I'm flogging off my stock of bits for cars that I've no longer got, so there's a Ford Mondeo oil filter (fits umpteen other Ford models), Ford...

Doki

07-14-2006 02:56 AM
Doki

"Johnny Whitefeather" <chieflongbow (AT) sbcglobal (DOT) net> wrote in news:1152628188_43571 (AT) sp6iad (DOT) superfeed.net: Fuck off Tonto <sorry...

Tunku

07-13-2006 07:37 PM
Tunku

When I got back from my holiday, the car battery was flat (not that I didn't say to disconnect the battery). It was flattened by the immobiliser...

Doki

07-13-2006 02:40 PM
JAT

What paint is that? Is the panel dipped like a car shell is? Quite a few golf bits seem to be done in it, and I'm surprised by how it...

Doki

07-13-2006 02:04 PM
Mike G

Anyone know what the Buyers fees at the BCA auctions are? Cheers

Staffbull

07-13-2006 01:38 PM
Staffbull

A plea for help. I have a N reg 1.7 diesel turbo Vectra that has a funny clutch problem. The clutch pedal becomes all floppy and difficult to...

james.bobbett@virgin.net

07-13-2006 01:06 PM
Merryterry

The cambelt has snapped at 70mph on my friend's diesel Astra. Obviously my first thought is the engine is wrecked, but I'm not sure if this applies...

Dave D

07-13-2006 12:06 PM
Dave D

Is it safe or indeed legal to fit an innertube into a radial tyre ? Regards & TIA

Nice but Dim

07-13-2006 07:29 AM
mrcheerful

Hi Just been given a saxo 1999 diesel and drives well - high mileage 120k The gearbox is like stirring rice pud - plenty of play and you have to push...

gm4jnw@gmail.com

07-13-2006 05:10 AM
Doki

Am I right in thinking that if I have a door shotblasted, all the seam sealer will disappear?

Doki

07-12-2006 08:02 PM
Mike G

Hi, I am going to be in for a lot of stick with this posting, but will most probably deserve it. About a year ago I noticed that I was losing...

SilentBob

07-12-2006 05:34 PM
SilentBob

My fiancee has had my Rover 600 since march, and today the clutch appears to have gone on the car. This is the third time in 3 years, the first was...

Aust_Powers

07-12-2006 01:58 PM
Aust_Powers

Can some one tell me the easiest way to take out the reversing light switch on an Astra as I cant get a spanner on the nut head as mine are all...

sgtbash

07-12-2006 09:28 AM
gort

Just had these replaced by Nationwide autocentres... Is this something that normally stops after the pads bed in a bit or a sign of substandard...

paulfoel

07-12-2006 06:13 AM
Coyoteboy

My name is Emyr from Cardiff. I own a 51 plate Volvo v40 diesel. Its a great car - but I have one problem. The lights on the car are very poor. On...

Emyr

07-12-2006 03:33 AM
Adrian

Yes I'm an idiot! Despite a couple of years of gentle driving ... Some plonker cuts me up and slows down, and rather than leaving them alone, the...

lordy

07-12-2006 02:14 AM
Ste

Hi this is my first MOT and the car failed on two points. my fuel pipe was a bit lealy and also my seatbelt anchorage was corroded, two garages...

manouevres@googlemail.com

07-11-2006 06:35 PM
Tunku

"Peter Hill" <peter.usenet1 (AT) nospam (DOT) demon.co.uk> wrote The vehicle in question is a diesel though.... -- Posted via a free Usenet...

Mike Barnard

07-11-2006 03:31 PM
M Cuthill

Anyone know where the low compression conector is for A/C refridgerant top-up? Car is 2000 diesel. I can see the high compression connector, but no...

Silchester Blade

07-11-2006 03:20 PM
SimonJ

Hi, Recently, my petrol 1.25 ford fiesta has developed an unusual fault - for the first few minutes after the car has started, the engine revs...

tim

07-11-2006 02:35 PM
Geezer Nug

Got a strange fault with the lights on our 2000 Zafira 1.8 - when the headlights are turned on the dashboard lights go off so can't see...

mikeyex

07-11-2006 02:04 PM
mikeyex

Sounds more akin to a bad wire or contact somewhere than an outright failure, maybe the scooby one fits into the contacts tighter so doenst cause the...

Mike G

07-11-2006 12:41 PM
Coyoteboy

Hi this is my first MOT and the car failed on two points. my fuel pipe was a bit lealy and also my seatbelt anchorage was corroded, two garages...

manouevres@googlemail.com

07-10-2006 07:25 PM
manouevres@googlemail.com

Hello everyone I'm trying to find the paint code for my 1998 (R) Ford Escort Finesse 1.6 16v Zetec. I have looked on the VIN plate under the...

EvB

07-10-2006 07:12 PM
EvB

Hi... I have a Halfords 2 tonne hydraulic trolley jack. It's the older version of this one: http://tinyurl.com/p42us I've had it about 6 years,...

Nick Challoner

07-10-2006 04:03 PM
Dave Plowman (News)

My girlfriend bought a Peugeot 206 4 months ago from a Peugeot main dealer. The car was used (14 months old) but had just been owned by the garage as...

