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Air Con in Vauxhall Calibra

Hi all Just wondering what common problems there are with regards to air con, just brought a '96 Calibra and when you s...
6 comments posted 21yrs
posted by none
6 comments posted 21yrs posted by none

Paper retrieval - VW Polo

A friend of mine has lost a parking permit down the front window blower. Is there an easy way to retrieve this without m...
11 comments posted 21yrs
posted by testbox
11 comments posted 21yrs posted by testbox

Ford Fiesta Automatic CTX blues

Hello All I have a 1997 P reg. Ford Fiesta Automatic. I just bought the car and notice that it sometimes stalls when co...
5 comments posted 21yrs
posted by allancammish
5 comments posted 21yrs posted by allancammish

Avensis thermostat

Can anyone enlighten me as to the location of the thermostat in a 1.8 Avensis (99 model)? Both radiator hoses seem to c...
5 comments posted 21yrs
posted by tzd3sw
5 comments posted 21yrs posted by tzd3sw

Oxidised HT Leads

Hi All Just Changed the HT leads on My Mondeo as the old ones had done about 30K and I noticed a couple of the leads ha...
5 comments posted 21yrs
posted by no_reply_here
5 comments posted 21yrs posted by no_reply_here

Replacement elec aerial for 1.4i 93 Astra ?

Hi All, The lekky aerial has started sticking on her Astra / Belmont (not going right to the bottom) and this evening s...
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posted by news
4 comments posted 21yrs posted by news

INFORAD GPS Camera Warning System

Has anyone any experience of this? If it works it seems a snip @ £79.99. Rob Graham
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posted by rttgraham
3 comments posted 21yrs posted by rttgraham

milage mileage... the holy grail

hi there, still trying to improve my milage on my 1987 1050cc VW polo. from my odometer calculations i have been gettin...
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posted by beerismygas
20 comments posted 21yrs posted by beerismygas

Buying a Mondeo TDCi - advice please

I am looking at buying a 2004 Mondeo 2.0 TDCi (130) and have found a firm advertising on Autotrader called "Silverdale...
0 comments posted 21yrs
posted by mikeday
0 comments posted 21yrs posted by mikeday

Pug 306 1.4 1998/S valve clearances

Can anyone confirm if the Pug 306 1.4 1998/S engine has valve clearances which can be adjusted, and what the syptoms of...
2 comments posted 21yrs
posted by swampie
2 comments posted 21yrs posted by swampie

VW Warranty Problems

Hi My Wife bought a VW Sharon from a VW dealer. It still had part of its manufacturers warranty left to run so was supp...
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posted by derrenbibby
14 comments posted 21yrs posted by derrenbibby

Misfiring - spark problem

My '84 Merc 280ce (straight 6, petrol) has an irritating misfire. It is worst at 2.5k rpm After a brief engine switch o...
6 comments posted 21yrs
posted by spamcemetary2000
6 comments posted 21yrs posted by spamcemetary2000

Removing scratches with Farecla

I see many people recommending G3 to remove scratches and complaining the finish is not as expected. The trick to the f...
1 comments posted 21yrs
posted by ahalverson
1 comments posted 21yrs posted by ahalverson

Diesel additive Forte

Hi, I have a 95 Diesel Corsa Isuzu engine-done 130K and its a bit lumpy and smokey on start up and I was told to put re...
9 comments posted 21yrs
posted by clouddz
9 comments posted 21yrs posted by clouddz