Car Maintenance

Mini Review...

As you will have read, my beloved Alfa 156 Wagon was written off in an altercation with a Polish HGV recently (still ar...

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posted by italiancar

76 comments posted 11yrs posted by italiancar

I took my rover 620 to my electrician

Hi, anyway, i took my car to my electrician to get the srs light dialed out and he said the he found fault 92-no power...

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posted by M B

2 comments posted 11yrs posted by M B

When replacing circlip cv joint to driveshaft, do I need to fit a new driveshaf?

The circlip is missing, CV joint to driveshaft, Mondeo Mk3 2.0 litre diesel. My garage says it will have to fit a new d...

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posted by Del Faulkner

10 comments posted 11yrs posted by Del Faulkner

Connecting brake pipe

It would simplify installation of a new brake pipe if it was in two pieces, with a connector in the middle. I'm fine us...

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posted by 2011OMIT_THIS_BITnews

4 comments posted 11yrs posted by 2011OMIT_THIS_BITnews

radio code

Hi, I have recently bought an old fiat punto, sadly I was not given the radio code and following some work the radio ne...

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posted by Guest

1 comments posted 11yrs posted by Guest

Bleed screw

Parked up the old E39 BMW to see steam coming from under the bonnet. Hot water was peeing out of the rad bleed screw -...

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posted by dave

11 comments posted 11yrs posted by dave

Ford Galaxy - Engine malfunction warning

Comes on every time you exceed 60 mph. Stop engine and its gone until next time. No other symptoms. Got a code reader....

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posted by BertieBigBollox

5 comments posted 11yrs posted by BertieBigBollox

Audi A3 cambelt.

Mate has a 5 year old Audi A3 IIRC 1.6 petrol. Only done 10,000 miles. Dealer contacted him saying it needed a cambelt c...

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posted by dave

6 comments posted 11yrs posted by dave

Musical Focus ...

Mate of mine has a 2005 Focus Estate. He has had a 'problem' recently with it randomly producing a sequence of three so...

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posted by arfa.daily

5 comments posted 11yrs posted by arfa.daily

04 1.6 Meriva indicators. 'Common problem'?

Hi All, The Mrs just came back with the Meriva and said the indicators weren't working properly / at all. When you appl...

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posted by news

17 comments posted 11yrs posted by news

Car buyers. Any recommendations or warnings?

A friend who was recently widowed has a rather nice Alfa 159 sport wagon to dispose of. Would like good price, quick sa...

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posted by timdownie2003

2 comments posted 11yrs posted by timdownie2003

Astra radio code?

03 plate, radio type CDR500(E), 2F4 Any suggestions (or online fixers)? It has a sticker on it from a previous "repaire...

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posted by newshound

0 comments posted 11yrs posted by newshound

shock absorbers

Looks like the relay might need new ones, any recommendations

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posted by steve

0 comments posted 11yrs posted by steve

Grrr! LHD trucks

K was taken out by a Polish truck doing a 450 degree turn from the left hand lane of a roundabout this week... My 156 i...

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posted by italiancar

12 comments posted 11yrs posted by italiancar

Wow! Car hire scam or what?

My wife booked a hire car earlier today. A few hours after booking she received an email from the hire company respondi...

3 comments posted 11yrs

posted by timdownie2003

3 comments posted 11yrs posted by timdownie2003