diy maintainable car by design
(122 messages)
Date: 8 May 2005 08:01:41 -0700
Its interesting to note that unlike cars, PC design is completely
based ease of assembly/maintanability/upgrade, people dont choose a PC
for their color or modern shape if it means it will be hard to
change/upgrade its internal ...
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Renault Scenic Gearbox
(2 messages)
Date: 8 May 2005 06:32:12 -0700
Can someone tell me where to look for oil in the gearbox. I would like
to check the levels but cannot find the "plug" or filler. Is it at the
back of the engine or do I need to remove the lower plastic tray to
find it. thnaks in anticipation
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Mercedes 'leccy problem part II (more amusement for Pete M, I guess)
(14 messages)
Date: Sun, 08 May 2005 14:17:41 +0100
A couple of weeks back I mentioned that my newly aquired Merc 300TE had
a lhs rear light that was playing up in the most interesting fashion -
it seemed to have a live feed to the tail light even though the
ignition was off ...
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Astra Immobiliser
(1 messages)
Date: Sun, 08 May 2005 12:58:29 GMT
An elederly relative has a L Reg Astra which is fitted with an immobiliser
which causes him problems. It needs to have a small 'chip' device pressed
into a shallow socked for about 3 seconds to enable the car to start. He ...
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Tracking
(9 messages)
Date: Sun, 08 May 2005 10:19:24 GMT
How much would I expect to pay for one run of the mill tyre (doesnt need to
be formula 1 type)and tracking to be done on a renault scenic. Would I also
be better going to a little garage or the likes of quik flit? In the north ...
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Brake Caliper Grease
(24 messages)
Date: Sat, 07 May 2005 16:48:22 GMT
Does anyone know where I can buy this or something like it in the UK?
http://www.permatex.com/auto/autouc.asp?automotive=yes&f_call=get_item&item_no=20355
I'm looking for a high temp synthetic grease to grease the caliper ...
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Alldata 2004, [4 DVDs], [53 CDs], Mitchell CDs, year 2005 - 2003 , 53 CDs, total 107 CDs
(1 messages)
Date: 7 May 2005 08:11:50 -0700
Alldata 2004, [4 DVDs], [53 CDs], Mitchell CDs, year 2005 - 2003 , 53
CDs, total 107 CDs
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Alldata 2004, [4 DVDs], [53 ...
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Mystery vibration with Mondeo - can anyone identify it?
(8 messages)
Date: 7 May 2005 07:53:00 -0700
Hi guys,
A serious mystery vibration has arisen with a Mondeo 2.5 litre V6 I'm
currently using and it's got me beat. I'm just wondering if anyone can
speculate as to what the problem might be...
Firstly, it's not there all ...
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mot
(54 messages)
Date: Sat, 07 May 2005 14:31:27 GMT
Free MoT retests could soon be a thing of the past, due to new rules.
Currently, garages give customers a no-cost second inspection on cars which
fail at the first attempt, because they only recheck items which were
changed ...
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Roadside assistance/relay
(8 messages)
Date: Sat, 07 May 2005 10:43:12 GMT
Hi,
does anybody still offer towing to a UK destination of your choice if
the vehicle can't be fixed at the roadside?
RAC and AA used to but now they only offer towing to the nearest garage
and then see...
Andy ...
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98 Nissan Primera Front Lock Barrel Replacement
(1 messages)
Date: Fri, 06 May 2005 19:34:29 GMT
I need to replace the front driver's lock barrel on my Nissan Primera. It
has been vandalised.
I have removed the inner door panel etc, but I can't see how to get a good
access to the door barrel itself. It seems to have ...
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Instrument cluster dead in the cold
(12 messages)
Date: Fri, 6 May 2005 19:25:37 +0100
I've got a problem with the gf's 2001 Audi A3. The instrument cluster is
completely dead first thing in the morning when the car is cold, but after
about 20 minutes of driving the whole thing pops into life. The car starts ...
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How tight to do up the wheel bearing nut?
(16 messages)
Date: 6 May 2005 10:28:57 -0700
Hi,
I am just putting the wheel bearing back together on my MG B GT. How
tight do I do up the castellated nut?
The haynes manual says to the specified torque, but I do not have a
torque wrench.
This site [1] says do ...
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Dirty Car
(13 messages)
Date: Fri, 6 May 2005 17:53:15 +0100
My car sometimes gets covered in bird droppings, is there a wax or something
that I can put on my car to help wash it off easier. There are trees
everywhere down our road so can't really avoid parking under them, I also
used ...
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Head gasket replacement on Citroen AX
(10 messages)
Date: 6 May 2005 08:33:17 -0700
I recently bought a citroen AX L reg. Only done 75,000 miles.
1000cc. It had a head gasket problem so got it for next to nothing. It
had all the signs of
head gasket. White gunk around the oil filler cap etc.
I replaced ...
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Overheating 306
(4 messages)
Date: 6 May 2005 05:08:49 -0700
Hi All,
I was hoping ye could help out with a mate's 306 that has just started
overheating after sitting for 2 weeks.
Car is a 1993 1.4 Petol with 15k miles.
Symptoms are that it starts to over heat after driving a few ...
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Zetec sticky valve problem.
(2 messages)
Date: 5 May 2005 15:27:15 -0700
I've got a 1.6 16V escort (1997, series 1 head) with the sticky valve
problem when cold. I have had the problem for the last few years, but
now I've converted to LPG it seems to have got worse (lack of power
used to be for ...
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Ford 6000 RDS CD Head Unit
(3 messages)
Date: Thu, 05 May 2005 14:41:31 GMT
Hello
Does anyone know how to get medium wave on the above unit. The manual says
it should cycle FM1 >FM2>MW>LW but i get FM1>FM2>MoreFM!!>LW
Any ideas?
Matt
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Reading ABS fault codes on 1999 Daewoo Nubira
(3 messages)
Date: 5 May 2005 06:20:08 -0700
I have a UK spec 1999 (S reg) Daewoo Nubira 2.0CDX saloon with an
apparent ABS fault. Is there a procedure along the lines of "jumper
pins X and Y on the diagnostics connector in the footwell, then watch
the flashing pattern ...
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Noisy Tappets
(3 messages)
Date: 5 May 2005 04:36:29 -0700
Hi all,
I have a renault 19 16v.
The tappets are hydraulic and over the past 6 months or so i am getting
a problem with noisy tappets. basically, the hydraulic tappets should
tap a few times for the first few seconds, ...
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