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Rover 218SD heater fan speeds failing?

Hi All, My 100 quid Rover came with the heater fan speed one missing (you can't have it all can you ) but all the other...
12 comments posted 20yrs
posted by news
12 comments posted 20yrs posted by news

MK2 Golf GTi 8V oil pressure

The Golf's playing up. Must be because I've polished it. When the oil's warmed up to 80 degrees C or so, the oil pressu...
8 comments posted 20yrs
posted by mrdoki
8 comments posted 20yrs posted by mrdoki

Heating Problems on Clio

Hmm, Ok changed the thermostat and after breaking the bleed screw on the top hose (which has been replaced). Im getting...
5 comments posted 20yrs
posted by craig.solly
5 comments posted 20yrs posted by craig.solly

Crunchy Cavalier gear change.

J reg. 1600 petrol 5-speed Cavalier saloon. Changing up through N/1st./2nd. it's sometimes hard to get it in gear. Chan...
18 comments posted 20yrs
posted by chrispbacon
18 comments posted 20yrs posted by chrispbacon

Rugged alarm learning remote?

Is there such a thing as an alarm fob that can "learn" from an existing (but dying) fob? Such as those TV all-in-1 remo...
3 comments posted 20yrs
posted by cmylod
3 comments posted 20yrs posted by cmylod

+ and - of automatic gearbox - is manual better?

What are the plus's and minuses of an automatic gearbox? Take into account weather, ice snow, increase fuel consumption...
119 comments posted 20yrs
posted by lkljk
119 comments posted 20yrs posted by lkljk

2003 Honda Civic - External Temperature Gauge

Does anyone know if the 2003 Honda Civic has an external temperature gauge and, if it does, how do you operate it. It is...
2 comments posted 20yrs
posted by nospam
2 comments posted 20yrs posted by nospam

Speed of trucks on the motorway these days

Has any one else noticed the speed of HGV's on motorways has increased over the last 3 months ? Where I live trucks tra...
129 comments posted 20yrs
posted by devpat001
129 comments posted 20yrs posted by devpat001

tread depth uk limit changing ?

The guy in Kwikfit told me that the limit for car tyres tread depth of 1.6mm is changing soon,. Can anyone confirm or d...
31 comments posted 20yrs
posted by srp
31 comments posted 20yrs posted by srp

Winter's here

Flat batteries. Runny noses. New water pumps. Numb fingers. Split hoses. Frozen toes. Flat tyres. Soakin clothes.
18 comments posted 20yrs
posted by T o p
18 comments posted 20yrs posted by T o p

When to replace a dinged windscreen?

My V70 windscreen caught a flying stone over the weekend. Was a hard hit at 70 mph. It's left a mark which is about a 2...
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posted by John.surname
24 comments posted 20yrs posted by John.surname

Head skimming

Hi all. How does a local garage skim the head for a head gasket job? I'm picturing heavy machine tools here, Horizontal...
20 comments posted 20yrs
posted by pangga
20 comments posted 20yrs posted by pangga

Source of clunking noise?

I have an S-reg peugeot 406 which has started occasionally making a clunking noise when I change gear or accelerate sud...
3 comments posted 20yrs
posted by two
3 comments posted 20yrs posted by two