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MrClutch Autocentres, another fail.

I have just been looking through the service history of a car my sister has obtained. The old MoT certificate from MrCl...
3 comments posted 8yrs
posted by g.odonnell35
3 comments posted 8yrs posted by g.odonnell35

407SW 2.0HDi 05 Plate - DPF dead

Hi all, My 407 is struggling to the point of not being driveable. Planet shows Particle Emission Filter Load - 95% Does...
6 comments posted 8yrs
posted by marpate1
6 comments posted 8yrs posted by marpate1

Smoke from a flat 6.

Every once in a while, my Boxster, which has a flat 6 engine, will emit a cloud of oil smoke when starting. Completely...
3 comments posted 8yrs
posted by dave
3 comments posted 8yrs posted by dave

Snapped off bleed nipple

Any suggestions as to getting this out? Steel nipple; cast-iron caliper. Seized in solid and as always, soaking with Pl...
42 comments posted 9yrs
posted by cbx
42 comments posted 9yrs posted by cbx

Which car do you wish you had kept...

.. and why did you wish you'd kept it, and why didn't you? I'll start the ball rolling with, Which: Alfasud 1.5ti Green...
26 comments posted 9yrs
posted by tim.downie
26 comments posted 9yrs posted by tim.downie

Mileage verification?

Hi all, Just been thinking about a novel way to verify odometer readings and thought I'd cast it out for feedback. Ther...
78 comments posted 9yrs
posted by curd
78 comments posted 9yrs posted by curd

OT: Petrol lawn mower engine query

Mower is flymo venturer turbo 420xl probably about 15 years old, which I've recently repaired by replacing the failed m...
27 comments posted 9yrs
posted by graham
27 comments posted 9yrs posted by graham

Daytime Running Lights and indicators

Anybody got any experience of these: http://tinyurl.com/yao843rj (link goes to Ebay) They're apparently a straight swap...
13 comments posted 9yrs
posted by x
13 comments posted 9yrs posted by x

OT Travelling through Birmingham road works

I'm travelling from Stoke to Bristol next Tuesday morning at about 11. Has anybody with local, recent experience got any...
5 comments posted 9yrs
posted by dmarsden
5 comments posted 9yrs posted by dmarsden

plastic bushings

Hi all, Has anyone attempted to make their own replacement bushes at home on a lathe from the ever widening range of en...
9 comments posted 9yrs
posted by cbx
9 comments posted 9yrs posted by cbx

Lotus Elise HGF - again!

Hi All, I've had an excellent 3 years with my K-series Elise, during which it's been remarkable & trouble free. However...
0 comments posted 9yrs
posted by trickymicky77
0 comments posted 9yrs posted by trickymicky77

So annoyinmg

What? The rear turning indicator lights on new Audis. Why? Because the Audi drivers use these indicators excessively ju...
39 comments posted 9yrs
posted by johs
39 comments posted 9yrs posted by johs

Focus boot opening at speed

Hi, Ford Focus 2006 hatchback. I have the usual "Key Fob only sometimes unlocks the car" thing, which I understand is p...
9 comments posted 9yrs
posted by soundserviceleeds
9 comments posted 9yrs posted by soundserviceleeds

So what's going on here ... ?

55 plate Mk5 Astra Estate 1.9 CDTi diesel. So last year, the aircon packed up. Working one day, not the next. Lack of f...
68 comments posted 9yrs
posted by arfa.daily
68 comments posted 9yrs posted by arfa.daily