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Concrete and car paint

I park my car in the fairly narrow space between the side of the house and the boundary wall. Parked on a concete slab...
3 comments posted 20yrs
posted by Periproct
3 comments posted 20yrs posted by Periproct

Rover 25 1.6 Auto 2003

I have recently had my third yearly service on the above car at my local Caffyns which used tgo be a Rover dealer. When...
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posted by owlsrest.home
9 comments posted 20yrs posted by owlsrest.home

Help! - Escort '96 -Erratic Revs / misfire

Hi, I posted on here a while back about my Escort (1.6Lx 96 NReg ~103k miles), which was having some poor running probl...
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posted by damian.jackman
2 comments posted 20yrs posted by damian.jackman

number plates

Hi- I need to have a rear plate made but have a question.I have a plate holder that has a light behind it would the lig...
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posted by sat_ring
0 comments posted 20yrs posted by sat_ring

Paging Andy Hewitt

Andy, just came across this Accord Aerodeck here: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=4637285155 Your c...
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posted by tnewsSPAMMENOT
57 comments posted 20yrs posted by tnewsSPAMMENOT

Turbo Care

I have just been told that a turbo engine should be allowed to tick over for a couple of minutes before switching the e...
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posted by bex17
8 comments posted 20yrs posted by bex17

Medion MD-40302 CD/Radio player

Hi, Im trying to find info about a Medion MD-40302 CD/Radio player. Anyone got any ideas? S/N: 0239 / 03
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posted by gozer
3 comments posted 20yrs posted by gozer

Golf keeps jerking???

Hi I am having problems with my golf, where it randomly keeps jerking, will lose speed and then jerk again and pick its...
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posted by boy_wonder48
4 comments posted 20yrs posted by boy_wonder48

vauxhall asrta 1.7 td isuzu engine

There are no marks whatsoever on the crankshaft pulley, to align with the pointer mounted on the block does any one kno...
4 comments posted 20yrs
posted by serrection
4 comments posted 20yrs posted by serrection

Fiesta turns left by itself

Hello - I've just had my Fiesta serviced at a Ford dealer that I haven't used before. They replaced the lower suspensio...
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posted by ff
2 comments posted 20yrs posted by ff

RE: XReg Mondeo VBad idle

Hi, and help! I have an x-reg mondeo, 16v zetec. The car idles very erratically when the engine has reached temperature...
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posted by kcscott
5 comments posted 20yrs posted by kcscott

Tyre rotational direction. Does it matter?

Just fitted my spare tyre and noticed that it's got an arrow in the sidewall. Sod's law dictates of course that it's cu...
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posted by timdownie2003
14 comments posted 20yrs posted by timdownie2003

Stopping a Rear Crankshaft Oil seal leak.

Hi all, Are there any reliable additives that might slow or stop a rear crankshaft oil seal leak? Its on an old Cf 1979...
4 comments posted 20yrs
posted by alan.davidson14
4 comments posted 20yrs posted by alan.davidson14