Car Maintenance

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Renault Clio 11 battery replacement

Will be replacing the battery in the above very shortly. Any thing I should be aware of with regard to CL,ECU etc before...
0 comments posted 22yrs
posted by me
0 comments posted 22yrs posted by me

Megane Scenic radio Phillips

I have recently purchase a 2nd hand Megane Scenic 1.6 RT with a Phillips radio. The car didn't come with any operating...
4 comments posted 22yrs
posted by peterclark1967
4 comments posted 22yrs posted by peterclark1967

Some electronics help...

I am fitting a central locking kit in my car If i put the red wire to + and black to - on my battery it all works fine....
4 comments posted 22yrs
posted by no
4 comments posted 22yrs posted by no

V5C

New style V5C just popped trough the letterbox today. I'm a bit peeved that it lists two former keepers before I bought...
6 comments posted 22yrs
posted by johs
6 comments posted 22yrs posted by johs

Are car phone kits easy to fit?

I'm pretty much Ok with simple electrics and wanted to fit a Nokia (CK-7W) car phone kit to my Focus so that the radio...
0 comments posted 22yrs
posted by mailbox100
0 comments posted 22yrs posted by mailbox100

Astra headlight problem

Hi, My '91 Astra's left headlight is currently behaving in a strange way. Sometimes, when I switch the headlights on, t...
3 comments posted 22yrs
posted by awyawy
3 comments posted 22yrs posted by awyawy

Electrics mixed up...

My new (to me) Golf Mk 3 CL is going well, and I'm very happy with it, but I got a surprise last night regarding the el...
14 comments posted 22yrs
posted by angus
14 comments posted 22yrs posted by angus

How to turn your car into a Hybrid-Electric car?

Saw this. Not quite sure how well it'd work though. http://www.sigmaautomotive.com/electrocharger/electrocharger.php
64 comments posted 22yrs
posted by conor.turton
64 comments posted 22yrs posted by conor.turton

Whats colour is Fords "metalic black" colour?

My sister has a 2000 model Ford Fiesta, its metalic black in colour, does anyone know the exact colour as per Fords des...
11 comments posted 22yrs
posted by erewewent
11 comments posted 22yrs posted by erewewent

Workshop Manuals, Handbooks, Parts Books etc.

We have thousands of Classic Car Workshop Manuals, Handbooks, Parts Books and other items of classic motoring literatur...
0 comments posted 22yrs
posted by mw010d0534
0 comments posted 22yrs posted by mw010d0534

daewoo valves

2000 Daewoo Leganza 2.0 16v auto. Anyone know if the engine is 'interference' or 'non-interference' type? Reason I ask...
5 comments posted 22yrs
posted by REMOVEcynicoid
5 comments posted 22yrs posted by REMOVEcynicoid

Fiesta 2 Switches?

Hi I have 2 switches on my Fiesta that I am unsure of... They are both small buttons on the dash (above the stereo) the...
6 comments posted 22yrs
posted by no
6 comments posted 22yrs posted by no

Re: UK Vans.

> This is a question for the UK members of this group. > > I'm about to buy a Transit sized van and was wondering if yo...
0 comments posted 22yrs
posted by nws
0 comments posted 22yrs posted by nws

How the hell does it come off?

I've been doing basic maintenance of my cars for years. As far as I'm concerned it is usually a 10 minute job per wheel...
8 comments posted 22yrs
posted by usenet
8 comments posted 22yrs posted by usenet