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peugeot 406 lx petrol

Hi, My peugeot 406 has developed a screech in second gear and if left in gear virtually seizes up. Is gearbox easy to re...
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posted by oldcandleco
0 comments posted 20yrs posted by oldcandleco

changing sterio with alarm

my primera`s ( s plate 2ltr slx ) stereo is on its last legs and could do with replacing but its wired in to the alarm i...
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posted by st004f5477
1 comments posted 20yrs posted by st004f5477

Vastly overfilled with oil..

Neighbours boy bought a 205 GTi with the GTi-6 engine, thing is, it's totally OTT on the oil. I took it out for a shot...
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posted by s
39 comments posted 20yrs posted by s

Hair coming out of the exhaust pipe!

I noticed today a trail of 'hair' coming out of the exhaust of my 1995 Rover 416. Is this the silencer going? Also, is...
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posted by aswb58NOSPAMTAVERYMUCH
14 comments posted 20yrs posted by aswb58NOSPAMTAVERYMUCH

Diagnostic software.

Read somewhere that it's possible to purchase software that will run on your laptop and diagnose your car: or maybe int...
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posted by jhewitt
5 comments posted 20yrs posted by jhewitt

SVA Twingo

Does anyone have any experience of either getting a euro left hooker thru an SVA or a twingo at all? Im aware of the da...
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posted by batty
5 comments posted 20yrs posted by batty

Water pump and cam belt gone on a 1996 Vectra Envoy

My Vectra died on me the other day. Car lost power and the recovery bloke said the water pump had gone. Mechanic has lo...
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posted by dean.harding
3 comments posted 20yrs posted by dean.harding

Suspension design question

Hi, Quick question..... when I qwas replacing the lower arm on the Ka I was thinking "Wouldn't this be a lot easier if...
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posted by peter
10 comments posted 20yrs posted by peter

which 2nd hand car would you recommend?

ok soon I will be looking for a new car. £2-4k in value. Priorities are: Must be good to drive - good handling, steerin...
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posted by kilauea3
22 comments posted 20yrs posted by kilauea3

VW glowplug light flashing

hi, my 2001 VW Golf TDi (130) has just started to flash the glowplug light on the dash and the "screen" says something...
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posted by phil.raine
5 comments posted 20yrs posted by phil.raine

Nissan 200SX air-conditioning

Hi, I own an 'M' registration Nissan 200 - one of the last of the vintage with the flippy top headlights. The air condi...
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posted by e1-hytp-wdwq-qj35
5 comments posted 20yrs posted by e1-hytp-wdwq-qj35

Mk.2 Mondeo towing eyes

As you may or may not know, the towing points on a Mk.2 Mondeo are not fixed, but take the form of a metal eye, which i...
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posted by stephen.leak
16 comments posted 20yrs posted by stephen.leak

Transit 2.5 diesel timing - from scratch!

Either I or the previous owner has done a stoopid thing, but the timing on my project's engine is lost. This is a norma...
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posted by oss108no_spam
5 comments posted 20yrs posted by oss108no_spam

Booster cables 200 amp

Hi all. I just bought these from ebay but I'm gonna sell them as I've bought a better set. http://tinyurl.com/rslah So...
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posted by ravenscrofta
1 comments posted 20yrs posted by ravenscrofta