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• Overheating 30 Nov 2002 (Forum)
  the temperature down by braking sharply, or speeding up!! Any ideas, anyone? The car is a 1.4 306, 2000X with 45,000mls. It was last serviced at 35,500mls. I've also got a clonking gearbox - when it is in 3rd or 5th I can press the gear stick to the side and it makes a harsh vibration. I know I've asked some
• Mercedes 31 Oct 2002 (Forum)
  , Azurite Blue metallic, Estate, 78,000 miles , 5 Doors. Alarm, Alloy Wheels, Anti-Lock Brakes, Automatic Transmission, Central Door Locking, Driver Air Bag, Electric Slide/Tilt Steel Sunroof, Electric Windows, Full Servce History, Passenger Air Bag, Power-Assisted Steering, Roof Rails, Self-Levelling
• Astra Hot / Burning Smell 27 Aug 2002 (Forum)
  Hi Guys I have a 1993 Astra 1400 with now 100k on the clock. Over the last week I have noticed a hot (Almost burning)smell when I park the car after a fast run.Similar to the smell when a new exhaust first gets hot. I have checked the brakes are not binding, the car has just passed its emissions
• Reclaiming Contaminated Friction Linings 20 Aug 2002 (Forum)
  old, covers about 250 miles per year, has a top-speed of 35 mph and was braking pretty well before the discovery anyway. I'm sure I read somewhere that it is possible to boil a shoe in water to remove the oil/grease, and that this wasn't uncommon practice years ago as the leather/felt hub-seal were
• Motorway Driving 10 Nov 2001 (Forum)
  Some weeks ago HJ commented in a thread about the difficulty in seeing past vans when you are stuck behind them. I can't find it in search but I seem to remember he got flak about his comment. I find that in a normal driving conditions you can see the brake lights coming on way ahead and you have
• Golf: good game? 7 Nov 2001 (Forum)
  Madame has been driving around in the spare company Golf after I inadvertently trashed a brake caliper on the AX. She has taken a shine to it, especially as the AX is a walk to the pub away from 100K miles, and wants me to buy one of the other Golfs off the leasing company when their time is up
• Daewoo Nexia 10 Oct 2001 (Forum)
  about changing the brake fluid. Any comments from the Back Room?
• ?Fuel starvation on BMW 5 Series 8 Oct 2001 (Forum)
  Anyone know of any common problems which would cause fuel starvation on a 1996 520i SE Touring? Yesterday I drove the car about 10 feet and jacked it up to check the front tyre and brake wear. Then it wouldn't start, misfires with occasional bouts of running on all cylinders for a second or two
• Steering wheel locks 1 Oct 2001 (Forum)
  braking?
• Mercedes spare wheels 10 May 2001 (Forum)
  Again in last Saturday's Telegraph, someone in the letters column damaged his brakes because Mercedes, to their eternal shame, have supplied a steel spare that is thinner than the alloys, so that unless you use the shorter bolts supplied, they hit the caliper causing expensive damage. The same
• Vauxhall Astra - Who's at fault? 4 Aug 2023 (Forum)
  bend, I suddenly see debris in the road and start to brake. As I get closer I then see that there is a car stopped in the right lane and a coach stopped in the middle lane, I continue to brake harder but due to the wet weather conditions, debris in the road and the sudden stop (no hazards from either
• Garage negligence 22 Mar 2022 (Forum)
  afterwards by email: (yesterday)  the work done was not what I asked for, which was (my words, booked by phone and on a sheet of paper handed to reception) :   -  oil and filter change, 10/40 please -  brake fluid change
• carburetted engines. MAYBE coked DI - DOT 3 Carb Cleaner 8 Apr 2016 (Forum)
  cleaner because it attacks the piston rubber. (e) Free (if you use used fluid) and almost free if you use unused fluid since it has a limited storage life once opened. (This assumes you change your own brake fluid) Doesn't repel mosquitos though frown. I suppose not many people have
• Automatics - Elderly drivers + automatic = crash? 26 Feb 2016 (Forum)
  Having read HJ views on driving automatics with left foot braking to maintain full control of the vehicle, I wondered how many of the recent headline stories of out of control cars may be caused by 'pedal confusion’.  I
• Any - Choice and options 22 Jan 2016 (Forum)
  have electric parking brakes, which I also don't want, but I couldn't get a normal brake, unless in some cases I chose a lesser specification.  Other desirable features are available only as part of a bigger package that contains things I wouldn't find attractive.  Skoda used to have a very
• Ford mondeo estate mk3 (EURO 4) - New parking sensors for front and rear 31 Jan 2011 (Forum)
  a guide manual said "Three wires to be connected from the main unit of this system: 1st black wire the body of the car (negative -). 2nd red wire the reverse light (postive + 12v to activate the rear sensors). 3rd yellow wire to the stop/brake light wire 9to activate the front sensors).   that's
• Peugeot 307 1.6 Sport (Petrol) - Peugeot 307 Noises 18 Oct 2010 (Forum)
  , which I suppose is fair enough. My problem is, as people that have been in this situation know, that it is really annoying to me and is spoiling the enjoyment of the car. This started in March 2010 and by June, I had had enough and replaced the entire back brakes (which on the 307 includes
• Vauxhall Astra Sporthatch 1.6 easytronic, 57/2008 - Vehicle condition buying advice needed 20 Mar 2010 (Forum)
  ) and indicates on the report as having ‘limited life’. Also noted is that the car’s brake discs have become surface corroded due to inactivity. Other than that everything reads well Checking online guides the price seems ok using independent dealer prices but I was expecting a car
• Peugeot 306 (1993 - 2001) - 97 1.9 TD Ignition / Tickover Problem 8 Jul 2009 (Forum)
  degrees and I am stationary the car begins to struggle and loose power and in the last few days has began cutting out completely when stationary. The problem only occurs when the engine is warmed up. It is becoming a serious problem for me as i am finding myself left foot braking as I come up
• Land Rover Experience day 12 Feb 2009 (Forum)
  , up the big hump, into the stream (now a river) everywhere. It was fabulous fun. The car. Well what can one say. this is the car clarkson drove up the mountain in scotland. you can see how it did it. It has full automatic traction control (using abs to brake individual spinning wheels with no grip