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Escort Tailgate Struts

Hi - Both the hydraulic struts on my 1990 Escort tailgate kept "popping off" their mountings. I've bought two from a br...
1 comments posted 19yrs
posted by trevor.peacock4
1 comments posted 19yrs posted by trevor.peacock4

Petrol Prices

I've just returned from holiday in the island of Margarita (off the Venezuelan coast) and after catching up on the news...
13 comments posted 19yrs
posted by redolent
13 comments posted 19yrs posted by redolent

Horn

Our horn isn't working and the car is in for MOT next week so it will need fixing. I guess it is as simple as getting a...
10 comments posted 19yrs
posted by rsandr
10 comments posted 19yrs posted by rsandr

A good service

What, in general, should a good 12,000 mile standard service consist of? As an example, take my car - a 1995 Rover 214SE...
9 comments posted 19yrs
posted by paul02
9 comments posted 19yrs posted by paul02

Mondeo 1.8lx V-reg idle at 1000 ?

My mondeo idles at 1000 rpm when worm and will not go any lower. Is this a pass MOT wise ? I heard that if you disconne...
5 comments posted 19yrs
posted by johnsmile123
5 comments posted 19yrs posted by johnsmile123

Astra a bit lumpy after battery swap, ECU remap????

My astra 1.6 auto 52 plate was a bit sticky at starting on the cold mornings, and the battery measured 12.21 v after st...
3 comments posted 19yrs
posted by jamessalisburyspam
3 comments posted 19yrs posted by jamessalisburyspam

Petrol in diesel car.

A friend has been handed a 1996 Rover turbo-diesel which, used as a courtesy car by a local garage, turns out to have b...
7 comments posted 19yrs
posted by anon
7 comments posted 19yrs posted by anon

Modifying to a different gearbox.

I've been doing a bit more research. One option - I thought - was to use a ZF 4HP 22 from a Range Rover etc. It will of...
0 comments posted 19yrs
posted by dave
0 comments posted 19yrs posted by dave

Re: Car Air Conditioning (SPAM)

>Sure, it has regurgitated AC info, but it was introduced by a fly-poster >who has nothing to do with the group normall...
2 comments posted 19yrs
posted by usenet_2005D_email
2 comments posted 19yrs posted by usenet_2005D_email

OT: MOT advisory

Hi My Rover 200 passed but one remark was :- 'Slight play in off-side steering, detected at steering wheel' Could the c...
27 comments posted 19yrs
posted by Andy_Cap
27 comments posted 19yrs posted by Andy_Cap

Mi16 running problems

THE ENGINE: PSA's XU9J4 (Mi16) Running Motronic ML4.1. THE PROBLEM: A few nights ago I made a short journey into town....
8 comments posted 19yrs
posted by thenationsfinestuk
8 comments posted 19yrs posted by thenationsfinestuk

Help needed Mondeo Central locking.

I'm wondering if anyone can help with a peculiar central locking problem I've got. 1.8 Mondeo Zetec (2000) 5 door. The...
4 comments posted 19yrs
posted by raybbirch
4 comments posted 19yrs posted by raybbirch

2002 Golf viewing guide?

Hi all Looking at a 2002 Golf 1.6 soon. Does anyone know of any weak points where I should look at closely? Thanks!
10 comments posted 19yrs
posted by spam2422
10 comments posted 19yrs posted by spam2422

JCB digger 1975 year approx

Hi Group, Anyone out there able to offer advice on maintenance of a JCB. Problem I have with it is the steering is very...
3 comments posted 19yrs
posted by david.cawkwell
3 comments posted 19yrs posted by david.cawkwell

All lights intermittantly flickering

Hi, I wonder if any of you can help with a problem I have been having with my 2003 Chrysler Neon. Basically, when I am...
5 comments posted 19yrs
posted by booke23
5 comments posted 19yrs posted by booke23