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Gear problem for a Volvo440

I have an old Volvo 440. Goes well for its age, but recently , on th odd ocassion, I have been having trouble engaging...
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posted by maxwell605.2ey96a
2 comments posted 20yrs posted by maxwell605.2ey96a

Fiesta heater problem

Hi I have a Fiesta ghia x 1999. About ten minutes after the engine has warmed up i turn the blower on and hot air blows...
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posted by nf015c8921
27 comments posted 20yrs posted by nf015c8921

Micra K11 stalls at lights

Poor idling, the suspected part is air mass meter inside the throttle body. Is there any way to diagnose it? I'd like t...
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Fiesta 1.25 Zetec R reg air-blower resistor pack

Ex-wife asked me tonight what the problem might be with her fan settings in above car. The fact that she mentioned smok...
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posted by parva.spamtrap.
4 comments posted 20yrs posted by parva.spamtrap.

Injection pump swop

I have a vehicle fitted with a Renault 1.9 non turbo diesel. It has an electronic 'throttle' but no EGR,airflow or inle...
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posted by martin8462003
6 comments posted 20yrs posted by martin8462003

Conor Turton

Let's talk again about an all-too-familiar subject: Conor and his delirious nostrums. To start, if Conor is going to ma...
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posted by snarler03
32 comments posted 20yrs posted by snarler03

parking attendants at work

another parking attendant story, When the wife parked today, she noticed that the white van parked in front of her, had...
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posted by blue.star77
6 comments posted 20yrs posted by blue.star77

vauxhall corsa 95, diesel, warning lights.

Hi, Started my car this morning to see to the handbrake and battery light stay on, whilst driving. In the past they hav...
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posted by figurt
7 comments posted 20yrs posted by figurt

astra ecu fault code 24

hi all i was wondering if anyone could help me my astra ecu keeps flashing up with fault code 24 i have changed the veh...
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posted by stevemi
2 comments posted 20yrs posted by stevemi

audi coupe 2.0e 1995/N

i have a few niggles with my audi- i have 2 lights on the dash: ab light & airbag light. the abs light does not registe...
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posted by jim.howard.2etbe6
6 comments posted 20yrs posted by jim.howard.2etbe6

Clutch worn? How can I be sure...?

I suspect the clutch on my 47k miler Skoda Felicia may be on its way out. But before I shell out hundreds on a new clut...
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posted by splatt4000
9 comments posted 20yrs posted by splatt4000

Audi dual mass flywheels ?

Why is an Audi A4 clutch change apparently so expensive, and why is the flywheel (of all things) apparently now a consum...
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posted by dingbat
2 comments posted 20yrs posted by dingbat

Webasto supplementary heater

Anyone know how these work? Just bought a Peugeot 806 with one fitted as standard. It seems that some direct injection...
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posted by justinthyme77
10 comments posted 20yrs posted by justinthyme77

buying an emission tester.....

i saw a gunson emission tester(link below) at halfords and was thinking of getting one to tune my mini to be able to mo...
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posted by beerismygas
30 comments posted 20yrs posted by beerismygas