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brake pads and discs: which make?

Hello, Just as it has started to get cold outside, it's time to change my brake pads. Why can't these things wear out i...
47 comments posted 11yrs
posted by invalid
47 comments posted 11yrs posted by invalid

How much should this cost?

Change rear brake pads Change brake fluid (as it hasn't been changed for at least two years) Change auto transmission o...
50 comments posted 11yrs
posted by NOTsomeone
50 comments posted 11yrs posted by NOTsomeone

Mk1 ford focus 1.6 clutch pedal sinking

Not long had a clutch and concentric slave cylinder fitted...all was good u ntil a week later when the pedal started to...
2 comments posted 11yrs
posted by b.tame1980
2 comments posted 11yrs posted by b.tame1980

Definition of nearside and offside?

I assume these are defined in relation to the kerb. So a left hand drive vehicle in the UK would have its nearside on th...
7 comments posted 11yrs
posted by fsturlough
7 comments posted 11yrs posted by fsturlough

Motorway observations

Have you noticed that when motorway traffic is slow, big arty lorries seem to get ahead. No matter how fast your car, l...
4 comments posted 11yrs
posted by johs
4 comments posted 11yrs posted by johs

BMW E28 520

My brother who lives at the other end of the country has two of these. One auto one manual, but have near enough the sa...
15 comments posted 11yrs
posted by dave
15 comments posted 11yrs posted by dave

Thermostat or battery

This is doing my head in. For some time (a year) my VW Passat diesel (2000) has been just slightly sluggish at turning...
3 comments posted 11yrs
posted by rttgraham
3 comments posted 11yrs posted by rttgraham

Intermittent Shreak/Creak - Ford Focus Clutch

Hi all As the title, the car is a Ford Focus 1.8 TDCi, around 60,000 miles. Occasionally when the clutch is let out the...
4 comments posted 11yrs
posted by phil
4 comments posted 11yrs posted by phil

Faulty mass airflow sensor?

Hi, I have a 96 Ford Escort 1.6, and it has developed rough running. I've only had the car two months now so I don't kn...
1 comments posted 11yrs
posted by mark.dammes
1 comments posted 11yrs posted by mark.dammes

Ford Focus radio buggered

Finally something's gone wrong with the Focus. Radio has been getting a bit tetchy the last few months and has finally...
13 comments posted 11yrs
posted by Null
13 comments posted 11yrs posted by Null

what is the 15% in E85?

I imagine it is mostly heptane that the oil refineries want to get rid of. Perhaps some hexane or pentane for cold start...
6 comments posted 11yrs
posted by bruce56
6 comments posted 11yrs posted by bruce56

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I want to order some car tuning parts from this company but can't find out much about it. Has anyone used them? TIA. Bri...
4 comments posted 11yrs
posted by jayce_bourne
4 comments posted 11yrs posted by jayce_bourne

Mini Belt Tensioner

My daughter does the accounts for a garage in California, and her boss, the garage owner, said that they'd had a few Mi...
8 comments posted 11yrs
posted by Gordon
8 comments posted 11yrs posted by Gordon

Peugeot 207CC roof fault

When activating the 'roof down' switch, our 207CC winds the windows down, half opens the boot lid, then, with a 'bong',...
16 comments posted 11yrs
posted by ericthepig
16 comments posted 11yrs posted by ericthepig