Punto 1.2S 98(T) 43K miles My wife asked me to have a look at her Punto as she said it was a little lumpy on first start up. Started the beast up...

Fred Kruger

05-01-2006 04:30 AM
mrcheerful

There's brake fluid dripping out of the rear drum but I can't get the hub nut off. There looks like there is metal bent around the nut. Photo...

Stevie

04-30-2006 06:59 PM
A C

I've just done a clutch on a Seicento and having had the battery off for a few hours, and now the jolly thing won't start as the immobiliser...

R L driver

04-30-2006 05:08 PM
Will Morrow

Chris Bolus wrote: A fibreglass repair might not be to MoT standard but it doesn't mean it won't pass the MoT. If you're thinking about spending...

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04-30-2006 02:03 PM
Grimly Curmudgeon

Hi Im hopeing that somebody may have experienced a similar problem? My sisters was returning from the coast in her Mreg 1.5D corsa when...

metro11c@hotmail.com

04-30-2006 01:41 PM
aussie bongo

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petermcmillan_uk@yahoo.com

04-30-2006 12:47 PM
Lofty.

My Rover Metro 96 has central locking, but the motor in the drivers side door won't stay open, when I attached it, it opens then immediately...

04-30-2006 04:25 AM

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04-29-2006 08:33 PM
Tony Bond \(UncleFista\)

hi everybody, the clutch on my merc is a bit funny in first and second, with occaisional burning smell coming (possibly through the heater,...

andrew3891@googlemail.com

04-29-2006 07:05 PM
Conor

'02 Merc S320 diesel. Merc are saying that a cat needs replaced because 'there's a small amout of soot between the turbo and the flame catcher...

Chandy

04-29-2006 06:57 PM
John Kenyon

I've searched and can't find any definitive thickness of steel I should use. What are the rules?

Fred

04-29-2006 04:57 PM
Chris Bolus

My friend Iain has an N reg Golf diesel estate, and it pongs inside apparently. He was talking about trying to cure it by changing the oil, but I...

Angus Manwaring

04-29-2006 02:21 PM
Huw

Hi, Just started the car ok and drove it 1/4 mile down the road, popped into a shop and it won't start returning after 10 mins. On switch on all...

Mark

04-29-2006 01:47 PM
Mark

Hi i have a noise on My 2001 Zafira and wondered if anyone could help. It has been to the garage this week and the mechanic changed the brake pads at...

Bennyskirt

04-29-2006 12:03 PM
Ian

hi can anyone tell me when you take out the hydraulic tappets from a rover 214 k series does the oil hole have to face a certain way round. i know...

dean

04-29-2006 09:48 AM
Dave Plowman (News)

Hi All, Lost the manual.... tried Googling to no effect... I need to get the front bumper off this car (R reg, 1998). And it's difficult... It seems...

Mark D

04-29-2006 09:12 AM
Ian Stirling

Hello all, thinking of selling my Audi A4 Tdi Se (2002) and getting a Mondeo Tdci to get some spare cash to re roof the house, are the Tdci's a good...

Staffbull

04-29-2006 07:29 AM
DervMan

Hi, me again. OK new cam shaft's in engine rebuilt so thanks for all your help. Right, it turns over fine but doesn't fire. If I put a petrol...

Ali Day

04-29-2006 06:08 AM
Paul Giverin

Looking for an MOT station in the Abergele area, if anyone has any recommendations or warnings? Thanks.

The Enforcer ]:o[

04-29-2006 05:31 AM
The Enforcer ]:o[

A quick question relating to chassis repairs.... A mechanic today who was servicing my imacculate 16 year old MK1 Shogun LWB found a crack in the...

Madhouse

04-28-2006 11:30 PM
Dave Brook

Any one know the name of the guy here who dabbles in perplex / acrylics thanks steve

Steve Robinson

04-28-2006 06:02 PM
JB

Just bought some 5w30 oil for the escort. I usually use mobil, but they don't stock it anymore. They said unipart gold was just as good (it's...

Dave Griffs

04-28-2006 04:05 PM
Dave Griffs

Hi, I've posted this question before I had the error code. I went to the garage (not OPEL because they ask twice as much as other garages), red the...

ICE

04-28-2006 02:11 PM
M Cuthill

aussie bongo wrote: well it *is* friday :P Chandy

Chandy

04-28-2006 08:01 AM
Chandy

Not bad for a 20 yr old Ford. Shows that Zeibarting works. The passenger side of the front valance didn't look that bad though before the wings got...

Conor

04-28-2006 07:31 AM
Guy King

Click on link for secured loans for the UK and info and these loans Good stuff but only if your need to. http://quick-cash-loans.co.uk/ukloan.htm

billk89@gmail.com

04-27-2006 08:25 PM
billk89@gmail.com

Just recently when setting off from stationary in my 05 Almeria and travelling a short distance I am finding that the gear lever is slipping out into...

