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Battery

Is there any way of knowing when a battery is getting ready to be replaced? Is this checked when a car is serviced? Dave...
26 comments posted 22yrs
posted by david.maggs1
26 comments posted 22yrs posted by david.maggs1

Rhodes lifters very noisy on a rover v8?

MOT day yesterday! Got a pass no problem. I was a little ashamed as there was only 120 additional miles on the clock si...
3 comments posted 22yrs
posted by will
3 comments posted 22yrs posted by will

Mazda prob

Hi, I've got a Mazda 626 exec. auto 1990 vintage and just lately the overdrive gears refuse to work, the 1st, 2nd and 3...
0 comments posted 22yrs
posted by jess987
0 comments posted 22yrs posted by jess987

Car broke down :-(

My used and abused Rover 418TD has finally given up the ghost. Oil light came on as I was driving so I pulled over and...
10 comments posted 22yrs
posted by dkj255
10 comments posted 22yrs posted by dkj255

HELP needed

I have got the following probs with my Ford Ka. Its only done 43k. ** After a few gear changes engine starts to over-re...
2 comments posted 22yrs
posted by mattjstringfellow
2 comments posted 22yrs posted by mattjstringfellow

Bloody vandals!

Came home last night to find my Dad's car had its wing mirror knocked off completely. He'd since put the car in the gar...
1 comments posted 22yrs
posted by mail
1 comments posted 22yrs posted by mail

good service from parts supplier

Ordered a caliper unit for Astra on Monday evening 7pm. Received part Wednesday morning. Cheapest price of all people I...
2 comments posted 22yrs
posted by lasagne
2 comments posted 22yrs posted by lasagne

PIRELLI-CHAMPIRO TYRES

Anyone advise me as to whether a pirelli GT tyre is the same as a Champiro ? Paid for 2 Pirelli Gt tyres at Kwik Fit re...
6 comments posted 22yrs
posted by js005a8554
6 comments posted 22yrs posted by js005a8554

Brakes fading

I didn't do the replacement of the discs on my Escort a couple of months back since I couldn't shift the rounded nuts t...
30 comments posted 22yrs
posted by usenet
30 comments posted 22yrs posted by usenet

any tips on buying a Morris Minor?

Hi, I just love the way the things look. and I want to buy one from one of the specialists (recommendations?) drive it...
21 comments posted 22yrs
posted by akia
21 comments posted 22yrs posted by akia

slamming doors

does the slamming of passenger doors really do significant damage to it compared to a)damage received by potholes b)dam...
18 comments posted 22yrs
posted by ymailus
18 comments posted 22yrs posted by ymailus

Pattern v genuine parts

I posted here at the end of last year saying that I had replaced the lower arm on our Ka and had used a pattern part. I...
2 comments posted 22yrs
posted by paul
2 comments posted 22yrs posted by paul

1990 Passat Front Wheel bearings - easy job?

Went to look at a Passat DT estate, 1990 model today . Only fault is a duff left front wheel bearing. How easy a job wo...
1 comments posted 22yrs
posted by privacy
1 comments posted 22yrs posted by privacy

BMW E39 exterior door handle.

Anyone got any idea how you remove it? The TIS shows two special tools, and a securing mechanism, but having removed the...
1 comments posted 22yrs
posted by dave
1 comments posted 22yrs posted by dave

Vectra Radio Interference

I have a 2003 Vectra, which suffered from severe radio interference on medium wave, but only when the car was moving. T...
0 comments posted 22yrs
posted by geoff.coxon1
0 comments posted 22yrs posted by geoff.coxon1