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206 Cental Locking problem

When using the remote keyfob to lock the car, the car appears to lock and the indicators flash but then a second or two...
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posted by R0B.kirkyuk
0 comments posted 20yrs posted by R0B.kirkyuk

Seat Ibiza - alarm problem

I've just got a Seat Ibiza, and while I was away workmen were given my spare key (without the remore functions) to move...
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posted by nospam
6 comments posted 20yrs posted by nospam

Celica reversing beep :(

Is it possible to disable the warning beeper for reverse gear in my new Celica? I'm sure the demo car didn't do it ......
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posted by Nothing
14 comments posted 20yrs posted by Nothing

Mondeo tyre wear

Hiya, I had three tyres replaced on my Mondeo two weeks ago, along with a four wheel alignment with one of these new fa...
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posted by nobody
2 comments posted 20yrs posted by nobody

Why do batteries fail more in winter?

Why do car batteries fail more in the winter than in the warmer months? Somehow the cold kills their power?
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posted by spam
22 comments posted 20yrs posted by spam

Alternator output readings - what do they mean?

Battery light was on with engine running, headlights on, so I put the multimeter across the battery and was reading 9.8...
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posted by spam
3 comments posted 20yrs posted by spam

Technical data help

Will try to give help to anyone requesting data on 1995-2005 uk cars.
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posted by george.ellis8
2 comments posted 20yrs posted by george.ellis8

Fiesta Zetec Over-revving

1997 Ford Fiesta 1.25 with Zetec Engine My son has just returned from a couple of days away (including motorway journey...
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posted by shamblesforge
2 comments posted 20yrs posted by shamblesforge

BMW Help

Hi my BMW wont start when the weather gets colder. After a jump start it starts all day until it sits for a few hours th...
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posted by george.hughes33
9 comments posted 20yrs posted by george.hughes33

broken BMW locking wheel nut

...er... like the subject says. It was like it when I found it. Basically, went to change a flat earlier and found the...
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posted by nobody
8 comments posted 20yrs posted by nobody

Rover 600ti

Going for spares as it has electrical problems with the immobilser side of things, It's an s-reg(98)2ltr turbo petrol,6...
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posted by simon.day2
2 comments posted 20yrs posted by simon.day2

Nissan micra engine code / serial number

Hello everybody. I live in Finland, a country whose language is not very "user friendly" (at least to foreigners). I ju...
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posted by matei1550
2 comments posted 20yrs posted by matei1550

Time to replace battery?

I have noticed that after standing for a couple of days, the battery seems to struggle to turn the engine over (1988 Ni...
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posted by aw114ageuk
20 comments posted 20yrs posted by aw114ageuk

Nissan Micra Heater

We run a clapped out, G-reg Micra. Recently the heater has stared to only blow cold air and with the recent cold spell...
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posted by alabbey
4 comments posted 20yrs posted by alabbey