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head gasket and K-Seal

Hi The head gasket has blown on my S reg Renault Megane 1.4 and I've been told that a product called K-Seal is worth tr...
2 comments posted 19yrs
posted by philpye
2 comments posted 19yrs posted by philpye

Pedal movement.

Hi all. I expect you've had this question before so, sorry. : Is it possible to reduce the length of the travel of a cl...
1 comments posted 19yrs
posted by ravenscrofta
1 comments posted 19yrs posted by ravenscrofta

advance solenoid ...wiring ...MONDEO 1.8 TD 1998

1998 MONDEO 1.8 TD LX Can anyone please help with the wiring to the advance solenoid of the above motor. Only two wires...
4 comments posted 19yrs
posted by john.rowntree
4 comments posted 19yrs posted by john.rowntree

Cavalier audible alarm

I've recently bought a German Opel Vectra GL, but its the model we know in the UK as a Cavalier Had a strange alarm rec...
7 comments posted 19yrs
posted by martin.perry
7 comments posted 19yrs posted by martin.perry

budget tyres

A friend was selling me his astra for £1500. He did say that he was putting some tyres on to sell it (he works in a tyr...
75 comments posted 19yrs
posted by shelltrap
75 comments posted 19yrs posted by shelltrap

removing KA strero

Hi, trying to take out a ford KA stereo for a mate to replace it, tried the usual trick of a wire coathanger into the ho...
6 comments posted 19yrs
posted by steve
6 comments posted 19yrs posted by steve

BMW 320d lost crankshaft pulley

(I've never worked on this car before so the following described visuals are guesswork. However I have rebuilt engines...
4 comments posted 19yrs
posted by j_e_f_f_d_a_y_nospam
4 comments posted 19yrs posted by j_e_f_f_d_a_y_nospam

Grand Scenic needs 'filter blowing through once a month'

My friend recently bought a Renault Grand Scenic from a dealer. Having done the deal, the dealer then said to them some...
11 comments posted 19yrs
posted by j_e_f_f_d_a_y_nospam
11 comments posted 19yrs posted by j_e_f_f_d_a_y_nospam

Running temperature Ford Focus 1.6TDCi (2006)

I am convinced there is something wrong with warm-up time and running temperature of my car. It takes about 15minutes t...
24 comments posted 19yrs
posted by kj.airey
24 comments posted 19yrs posted by kj.airey

FIAT Punto Head gasket failure

My son's girlfriend has a 1997 Punto with the 1242cc engine. She said it seemed to be running roughly of late and I had...
10 comments posted 19yrs
posted by paul
10 comments posted 19yrs posted by paul

REpairing car tyres

Anyone know what the law is on repairing simple nail, screw etc holes in car tyres ?. Is it allowed or banned?. Garage...
16 comments posted 19yrs
posted by me
16 comments posted 19yrs posted by me

Multipla starting problems

2000 105JTD Sometimes 'her' Multipla will not start. It either starts immediately or just turns over and over not firin...
3 comments posted 19yrs
posted by rsandr
3 comments posted 19yrs posted by rsandr

Battery LED's

I noticed my car battery has an LED in the middle, under a viewing lens. It's not lit, but appears it's greenish in col...
11 comments posted 19yrs
posted by david_r
11 comments posted 19yrs posted by david_r

Signum/vectra bust electric mirror

Found my electric mirror has been popped off the mechanism last night. Looks like one of the local chavs decided he cou...
7 comments posted 19yrs
posted by bob
7 comments posted 19yrs posted by bob