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 |  | Hi guys, I wonder if anyone can help?
Last winter, my '94 Vauxhall Cavalier 1.7TD diesel (208,000 miles!)
started exhibiting this strange behavior:...
Jonbon
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10-15-2004 11:33 AM
DuncanWood  | 1 | 7 |
| | | All of a sudden my fuel gauge is reading about 1/2 what it should. Full
tank shows half, half a tank shows 1/4 etc.
Any ideas where the problem lies...
Sunbeam
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10-15-2004 09:15 AM
mrcheerful | 2 | 4 |
| | | I have seen a number of friction reducers advertised on the net such as ZX1 and
Activ8 that claim to reduce engine wear and increase fuel...
aglass010
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10-15-2004 09:14 AM
Malc | 8 | 9 |
 | | Hi everyone,
Im kinda new here, been lurking for a few weeks (possibly posted once) but
I thought I'd introduce myself! I'm Rob, I'm 20, and I'm...
rob1
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10-15-2004 08:54 AM
JULIAN HALES | 17 | 18 |
| | | A old Mistubish Starion
I want to uprate the brakes on my GT 77 Celica, these would fit straight on,
but 'those' car clubs wont sell me any or say...
JULIAN HALES
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10-15-2004 08:53 AM
JULIAN HALES | 2 | 4 |
| | | Hi,
The bonnet open handle (RHS of drivers footwell) for my Corsa B (97)
is getting to the stage where I need to pull it fully and it only
releases...
LiviLion
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10-15-2004 08:51 AM
PM | 2 | 5 |
| | | Hi All
Battery drain of 0.25 amp when car locked. Car wont start if left for more
than 3 days
Volvo said that current use should only be 0.025 amp...
TMC
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10-15-2004 04:17 AM
Kippers | 4 | 5 |
| | | The message <9lvtm05golm9pp23c53vr1c5bsa7gem5db (AT) 4ax (DOT) com>
from Peter Hill <peter.usenet1 (AT) nospam (DOT) demon.co.uk> contains these...
Big Craigie
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10-15-2004 03:23 AM
Guy King | 7 | 8 |
| | | Well, the diesel's all gone, and the misfire turned out to be a leaky
manifold gasket (causing a fault on only one cylinder, not 2, which is why...
Stuffed
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10-14-2004 08:38 PM
Chris Street | 10 | 11 |
| | | Hi
BMW 318i, 1992
The idle on the above has become really ropey recently to the extent that I
stalled it today when pulling away from...
Dartos
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10-14-2004 03:29 PM
Dartos | 0 | 6 |
| | | I have the above vehicle which sometimes fails to start. New battery and
starter motor, leads, plugs and air filter. Carb mixture checked, all OK....
John Dennington
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10-14-2004 11:01 AM
John Dennington | 9 | 10 |
| | | So does anyone know of any site or info on devices that claim to stop
scale in heating systems
Tony Cains
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10-14-2004 05:45 AM
Rhyme | 37 | 38 |
| | | Hi
someone may have a simple suggestion to help me...?
My interior rear view mirror has beocme floppy on its ball joint. When I get in
the car it...
Martin
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10-14-2004 05:19 AM
Mike G | 3 | 5 |
| | | What breaks? What's expensive to fix if it does break? Thinking of a 2.0
Twink or 1.8.
Doki
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10-14-2004 05:04 AM
red--NOSPAM--squirrel@ntl-INVALID-world.com | 17 | 18 |
| | | Peter Hill wrote:
No, standard Ford promble - notable too on Fiestas & Pumas, IIRC.
--
Scott
Where are we going and why am I in this handbasket?
Scott M
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10-14-2004 04:04 AM
Scott M | 6 | 7 |
| | | Evening gents
I picked up a VW Golf 1.8 GTI (PB Engine 112bhp) over the weekend as a
winter project, and in amongst the box's of crap which came...
