Car Maintenance

Focus TDCi Broken Turbo

Our 2004 (53 plate) TDCi focus (Ghia/115) has just been diagnosed by my rel iable backstreet garage as having a broken...

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posted by kev.holohan

5 comments posted 11yrs posted by kev.holohan

As good as a Yaris?

Looking at used cars about 7 to 10 years old - what is as good as a Yaris (reliability, easy to work on, economy) but s...

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posted by aeio

21 comments posted 11yrs posted by aeio

Woohoo! New vehicle category on my licence!

Just got my replacement licence through the post after losing my wallet the other day. Very excited to see that a new c...

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posted by timdownie2003

56 comments posted 11yrs posted by timdownie2003

OT Missing my hire car :-(

Just back from the US of A where we were tooling around in a 3.6L Chevy Impala. As bland as a car can be but I fear I'v...

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posted by timdownie2003

49 comments posted 11yrs posted by timdownie2003

Unusual clutch problem and the answer

Escort mk6, heavily dragging clutch when pedal right down. Pedal felt normal but a bit light, arm on the box moved norm...

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posted by g.odonnell35

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Instrument lighting

Thought I'd try a post here just in case someone has an answer. The instruments on my SD1 are white on black in dayligh...

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posted by dave

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Satnav - update or replace?

I've a TomTom one which I've never updated, so it will occasionally get a bit confused, but no big deal. I've never tri...

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posted by not.a

15 comments posted 11yrs posted by not.a

audi with leaking heater matrix.

Hi all, I've got an Audi A6 that has a slight leak in the passenger side heater matrix - when the air con is blowing an...

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posted by simonfinnigan

5 comments posted 11yrs posted by simonfinnigan

Built in satnav on Peugeot 5008

As per title I have a built in flip up satnav in the car but there are no speed camera warnings. Everything else seems...

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posted by hemmings3524

8 comments posted 11yrs posted by hemmings3524

Can you solve this?

Exercise for the student in motoring: Noise: Low frequency bang-bang proportional to speed of car. Accelerating gently...

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posted by johs

27 comments posted 11yrs posted by johs

Radio Code

Hi mate, i have lost my radio code and now i need it. I have a Nissan Note. Radio serial : PN3001PA0025366 Radio part: P...

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posted by Davide Giacone

4 comments posted 11yrs posted by Davide Giacone

MOT with a warning light on the dash

Hi all, Stuck with very intermittent Internet access at the moment, so browsing isn't an option. Is a warning light on...

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posted by simonfinnigan

8 comments posted 11yrs posted by simonfinnigan

Ain't the intergoogles wonderful?

After 13 and a bit years my Focus has finally developed a fault in something. I noticed today that the heater fan is on...

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posted by Null

15 comments posted 11yrs posted by Null

Tax Disc?

Can I remove the Tax Disc, or does this only apply for subsequent car Tax? The Gov website is not very clear, it even h...

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posted by johs

53 comments posted 11yrs posted by johs

Peugeot 5008 steaming up

I have a brand new Peugeot 5008 HDi. Why has it got two temperature controls and how do I use them? (The handbook doesn...

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posted by hemmings3524

3 comments posted 11yrs posted by hemmings3524