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Escort wheel bearings

Hi, One of the rear wheel bearings is getting rather noisy on my mk6 (drum brakes on back). How long can changing it wa...
10 comments posted 21yrs
posted by iain.mclaren
10 comments posted 21yrs posted by iain.mclaren

Help! - chipped key for Daewoo Espero

Partner's key for her 'N' reg' Espero GLXI was damaged. A locksmith has cut a replacement key but it won't start the ca...
2 comments posted 21yrs
posted by cholf
2 comments posted 21yrs posted by cholf

Sound insulation suggestions?

Citroen Berlingo 'MPV'. The rear wheel arches protrude into the 'boot' and don't have any carpet/upholstery on them, th...
10 comments posted 21yrs
posted by on
10 comments posted 21yrs posted by on

car recalls - where find info???

Where can i find a database of info about car recalls for safety, repairs/problems? We are thinking of buying a 2nd han...
1 comments posted 21yrs
posted by mrjollyhappyman
1 comments posted 21yrs posted by mrjollyhappyman

rev counter going up and down while idling

Hi While stood in traffic the other day the rev counter starting going up and down, maybe to about 4000rpm although the...
3 comments posted 21yrs
posted by julianhales
3 comments posted 21yrs posted by julianhales

Accident claim?

Shortly after I arrived at work this morning my dad called to say my car (parked outside the house) had been hit by a l...
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posted by dkj255
11 comments posted 21yrs posted by dkj255

Fuel additive

Has anyone tried the stuff? you know the stuff that cleans the valve and injectors etc.... I bought a bottle and added t...
30 comments posted 21yrs
posted by lamby
30 comments posted 21yrs posted by lamby

xenon headlights

the passenger side headlight flickers when turned on.it sometimes goes off when driving along the road.(warning sign co...
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posted by chris.knowles
5 comments posted 21yrs posted by chris.knowles

NOVA wiper/fuse problem

Hello I have a 1989 (f reg) vauxhall nova. The windscreen wipers have stopped working, with no motor noise either. Can a...
0 comments posted 21yrs
posted by Digging4fire
0 comments posted 21yrs posted by Digging4fire

BX wing mirror

Some kind soul has smashed off the passenger side wing mirror, and left it dangling by a wire, shousing and all. I am p...
5 comments posted 21yrs
posted by james.dore
5 comments posted 21yrs posted by james.dore

Clutch Pedal MOT failure?

Hi, I posted to the group a week or to ago about the clutch pedal on my Alfa 146 being a little reluctant to return to...
3 comments posted 21yrs
posted by nobody
3 comments posted 21yrs posted by nobody

1999 Audi A4 Avant Automatic

Hi all, Doe's anyone know the procedure and fluid/filter when it comes to 60,000 on the auto gearbox service? I recentl...
4 comments posted 21yrs
posted by theresahoulihan
4 comments posted 21yrs posted by theresahoulihan

Mk3 Golf gearbox problems

Evening all The gearbox on my MK3 1.8 golf has just started to whine/drone, if thats the correct term. I assume it's th...
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posted by why
4 comments posted 21yrs posted by why

Swansea Extortionists

I got forwarded a letter sent by the DVLA to my old address recently. It's a demand for money, 18 quid in back dated ta...
16 comments posted 21yrs
posted by talking
16 comments posted 21yrs posted by talking