Peter C

04-27-2006 07:32 PM
A C

Hi! Does anybody know who makes the factory fit phone kits that vauxhall uses in the new vectra (2006 model)? I am trying to get a cradle for...

akirkby@akirkby.com

04-27-2006 07:32 PM
A C

Hi I have just removed the head from my 1996 clio 1.9 D due to overheating And have noticed that the head is buggered So i have another head now but...

Ed

04-27-2006 04:39 PM
Guy King

"Mathew Newton" <usenet (AT) newtonnet (DOT) co.uk> wrote No I wasn't saying it wasn't, just if you can hold on, just 18 months - 2 years, maybe...

Angus Manwaring

04-27-2006 02:05 PM
Angus Manwaring

Battery has gone in my 1995 renault and despite my best efforts (and others too its not just me being thick...I don't think) I can't work out how to...

novice

04-27-2006 11:22 AM
shazzbat

I would love to own a Lotus Elise however the new 111R with the Toyota engine is slightly out of my budget. Has anyone had any good or...

nicko.edwards@gmail.com

04-27-2006 08:32 AM
gazzafield

I have a Ford Escorrt 1.6, R reg with the Teves Type Callipers on the front, both front callipers where only replaced about a year ago. The problem...

Zetec

04-26-2006 03:16 PM
JAT

The message <RAv2g.2039$Vn.948 (AT) newsfe2-gui (DOT) ntli.net> from "aussie bongo" <deeeenoregistrar (AT) hotmail (DOT) co.uk> contains these...

Guy King

04-26-2006 01:53 PM
Kalico

When a car manufacturer, in its official workshop manual, states a figure for 'Minimum brake pad material thickness' I would assume that they...

Uno-Hoo!

04-26-2006 01:45 PM
DervMan

I have the choice of 2 TPS sensors to fit to my car. Anyone know which one is probably the better sensor from the Resistance readings? According to...

redwood

04-26-2006 08:57 AM
Dave Plowman (News)

Hello Long shot - does anyone know where the pollen filter is located on a latest model (2000)Mazda 626 diesel. Id like to change it as the windows...

Steve W

04-26-2006 08:27 AM
A C

Hi new boy here I own a volvo v40 v reg. There is a noise coming from the top of the engine underneath the plastic cover next to the timming belt. It...

beano

04-26-2006 08:13 AM
beano

How come you always get the phone call on a Holiday weekend!, Friend phones me up his daughter was driving down to Yorkshire when the car cut out,...

Des

04-26-2006 06:19 AM
PC Paul

Hi, I have a new problem with my vectra. (Maybe I should sell it). Yesterday, when starting the car, the engine errorlight came on. I felt...

ICE

04-26-2006 02:53 AM
ICE

Hi, Can any one give me some help, New year 2005 had flat battery, a friendly mechanic told me to buy a heavy duty one, so went to local shop bought...

AT

04-25-2006 07:13 PM
PC Paul

Anybody know the correct toe-in setting for a Vauxhall Corsa? Model GLS, Petrol Engine, 973cc, 2002 Thanks in anticipation

group_stuff_etc@hotmail.com

04-25-2006 04:48 PM
Kirky

Please help....I have a citroen Xantia turbo diesel, which up untill now has never had a problem. Over the last couple of days whilst trying to...

littlefirefly194@hotmail.com

04-25-2006 03:15 PM
John

On Tue, 25 Apr 2006 01:03:44 +0100, Warwick <usenet (AT) affordable-afpers (DOT) co.uk> wrote: Agreed. In most cases if you check your car before...

Coyoteboy

04-25-2006 03:14 PM
Coyoteboy

Thought I'd share a happy (and probably lucky!) story about my recently purchased Rover 420 TD. I bought it last Saturday, with a seized turbo,...

tony.jackson@ntlworld.com

04-25-2006 02:47 AM
AstraVanMan

HI This question is the behalf of a friend, he cant get usenet. This is all i know, hes got the car recently and his girlfriend drives cos he...

Jules

04-25-2006 12:49 AM
Jules

My car was parked close to a cherry blossom tree over the weekend. Got covered in (wet) blossom petal droppings. Washed it off this evening but the...

JohnB

04-24-2006 10:07 PM
Steve

Hi, Could anyone tell me what's involved (apart from alot of money) in replacing a broken camshaft on a 95 ford Zetec 1.6i DOHC engine. Was just...

Ali Day

04-24-2006 09:48 PM
Mike G

I have a Rover 216 coupe with the honda D Series engine and it has been driving fine until two days ago i noticed a noise coming from my gearbox. I...

mikee216coupe/hondaengine

04-24-2006 03:44 PM
mikee216coupe/hondaengine

Hi All The washer bottle has stopped working front or back on my Vauxhall Corsa (I have filled it :-). I chve checked for volts on the pump and...

Martin

04-24-2006 01:46 PM
Martin