Car Maintenance

Another alarm post
My mk 4 golf had had a f ew false alarms this week. No break in attempt it was just sat on the drive, in sight of my eyeline. Very off as it never goes off randomly. The weather was fine, new-ish battery. Has me stumped. ... 14 Jun 2010 19:40

Modern cars are bad
Because you can't see out of them. The MPV type window arrangement feels claustrophobic; you can see straight ahead and through the side windows, but the view at an angle is obscured by heavy pillars. Why this backward step in car design? Have car buyers just got used to it because: "that is how it is...". Good ou... 13 Jun 2010 19:27

mk5 passat help
Hi Chaps, I tring to find out where the "vehicle speed sensor" lives on a mk5 passat ? by anycahnce is this on the gearbox ... ? is it easily accessible from the top end ? the local garage have quoted �190 + vat and they need the car for a day and a half! so I thought I'd fix this one myself. ... 11 Jun 2010 15:57

Jaguar X-type 2005 2LTR Diesel
Does anyone know where I can get a maintenance manual for this car? Haynes doesn't do one for this year! .. Is there a major difference between the 2004 - 2005 models? I can get a cd for the 2004 no problem! Thanks, Jamber. -- --------------------------------- --- -- - Posted with NewsLeecher v3.9 F... 11 Jun 2010 11:30

Vectra misfire
Wife came back from work, the engine management light on the 1.8 petrol Vectra was on, and engine seemed to be running on three cylinders. I took off the ignition pack, checked plugs, all same colour, looked good, so reassembled and it now seems OK, engine light is out. Could this have been just a bad connecti... 16 Jun 2010 13:18

Removing a polish smell
Need to remove a polish smell thats inside the neighbours recently purchased one year old Citroen. There is a sickly smell that one of the children especially finds very unpleasant. It's very subtle and difficult to locate exactly and we suspect it might be an interior cleaner or polish thats been used. Is ... 17 Jul 2010 19:35

It wont stay shut by itself
When working on my car, I bring it right up close to the house and lay my tools out on the floor behind the front door. Since you never know when it will rain, it works out very handy since then all I have to do is close the door; and don't have to be picking up all the tools. Now if its not warm the family d... 7 Jun 2010 17:46

Rover 75 front suspension strut
I have been working my way gradually through some of the minor faults and annoyances which came with this car and I have just got to a noise from the steering as you turn the wheel at low speed. It is a twang from the suspension spring as you turn it one way, then another as you turn it back, close to the stra... 10 Jun 2010 13:29

Audi S3?
I fancy one of these for a weekend blaster, what am i looking for? Around 2000 - 2002 -- Nige, Land Rover 90 Yamaha R1 Range Rover Vogue ... 4 Jun 2010 19:15

Touran 2006 2.0TDi 140PS
Hi, Car ran fine uptil yesterday. Done 34k miles to date. Just tried to start it now, and it won't. After a few seconds, the dash came up with STOP then "Oil pres" (or similar). Checked the dipstick - on the minimum, so added half a bottle of the correct grade. Left it - tried again, nothing. Cranks OK (w... 22 Jun 2010 10:31