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• Filth beyond belief - descending gaga to cylinders 16 Aug 2009 (Forum)
  Straight down the throats of those once pristine inlet tracts - and into the cylinders as gritty grinding paste for the bores and rings. That`s the EGR. Or rather `the facilitator of filth` I`ve just blanked off the EGR on the 1.9D (as in tech) But woa.. what wet oily filth has been descending
• KIA Sorento SUV (2003 - 2009) - 04 3.5 Engine management mil light 25 Jul 2009 (Forum)
  I have a strange problem with the MIL light.The light is on all the time and the power is down,my scanner says there is no fault codes stored and the system...
• Baked on bugs > best remedy 10 Jun 2009 (Forum)
  I?m sure this will have been covered before, so apologies for any previous. Having travelled on a long hot trip about a week ago when it was hot, I?m still left with some of the baked-on remains of bugs. ( even after lots of rain. ) It?s a black car so they seem to show. I?ve tried hot water
• Ford Fiesta (1995 - 1999) - 97 1.25 replacing drop links 7 Jun 2009 (Forum)
  it is hexagonal all the way around. Most spanners are at least 5 mm or thicker. Therefore do not fit. Searched online for thin spanners and found nothing. Other than machining an old spanner (which I cannot do), as anyone managed to undo these drop links and with what? Thanks! S.
• Road caves in half an hour after driving on it 1 May 2009 (Forum)
  I am quite shocked by this, I drive downt his stretch of road about 2-3 times a week and is only 2.5 miles from where I live. http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/s/1112627_hole_halts_traffic I drove down this just half an hour before, I remember being stuck in traffic behind a police van
• Ford KA, KA2, KA3 (1996 - 2008) - Ford Ka as a cheap runaround 24 Apr 2009 (Forum)
  I posted a while back regarding the possible need for a small runaround and was looking at a Mk1 Focus hatchback or Fiesta. Having reconsidered budgets regarding purchase price and running costs I was thinking of the Ka. I'd never previously considered a Ka but a friend has just bought an S Reg. I
• Thoughts on DRLs (Day Running Lights) 3 Apr 2009 (Forum)
  quite nicely, though there fitment to my car was purely incidental. I noticed Fiat 500's, and many Volvo's & BMW's, and of course all those Audi led ones. Mind a lot of the Beemers seem to drive with lights on in daytime. I think they just like to pose with those "angel eyes" lights.
• Warranty Direct -no pairs exclusion 31 Mar 2009 (Forum)
  Had recent f/n/s coil spring failure; no problem said W/D, get it done. My Vx garage and Vx themselves, strongly recommend doing both sides [the springs from Vx are only supplied in pairs, perhaps to reinforce this message]. The broken spring had also ruined a 620-mile-old tyre. W/D said ' we
• Sad number plate fiddling. 19 Mar 2009 (Forum)
  Why? Why bother to put that yellow/white/black bolt just *there* so that your number plate has your initials, or something that? Why bother to hack the "4" about, so that it's distorted and looks like an A? Change "5" into "S"? This after dropping the boy off at school this morning, & looking
• Honda - Galvanic Corrosion - Fireblade owners beware 24 Feb 2009 (Forum)
  #bm513198 http://www.honda-forums.com/index.php?t=msg&th=16976&prevloaded=1&S=c6f5caf410647a4e34699e7a7b700788&start=0
• Ford Escort (1993 - 2000) - 1998 1.8d Immobiliser problems 13 Feb 2009 (Forum)
  i have an escort 55 on an 'S' reg. and recently i have begun to have problems with starting it. the lignition and lights all switch on, however the engine doesnt turn over. i have vague knowledge about the immobiliser and the PATS system with the LED but i was wondering if there was anyway i can
• Vauxhall Frontera (1991 - 2001) - 99-Re-fitting Alarm Connector To Window 7 Feb 2009 (Forum)
  on in the factory but when i poked it the thing fell off completely. Does anyone have any advice on how I can re-attach this? I have a soldering iron and hot air gun but i'm concerned about smashing the window with the excessive heat. s
• Ford Fiesta (1989 - 1995) - 95 1.1 Starting fault 19 Jan 2009 (Forum)
  . Checked the alternator and battery which all working fine, had to change the fan belt. The car starts first time in the morning and runs well for a 13 year old motor with 73,000 miles on the clock, but got this intermittent fault not sure what?s causing it, ok on short trips.
• Renault Scenic (1999 - 2003) - 01 1.9dci loss of drive 13 Jan 2009 (Forum)
  of gears. I have noticed the the O/S tyre has worn would this happen if the drive shaft has been on its way out. steering wheel did wobble a bit at speeds between 70- 80. if anyone has any ideas and could help i would be very thanksfull.
• Minor bump - 3 points+fixed penalty fine 29 Dec 2008 (Forum)
  for serious offences. How? If you have a bump currently no police will attend unless there is an injury- normally drivers only exchange names, address, Ins Co etc - with the proposed change in the law the Govt will be keen to have police attend as the Treasury gets the £60/£100 fines. More ££££s driven
• Volkswagen Passat (1988 - 1997) - 1995 1.8 - Replacing CV boot 27 Dec 2008 (Forum)
  . There is a balance weight on the shaft which looks detachable. The original inner gaiter has no clips but appears to be held in place by the last plate on the inner joint. My question is has anyone tried replacing the inner gaiter this way and if so is it easy? thanks in advance for any helpful remarks. s
• Vauxhall Astra G Diesel (1998 - 2004) - 1998 2.0 di ls - turns over, but fails to start 23 Dec 2008 (Forum)
  I have just bought a 1998 s reg 2.0 di ls astra. It is reported to have a problem with the diesel pump. It turns over but wont start. there is power reaching the pump.I have attached a code reader. It is showing no code faults at all!! would this be the case if the pump was faulty, or should i
• Volkswagen Touran MPV (2003 - ) - 04 1.6 FSi Cambelt change query 22 Dec 2008 (Forum)
  Apologies if this has been asked before. What is the change interval for the timing belt on 1.6FSi engine fitted to a 2004 Touran S ? Am I correct in reading it has been reduced to 40k miles or 4 years whichever comes first as the service log book seems to suggest far longer interval
• BMW 5-Series E28 (1982 - 1987) - Am I being rose tinted or am I mad or just naive ? 18 Oct 2008 (Forum)
  Hey all, I'm considering in looking at the above titled Bavarian beast. I've checked out the insurance for myself driver only & for someone who is in their 20's TPF&T isn't bad, nearly the same as an MG ZR. What're they like to own? What is the 520i like for fuel consumption? although I only do
• Volvo S40/V40 (1996 - 2004) - 98 2.0 T Climate Control Fault 15 Oct 2008 (Forum)
  Hello all. I have a Volvo V40 2.0 Turbo S-Reg (1998). The car has climate control that has recently gone into fault mode. The cabin cooling fan doesn't work and the LEDs on the AC button flash - the user manual says this indicates a fault with the climate control system. Does anyone know where