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Motor bargains at Lidil eg Jumpstarts for 19.99

Just to let you know, Lidil has jumpstarts with tyre inflator for only 19.99 inc 3 yr warranty. These things are about...
0 comments posted 21yrs
posted by hotspot
0 comments posted 21yrs posted by hotspot

Would a jumpstart charge a battery?

If I connect the jumpstart to the car battery and leave it connected, well the power from the jumpstart transfer into t...
7 comments posted 21yrs
posted by hotspot
7 comments posted 21yrs posted by hotspot

Sierra expert?

Hi all, have got water in the front passenger foot well the sunroof tubes are clear as is the roof can any body give ad...
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posted by r3engineering
11 comments posted 21yrs posted by r3engineering

Micra wipers problem

My K11 Micra wipers won't work properly on 'intermittent'; they just stay on all the time. Also, when I switch the wipe...
7 comments posted 21yrs
posted by two_bangs
7 comments posted 21yrs posted by two_bangs

May on oil cap

3rd attempt at posting this, nice one Tiscali News Servers :-/ Went to look at a car the other day, as the garage/deale...
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posted by n
18 comments posted 21yrs posted by n

headlamp adjuster switch

Honda Civic 2002 One of my headlights doesn't always respond to the adjusting dial in the car. Somtimes it does nothing...
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posted by john.plant
0 comments posted 21yrs posted by john.plant

Ford transit

Hi there I recently bought a '93 tranny. As I looked over the vehicle i noticed that the water level was only around ha...
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posted by davidgladwin
6 comments posted 21yrs posted by davidgladwin

Aargh - THAT Ford Escort again - help!

Hi all Further to the previous about the Ford escort CVH 1.4i that broke a cam belt and needed the head dowels............
5 comments posted 21yrs
posted by anywhereb
5 comments posted 21yrs posted by anywhereb

DVD Players Maybe OT

I have just put in a DVD player for the kids as we are in the car a lot. its a Goodmans from Argos that goes over the h...
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posted by darlingbudsofmay
3 comments posted 21yrs posted by darlingbudsofmay

MoT Query (again!)

I'm in the very unusual position of having a car that's coming up for its first MoT. Normally my cars are much older th...
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posted by Sergey
4 comments posted 21yrs posted by Sergey

numpty needs help with scenic

ok 02 (April) scenic which all of a sudden has a poor sound coming from the engine (sounds possibly like a misfire but...
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posted by mrcellophane
5 comments posted 21yrs posted by mrcellophane

Alfa Romeo

I am considering getting a 3 yer old 156 with up to 60K om the clock, but many people recommend avoiding alfas all toge...
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posted by hogan0151
46 comments posted 21yrs posted by hogan0151

Cylinder head - no dowels - is this a problem?

Hi all I'm about to fit a recon cylinder head to the Ford Escort that I mentioned a few weeks back (broken cam belt - v...
5 comments posted 21yrs
posted by anywhereb
5 comments posted 21yrs posted by anywhereb