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Mercedes loss of power

This relates back to a thread from a couple of weeks ago that has probably expired by now. Original problem was loss of...
6 comments posted 18yrs
posted by leo
6 comments posted 18yrs posted by leo

205 1.1 Compression problem

I just bought a really tidy 36,000 mile G-reg 205 1.1 (TU engine) for a very low price, because the cambelt had gone. I...
8 comments posted 18yrs
posted by simon.birkby
8 comments posted 18yrs posted by simon.birkby

Peugeot 106 fuel gauge

I have a 98 Peugeot 106 which I have just bought to run backwards and forwards to work. The fuel gauge doesn't work - I...
12 comments posted 18yrs
posted by thedeerhunter270
12 comments posted 18yrs posted by thedeerhunter270

Astra engine noise?

My brother-in-law has a noise from his 2000 W-plate Astra 1.6 engine that I can't identify. I'd describe it as a light...
10 comments posted 18yrs
posted by asahartz
10 comments posted 18yrs posted by asahartz

12V car cig lighter adapters - safe?

My family have a fair number of electrical devices ranging from mobile phones to electronic games to fridges, all of wh...
129 comments posted 18yrs
posted by davidlobsterpot601
129 comments posted 18yrs posted by davidlobsterpot601

99 Avensis 1.8 funnies?

Hi All, A mate is trying to sort an Avensis, if you slowly take the revs up to about 3k it starts dropping and rasing i...
12 comments posted 18yrs
posted by news
12 comments posted 18yrs posted by news

How much will this cost to be repaired???

hello everybody, car just failed MOT needs following to pass n/side and o/side front suspension bushes replacing n/side...
21 comments posted 18yrs
posted by marktaylor1973
21 comments posted 18yrs posted by marktaylor1973

E39 M5 - Power steering whine

Makes a whining / grinding sort of noise, mainly when the car is turning hard right. Hoses have all been changed, fluid...
5 comments posted 18yrs
posted by topper.doggle
5 comments posted 18yrs posted by topper.doggle

Curious tyre sqeal yesterday

Headed off to the lake at 7am yesterday to persecute some carp at which I failed miserably and only managed to catch a...
7 comments posted 18yrs
posted by Null
7 comments posted 18yrs posted by Null

Mk 2 Golf - Oil light on

Hi I have an old (1989) Mk 2 Golf 1600 Auto that has done 130k miles. Sometimes while driving the oil pressure warning...
18 comments posted 18yrs
posted by dandbnews
18 comments posted 18yrs posted by dandbnews

Ford 1.4 TDCi cambelt

I've acquired a Ford Fusion with 89000 on the clock. The Ford Service Checksheet gives 150,000 or ten year to renew the...
5 comments posted 18yrs
posted by mdotturveyattiscalidotcodotuk
5 comments posted 18yrs posted by mdotturveyattiscalidotcodotuk

peugeot 307 fault

A friend has a petrol peugeot 307 about 3 year old. The engine warning light has appeared on the dashboard display alon...
6 comments posted 18yrs
posted by seamonsters1967
6 comments posted 18yrs posted by seamonsters1967