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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...
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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...
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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...
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posted by dave
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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...
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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...
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posted by tim.downie
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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...
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posted by curd
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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...
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posted by graham
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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So annoyinmg
What? The rear turning indicator lights on new Audis. Why? Because the Audi drivers use these indicators excessively ju...
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posted by johs
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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...
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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...
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