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Copper pipe joiner?   (4 messages)   Date: Tue, 17 May 2005 21:11:50 GMT
I need to join 2 pieces of breather pipe together. I tried looking for a plastic hose joiner at my local motor shoppe, and found some plastic ones with ribs on (just what I wanted). The only sizes they sell tho are 13mm & 8mm ...

BMW Cam Belt Broken   (10 messages)   Date: Tue, 17 May 2005 21:59:17 +0100
The wife was driving my J reg 318 as her A class has packed up and she phones me at work saying that she can't start it. The RAC came and arranged a tow and telephoned the guy who does my servicing, an ex BMW mechanic. The RAC ...

Random alarm sounding   (1 messages)   Date: Tue, 17 May 2005 21:37:46 +0100
My wife's Rover 400 (R Reg) has had a spell of completely random alarm sounding. I have come to suspect that this only occurs when one of the two keys fobs is used to lock the car and never occurs when the other one is ...

More servicing questions, Fiat Doblo 1.9 JTD & Punto 1.9D (+pics)   (4 messages)   Date: 17 May 2005 11:33:18 -0700
Sorry a about a new thread, but Simon, Chris and Moray were so good at expaining in my other post. I thought I just might be able to understand enough about this engine ( and our 1.9 D Punto) to have the option of doing most ...

What did they do?   (10 messages)   Date: Tue, 17 May 2005 19:14:36 +0100
Evening Chaps, My 1997 Mk2 Mondeo went in for its MOT yesterday. They had to do some work, which I was expecting because it was advised at my last service (I have all my servicing/work done at a local garage that I trust ...

Endura DE modifications   (7 messages)   Date: Tue, 17 May 2005 14:48 +0100 (BST)
OK, so I do have a DE engine - bloody thing. It's due its cambelts soon - I've had the current ones checked and they are showing no signs of damage or wear that's obvious to the naked eye, so I'll change them in 5000 miles ...

Second hand tyres, size change OK?   (19 messages)   Date: Tue, 17 May 2005 12:53:51 +0100
Someone's offered me 4 x 175/70 13 tyres on wheels from a MK3 Astra, 5mm min. tread depth, for 50 ONO. Will they fit on my old J reg. Cavalier, which is currently fitted with 165/80 R13 tyres, without problems? It seems to ...

Owner's Handbook   (5 messages)   Date: Tue, 17 May 2005 12:54:01 +0100
Hi All Can anyone please tell me where I might be able to get an owner's handbook for my Pug 306 (2000) apart from the main dealers? I have 'googled' it but have been unsuccessful. My local main dealer said they don't ...

Volvo V40 2.0T - accelerator "sticking"   (3 messages)   Date: Tue, 17 May 2005 09:55:52 +0100
Over the last 2 years my '98 V40 2.0T has developed a problem with the accelerator - usual service garage (an independent specialist, normally very good compared to the incompetence of the dealership I used to go to) can't find ...

how do I become a mechanic?   (31 messages)   Date: Mon, 16 May 2005 21:16:51 +0000 (UTC)
I'm 28 and looking for a career change. Quite fancy learning to fix cars, but where do I start? ...

Radiator hoses   (1 messages)   Date: Mon, 16 May 2005 20:57:06 +0000 (UTC)
Hi does anyone know if radiator hoses for a 2001 micra will fit a 1993 micra (bubble shape). thanks Nige. ...

Radiator Hoses   (1 messages)   Date: Mon, 16 May 2005 20:41:06 +0000 (UTC)
Hi does anyone know if radiator hoses for a 2001 micra will fit a 1993 micra (bubble shape). thanks Nige. ...

too cheap?   (28 messages)   Date: 16 May 2005 13:05:46 -0700
Seems too cheap to me? http://tinyurl.com/9mbvv Thoughts? Chandy ...

2004 model Mondeo door auto-locking.   (4 messages)   Date: Mon, 16 May 2005 20:04:06 GMT
Help please. I've just purchased an '04 registered Ghia X Mondeo estate & I'm told that it might be possible to fit it with automatic door-locking, indeed it might be an available, but not mentioned function in the car's ...

Ford Focus 2001   (6 messages)   Date: Mon, 16 May 2005 21:00:40 +0100
Hi How easy is it to swap the factory installed tape player in a focus for a second hand CD player which looks exactly the same (apart from being a CD player of course). Is it just a case of unplugging one and plugging in ...

Fuel System Cleaners?   (7 messages)   Date: Mon, 16 May 2005 18:27:37 +0100
Are any of these worth blasting through the tank once in a while? Not expecting miracles but on a 3 year old car with 40k on the clock is it worth a tenner every six months on a bottle of Redex/STP or anything similar ...

Citroen Bx Forsale   (25 messages)   Date: Mon, 16 May 2005 08:02:27 +0000 (UTC)
1987 BX est tax 07/05 mot 02/06 diesel not running due to cambelt and cam broke! new diesel pimp fitted 125.00 OVNO 07837937569 E Sussex ...

Front tyres causing pull to left   (10 messages)   Date: 15 May 2005 13:26:33 -0700
Hi, is it possible for a set of front tyres to make a car pull to the left? I bought a car off a family member a year ago knowing that it pulled to the left, and assumed it was probably the tracking. I had the tracking done ...

Anyone breaking a Volvo 740?   (7 messages)   Date: Sun, 15 May 2005 18:29:07 +0100
My POS Volvo estate came back to me (not in a bad situation or anything, just wasn't wanted anymore) - I've got to fix it up, I can't bear to see a basically decent and practical car go to waste. Front wings are very rotten ...

new tyre problem   (13 messages)   Date: Sun, 15 May 2005 14:14:35 GMT
I had new tyres fitted 3 about months ago. Three of the tyres hold air, but I recently discovered that a rear tyre went down to 8 psi. I pumped it up again, but the tyre only looses air at an extremely slow rate, indicating ...