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• Audi A3 + S3 (1996 - 2001) - 00 1.8 turbo,whining noise from fan/cambelt pulley 19 Sep 2007 (Forum)
  comes from the front of the car, but is most noticable when you are in the car itself..especially when sitting at, say, the traffic lights?!! I had the cambelt, dampner, waterpump etc, changed at the Audi dealer 3000K ago (3 months)....Help, please? Best, Craig s
• Renault Clio II (2001 - 2007) - 00 172 Engine starts, then dies. 14 Sep 2007 (Forum)
  modification. Could this be linked in any way, or is it irrelevant? Thanks. s
• Mk 3 Golf Ignition Problems 27 Jul 2007 (Forum)
  Ladies and Gents, I have a 1995 Mk 3 Golf which has ignition problems. I was driving along the motorway about 70mph, when the engine died suddenly (coughed...
• Yobbo driver and the Blame Game... 10 Jul 2007 (Forum)
  mother, Tina Carroll, blamed the Army for allowing the incident to happen. She said: "They leave the hangars open and the tanks mobilised so anyone could go in and anyone could take them.[/b] All the army's fault Indeed! Next thing, it will all be M&S's fault when some vermin gets caught
• Air conditioning, could be better? 10 Jun 2007 (Forum)
  ? is there an argument, that air conditioning in cars is often not fit for purpose, due to the basic principle having proved so robust, but the actual application in a car often so fragile and troublesome? As an aside, I can remember as a lad in the 1960`s a big cold room being set up and an ancient compressor unit
• Micra - 1999 - Clutch and suspension! 16 Apr 2007 (Forum)
  an occasional "bump/clank". Is there any known problems with shocks or supension on these Micras? Any help would be appreciated! Thanks! S
• Golf - Headlamp and rear lights blowing 11 Feb 2007 (Forum)
  Hi Posters: My sister's car had the most expensive consumable cost. IF she is lucky she replace a bulb at least once every 2 weeks. Its either front headlamp bulb or rear brake/tail lights. I just wondering if anyone have expereinced this problem. The car is a 2001 Golf 1.4 S. The car has too
• Its 1969 again ( headgaskets iron heads) 3 Feb 2007 (Forum)
  The sun is on your back, the budgie is on its perch and `lady Madonna` issues from the 2 watt car radio. Yes, its a great July Saturday morning in 1969, you pop the bonnet on your parents drive and BMC`s green cast iron motor gleams back. The long reach sparkplugs slip out easily in their copper
• Octavia(& Golf?) driver's door switch 29 Dec 2006 (Forum)
  lock and buy a complete door lock looks to be £100 plus by Skoda instead of a fe£s by me. I assume the mechanism is the same as the similar year Golfs? Anyone done this job (replacement of door lock due to faulty switch), or the removal of the rear bass speakers, and any idea of costs of parts etc I
• Serious crash involving bus and car 9 Dec 2006 (Forum)
  that: ?This is a very satisfactory result for my client.? almost beggers belief. This is the original reporting of the accident for those who are not aware of the original postings: http://tinyurl.com/yy4xyh - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - What\'s for you won\'t pass you by
• Volvo 240 MOT failure: Please explain 24 Nov 2006 (Forum)
  My Volvo 240 SE (1992) has just failed its MOT. I don't understand all the failure points and I would welcome any more expert help. (1) Offside front position lamp(s) not in good working order (function impaired) [1.1.4a] As far as I can see, both headlamps are working perfectly. They come
• Cavalier Sri Ecotec top end rattles 3 Nov 2006 (Forum)
  I have a 94 model Sri 16V Ecotec, that has covered 85K miles and has full Vaux S/H, last service at 79K (inc new water pump & cam belt). It hasn't been used much in the last few years but after recently starting it up I noticed the top end is very noisy, sounds a bit like a diesel! I have
• Saab 93 Linear Stereo 25 Aug 2006 (Forum)
  they have left all the bass and tweeters out and just left the little mid range ones in for the basic stereo. I do notice there is a space next to them in the rear shelf for what looks like 6x9's, just wandered if anyone had had any experince in upgrading the speakers on these models, i dont want to change
• Exceptional Tyres-Down to the last 4 6 Aug 2006 (Forum)
  Having covered 12000 miles since the time I bought the Passat, I have now almost reduced all 4 tyres to a bald patch! After much forum searching I have now narrowed my choice to the following ones. 1)Goodyear F1 GSD3's(lots of backroomer recommendations however does not seem to be available
• Escort Diesel losing water 28 Jun 2006 (Forum)
  Hi everyone, I wonder if anyone here knows these engines? I have a 1.8 non turbo diesel escort van with just over 110k on the clock s reg 1998. In the last 6 months on 2 or 3 occasions, its boiled dry so I topped it up but couldn't see any evidence of where it was leaking and promptly stopped
• Used Merc, Jag or BMW for £25k? 10 Jun 2006 (Forum)
  on in 2 1/2 years. However, my mileage should drop to a more sensible 10k pa now. I'm happy to buy something 2-3 years old, and my budget is £25k. I quite fancy a Jag XJ but fuel economy seems poor. I might even step up to a Merc S class, for the luxury! I've never quite gone for the new shape BMW 5
• smoking and mobile phone at petty statio 2 Mar 2006 (Forum)
  this rattles me a bit...wondered what you all think and is it worth a call to customer service visited our local s**l filling the other week when it was fairly quiet out, the girlfriend went in to pay as i filled up, adn she came out complaining the worker had been smoking and stuck the fag out
• Recommended Transmission Fluid Supplier 1 Mar 2006 (Forum)
  delivered at an all-in cost of £27 (pay by PayPal). Took about 2-3 weeks to arrive. His MTL-P GL-4 fully-synth manual fluid is good for most Japanese manual transmissions and also meets the BMW MTF-LT (lifetime) fluid spec at a much lower cost than BMW charge. A good alternative to Castrol SMX-S too
• Insurance claim problem 14 Feb 2006 (Forum)
  car off and took it away and I have been car less ever since. To me it seems that they have tried every trick in the book to stall, delay and generally cause me grief. The claim has not been denied and is still ongoing some 14 months after the accident. Basically, because it?s a direct insurer
• What would our motoring forebears think? 5 Feb 2006 (Forum)
  . He was known to have worn a flat cap and string-backed driving gloves during the late 1950's when he owned a two-tone grey Jaguar Mk 9. If Bill Burper were to return to life what would surprise him most about the vehicles / roads / drivers today? Cheers, Sofa Spud