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Jump starting car query

hi This might seem like a stupid question, but can anyone tell me the reason why the instructions for using jump leads,...
9 comments posted 20yrs
posted by billbill88882000
9 comments posted 20yrs posted by billbill88882000

Is a fixed headlight an MOT failure

Car is a 96 Renault Clio, drivers side headlight and sidelight smashed by kamikazi deer. I've replaced the headlight an...
4 comments posted 20yrs
posted by mike
4 comments posted 20yrs posted by mike

2nd gear stopped working after hard revs..

Yes I'm an idiot! Despite a couple of years of gentle driving ... Some plonker cuts me up and slows down, and rather th...
8 comments posted 20yrs
posted by spam
8 comments posted 20yrs posted by spam

406 coupe tapping

Hi all, I have a pug 406 coupe 2L with 65k on, I have started noticing a tapping or metalic clanking during acceleratio...
3 comments posted 20yrs
posted by u23758
3 comments posted 20yrs posted by u23758

Oxidized paint - alternative treatments

Having got some wd40 on the boot of my old car (dark blue originally... now dull blue with lots of white haze)- I notic...
3 comments posted 20yrs
posted by nospammer999
3 comments posted 20yrs posted by nospammer999

Mondeo Mk1 Wheel /Tyre size

Wonder if anyone could help with a simple question? Have 6J x 15 wheels with 205 55 15 tyres on, could these tryes be c...
2 comments posted 20yrs
posted by aoxw81
2 comments posted 20yrs posted by aoxw81

Pug cat costs???

I got a 1998 106 1.1 zest2 Pug with a rattling CAT on the exhorst. Been told £140 by local kwikfitting type of place. Is...
6 comments posted 20yrs
posted by odorf
6 comments posted 20yrs posted by odorf

Underseal

This has probably been ask 1000+ times... What is the best - I know all will have a different ideas! Bitumen Paint Waxoy...
1 comments posted 20yrs
posted by sat_ring
1 comments posted 20yrs posted by sat_ring

mondeo central locking prob

hi, my 98 mondeo 1.8 td est blew the central locking fuse last week. No problem with that I replaced it. But it looks l...
11 comments posted 20yrs
posted by james
11 comments posted 20yrs posted by james

Citroen AX 1.5 diesel - starting issues

Folks, Any idea where to start looking on an old AX 1.5D. It needs manually priming every time before it will even consi...
1 comments posted 20yrs
posted by danclyon
1 comments posted 20yrs posted by danclyon

Mondeo leaky sump/front crankshaft oil seal

My Mondeo has a leaky sump gasket and possibly the front crankshaft oil seal - I can see oil definitely seeping along t...
0 comments posted 20yrs
posted by me
0 comments posted 20yrs posted by me

Halfords: Bosch HT leads

Are the Bosch HT leads from Halfords any good? For my car, Nissan Micra, the price difference from bog standard Halford...
2 comments posted 20yrs
posted by bruce_phipps
2 comments posted 20yrs posted by bruce_phipps

Air Con Mintenance - Ford Fiesta

My wife's Ford is suffering from an inadequate A/C system. It has now started to leave pools of water on the car mat. Wh...
1 comments posted 20yrs
posted by gb
1 comments posted 20yrs posted by gb

Ford Galaxy TDi Flywheel Failure

I currently have a 2002/52 (First Reg'd: 02/12/2002)Ford Galaxy TDi which is suffering with a Dual Mass Flywheel Failur...
19 comments posted 20yrs
posted by news
19 comments posted 20yrs posted by news

98 Vectra SRi

Anyone here good with these engines??? Just noticed a leak after buying this car 2 weeks ago. Does it look serious or i...
4 comments posted 20yrs
posted by johnspinney
4 comments posted 20yrs posted by johnspinney