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MOT / road tax "leeway"

*NOT ME* before anyone suggests it :-) I know someone whose MOT ran out today (they thought it was next month) and thei...
34 comments posted 20yrs
posted by void
34 comments posted 20yrs posted by void

Tax disc renewal,extra month if get it on 1st?

Say may tax disc runs out out the 30th June if I renew it in June the new one will expire in 30 June 2007. But if I wai...
17 comments posted 20yrs
posted by DE
17 comments posted 20yrs posted by DE

Mondeo fast idle help pls

Hi - any ideas on my 1999 Mondeo 2.0 idle? Just bought the car. Garage cleaned butterfly area as throttle was sticky. N...
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posted by paul.a.shelley
20 comments posted 20yrs posted by paul.a.shelley

Daewoo Matiz - How to turn off Warning Light

Hi, My friend has a problem with his X reg Matiz whereby if he drives it in wet weather then the engine management syst...
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posted by zikkimalambo
4 comments posted 20yrs posted by zikkimalambo

Probably wrong group but....

Vauxhall corsa 1996, stereo fitting, took the old one out (factory fitted) - has a three block connector - anyone got th...
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posted by luna
5 comments posted 20yrs posted by luna

Mondeo AirCon failed. Rv!

Mondeo Verona, 1800, X Reg Nov2000. The aircon isn't working. I've read around and see that a quick bypass of the press...
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posted by not.a.valid
2 comments posted 20yrs posted by not.a.valid

Camping Fridge

Could anyone please help me? I am going camping at the weekend and have a small 12v fridge (the type that holds about 4...
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posted by phil.woolford1
17 comments posted 20yrs posted by phil.woolford1

Escort squealing noise

Bit of a strange one with my ageing 1996 Ford Escort I get a high pitch squealing noise from somewhere at the back of t...
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posted by mark
5 comments posted 20yrs posted by mark

Releasing rear brakes

I've have several cars including the present one, that suggests you can insert a screwdriver though the backplate, lift...
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posted by Andy_Cap
7 comments posted 20yrs posted by Andy_Cap

Alternator.

Hi people , I have been lurking here for a bit and have read some of the answers to some questions I was going to ask s...
48 comments posted 20yrs
posted by rory
48 comments posted 20yrs posted by rory

Re: Ford Focus XR5 Turbo lovers or haters

Hi, I have just built a basic site and forum for the Ford Focus XR5 turbo, www.xr5turbo.com Would it be possible for a...
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posted by destef1
0 comments posted 20yrs posted by destef1

Ford Fiesta 2004 Roof Spoiler

I recently bought a used roof spoiler for my 2004 ford fiesta. But, I am completely baffled on how to fit it. The shape...
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posted by subbb852
2 comments posted 20yrs posted by subbb852

Oil change pump

Hi all Have looked at the pumps that you use with a pipe down the dipstick tube to remove the oil from the sump They se...
1 comments posted 20yrs
posted by anon
1 comments posted 20yrs posted by anon

Cit ZX instrument lights

Anyone know any tricks to do this easier than HBOL suggests? I'm not dismantling the interior just to replace a bulb, bu...
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posted by stuartggray-nospam
2 comments posted 20yrs posted by stuartggray-nospam