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'Brake fluid low' sensor - how to remove?

Having discovered, when a wheel-cylinder sprang a leak, that this sensor/switch now fails to indicate near-total loss o...
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posted by pduck
2 comments posted 20yrs posted by pduck

XP Saab 9-3 handbrake problem.

Hi all, A while ago, I changed the rear discs on my 2001 9-3 (drum-in-disc handbrake). Not long after, I noticed that t...
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posted by col.dustbin
2 comments posted 20yrs posted by col.dustbin

Mazda 6 airbags

Hi - Please can anyone advise me on this? Have just viewed a used car - 52 plate Mazda 6 on 45k. During the test drive,...
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posted by PLEASE
3 comments posted 20yrs posted by PLEASE

Pre-Registered "New" Cars

What do dealerships mean when the say a "new" car is pre-registered? I can guess what it means but I might be wrong, bu...
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posted by none
11 comments posted 20yrs posted by none

car battery knackered

My car batter has been low for a good few weeks, and in the last week when I turn the key it doesn't make any noise at...
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posted by neutron(abcde)
2 comments posted 20yrs posted by neutron(abcde)

New Clutch?

We have a Ford Ka, the clutch has started to slip under acceleration, I presume it will need a new friction disk fitted...
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posted by ohnoyoudont
2 comments posted 20yrs posted by ohnoyoudont

2001 Astra 1.8 fan belt question

2001 ecotec 1.8 petrol engine with air con. auto trans There is an idler pulley just above and to the rear of the crank...
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posted by rewand99
1 comments posted 20yrs posted by rewand99

1.3 cvh running problem

hi, ive just purchased an 1984 fiesta ghia with a 1.3 cvh. just got one problem with it, it is very reluctant to go abo...
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posted by djgoesraving
9 comments posted 20yrs posted by djgoesraving

space-saver spares

Anyone know where I can get a space-saver spare wheel for an A2 (1.4 TDI)? Audi are asking =A3200 quid which seems a bi...
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posted by chandy
13 comments posted 20yrs posted by chandy

diesel emissions MOT failure

My 94 Escort Diesel Turbo has failed its MOT emissions test and retest: Av =3.32 Av=8.24 (after they tried diesel treat...
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posted by thepaddle
10 comments posted 20yrs posted by thepaddle

Car Left for 5 weeks - brakes

Hello, My Seat Ibiza (03) has been left stationary since Christmas, and after running it about a bit I've found that ap...
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posted by root
7 comments posted 20yrs posted by root

focus alternator

battery light comes on battery checked battery shows alternator not charging (9 volts max and dropping) change the alte...
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posted by dojj1
14 comments posted 20yrs posted by dojj1

cv joint

Hi, just had the 1.2 corsa 1999 MOT'ed and it failed on: 2.5.c.1a - nsf and osf cv joint gaiter insecurely mounted to h...
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posted by asdasdas
2 comments posted 20yrs posted by asdasdas

Volvo V70 O2 sensor

Just had our 2000 Classic V70 splutter and put up the check engine light - OBD reader says p130 (O2 sensor) reset the c...
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posted by steve
11 comments posted 20yrs posted by steve