Dr Gonzo
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10-13-2004 08:18 PM
crow1982 | 5 | 6 |
| | | On my 1997 Fiesta it looks as tho the RHW has been buggered - one connector
on one side looks like it has gotten rusty and it has sort of broken off...
mo
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10-13-2004 08:17 PM
mrcheerful | 1 | 4 |
| | | The spare key on my Micra (S plate) starts the car but immediately it stops.
I am assuming that this is something to do with the NATS coding system &...
Schmoo
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10-13-2004 04:58 PM
jim | 1 | 6 |
| | | On the fundamentals of diesel engines. I have just acquired a Mondeo TD and
my knowledge is almost nil on diesels!
TIA
--
Mark
RVF400RR -...
Krycek
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10-13-2004 02:33 PM
dp | 4 | 6 |
| | | Hi there people,
I'm the owner of a 2001 Focus TD and it looks as if we will be staying
together for quite some time, rather than exchanging at the...
Chris Street
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10-13-2004 12:32 PM
JK | 9 | 10 |
| | | Sods law the last 1 of 8.
Round and soft, tried moles but not a chance, in a corner so not a great
place or much room, cant cut off and i cant get...
JULIAN HALES
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10-13-2004 11:43 AM
JULIAN HALES | 13 | 14 |
| | | Went out with my girlfriend in her car last night and she told me that as of
that afternoon she had been having problems under acceleration. She has...
Mark Hewitt
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10-13-2004 11:08 AM
Mark Hewitt | 3 | 5 |
| | | The problem with the Escort has been solved (damaged fuel line), and now I
have another question (or two) :-)
A friend and I plan on embarking on a...
Graham
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10-13-2004 06:35 AM
AstraVanMan | 16 | 17 |
| | | HELP!!! My beloved BMW 320i Touring (F'Reg) has started juddering whilst at
speed in drive. Anything above 60 and it shakes violently, drop it into...
GAZ1012
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10-13-2004 04:36 AM
adder | 1 | 4 |
| | | Back in September 2003 car was pulling to the middle of the road on
acceleration. Garage said nearside wishbone was worn. They replaced it and
the...
Wainscotting
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10-12-2004 06:13 PM
R L Driver | 6 | 7 |
| | | I have removed the ally head on a bedford 2Litre van ( Izuzu engine ) which
is distorted - can anyone reccomend an engineering co around Soton that...
Simon G
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10-12-2004 05:19 PM
dp | 1 | 6 |
| | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
I am struggling to get my car through the idle emissions test,...
The Murray Midget
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10-12-2004 03:43 PM
The Murray Midget | 0 | 5 |
| | | Just for a second the car will not go when you try to accelerate,
take your foot off the accelerator then back down then picks up fine.
Any ideas?
Little Jim
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10-12-2004 02:01 PM
Little Jim | 0 | 8 |
| | | Hi,
After just getting my alternator (and bulb) changed, my ECU light is on
again :-(
It only comes on for a second or so when it does - usually...
Iain McLaren
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10-12-2004 01:59 PM
Iain McLaren | 2 | 5 |
| | | Advice required.
I have an old workhorse ( 1994 Seat Ibiza 1.9D) that has developed a
leak through the headgasket. I have not noticed a lack of...
smallholder
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10-12-2004 08:44 AM
Guy King | 6 | 7 |
| | | Should copper slips always be used? if so on which surfaces should it be
applied?
Stuart Rose
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10-11-2004 09:54 PM
Pete M | 19 | 20 |
| | | girlfriends citroen ZX has started making a howling noise which sounds
like the sort of howl a badly knackered wheel bearing makes but the...
R Taylor
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10-11-2004 07:42 PM
R Taylor | 5 | 6 |
| | | I'm looking at various options for in car satellite navigation and apart
from where to actually site the device with the display and the GPS...
Mark Hewitt
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10-11-2004 07:36 PM
Paul Cummins | 21 | 22 |
| | | Ive got a Clio thats been sitting on my drive for 3 Months and i would like
to get rid of it.
