Looking to buy a Rover 25 1.4 petrol on a 02 plate with 30000 miles What should i look for when looking it over. Where are the weak points. What...

df

05-16-2007 02:57 PM
df

I learnt a lesson not reading word for word. When doing the shock absorbers I only lifted the side I was working on and not 'the front of the car'. ...

Tim

05-16-2007 01:44 PM
Tim

Just bought a VW passat 1.9TDI 130, 3rd service says "tooth belt service"- would this be a cambelt service ?

sndevereux@pensbyboys.wirral.sch.uk

05-16-2007 10:52 AM
Chris Bartram

Hi all, Just a quicky. I need to change the discs on the front on my X Reg, 1.8L Verona, and I would appreciate any advice as to particular tools I...

Rv!

05-16-2007 09:15 AM
Conor

I have a deep scratch along the drivers side of my door and on bumper which was there when I bought the. Anyway I'm contemplating fixing it myself as...

Matt

05-16-2007 06:06 AM
BigToe

I have an older car, '94, with a leather clad s/wheel. Problem is that the leather is hard and smooth with no surface texture, making it...

Mike G

05-16-2007 04:52 AM
shazzbat

When I come to put the lifters back into the head I am working on, what do I have to do to prepare them? Whatever has to be done, I'd like to make...

Andy

05-16-2007 03:42 AM
Dave Plowman (News)

im a newbie to this site so hi all! i have a 95-m 1.5D 106, with a major oil leak it uses about 1ltr every 1000miles, the gear box is cover with oil,...

donkey106

05-16-2007 03:40 AM
Sandy Nuts

Are there any makes of certain components you always use because you find them best/most reliable? I always use Champion windscreen wipers, they are...

Marvin

05-16-2007 01:40 AM
Paul Giverin

Afternoon :) I had a flat tyre not long ago and there was a no franchise tyre fitting place not far away and managed to get the car there. He jack...

Petesmad

05-15-2007 08:43 PM
Clive 1974

I've got a 1979 VW camper which I want to respray. I'm confused about the types of paint available. I'm told that some types are not compatible with...

Burlington Bertie

05-15-2007 03:24 PM
Stephen Hull

Is there an air conditioning FAQ anywhere? I've a R-reg Moandeo which, not surprisingly, has lost its gas. I presume the previous owner hasn't spun...

Guy King

05-15-2007 12:00 PM
Roger Hunt

We have a 1997 left hand drive VW diesel estate CL rabbit/varient with the 110bhp engine. Gear stick is sloppy and recently the engagement of first...

J A Sims

05-15-2007 11:48 AM
J A Sims

Hi, I seem to be getting poor fuel economy in my Escort ('96 1.6 Zetec). Last time I calculated it, I was getting about 27mpg. I do 25 miles a day,...

Iain McLaren

05-15-2007 04:31 AM
Tim..

hi last week i went to the local FORD garage in IPSWICH to replace the battery in my mondeo key fob are yes said the sales man its the same as mine,...

simbosimbo

05-15-2007 04:25 AM
Dave Plowman (News)

Wifes head gasket went a couple of days ago. Ok, I thought, lets get the head off and see the damage, shouldn't be that hard... Except, unlike my...

Andy

05-15-2007 02:42 AM
Chris Whelan

Anyone have any experience of cleaning up a aluminium cylinder head - particularily removing the old engine oil and other crap from the inside, and...

Andy

05-14-2007 06:25 PM
DUBINOUT

Laguna 2 - unable to open fuel filler flap. There is power and "noise" from the mechanism when actuated. The plastic rod with ring on the end ...

PeterK

05-14-2007 06:13 PM
DUBINOUT

The message <885f43l0l9s03p6hhsaplaoe4riauhtdhi (AT) 4ax (DOT) com> from Steve Evans <look (AT) my (DOT) sig> contains these words: That's a...

Chris Bartram

05-14-2007 08:20 AM
Conor

I'm hearing a ticking sound from my 98 Escort (1.6 Zetec). It can be heard both inside and outside the car with the engine running and appears to be...

EvB

05-14-2007 08:11 AM
Tim..

I feel compelled to post this. I think the whole thing has been taken way OTT! It's a disgrace the girl is missing, but fundamentally no parent...

graydoe

05-14-2007 04:27 AM
reedlindamary@yahoo.co.uk

I've got the seat belt trapped in the door TWICE when getting out of the car - once was me, the other time was our lad. The seat belt...

Yanislav

05-13-2007 12:27 PM
A C

is it possible to remove oil filter on 98 rover 600 without putting car on ramps? if so , how?

glover.brian@gmail.com

05-13-2007 07:10 AM
Conor

"Bob Smith" <bobsmith65 (AT) spoo (DOT) Usenet-News.net> wrote Diesels generally don't have throttle assemblies, and certainly not this...

Chris Bartram

05-13-2007 06:31 AM
moray

I appear to have oil coming from the transmission to the part of the drive shaft that directly connects into the transmission on my Punto...

