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 |  | Got some new ate discs for a mk4 golf fronts and they're covered in this
weird grey primer looking film which it says not to remove.
I got my discs...
munki
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08-07-2009 05:27 PM
PCPaul  | 8 | 11 |
| | | My sisters car has some shabby and probly boredline legal numberplates
with some type of saturation distorting a bit of it so I said I'd change
them...
Peter smith
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08-07-2009 04:50 PM
Harry Bloomfield | 3 | 15 |
| | | I'm going to change my coolant temp sensor tommorow I was advised that
if I open the coolant resevoir lid then close it, then pinch a hose (not
sure...
Peter smith
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08-07-2009 04:41 PM
Harry Bloomfield | 6 | 17 |
| | | I have a couple of Pirelli P7s going spare - these are 225/55 R16 95W,
part worn, no punctures. Anyone interested?
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leo
leo
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08-07-2009 02:01 PM
leo | 2 | 15 |
| | | My wife has an Hyundai Accent 1.5 Diesel 2002 model. Shortly after
buying it, it would not start for me when I left work. I cranked it 4
or 5...
rufty_tufty_hoolythug
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08-06-2009 05:48 PM
Mrcheerful | 4 | 16 |
| | | How long can you keep an opened new can of brake fluid for ?
munki
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08-06-2009 10:54 AM
Gordon H | 13 | 31 |
| | | How long can you keep an opened new can of brake fluid for ?
munki
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08-05-2009 08:16 AM
Tony \(UncleFista\) | 12 | 23 |
| | | My P11-144 I bought two years ago is still going strong. Only major work
required was a rusted exhaust. Brakes are still good, engine sound. Got
a...
Simon Dean
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08-05-2009 03:51 AM
Mungo \Two Sheds\ Toadfoot | 6 | 14 |
| | | Hello Peeps
The gearbox on our Focus makes a whiring sound with the clutch pedal up,
worse when cold, gear changes are fine and smooth apart from...
MattF
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08-04-2009 07:16 PM
Chris Street | 11 | 75 |
| | | Hi,
Got a S reg Laguna 1.6RT which has a engine power problem:
Offload seems to run ok, but fully loaded + 4 up yesterday it was
reduced to 2nd gear...
Paul
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08-04-2009 02:48 PM
Tim.. | 6 | 15 |
| | | How long can you keep an opened new can of brake fluid for ?
munki
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08-04-2009 01:51 PM
Duncan Wood | 7 | 18 |
| | | I have about 3 scratches about 10 inches long infront of the steering
wheel area would this cause an MOT fail ?
Peter smith
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08-04-2009 11:29 AM
Adrian | 1 | 13 |
| | | ANALYST WANTED
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GENIFER
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08-04-2009 05:33 AM
GENIFER | 0 | 12 |
| | | Sorry this is a long one...
The brakes on my 405 have always been a bit spongy and slowly got a bit
worse over time until it became dangerous....
Mark
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08-04-2009 05:07 AM
Mark | 3 | 11 |
| | | This was recommended by a dealer when my Focus was getting a valve
fixed.
Said it had a good reputation for a quiet ride.
I know from previous...
martin j
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08-04-2009 02:50 AM
Davey | 1 | 15 |
| | | when draining the coolent to replace a thermostat on a 95 corolla, should
the heater control best be turned to the cold or hot setting? I was...
john royce
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08-04-2009 02:49 AM
Davey | 3 | 11 |
| | | mk4 golf 1.6 auto T reg
When braking at about 50 there is an auwful but controllable judder on the
steering wheel and the car then pulls to the left...
munki
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08-03-2009 08:04 PM
Peter smith | 2 | 18 |
| | | After sometime rain x is causing a slight smearing on my windscreen when it
rains and the wipers do there job and now I want to remove it.
Any ideas...
munki
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08-03-2009 12:57 PM
Peter Twydell | 4 | 23 |
| | | With the ever looming MOT coming up and a touchy fella he is to I have a few
actually quite a few 3 longish sctraches on the drivers side of...
munki
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08-03-2009 09:46 AM
Gordon H | 12 | 20 |
| | | In message <5084a2a24bdave (AT) davenoise (DOT) co.uk>, "Dave Plowman (News)"
<dave (AT) davenoise (DOT) co.uk> writes
choose from.
Well, I think...
Clint Sharp
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08-03-2009 05:30 AM
Adrian | 2 | 10 |
| | | I recently changed the thermostat on a 1994, 1.3 toyota corolla.
The thermostat has a rubber ring that sits around the thermostat and the two
halves...
john royce
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08-03-2009 05:28 AM
Redwood | 4 | 9 |
| | | I recently changed the thermostat on a 1994, 1.3 toyota corolla.
The thermostat has a rubber ring that sits around the thermostat and the two
halves...
john royce
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08-02-2009 04:11 PM
john royce | 0 | 10 |
| | | Got new brake pads from Nissan. One of the edges is chamfered. Should
the chamfered edge be on the leading edge facing the front of the
vehicle, or...
Simon Dean
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08-02-2009 02:05 PM
Duncan Wood | 9 | 26 |
| | | My bird's Golf got an advisory for play in the rear wheel bearings on both
sides. Knowing VWs, this is going to be a stub axle arrangement, with...
Doki
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08-02-2009 12:55 PM
Chris Bartram | 7 | 32 |
| | | I'm looking for a source for those Bosch connectors as used by BMW as loom
connectors and Bosch labelled sensors, etc.
I thought these were...
Dave Plowman (News)
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08-02-2009 10:18 AM
Duncan Wood | 1 | 40 |
| | | Hi,
I am not in the UK - but in India, but couldn't find any
India specific newsgroup, hence put the question here.
