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BX alternators

Bit of a long shot I know, but does anybody know the difference between the alternators on a BX 1.9D and a BX turbodies...
4 comments posted 19yrs
posted by clive
4 comments posted 19yrs posted by clive

Ka - Water in drivers footwell

My "ex-wife-to-be"s 03 Ka has started getting water in the driver's footwell. It doesn't have antifreeze in it, so it i...
11 comments posted 19yrs
posted by stephen.leak
11 comments posted 19yrs posted by stephen.leak

Battery Tester and all that

I have s very simple battery tester with a needle that goes into the green section ( Good) when the battery is charged...
6 comments posted 19yrs
posted by generalhospital
6 comments posted 19yrs posted by generalhospital

Follow-up to my 156 emissions fail....

The cat. has been replaced and the emissions are actually fine now. However, it's still failing the MOT because, when h...
20 comments posted 19yrs
posted by steve
20 comments posted 19yrs posted by steve

1995 Mondeo

My normaly reliable car as started poor pick and even stalled at lights. Try to accelorate but struggles but then seems...
2 comments posted 19yrs
posted by gslewis
2 comments posted 19yrs posted by gslewis

autowindows customs charges

Hi all, has anyone bought from autowindows? I`m very tempted, but would like to avoid paying customs etc. They don`t ha...
4 comments posted 19yrs
posted by SimonFinnigan
4 comments posted 19yrs posted by SimonFinnigan

Losing water

A friend says her Astra keep losing water. The garage pressure tested the engine and couldn't find a leak. She also trie...
5 comments posted 19yrs
posted by stephen.bowyer
5 comments posted 19yrs posted by stephen.bowyer

AA used car report - worth it?

Thinking of buying a motor for about £2K (approx 3x as much as I've ever spent in the past!) and wondering about gettin...
14 comments posted 19yrs
posted by john.stumbles
14 comments posted 19yrs posted by john.stumbles

Car key want go into ignition barrel

Hi I have a Toyota and my key want stick into ignition barrel. I put some oil we40 it didn't help. I also made new key...
1 comments posted 19yrs
posted by Rizwan.Bakhshi
1 comments posted 19yrs posted by Rizwan.Bakhshi

slime in wash bottle

The water bottle for the windscreen wash on my car continually fills up with slime, algy and other residues - does anyo...
12 comments posted 19yrs
posted by neverchecked
12 comments posted 19yrs posted by neverchecked

how to compare air conditioning power?

i would like my next car to have airconditioning, and effective fast working air con at that is there considerable diff...
3 comments posted 19yrs
posted by beerismygas
3 comments posted 19yrs posted by beerismygas

Multi Storey Car Parks (A bit OT)

Has anyone else wondered who designs them with such tight turns and walls that are there to scrape your car? The ramps j...
19 comments posted 19yrs
posted by john.plant510
19 comments posted 19yrs posted by john.plant510

Vauxhall Astra Estate - brake light problem

Hello, I have a 2001 Astra diesel estate and have found that the brake lights at either side do not work but the one in...
3 comments posted 19yrs
posted by No-one
3 comments posted 19yrs posted by No-one