Mark Hewitt

07-10-2006 03:01 PM
Dan delaMare-Lyon

Hi - any ideas on my 1999 Mondeo 2.0 idle? Just bought the car. Garage cleaned butterfly area as throttle was sticky. Now find idle at standstill is...

Sheepdip

07-10-2006 02:42 PM
Paul Giverin

Could anyone give me a hand with details of how to exchange the headlight assembly in a 1990 Ford Escort? The bulbs and connectors are easily...

Paul

07-10-2006 02:08 PM
Douglas Payne

Our 2001 Volvo V70 has just started making a whining/clattering sort of noise with the ignition on but not with the engine on. it seems to be coming...

eastender

07-10-2006 01:57 PM
Lin Chung

Away from home, diesel Focus cut out suddenly and I saw that the temp guage was off the scale. No water. When engine cooled down as fast as I poured...

I Podius

07-10-2006 09:20 AM
adder1969@yahoo.co.uk

My dad's new car has deadlocks. As far as I can tell, all this means is that the lock pips are flush with the door card when the door's locked, and...

Doki

07-10-2006 08:08 AM
gazzafield

Anyone know whether the tailgates of the Skoda Felicia estate and saloon are identical? Mine (1998 1.9D estate) has developed a nasty rust patch...

Nick Dobb

07-10-2006 07:11 AM
Ian Riches

Hi i have a persistent fault with a Citroen cx 2.5turbo 2. The fault is just like an air leak causing too weak a mixture. I have tried the...

R.P.McMurphy

07-10-2006 05:46 AM
Adrian

Hi, I have a Ford Escort 93 model (non-central locking - push in handles to lock doors) and I have a problem with my alarm which keeps going off when...

noonahs@yahoo.co.uk

07-10-2006 05:09 AM
noonahs@yahoo.co.uk

I'm considering buying a focus but the owner only has one key. How much will a second key cost me?

Alfie Smith

07-10-2006 04:42 AM
Mark Hewitt

BEST 2 LITRE(ish) PLODDER DIESEL .... ?? Any lovers of yr basic plodder diesel around ....? ....... fitted across a range of cars, it's said that the...

alecalgo@madasafish.com

07-10-2006 03:39 AM
Nick Dobb

My bora has decided to start revving itself for no reason. When I'm in neutral it just rev's. Occurs anytime. Bit of a strange problem. Happened a...

Steve

07-09-2006 07:18 PM
Tim \(remove obvious\)

Hi! Just thought I'd share my experience of this with the great wide world... this may be relevant to other Citroen models or indeed Pergeot etc,...

jonny_morrisuk@yahoo.co.uk

07-09-2006 04:39 PM
jonny_morrisuk@yahoo.co.uk

I have just bought this car for summer fun and have to say i'm not having much fun ....yet! ha, other than i love confusing problems and i certainly...

bluesofty

07-09-2006 12:21 PM
bluesofty

Hi I have a 1.9 TDI Renault Laguna, the problem I have is that it has become slow at pulling away until the Turbo kicks in at about 2000 revs This...

Robert Ratcliffe

07-09-2006 11:15 AM
Robert Ratcliffe

Is there any way to adjust the seat on a 96 micra, so that it goes back further than the factory setting. Can it be re-set so it goes back further,...

Zzaaarathustra

07-08-2006 08:33 PM
Zzaaarathustra

2.0 Bora (AQY) Recently the Engine Light came on & I've diag'd with VAG-COM, had 4 faults codes as follows: 16556 - Fuel Trim; Bank 1: System Too...

A C

07-08-2006 05:50 PM
Periproct

Cheapest place for a Fiat Punto blue key blank ? Dealer wants 40 odd £ which then needs to be cut. I have 1 blue key and the red master so the...

Ozzie

07-08-2006 03:52 PM
SteveH

I'm looking at buying a Ford Buying a Focus TD Ci. Can anyone tell me what a need to look for when looking at one. Are there any known problem areas?

Alfie Smith

07-08-2006 03:24 PM
Alfie Smith

Warwick wrote: <Snip> *Inspects handiwork and grades bodge out of 10* Congratulations, I am pleased to inform you that have passed and are now...

Mungo \Two Sheds\ Toadfoot

07-08-2006 01:14 PM
Robert

Friends of ours has just turned up with the reversing lamps on his Citroen Picasso permanently on. Faulty switch or something else?

Merryterry

07-08-2006 12:32 PM
M Cuthill

I have a problem with my 6 series. There is fuel getting to the engine and there is a spark at the plugs, but i have great difficulty starting it....

verity

07-08-2006 12:32 PM
verity

Hi all (again!), I'm having a stupid problem with my new car ramps in that I can't get the car on top of them :) They're the Halfords own brand and...

Peter Spikings

07-08-2006 11:22 AM
xscope

"Dan Tanner" <DT> wrote Marginal, at best, in my experience. -- M Stewart Milton Keynes, UK http://www.megalith.freeserve.co.uk/oddimage.htm

Malcolm Stewart

07-08-2006 08:00 AM
Bill Darden

"Antony Gelberg" <antony (AT) wayforth (DOT) co.uk> wrote The amp is most likely the problem. Personally, I'd wire it via an ignition controlled...

Moray Cuthill

07-08-2006 07:52 AM
Bill Darden