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Fiat Panda 4x4: any opinions?

Hello, Just wondered if anyone had any experience of the Fiat 4x4 Panda. I realise it will not be in the same league as...
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mondeo engine failure: what to do next?

Hello, I had to be towed home last night. My 60 plate, 2 litre diesel Mondeo developed a rattling sound; I pulled over...
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Skoda external air temp sensor - more

Skoda Octavia Elegance TDI 2 litre year 2008 I've posted before - so to recap: starting mid November the external tempe...
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posted by graham
3 comments posted 10yrs posted by graham

Coolant water

I was looking at various websites looking for the best anti-freeze/coolant to use in a BMC "B" Series engine with an al...
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posted by davey
15 comments posted 10yrs posted by davey

Speed awareness course

I'm told that you can only have one speed awareness course, but a friend says she's been on several. Can this be so? (In...
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posted by rttgraham
63 comments posted 10yrs posted by rttgraham

Odd misfire cause

Had a misfire problem with ye olde Audisaurus now in her 20th year 2 Litre straight inline 4 cyl. Starts OK in the morn...
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posted by tony
3 comments posted 10yrs posted by tony

garden/foliage lighting

hi peeps, i want to light my garden with stick in the ground led lights to light up the underside of trees, shrubs etc....
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posted by r.p.mcmurphy
1 comments posted 10yrs posted by r.p.mcmurphy

Rubbing down a rubber wiper blade.

I bought some new bosh wiper blades about a year ago and one rubber blade is causing slight streaks about an inch wide...
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posted by mail.invalid456
73 comments posted 10yrs posted by mail.invalid456

Electric fan switch hysteresis?

Hi all. 1978 Ford 1300 Kent powered kitcar. When we first built it I modified the thermostat housing to take a std 22mm...
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posted by news
38 comments posted 10yrs posted by news

Toroidal transformer

Need a toroidal mains 50VA 2x10v transformer for a project. Found a stock one some years ago, but can't now so may have...
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posted by dave
3 comments posted 10yrs posted by dave

Meriva keeps blowing bulbs

My sister's 2005 Meriva is getting through a lot of bulbs, front and rear. Almost every week, something is going. When...
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34 comments posted 10yrs posted by google

Security Wheel Nut Problem

I have one of those security devices that fit over a wheel nut on a 2003 Corolla. Designed to prevent someone stealing...
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posted by mail.invalid456
6 comments posted 10yrs posted by mail.invalid456

diesel particulate filter, error p2463 and 246c

Hello, I have a 60 plate, 2L diesel Mondeo, and the engine malfunction light has come on. I bought a cheap blue tooth d...
6 comments posted 10yrs
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6 comments posted 10yrs posted by reply

Message deleted?

Hi All, Earlier today I posted a message re getting to grips with the coded keys on our 2003 Transit Connect. I saw the...
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11 comments posted 10yrs posted by news