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111 comments posted 20yrs
posted by dojj1
111 comments posted 20yrs posted by dojj1

Ford transit damper bushes...

Our 190 LWH has just failed it's MOT on it's rear damper top bushes, can these be replaced or do we have to replace the...
5 comments posted 20yrs
posted by JollyFJ
5 comments posted 20yrs posted by JollyFJ

Alloy Wheel repair....

Arse....despite my best attentions and avoid any curbing when parking I seem to have picked up some "minor" damage on o...
3 comments posted 20yrs
posted by JC_Theeggman
3 comments posted 20yrs posted by JC_Theeggman

Emergency Key starts engine ?

Fiesta Y reg. I tried the emergency key (key with small T shape handle) in the ignition last week. Not only did the key...
5 comments posted 20yrs
posted by null
5 comments posted 20yrs posted by null

Idles, but no power

Any thoughts or ideas on this one. Sierra 1.6 OHC engine. Ticks over and revs perfectly, but any attempt to move car an...
9 comments posted 20yrs
posted by nospam
9 comments posted 20yrs posted by nospam

Astra deisel van 2.0 ltr

Oil leak ,have changed sump gasket,gearbox seems ok, any known leaks for astra engines ?
1 comments posted 20yrs
posted by fredkcox
1 comments posted 20yrs posted by fredkcox

Road tax online question?

Just got my new computerised MoT today. I understand you can now apply for road tax online without going to the PO. Can...
6 comments posted 20yrs
posted by heres
6 comments posted 20yrs posted by heres

volvo t5 overheating

Hi all just limped home in my 96 Volvo 850 T5.After 2 years of fault free use the temperature guage rose.As an owner of...
6 comments posted 20yrs
posted by tpsc12248
6 comments posted 20yrs posted by tpsc12248

Escort gearbox - 5th gear selection problem

I'm having a refurb gearbox fitted to a 96 1.6 litre Escort at the moment. It was meant to be all done by today but the...
4 comments posted 20yrs
posted by mark
4 comments posted 20yrs posted by mark

Bedford/Vauxhall Rascal Van

I have a Bedford Rascal Van which actually has a Suzuki 1000cc Engine in. About 100k on the clock. The engine is now a...
14 comments posted 20yrs
posted by david.cawkwell
14 comments posted 20yrs posted by david.cawkwell

Replacement Car Key

Hi all Anyone know where I can get a replacement car key and 'plipper' / fob from? Its a Mazda one and Im told by the k...
6 comments posted 20yrs
posted by stevenwhittall
6 comments posted 20yrs posted by stevenwhittall

Exhaust durability...

I've noticed that just about every dead exhaust I've seen is rusted through at the joints, hardly ever in a length of p...
4 comments posted 20yrs
posted by me
4 comments posted 20yrs posted by me

Frontera

Hi Was thinking of buying an older (1995) Frontera diesel. Can anyone tell me how easy diy repair is to the standard fa...
20 comments posted 20yrs
posted by d.ball
20 comments posted 20yrs posted by d.ball