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• Nut lock on cam tensioner? Citroen Saxo. 3 Oct 2004 (Forum)
  Boring wet afternoon so I decided to change the cam belt on the wifes 8v Saxo. Just about to put it back together when I noticed I was out of nut lock. Local Halfords have run out (typical) and all other outlets now closed. Should I wait till tomorrow to get some or just put it back without putting
• Forseeable mistakes by car industry 21 Sep 2004 (Forum)
  In several recent threads we've discussed car manufacturers running into trouble because they missed somthing most people could see quite easily. For example: City Rover pricing X-Type launch engine range Right Hand Drive versions of large French cars (607, Vel Satis) Can anyone think of similar
• Depreciation cost 31 Aug 2004 (Forum)
  me £269 per month. How much to run a banger? £50 per month + repairs + tax?
• Fiat Uno 1ie '94 squealing 24 Aug 2004 (Forum)
  to be linked with any particular running condition just seems random and sometimes quite loud. Anybody got any clues?
• Out of the mouths of babes & ... 4 Aug 2004 (Forum)
  ) playing in a gang are very impressed and run across, one earnestly called out to the hulk, "Daddy, what is it, a go cart?"
• Hard Top Security Issues 21 Jul 2004 (Forum)
  a Porsche Boxter and was wondering if anybody on the forum owns or runs one of these vehicles and knows if their hard tops are secure from theft or not??
• 98 mondeo V6 platinum plugs 10 Jun 2004 (Forum)
  ? not sure, car runs ok with reasonable fuel economy for size of engine. thanks in advance.
• Ford Escort XR3i Ignition warning lamp 5 Jun 2004 (Forum)
  Now I know that if alternator not charging as it should then warning ignition lamp will display, but what is this: Switch on ign/OP lamps glow. Starter operates no bother and engine fires. Ign/OP lamps go out while engine in running. Switch off - Ign warning lamp comes on and stays on. Has me
• Rover 800 speedometer 5 Jun 2004 (Forum)
  I have a Rover 800 Vitesse, 1993 model. There is a problem with the speedometer needle not working, then suddenly coming to life again. Most of the time it sits a zero whilst the car is being driven. I know these are electronic speedo heads and don't have a cable running to the gearbox - does
• Volvo 760 Turbo - fuel additive 6 Apr 2004 (Forum)
  Our Volvo 760 Turbo (B230ET engine) needs 'SuperGreen' 98 Octane unleaded. This is not easily available so have been using LRP. Been told by the Volvo owners club not to use LRP in a turbo engine: 1. Why? 2. Can I use Millers VSP and fill up with unleaded 95? The car can run happily on unleaded
• BMW Computer 17 Mar 2004 (Forum)
  A mate of mine has got a 325i '86, fully loaded and owned from new. The computer has packed up once and been replaced with a s/h one. Now gone the same way as the first unit ant the car wont run. Anyone know of a company or person who could sort it at prehaps component level rather than junking
• Short holidays and SORN 15 Mar 2004 (Forum)
  for the tax to run from next month, and will that cover it? Apologies if the answer to this is already here somewhere - I just haven't seen it.
• volvo 440 2.0 si stuttering 14 Mar 2004 (Forum)
  help!!!!!!! my volvo 440 2.0 si (m plate) runs lovley and is very fast but has an intermittent stutter that cuts engine performance by at least 40% , there is no reason to it, one min its fine the next it judders and underperforms. the strange thing is if you nearly red line every gear it doesnt
• VW polo cold start 5 Mar 2004 (Forum)
  The car starts fine in the morning but after a minute or two the revs die away and it cuts out, starts again fine but again after a couple of minutes it dies again. Its only when theres a bit of heat in the engine that it runs ok. Its only been this over the last week. Could it have something
• 96 Golf TDI-sell or keep? 29 Feb 2004 (Forum)
  This is a second car and is also used by 17yo son. 82000 miles, cambelt done at 65000, going well apart from occas electrical glitches. Boot gets a bit wet. Only worth £1800-£2K on trade-so would you just run it on 'til it drops or is it a big repair bill waiting to happen? It does the job for me
• volvo using water 9 Feb 2004 (Forum)
  I have a 940volvo 20turbo which uses water on arun Last summera hose burst and the car stopped,Ireplaced the hose and filled her up,she always did use a bit but now after a 50mile run we are talking a couple of pints----yet its fine driving around town.There are no visable leaks does this point
• Rover 45 cold start problem 16 Jan 2004 (Forum)
  I have a Y reg petrol 45 that has begun to have engine start problems on cold frosty mornings. The engine cranks but I need to put my foot on the gas to get the engine running. At all other times the engine starts no problem. The problem has only come on this winter (last couple of months). It's
• Americans ! 14 Jan 2004 (Forum)
  they're trucks as far as the VAT man is concerned they're cheaper to run than your Mr Farmers Off-Road vehicle - nice to know where your tax goes ! :-))
• One Junction, 73 Sets of Traffic Lights 6 Jan 2004 (Forum)
  Bought the Daily Mail today, as it's running a diet that sounds interesting, and there is an article, with a photo, about a roundabout at the end of the M27 in Portsmouth that has been replaced with an intersection with 73 sets of traffic lights. A spokesperson said that there were only two
• avensis 1.8 fault light 11 Dec 2003 (Forum)
  hi my 1998 avensis has come up with the engine management light whilst sitting in traffic. it didnt overheat and car seems to run fine (obviously if its in limp home then its very good) can anyone shed any help on this as i have no clue. i have checked basics. does this car have falicty to give