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early warning signs auto gearbox

Hi, could anyone kindly give a novice a few pointers on what to watch out for when buying a fairly old Corolla or Focus...
26 comments posted 20yrs
posted by blue.star77
26 comments posted 20yrs posted by blue.star77

Fiesta 1.3 starting probs

I have a K reg 1.3 fiesta 40k miles ,manual choke which gives me no problems starting in wet,damp weather but as soon a...
2 comments posted 20yrs
posted by keith
2 comments posted 20yrs posted by keith

Rover 600 headlamp glass

Hi After the aggro of one headlamp not earthing correctly , I now have a frigging stonechip in the other. Can the lens b...
1 comments posted 20yrs
posted by briandotgloverspam2
1 comments posted 20yrs posted by briandotgloverspam2

Metro cooling system hose fittings...

I've got a lovely little Rover metro SLI 114, that has a strange setup. All the other Metros I've seen have the water p...
2 comments posted 20yrs
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Battery Revisited

1994, 2.0L Nissan Primera, 130k miles Just blew a 30AMP blade fuse on the wire from my Battery to the 4x104Watt RMS amp...
36 comments posted 20yrs
posted by sjdean
36 comments posted 20yrs posted by sjdean

jaguar gearbox

Does anyone have an approximate cost on changing a jaguar 3.0 S type SE gearbox? MTIA
10 comments posted 20yrs
posted by spam
10 comments posted 20yrs posted by spam

Citroen AX 1.5D heating/coolant

There's hardly any heat getting through to the passenger compartment heater on my AX. Although other things have yet to...
6 comments posted 20yrs
posted by n1ckd0bb
6 comments posted 20yrs posted by n1ckd0bb

Previous owners

Is there any way of tracing previous owners of a vehicle? I just want to ask them whether they ever had the cambelt chan...
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posted by n1ckd0bb
16 comments posted 20yrs posted by n1ckd0bb

Rover 600 headlight bulb

Hi One of the bulbs in my 98 Rover 600 is out. I have had a quick look at the back of the unit , but there is no room b...
3 comments posted 20yrs
posted by briandotgloverspam2
3 comments posted 20yrs posted by briandotgloverspam2

Sorry - Broken Wire or Timing ?`

Sorry. Me and 416 again. Head gasket was replaced last week ..car seemed to run fine for 6 days... and then car went de...
6 comments posted 20yrs
posted by ravenscrofta
6 comments posted 20yrs posted by ravenscrofta

Fiesta Mk3 Ignition Barrel problems

My friend was having trouble turning the key in his ignition barrel about a year ago so I fitted him a new barrel which...
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posted by R0B.kirkyuk
8 comments posted 20yrs posted by R0B.kirkyuk

Mondeo PATS question

Have a Mk1 Mondeo (EEC IV) with PATS and IR central locking. Quick question, does this model have a starter inhibitor a...
4 comments posted 20yrs
posted by cyberwitch
4 comments posted 20yrs posted by cyberwitch

Ford PATS key question

Hi all The question : 1998 Ford Escort Base Model, we have the red PATS key to hand and I need to get a new black one c...
3 comments posted 20yrs
posted by anywhereb
3 comments posted 20yrs posted by anywhereb