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Diesel Escort solenoid and glowplug cicuit wiring

Hi all. My 1.8 Diesel Escort had some problems a few weeks ago and I managed to rectify the fault by bypassing it. The...
0 comments posted 19yrs
posted by my*spam*matebilly
0 comments posted 19yrs posted by my*spam*matebilly

Megane Scenic non-start

Any pointers or common failures? 2.0 Petrol. The car cranks OK, reluctantly tries to fire (or feels like it). Fuel pump...
7 comments posted 19yrs
posted by news
7 comments posted 19yrs posted by news

Ford Fiesta 1.4 2003 popping fuses wildly

You may have noticed the thread earlier about getting decent access to the fusebox of said vehicle. The fuse was replac...
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posted by s
6 comments posted 19yrs posted by s

Rover 414i cuts out dead...

I have a great little Rover 414i on a P plate, 45,000miles, and it runs fine 99% of the time. At odd times, say every 3...
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posted by bigjon
5 comments posted 19yrs posted by bigjon

Vauxhall Astra mileage correction

Heh. So. I have been offered an Astra. It's a 1.7TD Estate (painfully slow and not particularly economical, but twice a...
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posted by atari
2 comments posted 19yrs posted by atari

Blue Tinted Windscreen for VW Golf GTI (05)

Ive got an 05 VW Golf GTI which comes standard spec with all round blue tinted glass. I had a stone crack my windscreen...
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posted by junk1
22 comments posted 19yrs posted by junk1

servicing advice?

Are these arnold clark type 41pt services worthwhile or should i go to an indie garage and get a full service? been 10k...
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posted by colin.mckechnie3
4 comments posted 19yrs posted by colin.mckechnie3

Primera 2.0 easily stalling

My Primera 2.0 petrol runs fine most of the time but it is erratic at low revs for example parking or reversing. What h...
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posted by jdwood37
7 comments posted 19yrs posted by jdwood37

How to best to reattach a MacPherson strut?

Hi, I have a Fiat Punto 1.2 8v (2000). I've replaced one of the front MacPherson suspension struts, but it wasn't quite...
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posted by tpb100
12 comments posted 19yrs posted by tpb100

ford orion

I have a ford orion and the battery light stays on when you switch off the ignition had battery check and was faulty, r...
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posted by daveargyle
7 comments posted 19yrs posted by daveargyle

205 GTI broken gear linkage???

Ok where to start? After an already terrible day i jump in the car and drive off. I get no more than half a mile down t...
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posted by mark.myles
8 comments posted 19yrs posted by mark.myles

Peugeot 2006 door repair

My son as damaged is 05 reg 2006 nearside door in multi-story car park exit. As any reader any idea of the cost of repla...
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posted by jgy47
4 comments posted 19yrs posted by jgy47

406 2.1TD running on

I bought a 97 406 2.1TD Executive a few months back and everything has been peachy until today. A bit of background: It...
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posted by samo457
7 comments posted 19yrs posted by samo457

Vauxhall Zafira - Firewall

I need to bring a 12v 30Amp supply into my Zafira cabin. Ideally this will be taken straight from the battery so as to...
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posted by g1hsg
3 comments posted 19yrs posted by g1hsg

DMM functions + usage with EFi & ABS

During the course of sorting my S70, Tim suggested the use of a rpm meter function to monitor the output from the CAS a...
9 comments posted 19yrs
posted by nospam
9 comments posted 19yrs posted by nospam