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OBD for Fords

Heads Up for Ford/Mazda owners only If you need some (free) diagnostic OBD software for your mobile/laptop see Forscan...
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posted by junk
0 comments posted 9yrs posted by junk

Lidle on offer Battery Tester

Lidle are doing a special offer Battery and Alternator tester. I understand their stuff is good, but can this be a real...
25 comments posted 9yrs
posted by jcurzon44
25 comments posted 9yrs posted by jcurzon44

Vauxhall Meriva 1.7 diesel cutting out under load

Hi, Asking this for my mate who doesn't know about USENET :) His 2004 Meriva has just started stalling. It can happen o...
2 comments posted 9yrs
posted by tw_usenet
2 comments posted 9yrs posted by tw_usenet

Interior car bulbs and "road legal"

Am I right in thinking that the concept of "road legal" only applies to exterior lamps on a vehicle? I might be replaci...
6 comments posted 9yrs
posted by tw_usenet
6 comments posted 9yrs posted by tw_usenet

Mondeo MOT / gearbox oil questions

Hello, My 60 plate Mondeo failed its MOT, which I was not expecting. The garage said that the car failed because the he...
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posted by reply
10 comments posted 9yrs posted by reply

'Open link' timing chain

Does this mean it has a split link, or comes as a complete uniform chain without one? Thanks in advance.
1 comments posted 9yrs
posted by fredxx
1 comments posted 9yrs posted by fredxx

removing sirion automatic 1.0 crank pulley

Hi I'm going to change the cambelt on a 52 plate Daihatsu sirion, any pointers to how the crank can be locked to undo th...
4 comments posted 9yrs
posted by news
4 comments posted 9yrs posted by news

Replace Car Sat Nav with 10" Phablet

Sat Navs typically have say a 5 inch screen, but i can buy a *ten* inch Phablet (a tablet which can take a phone sim ca...
36 comments posted 9yrs
posted by jcurzon44
36 comments posted 9yrs posted by jcurzon44

Nissan Miicra spark plugs

Sold our 2005 Nissan Micra K12 to a bloke down the street a few months ago. 54k miles on the clock now. Serviced every...
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posted by MrPounder
3 comments posted 9yrs posted by MrPounder

Speed

The new Bentley will do 209 MPH. Why the f*ck allow something like this on the road?...
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posted by removethistocontactmepower354
45 comments posted 9yrs posted by removethistocontactmepower354

Cyclist breaks into a care home.

I thought the bottom of the barrel had been reached, but no. http://www.stokesentinel.co.uk/drug-addicts-jailed-for-burg...
4 comments posted 9yrs
posted by g.odonnell35
4 comments posted 9yrs posted by g.odonnell35

Peugeot 107 have a code?

Does a Peugeot 107 (62 plate) use a radio code or not? The battery is knackered and I have one on order. Thanks
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posted by removethistocontactmepower354
1 comments posted 9yrs posted by removethistocontactmepower354

CAR RADIO CODE NISSAN ALMERA

RADIO ASKING FOR CODE AFTER BATTERY WAS DEAD THANKS IN ADVANCE IN ANY WAY PLEASE SERIAL Cl052920058282 PN 2424m
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posted by khalilahmedbaloch26
0 comments posted 9yrs posted by khalilahmedbaloch26

Foam in wheelbarrow tyres then become flatproof ?

Foam in Allotment wheelbarrow tyres become flat proof ? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bQbRfspyxW4 What kind of foam mi...
18 comments posted 9yrs
posted by jcurzon44
18 comments posted 9yrs posted by jcurzon44