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Nightmare

I have a 1999 Vauxhall Vectra 1.8LS petrol. When I start the car in the morning or after several hours of standing the...
5 comments posted 20yrs
posted by ramjaminn1
5 comments posted 20yrs posted by ramjaminn1

Fiesta tickover too fast

I fitted a new battery to our 1995 1.1 Fiesta yesterday, since then the engine races a little at tickover then slowly a...
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posted by j.crawford2k
1 comments posted 20yrs posted by j.crawford2k

Gatsos!

This'll find favour in here methinks :) http://www.channelregister.co.uk/2005/11/16/gatso_attack/ Les
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posted by les.NOSPAMcrossan
3 comments posted 20yrs posted by les.NOSPAMcrossan

Renault 19 radiator fan revisited

Re my on going problems with the radiator fan of my renault 19, I remember reading somewhere that I can use a paper cli...
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posted by rodders22xxxx
6 comments posted 20yrs posted by rodders22xxxx

Drilling out sheared off bolts.

Having to remove the ends of some sheared off bolts in cast iron, I wonder what's the best way (preserving the threads...
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posted by chrispbacon
53 comments posted 20yrs posted by chrispbacon

2000 Primera battery replacement

Hi all, if i disconnect the battery on a 2000/W Nissan Primera 2.0SE CVT, will i need to reprogram the alarm/remote loc...
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posted by nick
4 comments posted 20yrs posted by nick

really daft question

I'm picking up a new car tomorrow which means I've got to sell my old one. Going to sell it privately. I've never done...
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posted by matt_plant23
12 comments posted 20yrs posted by matt_plant23

WAX through the winter

Can anyone recommend a good long lasting wax to use throughout the winter? TIA
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posted by martin.collins
12 comments posted 20yrs posted by martin.collins

Rear wheel smoking hot

I had a fail on the mot for handbrake performance on my Rover 220 with rear disk brakes, I cleaned and freed of the mec...
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posted by power
4 comments posted 20yrs posted by power

Laguna rattle

Hi, I've recently bought a 97 Laguna 2.0 Auto, and discovered it has a strange rattle/knocking. It seems to come from t...
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posted by nick
2 comments posted 20yrs posted by nick

Nissan switches?

Hi all, I have a Nissan primera 2000 on a W plate, to the left of the handbrake is a switch with a picture of a car on...
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posted by shepshep1
4 comments posted 20yrs posted by shepshep1

Rover 414

I haven't got a handbook for this car. What should the tyre pressure please? pete
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posted by turtill
5 comments posted 20yrs posted by turtill

Headlight adjusters

My 2002 Civic has a 4 position switch for adjusting the headlights to suit the load. I have noticed that the off side o...
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posted by john.plant
2 comments posted 20yrs posted by john.plant

vauxhall corsa glow plugs

Can someone please tell me how easy it is, and how i go about changing the glow plugs in my "s" reg vauxhall corsa1.7 di...
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posted by rachaelheffer
12 comments posted 20yrs posted by rachaelheffer