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• electrical help..is this repair safe 4 May 2007 (Forum)
  ok i need someone that understands electrics to see if this is safe my heated seat pad had a break in it, its basicly a thin flexy wire with a pvc sheath running through a canvas type fabric i found the break , bared both ends and soldered it up with a tiny dab of solder , then used heat shrink
• BMC 'A' Series SU carburettor needle 26 Apr 2007 (Forum)
  Could anyone advise what carburettor needle is appropriate for a 998 A series with a single 1 1/2 inch H4 SU? The carb is from a 1275 and has a DZ needle and (amazingly?) appears to run quite well on the 998, but it can't be optimum. I'm sure some 998's used the 1 1/2 inch SU, but I can't find
• 306 d turbo intercooler 25 Apr 2007 (Forum)
  Hi i am thinking of increasing the boost on my 306 d turbo. I have heard if you run more than 18psi of boost you have to uprate the intercooler. Would it make a difference mounting the origional intercooler at the front behind the bumper rather than on top of the hot engine. If anyone has tuned
• VW Polo Rear Washer Not Working 23 Apr 2007 (Forum)
  Help, anyone? The rear washer on my daughter's 1999 5 door Polo has stopped working. I can hear the pump running, I can smell the cleaner, but nothing's coming out at the nozzle. It appears that a pipe has become loose behind the rear door panel, but can't see how to remove the panel to check
• 02 astra and the dreaded mayo 10 Apr 2007 (Forum)
  I have an 02 plate astra and have seen the dreaded mayo on the underside of the filler cap. I have flushed the engine and changed oil and filters but it has re appeared. However i have no loss of power, no problems starting and there is no white smoke while running. I use the car for a 90 mile
• 05 reg galaxy and camshaft 9 Apr 2007 (Forum)
  I am running a couple of 05 reg galaxys, big problems with one, intermittentl ack of power, thick plumes of smoke, juddering on steering at 50mph. Just passing 120K miles. (taxis).Have had new turbo, timing belt kit, ems, etc., etc., noticed the thing about cam shafts on golfs, is this engine
• z3m coupe 3 Apr 2007 (Forum)
  I've always liked these strangely ugly cars! Now thay've dropped enough so that I could almost buy one. 98s, about 60K advertised at £17k. 98s, about 40K " at 19.5K Will it cost me a fortune to run (about 8k miles a year) are gearbox/clutch etc up to 320BHP? Any weak points? - suspect they'll
• VW Sharan Overheating 20 Mar 2007 (Forum)
  My 2001 sharan 1.9tdi seems to overheat when driven on motorways. The temperature gauge creeps up towards the red when travelling about 70mph, turning the heater on full blast brings it back to nearly normal but i am roasted alive. Running round locally it seems to behave itself. The fans operate
• French Hypermarket Oil 15 Mar 2007 (Forum)
  Did a booze run yesterday, and Auchan Calais have their own 5w-40 100% synthetic oil on a special offer of 5 litres plus 2 free extra litres for ?24 or £16.90p. This works out at ?17.14c for a 5 litre can or £12.07p. Amazing. The offer is not on the shelf but in a display at the front of the shop
• MICRA CVT Problem 25 Feb 2007 (Forum)
  My wife runs round in a M-Reg Micra with an automatic gearbox. Now sometimes stiff to get into gear it is also making an awful grinding noise. Anybody know of a cheap repair that will get us anopther few months out of it? I will scrap it eventually but while I don't want to strand the missus I
• peugeot 106 timing belt 25 Feb 2007 (Forum)
  I have bought a 106 xn graduate 1.1 petrol for £200 with failed mot as a run around,i have done repairs and passed mot,the car has done 109,000 miles (you wouldn't think so)due to a history missing i am going to change timing belt,my question is what is the recommeded intervals+is it a easy job
• Vauxhall Signum v's Nissan Primera ? 18 Feb 2007 (Forum)
  Hi guy's, I need your help on which car to go for! Between a Vauxhall Signum 2.0/2.2 DTI 53/54 reg & Nissan Primera 2.2 dci SVE ? I tow a caravan for our holidays and have two children, I need your views on reliability, towability and cheap running costs. Have about 7k to 8k to spend. Look forward
• VW 505 01 oil in B4 engines? 13 Feb 2007 (Forum)
  I run three turbo diesels, one needing VW505 01 and two French motors which specify B4 oil. Am I right in thinking that VW505 01 oil is a tougher spec than B4 and I therefore only need to keep one oil in the shed, namely a fully synth 505 01 spec and use it in all three engines on a 6k change
• Starting trouble - VW Passat 1995 30 Jan 2007 (Forum)
  Hello everyone, My 1995 petrol Passat has become very difficult to start from stone cold. Crank and crank then a cough and nothing. Again and again. Eventually it starts, runs rough, and is then fine. When warm it starts fine. Have replaced the water temp sensor. But this has not cured it. Any
• 1996 Ford Galaxy Starting Problem... 20 Jan 2007 (Forum)
  actually puts the timing out????? When towed started it runs lovely so can this be true? Pls help....thx
• Cars 'Settling' 3 Jan 2007 (Forum)
  as the chassis flexed slightly were quite noticeable! Also, everything definitely felt better after a run, especially the steering and gearbox.
• Rally of Wales gone soft? 2 Dec 2006 (Forum)
  I note that the forthcoming rally has 230 miles of competitive driving over 17 stages and lasts for three days. In 1985 it had 570 miles and 63 stages over four days. Group B cars were running, it was a true test of the drivers and cars and was a superb event to follow. It seems to me the present
• Metro 92 1100cc 1 Dec 2006 (Forum)
  Hi im having a problems with my 92 1100cc Metro carb run. Iv replaced the carb with a 2nd hand 1 and replaced the fuel pump, plugs and leads. all the hoses goin in and out of the carcoal canister are all clear and now im stuck and dont know what to try next. Does any1 know of any command faults
• KIA advert crashes IE7 23 Nov 2006 (Forum)
  The Kia Motors advert started consistently crashing IE7 this morning. (All ok when Nissan advert was displayed). Investigation showed I was running version 7 of Flash as an extension to IE7 and removing that and then installing latest version (9) cured all problems. May save some people some
• Yorkshire to Dover Thursday evening/Frid 30 Oct 2006 (Forum)
  Hi, I am going to france on Friday Morning. Need to be in dover at 7am, so I thought a nice overnight run should avoid all the usual congestion. Then someone said something about the A2 being closed overnight ? Is there something I need to worry about or can I assume that setting off round