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E10 and petrol tools
According to an AA "Technical Specialist", we should be using super unleaded for our mowers and generators rather than E10. Suggestions about "increased corrosion". Anyone planning to follow this...
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OTish: Boat Engine
In the hope someone on here knows something about boat engines. A friend is buying a boat/yacht - it has 2 engines and is quite sporty as these things go, I'm told. About £200k second hand. When out...
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Outwitting Your Vehicle's 'Brain'
Guys, I have an aging (18 year old) Mercedes W211 which has developed a fault which is causing the dash to light up like a Christmas tree. This one fault is causing 3 different warning lights and...
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Brake pipes on the old SD1
Took the SD1 for an MOT. It ran out last year - the car hasn't been used due to Covid. Did test everything I could before the test - including doing an emergency stop. All seemed OK. On the actual...
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Battery going flat
Gentlemen, We've all had this problem at some time or other. Your car's battery doesn't stay charged for extended periods. Maybe it's 2 weeks, maybe 2 or 3 days. Something is leaching current from...
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Correctly Torquing Rubber Gaskets
So anyway, I've decided to change the ATF and filter on my Mercedes E270 CDI which I keep as a spare cheap runabout. Only paid the equivalent of 2 grand for it. It's showing 135k miles but has been...
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Ping Dave Plowman
Dave, I saw yesterday, a note that there are only ten V8 SD1s left on the roads. What happened to them? Did they rot, or what? I was out of the country for most of the '80s, 90s and '00s, so I didn't...
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Car Wiring
I bought something similar to this: panel mount USB, cigar lighter and power switch). It didn't come with any wire - just some spade connectors. I'm confused by the wire specification. If it's to...
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Classic ignition problems
Hi, I have an American V8 that I bought 2 months ago. It's been as smooth as a baby's bum up until today which was the first time I took it out on a cool, damp day. It misfired from the very first...
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nissan radio code
a picked up a radio from my local tip and i need the code sierial number is NE90038 there is also a sticker on it saying BRNE90038 its a fijitsu part numer 281888h500au
 
Oil stop leak products - which one works?
2002 Madza 323F BP ZM 1.6 engine. 76K miles. Just done an oil change. Looks like the main seal is leaking. It's being using oil and it looks like this is the cause. With it being FWD it's strip front...
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Hotpoint fridge water filter issue
We have a mega Hotpoint fridge, American style with two doors, wide fridge, narrow freezer and with an ice and filtered water dispenser. About every 6 months a light comes on to tell us to change the...
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three keys?
Hi, Some years ago I bought a secondhand car. It came with three keys. Recently I bought another. Came again with three keys which surprised me. Are cars supplied normally with 2 or 3? If two, would...
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How hard wearing are leather car seats?
May be a silly question, but a friend has been offered a 3-year old Ford Focus that has done 42,000 miles, and I can see on his photos scuff marks on the drivers and passenger seat. He is wondering...
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Odd battery charging voltage
Hi all, I came across a novel situation yesterday. I yanked this in-need-of-a-charge battery out of a 3 litre diesel BMW to top it up on my bench charger. It's one of those with the status window:...
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