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Fiesta coolant

Hi all, Just noticed that the coolant in my Fiesta is a bit low (an inch or two below minimum but way above the outlet...
23 comments posted 19yrs
posted by peter
23 comments posted 19yrs posted by peter

auto box.gear selection

I have a Vauxhakk Vectre 03. As usual, as I am geting the car ready to sell a problem with the gearbox appears. Everyth...
2 comments posted 19yrs
posted by cran
2 comments posted 19yrs posted by cran

Rover 214 Si not starting

Does anyone have any words of advice for a friend with a Rover 214 K series 16v, apart from scrapping it:) The symptoms...
0 comments posted 19yrs
posted by a
0 comments posted 19yrs posted by a

Interesting Brake Servo question

Well I think its interesting. '90 BMW 535i. Brakes work just fine unless backing the car down the path then all servo a...
11 comments posted 19yrs
posted by james.buckle
11 comments posted 19yrs posted by james.buckle

Which fuse do I pull?

The "check engine" light has come on in my Mitsubishi Carisma 1.8 GDI (X-reg, 2000) - which fuse do I pull to erase it...
5 comments posted 19yrs
posted by none
5 comments posted 19yrs posted by none

1800 Zetec minor random clatter on startup

S'pose it might be a follower (though it doesn't really sound like it IYSWIM) - if it is I'll leave it alone and develo...
8 comments posted 19yrs
posted by cyberwitch
8 comments posted 19yrs posted by cyberwitch

2003 Civic aircon oddness

Hi, Went to try out the aircon on my 4-year-old Civic, and I've noticed that turning on the A/C switch, the air doesn't...
11 comments posted 19yrs
posted by thegreatsuprendo
11 comments posted 19yrs posted by thegreatsuprendo

What are brake caliper pistons made of?

Any ideas? Looks astonishingly clean to say it's been in a caliper for 15 years, but it's picked up a lot of hard to re...
12 comments posted 19yrs
posted by mrdoki
12 comments posted 19yrs posted by mrdoki

Suddenly dropped water

Parking my Rover 220 outside sainsburys I noticed a load of water dropping out - there was a trail of water about 200ya...
3 comments posted 19yrs
posted by gts123SPAM-NO!
3 comments posted 19yrs posted by gts123SPAM-NO!

Vauxhall Astra Query

We have recently bought a Vauxhall Astra 1.6 SXI, 6 months old, on a 56 plate. We are very pleased with it, except for...
2 comments posted 19yrs
posted by southernman2
2 comments posted 19yrs posted by southernman2

Oily patch under 306 XDtd

Have had a look with a mate and after satisfying myself that it isn't a head gasket failure (my last car was a K series...
0 comments posted 19yrs
posted by RichGK
0 comments posted 19yrs posted by RichGK

Adding a cigar lighter/power socket

I have a 1995 Ford Fiesta Diesel that doesn't have a cigar lighter. I am keen to have a power outlet in the car to be a...
2 comments posted 19yrs
posted by nozza_again_gns
2 comments posted 19yrs posted by nozza_again_gns