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The idle spec on my SD1 is 1.5% CO. What does that translate to (roughly) as lambda or AFR? -- *For every action, there is an equal and opposite...
Dave Plowman (News)
Today 10:51 AM
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2002 Toyota Yaris 1.5 T-Sport Engine code 1NZ-FE The car suffers from a hesitation when first pulling away after a cold start, and occasionaly when...
Stu
Today 01:49 AM
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sorry dont understand about the alfa its a brava see told you im a woman and know nothing, yes you are right about things going they blinkin cost...
BEVERLY LEAMAN
Yesterday 05:49 PM
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Nedavno Duncan Wood napisa: Well it seems that I managed to break something. When I removed the first axle stub it come out with half of the...
Yvan
Yesterday 04:41 PM
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My Octavia's front wipers seem to have given up, in that they will move only slowly, and sometimes stop in the middle of the screen. Before I...
A.Lee
Yesterday 10:48 AM
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I've managed to break the electric mirror switch on my 2001 Octavia. It looks identical to the one on a MKIV Golf, if that's any help, like the one...
Ian Riches
Yesterday 03:09 AM
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Saw a first for me anyway today: A motorbike pulled over at the kerb , rider in waterproofs with some sort of logo, no police markings or blue...
Paul
Yesterday 12:12 AM
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Good friend of mine has asked me to ask here for him, so I don't know any details of the exact problem etc. Car is a Chrysler Neon, 2ltr manual on a...
Arfa Daily
11-05-2009 07:20 PM
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Always get a bit jittery when it comes to winter and plumetting temperatures so looking to change my coolant sooner rather than later. I have green...
Simon Dean
11-05-2009 06:33 AM
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MOT query (Multi-page thread 1 2 3 4)
I am sure this has been asked before but cannot find anything. My old car goes in for an MOT this morning, two weeks before actually due. If it...
Bill
11-05-2009 04:54 AM
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Our car suffered a bit of a dent thanks to clipping a handrail at a supermarket car park (the sort which enclose the trolley bays), and I would...
David Hearn
11-05-2009 04:17 AM
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http://www.fmlight.co.uk The Bailey Button Metallic Chestnut Logo is a fresh twist on the Bailey Button because it’s embossed with metallic logo...
ting huang
11-05-2009 01:57 AM
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I'm replacing the starter motor on a 1600cc Ford Ka....Looks to be straightforward (famous last words) as access seems OK...Any "weevils in the wood...
Alistair Ross
11-03-2009 05:45 AM
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Last MOT I got an advisory that the wishbone bushes on my R reg Mondeo were starting to go and the guy who arranged the MOT said he was suprised it...
Usenet Nutter
11-02-2009 06:08 PM
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Using a fence post, my mother in law has punched a neat hole through the rear bumper of her 2004 Citroen C3. She hit the post adjacent to the...
Doctor D
11-02-2009 04:26 PM
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3 or 4 times in the last few weeks now I've come to start my car up and been engulfed in clouds of blue smoke. It lasts 15-20 seconds then...
Tony \(UncleFista\)
11-02-2009 02:10 PM
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My apologies for the long post. The aim is to share my experience in getting Ford to pay for repairs under their perforation warranty, to corrosion...
Paul R
11-02-2009 12:56 PM
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Hi, I wonder if anyone can help? I have recently bought a campervan based on a Fiat Ducato chassis. It has a three pin diagnostic connector. I...
Russell
11-02-2009 08:08 AM
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from Monday there is an additional 20 per cent off the price of 4 Michelins at costco. ends 22/11
Mrcheerful
11-02-2009 04:34 AM
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Well it is car related .. It seems I have been caught speeding. 38 in a 30 zone. It does mention the possibility of speed awareness classes or a...
alicc
11-02-2009 04:21 AM
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Any experts recommend which plugs are best for a 2003 Ford KA 1.3. I think it's the Duratec engine. Only done 20k miles but the owners not sure...
Redwood
11-01-2009 06:04 PM
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my nissan micra has a heated rear screen to provent condensation the button is on but no light dont now if it works some times steems up and other...
nipsy
11-01-2009 12:51 PM
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It appears that the government, in an attempt to save itself some money, plans to let motorists acquitted of motoring offences pay their...
Gordon H
11-01-2009 06:45 AM
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Hello, You may remember I asked about smelly screen wash in Astras a couple of months ago. Since then I have spoken to half a dozen other...
Stephen
11-01-2009 04:39 AM
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Caterham are currently offering the Classic with a K series engine which I believe is a Rover engine. It seems to me to make little sense to buy a...
