comments posted 18yrs posted by metier

Nissan Sunny electrical fault

My daughter has a 1989 Nissan Sunny 1.6 GS. It has developed an electrical fault, whereby when the headlights are dippe...
7 comments posted 18yrs
posted by hellyb
7 comments posted 18yrs posted by hellyb

Will Megane jack be the same as Laguna's?!

I need to replace the jack on my old Renault Laguna; looking on ebay I've found the following (for a Megane) which look...
0 comments posted 18yrs
posted by davidlobsterpot601
0 comments posted 18yrs posted by davidlobsterpot601