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Locking a Passat without activating the alarm

Hi all, 52 reg Passat - is there an easy way to lock it without turning the alarm on, from outside the car? I`d like to...
4 comments posted 19yrs
posted by SimonFinnigan
4 comments posted 19yrs posted by SimonFinnigan

VW Golf Maintenance

Can anybody advise how to switch off the alarm which sounds when service is due. The alarm sounds every 10000 miles or...
20 comments posted 19yrs
posted by Dickydonut.2l4gyu
20 comments posted 19yrs posted by Dickydonut.2l4gyu

Renault Megane Various Issues

Hello, I have a 97 1.4 Renault Megane, the cat was rattling about and the guy at kiwk-fit suggested I get it replaced s...
2 comments posted 19yrs
posted by spam
2 comments posted 19yrs posted by spam

BMW E34 - "No Washer Fluid" Message

Hi, I have a 1990 E34 535i. What with the rubbish weather we have been having in the UK, the roads are covered in salt....
6 comments posted 19yrs
posted by nospam
6 comments posted 19yrs posted by nospam

Corsa screen washer

My daughter has a 2001 Corsa and the windscreen washer has packed up. She says she has prodded the jets with a needle,...
1 comments posted 19yrs
posted by co10
1 comments posted 19yrs posted by co10

BMW E36 brake pads

Could someone tell me how to get the cylinders back when changing my brake pads Thanks all Bruno
12 comments posted 19yrs
posted by cb
12 comments posted 19yrs posted by cb

LDV Convoy cold starting problems

Hello all, I have a 2000 LDV Convoy van with the non-turbo Ford Transit 2.5 engine in it. I have problems starting it o...
4 comments posted 19yrs
posted by simonmarshall
4 comments posted 19yrs posted by simonmarshall

Charging with battery connected.

I have one of the chargers designed to be left charging a battery full time. It was a fairly expensive one that was sup...
14 comments posted 19yrs
posted by Periproct
14 comments posted 19yrs posted by Periproct

car colour

I need to touch up a ford escort finesse. I have been told that there should be a plate under the bonnet mentioning the...
2 comments posted 19yrs
posted by seamonsters1967
2 comments posted 19yrs posted by seamonsters1967

VW Polo starter noise

I have a 1996 VW Polo that makes a loud graunching noise when I start the engine. A new starter motor was fitted but th...
5 comments posted 19yrs
posted by driver
5 comments posted 19yrs posted by driver

mx5 cigarette lighter

could anyone tell me how to remove the cigarette lighter from a 2004 MX5. We think the earth wire is no longer connected...
1 comments posted 19yrs
posted by jzzznospam
1 comments posted 19yrs posted by jzzznospam

Strange 'puff/pop/shake'

My daughter recently bought a 2002 1.2 Renault Clio. Several times a minute the engine gives a little shake and there i...
4 comments posted 19yrs
posted by jerry
4 comments posted 19yrs posted by jerry

astra engine transplant

I've been asked to assist a chap in transplanting the isuzu engine from a rotten N reg astra into an m reg astra estate...
1 comments posted 19yrs
posted by news
1 comments posted 19yrs posted by news