Car Maintenance

Jingling Jag

My 2010 3L V6 diesel XF has developed a noise like a faintly rattling cowbell when driven. On the open road with the wi...

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posted by tim.downie

4 comments posted 10yrs posted by tim.downie

Fiesta coolant bottle

I had a small coolant leak where the pipe is clipped to the coolant reservoir/bottle on my old Fiesta. I tried a few th...

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posted by only

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something to remember about DVLA

If you have set up direct debit to pay your car tax, you do not get a reminder when the year ends, it just carries on,...

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posted by g.odonnell35

27 comments posted 10yrs posted by g.odonnell35

car dash cams

Hello, Last year I met a traffic warden for the first time! The short version of events is that I took my children to t...

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11 plate Fabia 1.6 SE diesel, coolant hose

I found the hose from the coolant expansion tank to the engine block with no apparent support, and the underside was dr...

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posted by steve

0 comments posted 10yrs posted by steve

Dieselgate

The new DOT report on "real world" emissions makes interesting reading and basically confirms what we've all known/susp...

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posted by tim.downie

151 comments posted 10yrs posted by tim.downie

Olde-Worlde Ignition Help

This is the Trabi, so it's 2 stroke, 2 contact breakers and 2 coils! Not a lot to go wrong, but somehow I've broken stu...

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posted by italiancar

44 comments posted 10yrs posted by italiancar

jump starter battery

Hello, A few years ago I bought one of those portable jump starters in a sale from Maplin. I think it was this one: htt...

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88 comments posted 10yrs posted by reply

obd code reader recommendations

Hello, The engine malfunction message lit up and I tried to read the fault codes with an ELM reader off ebay and the fr...

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10 comments posted 10yrs posted by reply

Puggy electric handbrake

Sometimes it may be necessary to release the hand brake when working on the car. My 5008 has a new fangled electronic h...

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posted by famewarandvictory

1 comments posted 10yrs posted by famewarandvictory

charging warning

I have had two instances where charging failed yet there was no warning on the dash. First was a Kangoo whose alternato...

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posted by news

14 comments posted 10yrs posted by news

Austin Montego 350 van door parts

Neighbour still has his 1988-reg Austin ?Montego 350 van, but needs a drivers door handle assembly and a passenger door...

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posted by Andrew97d-junk

6 comments posted 10yrs posted by Andrew97d-junk

Nissan car radio code

Hi. I had to get a new battery and now my radio needs a security code. Not looking forward to a silent Easter holiday 5...

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posted by elizabethuglow

2 comments posted 10yrs posted by elizabethuglow

Cyclists are destroying London

In North Korea and Kazakhstan, loyal subjects build ludicrous follies to celebrate their leaders. We?re doing the same....

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posted by g.odonnell35

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Kia Ceed. Long cranking time to start.

Kia Ceed (petrol 10k miles) went in for annual inspection/service and its first MOT about 5 weeks ago. Prior to this it...

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posted by nhhu-o3hu

2 comments posted 10yrs posted by nhhu-o3hu