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audi cabriolet 2000

hi think of geting a 5/6 year old cabriolet. thinking of 2.8 engine manual gears anything worth looking out for as poten...
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posted by none
2 comments posted 20yrs posted by none

Audi 100 washer jets.

The washer jets on my '93 A100 (the A6 shape transitional model) don't heat any more. I've checked the resistance and t...
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posted by guy.king
7 comments posted 20yrs posted by guy.king

Citroen AX cylinder head swap

Does the camshaft on the cylinder head of a citroen AX rotate once for every two revolutions of the crankshaft? There i...
4 comments posted 20yrs
posted by david.cawkwell
4 comments posted 20yrs posted by david.cawkwell

Thanks for help - Peugeot 205

Thanks to; Chris Street Conor Dave Plowman Doki Dec Duncanwood Guy King Knight Of The Road Lin Chung mrcheerful shazzba...
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posted by anybody
0 comments posted 20yrs posted by anybody

Knackered Bleed nipple - MK2 Golf

I had a nice afternoon pissing about in my mate's tiny garage trying to bleed the brakes on my Golf GTi. The driver's s...
19 comments posted 20yrs
posted by mrdoki
19 comments posted 20yrs posted by mrdoki

Transit overheating

Hello, My transit 1994 plain 2.5 diesel has started overheating. Normally the temperature hovers over the O of NORM but...
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posted by david.cawkwell
10 comments posted 20yrs posted by david.cawkwell

VW Golf 98 1.6 rear sidelights blowing

The better half's Golf is popping rear side lights like there is no tomorrow. I started this morning as she'd been runn...
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posted by muppet345
5 comments posted 20yrs posted by muppet345

Citreon Xsara clock

These cold days my 2003 xsara dashboard clock shows the outside temperature all the time.I would prefer to see the time...
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posted by corniche700
3 comments posted 20yrs posted by corniche700

Nissan Maxima V6 intermitant engine fault

I received this 1994 car from a friend, it is an automatic, and everything works but it has developed a problem. At fir...
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posted by sylva
3 comments posted 20yrs posted by sylva

Tyres? Replacement options?

Need to replace all my 4 tyres - 195/50 R15 - any ideas please bearing in mind that most motoring is chugging around lo...
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posted by PeepBo
9 comments posted 20yrs posted by PeepBo

RE: Primera head skim & gasket

Could anyone give me an idea how much it should cost to remove head and get it skimmed & pressure tested? The engine is...
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posted by jdwood37
2 comments posted 20yrs posted by jdwood37

Astra bubbling water sound

Hi, Every time I start my astra 1.6 (2000 model) from cold, I get a horrible sound of bubbling water coming from the da...
6 comments posted 20yrs
posted by admin
6 comments posted 20yrs posted by admin

Pug 106 1.5 diesel (TUD5) Broken camshaft

All Some advise needed! As the Subject line states, I've got a 106 with a broken camshaft. the car had been running fin...
8 comments posted 20yrs
posted by steven.langdale
8 comments posted 20yrs posted by steven.langdale

bored...

... anyone fance a meet up tomorrow / today or monday? pub somewhere for lunch maybe? Nice day out driving in the snow a...
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posted by news
107 comments posted 20yrs posted by news

Airbags - only last 10 years ?

Some chap was telling me that airbag units only last 10 years and then have to be replaced at vast expense ? anybody co...
125 comments posted 20yrs
posted by shopping
125 comments posted 20yrs posted by shopping