This is new to me so what is the best way to go about...
Muggy
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10-11-2004 07:36 PM
Paul Cummins | 26 | 27 |
| | | I did see some mention of best/cheapest method of cleaning injectors.
Automatic transmission fluid was seen as a good method - 1 litre per...
sid
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10-11-2004 01:50 PM
Huw | 1 | 5 |
| | | What are the symptoms of a failing or failed oxygen sensor?
Mark W
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10-11-2004 11:43 AM
Mark W | 3 | 5 |
| | | I am new to diesel so would like some help/advise please. My vehicle is a
1993 Escort 1.8 Turbo Diesel. The car starts fine and will idle ok until...
John Dennington
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10-11-2004 11:25 AM
mrcheerful | 4 | 5 |
| | | Hi all,
I thought Id give my car a service since its been over 10000 miles since the
last one.
On changing the spark plugs, I heard a cracking noise...
billybronco
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10-11-2004 10:39 AM
Scrote | 8 | 9 |
| | | 1) I have had a replacement windscreen fitted, but the guy turned up
with a heated one (mine was originally non-heated), so I let him fit
that.
He...
Mondeo Owner
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10-11-2004 07:18 AM
Scott M | 2 | 4 |
| | | The failure of the resistor pack seems a common problem but it's easily
fixed. On the card (which is located next to the heater motor, behind...
Trevor Smith
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10-11-2004 07:14 AM
Trevor Smith | 0 | 7 |
| | | X-No-Archive: Yes
Replacement rubbers (refills) for wiper blades that I have seen seem to be
available as Standard or Narrow gauge - Does anyone...
CC
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10-11-2004 05:47 AM
Conor | 1 | 6 |
| | | The failure of the resistor pack seems a common problem but it's easily
fixed. On the card (which is located next to the heater motor, behind...
Trevor Smith
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10-11-2004 05:46 AM
Trevor Smith | 0 | 5 |
| | | Hello,
I've got a set of headlight washers on my Laguna II which operate by a
pair of jets mounted on 'stalks' in the front bumper, and the...
Joe Bloggs
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10-11-2004 05:07 AM
Adrian | 1 | 6 |
| | | Hi everyone,
Quick question, is a Vectra 2.5 V6 tailpipe/rearbox the same as an Omega 2.5
V6?
Reason I ask is I have been searching online for one...
Rebelrouser
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10-10-2004 09:53 PM
Rebelrouser | 0 | 2 |
| | | Hi everybody, I have scoured the net and the newsgroups and not found the
info I need so I'm hoping that some of the old knowledgable and...
Graham
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10-10-2004 04:55 PM
Graham | 8 | 9 |
| | | "Warwick" <usenet (AT) affordable-afpers (DOT) co.uk> wrote
Yeh, I guess it's just the % torque you're asking for that is different.
Peter
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10-10-2004 01:14 PM
Guy King | 247 | 248 |
| | | The blower on my 1996 Transit isn't working, and I'm in for cold
winter driving if I don't get this fixed.
The fuse feeding the blower / heater (F1...
DB.
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10-10-2004 11:36 AM
Moray Cuthill | 5 | 6 |
| | | Over the past week or two I have ocassional problems getting the engine to
start.
V reg 1.6 16v Renault Megane Classic
Most times it starts fine. ...
hedwig-0101
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10-10-2004 05:45 AM
hedwig-0101 | 2 | 8 |
| | | Currently suffering a glorious 15mpg or so from the 1.4 engine. Popping when
slowing to junctions at high revs or when the revs drop after you blip...
Doki
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10-09-2004 02:59 PM
DervMan | 15 | 16 |
| | | Any one had experience with changing one - is it
a Haynes manual job or is there more to it?
Its in the trunk and need a gentle whack now and...
honorata.r
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10-09-2004 12:52 PM
honorata.r | 0 | 5 |
