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• Honda CRV 2.0i VTEC ES - Any Advice 18 Oct 2013 (Forum)
  a great car and very spacious. Pick-up in about a week.  I was wondering if anyone has any experience of this car and any tips for what to watch out for, such as, oil top up, brakes etc as some reviews mention that the car can use a bit of oil and can be a little heavy on brakes,  but i'm
• From the daily mail - kwik fit 15 Jul 2013 (Forum)
  brake check' and 'free tyre check'. Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article
• FIAT Punto - Fiat Punto 1999 - Brake Failure 20 Jan 2012 (Forum)
  Hi I was in an accident this week where the breaks felt like they popped under my foot and then the pedal went flat to the floor, the result of this...
• Teepee Zenith - Peugeot Partnet Teepee Problems 2 Jan 2012 (Forum)
  a pothole the whole car shudders and vibrates.  Now to makes things worse it is sometimes making a brake screech type sound when the brakes are not being applied.  This is more apparent when the car has been running for a while at higher speeds and is slowing down. It's been back
• Avensis D4D 2.2 - Toyota warranty 3 Dec 2011 (Forum)
  ..Have driven several high mileage cars over many years without clutch problems,so driver style unlikely to be a problem. Mileage is 90per cent motorway..Toyota say wear and tear, although have had two previous component failures on this car, brake caliper with metal fatigue and brake caliper with piston
• Ford Focus Zetec 1.6 petrol year 2000 - OSR Stub Axle 14 Sep 2011 (Forum)
  My brakes felt spongy, so took to my local Ford garage for a diagnosis.  They removed the rear wheels and drums stating the cylinders were leaking.  They phoned me to say that I also need to replace the stub axle because when they took the nut off they found it was cross threaded
• Vauxhall Combo van (2002 - ) - 03 1.7 loss of power and a fast idle at 1500rpm EM 20 Jan 2011 (Forum)
  my 1.7di van loses all power and just sits there at a fast idle of 1500rpm the throttle does nothing but press the brake pedal and the idle drops to 1000rpm release the brake and it goes back up to 1500 - pressing the throttle does absolutly nothing! egr valve is ok i have fitted a new crank angle
• Fiat bravo - Front passenger wheel seized 22 Sep 2010 (Forum)
  mile then it happened again. The passenger wheel seemed very hot. I then let it cool a little ad poured some cold water on it and the car moved. I am taking it to a garage tomorrow but just want some advice incase I get ripped off. Could it be the caliper piston as the brake pedal felt tighter
• vectra cdti 150, 54 plate - vectra cdti, wheel bearing prob and brake sensor? 13 Sep 2010 (Forum)
  hi all, i seem to have a humming noise at 40mph plus, i have spun and shook all the wheels and there seems to be a few mm of play on the n/s/f. Should...
• Lucas Brake Parts 7 Jul 2009 (Forum)
  I have a 98 2.0TD Primera, and have recently bought new front pads and discs from Partco. I have a nagging feeling that they have supplied the wrong pads,...
• Ford Mondeo III (2000 - 2007) - 02 1.8 abs light comes on after you start engine 24 Jun 2009 (Forum)
  my son has a 02 mondeo 1800 lx the abs light goes out when you first start the engine but after a couple of min the light comes on on the dashboard the car drives spot on i have had the brakes tested on a brake tester like the one for a mot i have changed all the 4 wheel sensors which i took of my
• Renault Megane (1996 - 1998) - 1997 1.6 electrical hell 17 Feb 2009 (Forum)
  Got major electrical gremlins in the mother-in-laws megane! If only it was the airbag, or brakes. Sorry I digress...... 1- when the brakes are applied the rear indicator light comes on, but only on the left hand side. 2- believe it or not to turn the windscreen wipers on you have to turn the heater
• Volkswagen Passat (2001 - 2005) - 03 1.9 abs firing when stopping very slowly 19 Aug 2008 (Forum)
  hi,i'm a german car mechanic and i am having problems with my passat 1.9 tdi 130 6 spd, i have just replaced my front wheel bearing, now whenever i brake very gently as i come to a stop the abs fires on that wheel.[grinding noise] when you brake hard nothing happens, i've tried changing the abs
• Fog Lights Are For Fog!! 12 Jul 2008 (Forum)
  on fog lamps you may not notice brake lights coming on suddenly, although if you`re at the correct braking distance it shouldn`t be a problem , but how many drivers maintain a proper safe distance? i.e a two second gap, i personally like to see plenty of tarmac between me and the vehicle in front
• Peugeot 406 (1999 - 2004) - 02 2.0 hdi ABS 7 Jul 2008 (Forum)
  I have recently had the front springs replaced after one of them broke. A local garage did the work (big mistake). I started driving the car and noticed that the brakes would feel strange especially when travelling at low speeds. I assumed my brake pads were worn so had them checked. Turns out
• Ford Focus II (2004 - 2007) - 05 1.6 How do I adjust the handbrake ? 11 Jun 2008 (Forum)
  The handbrake on my Focus now has rather too much free travel & needs adjusting. I know that the brake shoes are adjusted correctly since I've examined them & they are in any case self-adjusting. Assuming that there is some adjustment available, is this from under the car, or must I dismantle
• Vauxhall Astra H (2004 - 2009) - 04 1.6 Squealing wheels 9 May 2008 (Forum)
  Hope somebody can help me with my squealing wheels. Here's what is happening... - After about 20 mins driving a squeal starts on the passenger side wheels - The squeal disappears when steering to the right - The squeal disappears when applying the brakes - The squeal is worst when steering
• BMW 5-Series E39 (1996 - 2003) - 06 2.5 Road speed noise 29 Apr 2008 (Forum)
  apply the brakes or gently weave. I've read that front wheel bearings are often a problem on the E39, but I'd have thought the braking/weaving would have loaded any clearance and made them go a bit louder or quieter, any thoughts?
• How are carbon discs made? 8 Feb 2008 (Forum)
  I have just done a small piece of work concerning a subsidiary of Messier-Bugatti, not whoever makes the Veyron - VW is it? - but the descendant of Ettore's company, still based in Molsheim, making among other things aircraft undercarriage including wheels and carbon brakes, similar to the ones
• Ford Focus (1998 - 2004) - Rusty brake discs on 03/03 21 Dec 2007 (Forum)
  One of the rear discs of my 03/03 Focus has a band of permanent rust (on the outer face) approximately 7 mm wide at the edge of the disc. Is this amount...