Slightly O/T But Important
Sat, 24 Oct 2009 15:00:43 +0100
It appears that the government, in an attempt to save itself some money,
plans to let motorists acquitted of motoring offences pay their own
court
costs. This is likely to cause many people to just pay the fine because
it's cheaper than clearing their name. I've seen a figure (unverified)
that one in four who c ...
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Recommend rust-proofing products?
Sat, 24 Oct 2009 14:52:34 +0100
There seems to a wide range of products and opinions, so I'd like views
from urcm subscribers.
Thanks in advance.
Paul.
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Best car breakers north london?
Sat, 24 Oct 2009 14:50:29 +0100
Underside rust has got the better of my trusty Micra, though the engine
has only done 49000, so I have to scrap. Which car breakers in North
London gives the best deal/price for scrap?
Thanks in advance for any feedback.
Paul.
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Higher mileage engine oil question
Sat, 24 Oct 2009 11:00:17 GMT
My motor is a 2002 Toyota Avensis Estate GS 1.8 VVTI with 113 000
miles on clock . Being the infamous vvti engine it hasn't until
recently done too badly but now I'm putting in a litre of oil every
800 - 1000 miles . I've been using Halfords 10 w - 40 semi synthet.
but wondered if it would be advantageous to swit ...
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Citroen C3 EGR/turbo problem
Sat, 24 Oct 2009 10:40:55 +0100
Hi,
You may remember I posted about my diesel C3 that had lost power. I
had the codes read and they were turbo under pressure and an EGR
fault. You kindly suggested I had a leak. You were right. The garage
finally found that the pipe from the turbo has a broken seal and most
of the pressure was escaping out the ...
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Ford Ka starter motor
Thu, 22 Oct 2009 09:06:26 +0100
I'm replacing the starter motor on a 1600cc Ford Ka....Looks to be
straightforward (famous last words) as access seems OK...Any "weevils in the
wood pile" to look out for ?
ttfn....Alistair
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Intermittent cutting out 2001 x-reg 1.8 petrol Focus
Wed, 21 Oct 2009 12:06:49 -0700 (PDT)
Crossed posted from Focus newsgroup
Had this problem since summer, seems to be getting slightly worse as
weather gets colder.
Symptoms are going along quite OK, then suddenly engine seems to lose
power and you notice speedo has dropped to zero. If you have to come
to a stop it will stall. Restarting seems to cur ...
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Astra Mk 4 drivers door Electric window problem
Wed, 21 Oct 2009 17:54:55 +0100
My electric window appears to be playing up at certain times in the day
usually early in the morning , when pressing the button on the drivers
door, the window either moves normally or only a little bit, however in
the after noon this issue does not occur as much.
I thought it may be the motor, but if you try t ...
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VX flip remote compatibility and programming
Wed, 21 Oct 2009 16:51:32 +0100
Just bought a 2006 Vectra (new model), but only got one key fob. I'd like to
get another key remote, but don't want to pay Vauxhall dealer prices!
A quick look on ebay seems to suggest there are two types - Delphi, and um.
something else. I've got a Delphi remote. Two questions therefore spring to
mind:
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Fuel additives for cleaning injectors
Wed, 21 Oct 2009 16:42:45 +0100
Do they work, my diesel van seems a bit sputtery so bunged som in, but
no miraculous cure yet.
Assuming the injectors are the problem, are these treatments any use? ...
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