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• 406 HDI clutch? judder 10 Oct 2006 (Forum)
  the clutch. Is there any one in particular that is prone to wear. Is this a common problem with 406's. How difficult are they to replace? As far as I know the car has done mainly motorway miles so I thought the clutch should be OK.
• Fulda Carat Extremo - anyone have them? 30 Sep 2006 (Forum)
  , as it´s not one I´ve used before. I´m particularly interested in its wear rate, as the vRS is a bit of a tyre muncher. Size is 205/45 R16 83W. Thanks in advance, Barchettaman
• Foreign car and headlights 21 Aug 2006 (Forum)
  Hi All, I'm an expat Brit who will be driving back to Blighty in a month or 3. I would fly, but driving is more attractive just now, and I can fit more Tesco and M&S goodies in the car then in hold baggage... :-) Anyway, I digress... In the UK, are beam deflectors compulsory or recommended
• Mondeo 04 TDCI oil filter 20 Aug 2006 (Forum)
  Hello Can anyone tell me where the oil filter is located on the 130 TDCI mondeo. 04 plate zetec S. Having bought the oil and filter from Halfords I am at a complete loss. It isnt on ramps yet so I may yet find it but the weird thing is that the oil filter is an open paper thing looking much like
• Is it likely to be written off? 1 Aug 2006 (Forum)
  crashed my S-reg fiesta 1.3 finesse last night, value approx £800-900? skidded on a corner and hit the kerb with the passenger side wheel, wheel buckled and looks like it's pushed the wheel mounting (?) back, with the tyre impacting onto the wing behind the wheel and pushing that back so
• 307 110 Hdi were is it? 16 Jul 2006 (Forum)
  Hello i'm trying to find were i fill up the diesel additive, as i'm getting the warning on the dash 'diesel additive minimum level' i've purchased a filling kit for £30 but can't find were to attach it, i've looked on the fuel sender unit under the o/s rear seat but can only see the fuel feed
• Salvage parts? 29 Jun 2006 (Forum)
  Anyone got any idea where I might be able to source two new doors/door-skins (n/s front and rear) for a platinum 05 Mondeo Ghia (i.e. chrome handle tips, and chrome door sills etc)? I've tried the autotrader site but all I could find was one rear door, and that's got a crease down the side
• wheel bearing - Fiat Coupe (W reg) 18 Jun 2006 (Forum)
  My car has recently started to make a "howling" noise which starts off at about 25/30mph.I have checked all the usuals like clutch in,gearbox in neutral,brakes on/off with no discernible difference.My own suspicion is that the n/s front wheel bearing is on the way out as there seems to be a slight
• A rumination on abandoned cars 26 May 2006 (Forum)
  Now we all know the price of older cars has dropped through the floor. But outside the front door of Tescos Guildford is an abandoned blue Fiat Punto S. M registered it has good tyres (please note good not just legal) a good exhaust clean body with no signs of rust and all round looks in fair
• Intermitent Misfiring MG ZS 120 13 May 2006 (Forum)
  revs then back to 500. Sometimes it sticks at 2000 plus on idle. I know quite early on if it is going to be a problem . But often it goes 3 or 4 days without a proble. Any yhought s and help would be much apreciated. Cheers
• Fiat Barchetta rear brake imbalance 23 Apr 2006 (Forum)
  round BTW). It´s been booked in to get this sorted prior to the retest, but I was wondering if anyone could give me a pointer as to what could have caused the problem just in case the garage try to pull a fast one, or something. Thanks in advance, Barchettaman
• VW DSG 5 Apr 2006 (Forum)
  This is a question to all the BR?s who have a VW Diesel with the DSG gearbox. I have a 2.0 GT TDI DSG on order for delivery in May (hopefully), the only thing I found strange about the gearbox was the ?T? handle gear stick. On the GTi or R32 the DSG has a nice rounded gear knob with the trigger
• MEGUIARS Quik Clay - worth getting? 15 Mar 2006 (Forum)
  As the Barchetta is up for a spring clean shortly I was thinking about what products to use. According to HJ´s recommendations I have Autoglym Super Resin and Extra Gloss protection that I plan to use, as soon as it warms up enough for the EGP to cure properly. Other posts have mentioned
• Toyota hi ace ignition key programming. 3 Mar 2006 (Forum)
  on how to do this despite the locks costing over £400! Can any one tell me how the keys are programmed? The vehicle is a 1999 's' reg 2.4 diesel hi ace van. Many thanks. Craig
• Rover K series - 1400 29 Jan 2006 (Forum)
  is that bargain or not, is that it has a K series engine. So my question is: Is the 1.4 K series OK and is it just the 1.8's that have the HGF problems? Or are they all rubbish? I've done a forum search, and noted the advice to check the coolant etc. TIA
• Getting Spare Keys for Honda Civic 25 Jan 2006 (Forum)
  Hi there, I recently bought a second hand Honda civic 1.4i S 2000 V model. I was given only one key with the car and a remote knob attached to the keyring. I was wondering how to get a second key for it? Can I just get the key cut by a key maker or do I need to go to the dealer? It might be quite
• Speeding (mostly excl cameras) Vol 36 1 Jan 2006 (Forum)
  to turn round and check my speedo at readings of 50 60 and 70 but I didn?t. If it?s still there tomorrow however .... P.S. The police aren't daft ~ it was fitted with a wheel-clamp! -- L\'escargot.
• Golf TDi mk4... 8 Nov 2005 (Forum)
  A friend is selling his S-reg, golf, 1.9 TDi SE, Mk4, 100,000 miles, 5 door, alloys etc. He said he was open to offers! Honest John said trade price was £2995 (at that mileage)... BUT... did i really want it, as the Mk4 have been known to be more than a little problematic!! So my next question
• Battery Advice 27 Sep 2005 (Forum)
  Due to one thing or another I have several times been caught out by a flat battery. Is there a better solution than getting a jump-start off somebody? I once sold a car to a chap (having previously warned him the battery was u/s) and when he came to pick it up, he had a spare battery and jump
• Extra versatiile ICE unit 22 Sep 2005 (Forum)
  reader slot (MP3), is compatible with Audio CD and CD-R/RW disks and delivers up to 4 x 45W. Price is £89.99. See: http://tinyurl.com/8amsz - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - What\'s for you won\'t pass you by