T
10-31-2009 07:12 PM
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Hi, I have a '51 Vauxhall vectra 2.2 hatchback. The rear passenger side suspension is broken. I am fairly sure that the bottom of the spring has...
Dave
10-31-2009 08:56 AM
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Anyone know where I might be able to get hold of a Workshop / Service Manual? Thanks M
Mark Spencer
10-30-2009 05:42 AM
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Hi My alternator has gone recently on Astra 1.7td 2003 Isuzu and I was surprised to find that also the power steering goes at the same time! Anyway...
jayseeblue
10-29-2009 11:43 AM
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Decided to go to Nissan in the end and get the Nissan green AntiFreeze and I mixed it 50/50. Complete drain of the yellowish looking murky liquid, a...
Simon Dean
10-28-2009 01:16 PM
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This problem below is on a mk4 golf 1.6 8v 99. When using headlights or wipers or indicators there is a clicking noise coming from the right hand...
Peter smith
10-28-2009 07:36 AM
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I'm trying to choose a car for about £3,000 to 4,000. (Something reliable and not expensive to own like a Ford Focus or a Japanese). I need to know...
Jonno
10-27-2009 01:43 PM
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Hi, You may remember I posted about my diesel C3 that had lost power. I had the codes read and they were turbo under pressure and an EGR fault. You...
Fred
10-27-2009 05:05 AM
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On Oct 26, 7:37*pm, Stuart <Spam... (AT) argonet (DOT) co.uk> wrote: ONE OF THE PLATES SEEMS FRIED FROM HERE I AM PROTEUS
beccy
10-26-2009 09:03 PM
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My motor is a 2002 Toyota Avensis Estate GS 1.8 VVTI with 113 000 miles on clock . Being the infamous vvti engine it hasn't until recently done too...
andy
10-25-2009 01:55 PM
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I just given my '84 Rangie a good dousing in waxoyl, but wondered how often I should repeat the job; every year, every other year? She's never used...
Roclive
10-25-2009 05:28 AM
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There seems to a wide range of products and opinions, so I'd like views from urcm subscribers. Thanks in advance. Paul. -- Paul reply-to is...
Paul
10-25-2009 05:24 AM
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Underside rust has got the better of my trusty Micra, though the engine has only done 49000, so I have to scrap. Which car breakers in North London...
Paul
10-24-2009 11:27 PM
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Crossed posted from Focus newsgroup Had this problem since summer, seems to be getting slightly worse as weather gets colder. Symptoms are going...
martin j
10-24-2009 06:18 AM
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I just got a new SIP touch up gun which worked quite well first time I used it. After doing the job I duly stripped it down to clean it and found the...
andyv
10-22-2009 04:23 PM
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Do they work, my diesel van seems a bit sputtery so bunged som in, but no miraculous cure yet. Assuming the injectors are the problem, are these...
Paul
10-22-2009 11:08 AM
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Weird. Wife said there was a strange clicking noise when she opened the door and then car wouldnt start. I had a look and fuel gauge registered none...
paulfoel
10-22-2009 04:10 AM
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Just bought a 2006 Vectra (new model), but only got one key fob. I'd like to get another key remote, but don't want to pay Vauxhall dealer...
Paul
10-22-2009 03:49 AM
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Should it be so hard? Got a text from my daughter telling me that her front o/s indicator wasn't working. So I picked up a bulb on my way home,...
Jeremy
10-22-2009 02:47 AM
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..ac.uk says... My cousin has a similar plated corsa with one of the 3 pot engines, a problem he had as the oil light flicking on randomly. Fault...
Ian Riches
10-21-2009 06:47 PM
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My electric window appears to be playing up at certain times in the day usually early in the morning , when pressing the button on the drivers door,...
Exhausted
10-21-2009 12:54 PM
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My Laguna 1.6 is suffering a bit of power loss at higher revs, under load. Tonight whilst sitting at lights I noted that: Car Idles at around 600...
Paul
10-20-2009 06:37 PM
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On Mon, 19 Oct 2009 00:02:09 +0100, tomm <seamonsters1967 (AT) yahoo (DOT) co.uk> wrote: It's horrible, but if that's what you want then they're...
Duncan Wood
10-20-2009 05:34 PM
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Hey, please have you got a code my my 2005 nissan micra radio. The code is: SJNEBAK12U2057330 Thanks. Kim
RegWorts
10-20-2009 07:10 AM
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Mrcheerful wrote: If my experience with a SportKa recently is anything to go by, it'll need a new head. They don't take kindly to being boiled....
Pete M
10-19-2009 09:54 PM
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Anyone recommend a good (cheap) online HPI check service online (or even a mobile text service) ??
tomm
10-19-2009 06:32 PM
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