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Testing a cat when buying used car

As cat. converters as so expensive items, I just wondered if there is some gizmo available that can give a kind of good...
6 comments posted 19yrs
posted by mike
6 comments posted 19yrs posted by mike

Brake light flicker

Renault Espace 2.1TD I have just changed the rear drivers side brake light because I thought it was faulty but the faul...
6 comments posted 19yrs
posted by dwp
6 comments posted 19yrs posted by dwp

cleaning hub before disc pads change

Is a wire brush the best tool for cleaning the hub up after getting old disc off ? I was just wondering as I have one of...
15 comments posted 19yrs
posted by Matt
15 comments posted 19yrs posted by Matt

Wiper motor won't stop

Last night I had the windscreen wipers on and at some point, whilst on 'intermittent' position, they started wiping at...
10 comments posted 19yrs
posted by s
10 comments posted 19yrs posted by s

Engine oil grade v fuel consumption

Not an area I've bothered to look into much before but in theory thinner oils might reduce internal friction enough to...
16 comments posted 19yrs
posted by nothing
16 comments posted 19yrs posted by nothing

Greasing calliper slide pins?

I'm about to fit a new set of front disks & pads (well when it stops pissing down) and read that copper grease should n...
19 comments posted 19yrs
posted by not
19 comments posted 19yrs posted by not

vw t4

Any body got advice on fitting new valve guides on a 2.4 5cyl diesel? Cheers Guy -- cragz
3 comments posted 19yrs
posted by cragz.2sklfe
3 comments posted 19yrs posted by cragz.2sklfe

Source for VW internal bits and pieces?

Hi all, got a Passat with heated electric wing mirrors. I`ve managed to snap the top off the little joystick that contr...
16 comments posted 19yrs
posted by SimonFinnigan
16 comments posted 19yrs posted by SimonFinnigan

acrylic + cellulose paint ???

Got some paint mixed for me today for my Kia by an independent parts dealer... they tell me its cellulose paint so I ca...
13 comments posted 19yrs
posted by BertieBigBollox
13 comments posted 19yrs posted by BertieBigBollox

Fiat digital odometer lamp

On my 1996 Fiat Brava the odometer is 7segment digital display, and must be lit whenever the ignition is turned on. The...
0 comments posted 19yrs
posted by Jeremy
0 comments posted 19yrs posted by Jeremy

New clonk from an old Fiesta

I hadn't seen this before, so I thought I would share. An N plate Fiesta came in the other day with a clonk every time...
4 comments posted 19yrs
posted by nbkm57
4 comments posted 19yrs posted by nbkm57

Mondeo wont start

Went out to start the car yesterday and it just made a clicking sound when I tried to turn it over. All the electrics w...
7 comments posted 19yrs
posted by ianrunciman
7 comments posted 19yrs posted by ianrunciman

Galaxy (2.3) rough idle

Been asked to take a look at a colleagues 2.3 but even amongst a few of us, without tools, we were struggling to find t...
2 comments posted 19yrs
posted by james.buckle
2 comments posted 19yrs posted by james.buckle

overfilled header tank in rover 600

Wife just called from home, She has a 97 rover 600. She has topped up header tank , then realised the max mark on side....
3 comments posted 19yrs
posted by glover.brian
3 comments posted 19yrs posted by glover.brian

VAT threat to MOT fees looming

all the talk of the 4-2-2 mot, four years for the first mot then every two years after that, apparently its in the inte...
17 comments posted 19yrs
posted by reg
17 comments posted 19yrs posted by reg