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Battery light glowing without ignition on?

The battery light has suddenly started to glow even with the ignition off and key removed. Doesnt glow with the engine...
3 comments posted 19yrs
posted by Adam
3 comments posted 19yrs posted by Adam

Escort Mk1 Panel switches

Hi,does anyone know if someone has made reproduction switches for the Mk1 Escort e.g headlight switch? and where i can g...
2 comments posted 19yrs
posted by ibm_tim
2 comments posted 19yrs posted by ibm_tim

05 Ford Focus 1.8 TDCi Oil Filter part number

Gonna change my own oil, mid service interval period. Been looking online for the correct filter for my Focus. Is the fi...
7 comments posted 19yrs
posted by paul.groves
7 comments posted 19yrs posted by paul.groves

Fiat Cinquecento Sporting idling issue

hello everyone im new here, im not going to give you my life story im gonna get straight to business!! i boutght a fiat...
4 comments posted 19yrs
posted by richy.draper
4 comments posted 19yrs posted by richy.draper

Dealer's Engine Oil Prices

My wife just got her car back from its routine annual service at the local franchised dealer and I was staggered to see...
38 comments posted 19yrs
posted by nospam
38 comments posted 19yrs posted by nospam

UK minimum wage - seek table

Does anyone know where there's a table showing the UK minimum wage over the four years? Best I could find was this http:...
2 comments posted 19yrs
posted by nomail
2 comments posted 19yrs posted by nomail

Turbo siezed

Is it possible for a turbo to stop spinning? Would it still be driveable?
10 comments posted 19yrs
posted by richard2.gethin
10 comments posted 19yrs posted by richard2.gethin

2K Etch

Anyone care to recommend me a decent 2k etch? At the minute I've got U-poxy, which mixes 50:50 with hardner but mixing...
0 comments posted 19yrs
posted by mrdoki
0 comments posted 19yrs posted by mrdoki

Changing Vaux. Astra Seatbelt Anchor

I have a 96 1.4 Vauxhall Astra and I need to change the Seatbelt Ancho (driver's) with attached tensioner (gas cylinder...
0 comments posted 19yrs
posted by Karen.A..2i1lhn
0 comments posted 19yrs posted by Karen.A..2i1lhn

Tachostrobe / Metro carb type / Vim is rubbish

Few quick questions: - 1. To check the timing on my Metro I've borrowed a strobe light, it turns out to be a Gunson's '...
16 comments posted 19yrs
posted by vimfuego
16 comments posted 19yrs posted by vimfuego

Before people carriers...

http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2006/11/28/make-trailer-from-defunct-auto/ There was the home-made passenger carrying tra...
1 comments posted 19yrs
posted by guy.king
1 comments posted 19yrs posted by guy.king

ford escort van

apologies for the lack of car knowledge its really something i don't know a lot about. I have an m reg ford escort van...
11 comments posted 19yrs
posted by themastertaylor
11 comments posted 19yrs posted by themastertaylor

Ford Galaxy 1.9tdi 1997 loss of power

Everything points to this being the MAF, but I have changed that with a genuine from Volkswagen dealer, no better. Anot...
11 comments posted 19yrs
posted by richard2.gethin
11 comments posted 19yrs posted by richard2.gethin

Popcorn

I'm actually sitting here with a large bowl of homemade popcorn for no particular reason. Feels most odd reading usenet...
5 comments posted 19yrs
posted by stuartggray-nospam
5 comments posted 19yrs posted by stuartggray-nospam