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Re: Focus Mystery Component ...

[...] > Words sound like "splurgel ding flockbucket " to my uneducated ears. And > that does what, exactly ? It just a...
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posted by cawhelan
3 comments posted 12yrs posted by cawhelan

Coil ballast resistor

I've just obtained a new coil for my 1955 Merc 220a, but it says on it that the resistance of the ballast resistor that...
3 comments posted 12yrs
posted by rttgraham
3 comments posted 12yrs posted by rttgraham

Fiesta Mk.6 Door Locking Motors

Do Fiesta Mk.6's with and without the Double Locking facility have different door motors?
0 comments posted 12yrs
posted by stephen.leak
0 comments posted 12yrs posted by stephen.leak

A3 saloon

I stopped at the traffic lights behind what I thought was an Audi A4, but the badge read A3. It was early in the mornin...
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posted by johs
25 comments posted 12yrs posted by johs

Reversing sensor retro-fit

I'm looking to buy a nearly new Fiesta for my wife from a car supermarket. Its unlikely that it will come with the reve...
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posted by paul
11 comments posted 12yrs posted by paul

Volvo D5 06 Soot filter

Hi, i keep getting 'soot filter full' message and car goes into limp mode when i open it up on the bypass. I'm guessing...
10 comments posted 12yrs
posted by goget
10 comments posted 12yrs posted by goget

Cyclist ploughs into 5 year old

Happily no serious injuries http://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/Cambridge/Girl-5-run-over-by-cyclist-amid-traffic-chaos-in-C...
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posted by g.odonnell35
5 comments posted 12yrs posted by g.odonnell35

Possible bent con rod with normal compression test?

Asking on behalf of someone else, is it possible to have a bent con rod and still have normal compression readings on t...
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posted by cyberwitch
13 comments posted 12yrs posted by cyberwitch

Fiesta dampers going?

Fiesta has started making an odd bumping noise at the back when going over bumps. I know that sounds redundant, but pre...
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posted by max
15 comments posted 12yrs posted by max

Red diesel in cars

So a guy buys a dies car with another 8 owners on the log book and gets dipped by HMRC positive. How long does the dye...
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posted by bigboy35247
17 comments posted 12yrs posted by bigboy35247

Wheel balancing, where?

Just had two new front tyres including wheel balancing, but now it is worse than on old tyres. I am reluctant to go back...
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posted by johs
1 comments posted 12yrs posted by johs

recommend a quirky 4x4?

need a smart but quirky 4x4, wife wants new and funky, i want old and quirky. but i f can find a nice older quirky one...
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posted by sandman
16 comments posted 12yrs posted by sandman

Focus Fault codes

Today on the M23 I got a flashing glow plug light, turned off the motorway and stopped the engine. When I restarted no...
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posted by example
0 comments posted 12yrs posted by example

Diesel Injector Cleaner

I have been advised by a diesel diagnostic specialist (First Diesel in South London) to try an injector cleaner additiv...
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posted by example
4 comments posted 12yrs posted by example