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• Nissan Sunny (1986 - 1991) - 1.4 12V H/B loss of power/revs on acceleration 17 Sep 2007 (Forum)
  and gapped OK, batt. OK, coil gives correct resistances, diz cap looks OK (I think), leads seem OK too. Was serviced recently with new fuel filter, air filter, plugs, valve adjustment, oil change. Seemed better for a while now back to square 1. Son says better in the wet. Redex in tank and direct into carb
• Astra steering wheel vibrations 4 Jun 2007 (Forum)
  or the sign of something else. Tyres changed at 60k miles now up to 75k miles. Car mechanics are not my strongest discipline but i've worked on a tractor where the track rod ends were worn and this lead to some shudders through the steering. Could this be the cause? Many thanks for your wisdom. Ed
• Golf GTI cold start problems 29 Mar 2007 (Forum)
  I have a 1996 golf gti 2.0ltr 8 v (AGG) it takes ages to start from cold when left overnight,it also has a slight miss fire. up to date it has had replaced,plugs,leads,2 x lambdre sensors,crank angle sensor.othe sensors i cant remember which ones,fuel filter,its also had the injectors and rail
• Changes to Theory Test ? 19 Feb 2007 (Forum)
  The Daily Mail of 9th Feb.2007 reports on a development of the driving test where the learners knowledge of ?green issues? is tested. The Driving Standards Agency (Who are they ?) spokesperson said, ?This should lead to a group of drivers who from Day One drive in an environmentally-friendly way
• Over the top actions for a blown bulb? 12 Feb 2007 (Forum)
  to walk the half mile back on her own in the dark on a road leading out of the city. What on earth are they thinking about? Leaving a young woman to walk alone on a road like that in the dark is ridiculous. Letter to the local headquarters on it's way! {Subject header given a more meaningful
• Golf MKIII idle hesitation 31 Jan 2007 (Forum)
  1995 I.8 Monotronic ABD engine Golf, Recnetly at idle the the engine is very slightly rough, runs well, new leads plugs, cap rotor, fuel cleaner. The same. So I am down to an air leak. Just spent 2 hours chaecking all the pipe work, operation of the purge valve and Carbon can an can find a leak
• Opening door with flat battery - Omega 3 Jan 2007 (Forum)
  and will become the standard solution for this problem everywhere, leading to revered worship by mechanics worldwide and subsequent overloading of my ego by fawning women? b. A recipe for disaster, as it'll blow a dozen circuits? c. Daft, because there's an easy, tried and tested way to resolve
• Is this really fair? 16 Sep 2006 (Forum)
  , screams up and down a nice straight back road behind our house, flies up and down pavements. No helmet, no leathers, no insurance, no licence, no MOT etc etc. If he should run in to me and I am judged to have 'cut a corner' which leads to his death or injury I would be well hacked off.
• Citroen ZX 1.8 8v - Idle/Starting Proble 23 Aug 2006 (Forum)
  by letting engine idle for ~1min, then gently feathering the accelerator peddle until engine speed increases without cutting out. I have changed head gasket ~5 months ago and I have therefore checked, cleaned and reconnected all the sensor multi-plugs. I have also changed the Plugs and Plug leads. Could
• Log Book Loans 8 Aug 2006 (Forum)
  this is a daft idea and is almost irresponsible in that it may lead people with bad credit histories, or insufficient dosh to pay the loans, into further credit issues. No doubt resulting in them losing 100% of their car to service the 40% they borrowed. Or am I missing something and its really a very good idea ??
• Mk2 Mondeo front wishbone size? 10 Jan 2006 (Forum)
  EARLIER TYPE LEFT)' '(REPLACES EARLIER TYPE RIGHT)' Leading me to assume that both parts fit, but the later part replaced the earlier part. Anyone got any ideas?
• Who's to blame here? 18 Dec 2005 (Forum)
  Out walking last night at about 8:30pm I was nearly part of an accident. A young cyclist was making quick progress along the pavement behind me. His bike was unlit as one would expect. The cyclist and I were next to the main road and I stopped at a minor road leading off the main road for a look
• Volvo Ignition timing 18 Dec 2005 (Forum)
  Volvo 240 SE 1993 B200F LH2.4 Jetronic. Yes that one but bear with me here. I am still in trouble with my Volvo but I have made some progress. I thought the Knock sensor was not working and removed same to test off the block only to discover the scope lead was faulty. However this caused me to dig
• Repair your own car - get insurance hike 19 Nov 2005 (Forum)
  this will actually lead to an increase in accidents? Most people that repair their own vehicle are competant (it's their own safety on the line for a start) and often don't trust garages because of the likelihood of serious mistakes. Insurance companies do things to absolve themselves of responsibility which
• Mondeo Euro III/IV diesel 13 Sep 2005 (Forum)
  going back to a Mondeo ? but this time I think it will be a diesel. People like Ford?s of Winsford have TDCi 130 Ghias for £11.5k which seems like a good deal. Which at last leads me to my question ? my reading tells me that there is a big mpg difference between the Euro III and Euro IV models
• Berlingo HDi gearbox trouble 8 Sep 2005 (Forum)
  for a while, after having travelled in fourth or fifth. Now, after a couple of days of that, a whine has also appeared on fourth gear and sometimes fifth, again only evident after using these gears for a while. This, and the faint whiff of gear oil when emerging from vehicle, leads me to suspect I am
• A change in a speed limit 17 Aug 2005 (Forum)
  I was in NW Surrey at the weekend, RF's manor, pulled off the M25 J11 on to St Peters Way, a shortish stretch of dual carriage way that leads from the motorway towards St Peter Hospital (Chertsey) and Ottershaw. I came off the roundabout with a Mercedes going slowish in front and a C2 hard on my
• Peugeot 406 Estate - radio, brake lights 11 May 2005 (Forum)
  that the already lousy reception did not actually deteriorate when it was unscrewed. This leads me to believe that the connection from the aerial to the radio has failed, but I cannot work out how to remove the aerial base from the roof - does anyone have any ideas? Thanks Paul
• Broken motorbike 7 May 2005 (Forum)
  on choke allowd to warm up 2 minutes then allowed to idle and blipped to 2000 rpm has died. Subsequent investigation has proved sparking at all 4 plugs when hitting the starter so it appears that the colis, leads and plugs are fine. However the fuel system draws fuel thru the fuelcock by vacumn action so
• The Speed Camera Thread - Volume 30 8 Apr 2005 (Forum)
  2 years or even 1 year ago the Tax Camera threads were the hottest on this board. Not only did (do) we have a dedicated speeding thread we also had (have) a dedicated speeding related to Tax Cameras thread. I was there up the front leading the charge, OK I was also being made redundant