I own a Suzuki Swift Petrol...
Do Mo
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08-02-2009 07:52 AM
Dave Plowman (News) | 6 | 8 |
| | | My wife's car (2006 2.0 tdi Audi A3) wouldn't start this morning. Engine
cranked over fine but no sign of life. No warning lights on dash.
Called...
Tim Downie
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08-02-2009 06:41 AM
shazzbat | 1 | 6 |
| | | Who is Mohammad
Muslim Prophet
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hghg
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08-01-2009 06:15 PM
Duncan Wood | 2 | 8 |
| | | Will be changing the front ABS sensor on a 13yr old Xantia, already I've
sheared the bolt where the heat shield attaches (but thankfully not the...
jj
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08-01-2009 01:42 PM
jj | 9 | 34 |
| | | I'd appreciate some pointers to locate a problem.
Rover 25, W Reg (~yr 2000), 3dr hatchback, 97k miles
Over the course of the last two weeks, a...
Mark Spencer
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07-31-2009 10:43 AM
Mrcheerful | 9 | 46 |
 | | Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
Yes, I was being a bit facetious, the P6 is always something of a
special case.
munki
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07-31-2009 10:27 AM
Willy Eckerslyke | 18 | 19 |
| | | There is probably a simple solution to this but I don't know what it is
- on my E220 estate the luggage cover normally lifts when the boot is
opened....
leo
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07-30-2009 06:30 PM
leo | 0 | 9 |
| | | 1.8 Focus Estate on an X plate. 98k miles.
If I try to lock it with the magic key, sounds like all doors lock, then a
half second later, they all...
Arfa Daily
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07-29-2009 01:25 PM
Davey | 13 | 29 |
| | | I've got a new model Mondeo (2008), does anyone know if the headlights need
adjusting (or a stick-on beam bender is needed) for driving in...
Andy Pandy
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07-28-2009 08:24 AM
Mrcheerful | 3 | 30 |
| | | I bought some ATE pads and discs today from euro car parts (well ordered
online should be here tommorow) a lot cheaper than at GSF for...
munki
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07-27-2009 03:31 PM
Duncan Wood | 1 | 27 |
| | | I want to make a regular future journey from north London to near tilbury.
the google map direction finder tells me if I go via the north circular...
john royce
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07-27-2009 10:41 AM
AstraVanMann | 10 | 36 |
| | | I have two different brands of 10/40 oil is it safe to mix them for a
service ? or is this an receipe for disaster ?
munki
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07-27-2009 10:26 AM
AstraVanMann | 16 | 48 |
| | | My mum's Polo (95, 1.4 AEX, 100ish k) takes a few turns of the starter to
kick up. Nothing excessive, but more than you'd expect, and once...
Doki
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07-26-2009 04:09 PM
munki | 15 | 34 |
| | | My daughter has a 2001 polo. The hazard / indicator unit keeps ticking even
when not in use. I suspect its the switch and have ordered one but it...
Sleepingtiger
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07-26-2009 03:47 PM
munki | 3 | 40 |
| | | 1993 Audi 80 2.0 single point (ABT engine).
It's my dad's car, had it from new & been well serviced over the years. I'm
trying to diagnose poor top...
Redwood
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07-25-2009 10:42 AM
Redwood | 26 | 76 |
| | | GERMANY is under attack from an increasing number of state-backed
Chinese spying operations that are costing its economy tens of
billions of euros a...
Love Europe, Hate the EU
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07-25-2009 04:25 AM
Love Europe, Hate the EU | 0 | 26 |
| | | I are thinking of getting a run around car that must be reliabel and there
are many out there with 100+k mileages.
I know that engines are almost...
Alf
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07-25-2009 03:50 AM
johannes | 12 | 61 |
| | | The world's biggest sandwich chain has been implicated in a food
poisoning outbreak that has claimed 120 victims and left one person
dead.
It...
Divided by Diversity ☺☻☺
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07-24-2009 03:42 AM
Paul Russell | 4 | 24 |
| | | The world's biggest sandwich chain has been implicated in a food
poisoning outbreak that has claimed 120 victims and left one person
dead.
It...
Divided by Diversity ☺☻☺
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07-23-2009 03:13 PM
Divided by Diversity ☺☻☺ | 0 | 17 |
| | | David Taylor wrote on 19/07/2009 :
OK!
Mine has four sensors at the rear. A small graphic LED display lights
up when you select reverse, which...
Arthur 51
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07-23-2009 05:31 AM
Gordon H | 97 | 247 |
| | | Have now decided to stop changing the engine oil myself (toyota corolla) and
will pay for a garage to do it.
I'm guessing that it's cheapest to let...
john royce
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07-22-2009 07:24 PM
Duncan Wood | 20 | 63 |
| | | Renault Megane 2.0 8v 1998. Did a service and also took the battery out to
clean out all the crud that had collected there. Got a bit dark so I...
Redwood
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07-22-2009 04:54 PM
jaime carter | 9 | 78 |
| | | Hi
Need to check and possibly fit new rear brake shoes on a 99 Rav4. Any one
had any experience of this, and is it straightforward enough.
Cheers...
james
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07-22-2009 04:45 PM
james | 0 | 11 |
| | | Hello
I need to replace a cracked headlight on a Mazda 626 (year 2000) which
appears to involve removing the front bumper. I assume this will...
Porosity
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07-22-2009 03:30 PM
Porosity | 7 | 33 |
| | | When starting from cold the oil pressure light takes a few seconds (more
than it should?) to go out. Until it does go out (indicating that the...
Alistair Ross
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07-22-2009 02:06 PM
Mrcheerful | 5 | 36 |
