Car Maintenance

  1. Home
  2. Car Maintenance
18883 Threads Posts
to

Worth reading in Car Maintenance

XJ40 Autobox playing up

The autobox in my dad's old XJ40 (that's a Jag XJ6, probably a ZF box?) keeps switching into limp home mode, but occasi...
14 comments posted 20yrs
posted by mrdoki
14 comments posted 20yrs posted by mrdoki

low milage - no gearbox oil symptom?

hello again ! what are the symptons of no oil in the gearbox? would reduced (halved) milage be one? i have a manual for...
4 comments posted 20yrs
posted by beerismygas
4 comments posted 20yrs posted by beerismygas

top gear stuff

seeing as i can't post this in multiple groups, can you spread the wrod? for anyone who has broadband, you can now watc...
1 comments posted 20yrs
posted by dojj
1 comments posted 20yrs posted by dojj

Paying Germans for Ebay

They can't take CC via paypal - is there a way to do debit card via paypal or somthing? I know I can do a bank transfer,...
17 comments posted 20yrs
posted by mrdoki
17 comments posted 20yrs posted by mrdoki

Rover 216GSi overheating (Honda engine, AT)

I'm posting this on behalf of a neighbour. I'm floored with the flu these days so I've not bothered my arse to go look....
1 comments posted 20yrs
posted by pap
1 comments posted 20yrs posted by pap

Stiff car door

Hi, have a 2001 peugeot 206, and the driver door is getting very difficult to shut- sounds like metal on metal as it cr...
12 comments posted 20yrs
posted by robathomeDeleteMe
12 comments posted 20yrs posted by robathomeDeleteMe

Rover Blowing Blue Smoke

Hi, I bought an N Reg Rover 414 with a blown headgasket last year, as I already had a K Reg Rover 214 we were advised t...
6 comments posted 20yrs
posted by sno_queen
6 comments posted 20yrs posted by sno_queen

FS: Various Car Manuals

Following closure of a car garage, I have for sale various Haynes Manuals make model years type Vauxhall Corsa 93-94 Ha...
0 comments posted 20yrs
posted by neilpostanceSP
0 comments posted 20yrs posted by neilpostanceSP

Fork lift brake cylinder

Hello group. A bit off topic. The brakes of a forklift are just like the rear shoes and drum of a car. A little bigger...
34 comments posted 20yrs
posted by david.cawkwell
34 comments posted 20yrs posted by david.cawkwell

Proton cooling system

I picked up a Persona 1.6XLi 1997 P plate with 89,000 on the clock, runs quite smoothly The only concern with it is tha...
3 comments posted 20yrs
posted by iain
3 comments posted 20yrs posted by iain

New car - opinions sought...

Hi For various reasons I might need to start driving to work, about 40 miles each way, mostly at speed. So, I'm think a...
8 comments posted 20yrs
posted by ts
8 comments posted 20yrs posted by ts

Vauxhall Astra +car alarm

The car alarm on my 4 year old 1.8 astra keeps going off and refuses to stop even when I put the key in the ignition an...
6 comments posted 20yrs
posted by julia
6 comments posted 20yrs posted by julia

Windscreen replacement on insurance ?

I was on the motorway earlier and heard a stone impact... no immediate=20 damage visible, but upon returning to my car...
13 comments posted 20yrs
posted by void
13 comments posted 20yrs posted by void