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• Cars easier to service, DIY declining 16 Jan 2007 (Forum)
  /HT leads/distributercap/dealing with structural rust), are no longer part of the regular DIY of contemporary cars Some current car *engines* are only oil and filter changes (Servicing for the actual engine at routine services) . OK I`m refering to the Fiats Multjet here as I`m familiar
• VW Golf Mk3 poor pick-up from idling 4 Oct 2006 (Forum)
  dealer was quoting £300 of labour to replace the throttle body and investigate the problem. Hardly sounds like the diagnostic process is time-efficient, that?s 4 hours? The engine type is ABD and the fuel injection is Bosch mono-motronic. Recent repairs have been new HT leads and new plugs, and a new
• Peugeot 406 TD knocking sound 15 Sep 2006 (Forum)
  or going over bumps, but again this doesn?t happen all the time. It is really hard to pin point exactly, I have had my father holding the shock absorber while I start up and when it does make the knocking sound he couldn?t really feel any vibration in the shock itself, which leads me to think it's more
• Modern Signs Are Rubbish! 19 Feb 2006 (Forum)
  with journey information, the RAC Foundation has warned. A clutter of contradictory signs cause confusion that can lead to crashes, executive director Edmund King will tell a London transport conference. The popularity of in-car devices adds to this "overload", he will say. The foundation is calling
• EC Proposes to end Car Registration Tax 8 Jul 2005 (Forum)
  I noticed that the EC is making proposals to end car registration tax throughout the Union. More money out of our pockets? See below. "The EU executive Commission is proposing a restructure of EU car tax systems which would lead to the eventual abolition of car registration tax in the European
• Half dead cat? 1993 vw polo 8 Jun 2005 (Forum)
  and poor HT leads. The question is (finally), what to do? For the past few years, emissions have been borderline on CO, but Lambda and Hydrocarbons are still well within the tolerances. Do I change it now or could it be something else entirely? I was thinking about getting the opinion of my local VAG
• Thoughts on replacing Polo 22 Mar 2005 (Forum)
  Yes, I know, I thought this time would never come... I may need counselling. :( New job's going well, living back with the parents after nearly 4 years away is "interesting", and the first pay cheque has arrived, which of course leads to thought on where to spend it! Polo was only ever intended
• Legal problem - can anyone help? 11 Sep 2003 (Forum)
  that the turn signal was flashing in the second leading up to the accident. However, the local constabulary have just written to her saying that they intend to prosecute her for careless driving but if she wants to to spend 145 pounds she can take a retraining programme with the county council and then they won
• Collating BR FAQ on TDi chip upgrades 11 Sep 2003 (Forum)
  it is that chipping may lead to problems with any of the above. Any corrections or additions to the list are welcome - the idea is to share knowledge and experience. Also, it seems that there are a number of people who have gone ahead and chipped their turbodiesel with excellent results. It would be interesting
• Pug 405 Oil Leak from engine mount 22 Aug 2003 (Forum)
  drip from the lowest corner of the sump, leading me to think either the sump oil seal (Instant Gasket or equivalent), or the rubber rocker cover gasket had let go. Closer inspection suggested the latter. The leak got worse, so I consequently replaced the rocker cover gasket, and found only a minor
• Letter from Lagos 17 Jul 2003 (Forum)
  and Toyota Landcruisers. I was standing pitchside with camera, and he made a point of walking up and saying hello, and having a chat. (I was the only white bloke in the stadium!) The game was pretty good, with Enyimba leading 3-0, due to a succession of goalkeeping errors, when disaster struck
• Minor road works - major conjestion 9 Feb 2002 (Forum)
  the stationary queue in lanes 1 and 2 This leads to all three lanes being blocked or at best moving very slowly. Drivers approaching J3 brake, drivers behind over-compensate and a shock wave of stationary traffic is sent back down the M55 towards the 4 lane M6 {the country's major motorway in terms
• Ferrari 1 Oct 2001 (Forum)
  on it. Whilst I am not intending to sell it again in the forseeable future, neither do I want it to be worthless. Which also leads to the point that if I put 8000 miles a year on it, it will be, within two years, a *very* high mileage Ferrari. Again, not from a value point of view, but from a maintenance
• Fiat Brava 1.4 timing belt. 24 Aug 2001 (Forum)
  the plastic lower timing belt cover (where the whipping has thrown it out of line) and the back of the belt is damaged from this constant rubbing. I do wonder if it isn't just the plastic pulley breaking but also this whipping movement that is leading to failure. If it was my own car I would modify
• If you don't want to get a ticket "just" 20 Nov 2001 (Forum)
  . At this level of enforcement limits served the safety intentions of the speed laws and were widely acceptable. Over recent years, with central government devolving responsibility to local authorities, the understood reasoning behind speed limits has been allowed to slip, leading to an area-by-area difference
• Ford Focus ST - Used Car dealer purchase - Refund requested 20 Jul 2021 (Forum)
  and source another vehicle, but yet to hear back. He had to pay a week before the car was delivered, but they won't refund until they have the car back, which seems somewhat unfair given all the hassle that he has had to lead on to try and resolve. Where does he stand in all of this ? Regards        
• Yahoo apart, most rely on telecommuting 1 Mar 2021 (Forum)
  productive when they telecommuted, and 93 percent of the workers like the idea. Staples the company is the leading office supply retailers, which means the outcome of the survey will impact it. More telecommuting considered acceptable About
• Honda Jazz - Find My Daughter a Car - final Entry 15 Mar 2020 (Forum)
  the advisories and a minor service (oil / filters) Everything works even though it is 12 years old, and its been looked after as far as we can tell by previous owners. On researching the Jazz in detail however there is a huge design flaw with them that leads to water in the boot. The seam weld
• Vauxhall Zafira Tourer - Advice after MOT Fail 27 Jan 2020 (Forum)
  of days ago when I logged into the government MOT database to see when my MOT is due. I was horrified to see that the MOT fail for dangerously worn brake pads is on there from 2018. This leads me to two conclusions. Either the brake pads had not been replaced in the February, which I paid
• VW Golf MK4 PD TDI 115 YR 2000 - Loss of power and limp mode. 22 Jul 2015 (Forum)
  with similar problems i have been lead to believe something could be causing the turbo to 'overboost'. I have even listened to the turbo when reving the engine and i can hear a 'whirring' noise from very early in the revs and once stopped reving the whirring noise takes a slight while longer to stop. I do