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  Damage due to potholes 24 Apr 2011 (Ask HJ)
  I was travelling in Cumbria down the Kirkstone Pass out of Winderemere and hit a large pothole (3/4 foot long and up to 3 inches deep). There was...
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  firing order 10 Nov 2010 (Ask HJ)
  I'm trying to find the proper firing order for my 2000 mk2 Ford Mondeo - it's got the 1.8 zetec engine. I'm seeing 1.3.4.2 - if thats right, can you tell...
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  Cornish pasting 5 Dec 2009 (Ask HJ)
  I am the proud owner of a 2004 MG ZT 260 SE. The general build quality is great. The handling, ride and braking are superb. The performance from the Ford...
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  Tyrer banks 15 Aug 2009 (Ask HJ)
  I have a SEAT Toledo and I have been having considerable problems with tyre wear. In 1 year I have gone through 3 full sets and 2 new front tyres, along...
• Winners and Losers - Crash protection 26 Oct 2019 (Forum)
  ratings. Interestingly he drives a Saab saloon but years ago many of his colleagues drove Lada Riva , again rear wheel drive cars which have the longitudal strength needed to to align the gearbox with the rear axle. He remembers vividly a MB slicing through a peugeot 405 with the worst
• Opel/Vauxhall - Meriva EPS (Power Steering) Fault 20 Mar 2019 (Forum)
  . It has now failed permanently. It is a Portuguese car (and is still in Portugal) but I know from the Internet that this is a well known fault with Vauxhall Merivas. The garage has advised me that the steering column alignment has been adjusted but they believe
• Vauxhall Astra J - Steering feels light 9 Feb 2019 (Forum)
  or sliding however I do not feel comfortable driving the car when the steering is so light. Last week I had two brand new front tyres put on and the wheels aligned as I felt this may be causing the issue. However this has not fixed the problem and the steering feels just as light. Any ideas what
• 13 pin caravan plugs. 5 Jun 2017 (Forum)
  The original 13 pin plug on my caravan has failed. Corrosion mainly due to being exposed during winter storage. I have a new one from Sealey. Different assembly but have worked out the alignment it is now just the wiring. Not all the colours are the same as the wiring diagram, but I have the old
• All cars - MOT History Check 2 May 2017 (Forum)
  a lot, for example; an aquaitance with a local garage was offering me a pristine car with low mileage for a 10 year vehicle and a credible story but when I checked it out them mileage had gone down 16,000 miles the year before. On another car from a dealer the reasons for failing (headlights alignment
• Toyota Avensis - cambelt & wheel tracking 29 Oct 2016 (Forum)
  Hi All Just looking for some advice basically just had both wish bones replace and cambelt replaced at the local garage.  my car keeps pulling to the left so i took if to Halfords for a wheel alignment but even after that it is still pulling to the left do I take
• Peugeot 206 - Central locking wiring diagram 31 Jan 2015 (Forum)
  ="inlineimg" style="vertical-align: middle;" title="Default" src="http://www.peugeotforums.com/forums/images/icons/icon1.gif" border="0" alt="Default" />  206 central locking wiring
• Ford fiesta Zetec S - 3 point turn, back wheels hit the pavement kerb ha 28 Sep 2014 (Forum)
  .  I'm concerned if I have damaged the steering wheel system,,steering wheel,tyres,suspension,shock absorber or car mechanical parts or cause the car to be out of alignment
• Just when you think you've got a good 'un... 13 Jul 2012 (Forum)
  . A whine from the timing belt saw me back there today to have the tension reduced, and while he was under the bonnet he noticed the belt is riding off to the side again and the head has been off at some point. Something is out of alignment somewhere, I'm thinking the best option is just to run
• Ford Fiesta - Shock absorbers 4 Jan 2011 (Forum)
  which will hopefully solve my problem and they are an easy DIY fix. Anyway, I'm sure i saw on TV a few years ago about a garage that had a special ramp like they can do laser wheel alignment on (mine were 3mm out last tyre change btw) but it did a computer test of shock absorber efficiency per wheel
• Any tyre Gurus here ? 18 Nov 2009 (Forum)
  Just looking for a bit of advice.. Have had a few issues with a BMW AUC car I bought a few weeks back and have been complaining about the pulling to the left almost ever since. The car has now been KDS and was found to be out of alignment. This has been done at their cost (thankyou) I do however
• Peugeot 306 (1993 - 2001) - 99t 1.9td steering overpulling when cornering 1 Nov 2008 (Forum)
  are new or replaced in last 6 weeks wheel alignment was also done brakes replaced 3 months ago all fluids at good level this has caused me to skid and have had a few near misses needless to say not being driven right now. It has 120k on the clock as always thank you in advance for any suggestions very
• Marks on a motorcycle swingarm 8 Mar 2007 (Forum)
  marks used to gauge chain adjustment on the swingarm accurate enough to set up the rear wheel alignment by? It seems ridiculous that the only satisfactory method of doing this, which is also used by the MOT man, is to stick a straight bit of wood or metal either side of the wheel and line it up by eye
• cmax recalls? 3 Jan 2007 (Forum)
  hello, a few months back i was reading the Society of Operations engineers magazine and it had a whole bunch of recalls that it had pulled off of VOSA. one of the recalls i noticed was for the Cmax. the falut was said to be ' a mis-alignment of the oil feed up to the camshaft bearings
• Foglights and xenons 3 Feb 2004 (Forum)
  on my next motor: a) they look really cool, and b) I'll stand a better chance of seeing where I'm going when ill-aligned xenons come the other way (and there seem to be quite a few these days).
• Just driven over a fence post at speed.. 16 Jun 2003 (Forum)
  the alignment / balance done cure the problem or have I damaged the structure of the tyre? Have I screwed up the wheel geometry and landed myself a big bill? The car is RWD with PAS, 205/60 tyres TIA Dorian.