Tim

05-13-2007 05:11 AM
Tim

hi I have a fiesta auto, and have just found out that the heater blower switch only works on to two fast speeds i had a similar thing happen on a...

anthony.simmons27@ntlworld.com

05-13-2007 03:08 AM
MrCheerful

Symptom 1:The brakelights come on with the headlights (side, dipped & full beam) Symptom 2: When the headlights are off the sidelights (&...

Jeff Pickthall

05-12-2007 07:12 PM
Duncan Wood

Well, my wife's cylinder head is off now (2001 1.4 Rover K Series), but it turns out there is no obvious damage to the gasket - in fact the only...

Andy

05-12-2007 01:34 PM
reg

Just tried to check the oil in my wife's Citroen C3 1.4HDi Diesel and found the bottom 5cm of the dipstick (the bit with the oil...

Chris

05-12-2007 01:13 PM
John Greystrong

Hi A friend of mine has a 8 month old Vauxhall Mariva. His back LCD light has failed on the milometer? It is under warranty, but they want to...

PhilÅ

05-12-2007 10:29 AM
graydoe

I was browsing ebay and came across this and it says it has no cambelt ? is this true...

Petesmad

05-12-2007 10:28 AM
graydoe

Hi All, The missus and I had a look round the Kit Car show at Stoneleigh on Monday and amongst other things saw the 'Fuel Cat' stuff...

T i m

05-12-2007 03:21 AM
Timo Geusch

Hi There, I have a 1996 1300 Ford Escord that has been in and out of the Garage for the past 2 ,months. The cooling fan will work for a time then it...

bostonstuart@yahoo.co.uk

05-11-2007 08:53 AM
moray

Symptom 1:The brakelights come on with the headlights (side, dipped & full beam) Symptom 2: When the headlights are off the sidelights (&...

John Frum

05-11-2007 04:59 AM
John Frum

Symptom 1:The brakelights come on with the headlights (side, dipped & full beam) Symptom 2: When the headlights are off the sidelights (&...

John Frum

05-11-2007 03:55 AM
John Frum

Is it feasible just to (after removing cam belt, head bolts, exhaust downpipe and cam housing) just to lift the head clear, to change the head...

boombangabang

05-11-2007 03:51 AM
DUBINOUT

I have a peugeot 106 Independence, 1997 reg. Recently I have been losing water from the radiator and at first thought it was the head gasket. Took to...

jpmauctions@gmail.com

05-10-2007 11:36 AM
Cicero

Yes, lots of it. Wish spammers would die.

Sandy Nuts

05-10-2007 06:57 AM
Sandy Nuts

"Neil - Usenet" <usenet1 (AT) SPAMblueyonder (DOT) co.uk> wrote Nope.

Doki

05-10-2007 03:46 AM
Duncan Wood

My bird's ZX has a load of broken dash lights. The instrument lights work fine, but there's no backlight for the clock or heater controls, which is...

Doki

05-10-2007 03:33 AM
Tunku

Hi all. I own a Peugeot 206 2.0L HDI diesel, that has an intermittent problem I am keen to solve without paying money to the garages. Basically in...

Mallory

05-10-2007 02:59 AM
Tim..

Hi - a friend has asked me to try and sort her Toledo's central locking - which doesn't. I've not had a chance to look at the car yet, but apart...

MikeB

05-09-2007 04:31 PM
Yanislav

I wish to do my own oil service on a 320d BMW 2001 model, is it possible to turn off the oil service light on the dash?

Ricardo

05-09-2007 12:58 PM
Dave Plowman (News)

Has anyone ever had this problem and found a suitable solution: The tailgate lock in my citroen ax has come loose. It's not the retaining bolts...

David Linley

05-09-2007 12:16 PM
radar

I decieded to replace by brake shoes and wheel cylinders on my 306 1997 d-turbo. After a reasonable effort when I removed my brake drum the wheel...

Andy

05-09-2007 11:54 AM
Andy

Hi, I've just finished designing a website called http://www.lookitsmycar.com - a social networking car website (sort of a MySpace for car...

ali@chaosdevelopment.co.uk

05-09-2007 08:07 AM
ali@chaosdevelopment.co.uk

Vauxhall Astra 1999. 1.6 Club. Where do I find the colour code for this car Under the bonnet thee is a plate with various numbers. How will I know...

ramjaminn1

05-09-2007 07:28 AM
Stephen Hull

Any micra k10 enthusiasts out there? Mine is 1988, 75k miles, has been running nicely. But since recently, when I press the accelerator pedal more...

ff

05-09-2007 07:23 AM
Baldoni XXV REX ROMANORUM

the emissions fault button is flashing on my dash board - wot does this mean and will it cost me arm and leg and is it still safe to drive? cheers

Sparkle9095

05-09-2007 06:49 AM
Chris Bartram

Service time again, so yesterday popped down to the local factors for a set of filters. Noted they now had Castrol oils, as I wanted some...

Steven Briggs

05-09-2007 04:03 AM
Doki