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How dirty an oil filter? (n other chat). Hi All, Yesterday I got daughter and her b/f to do an oil and filter change on the 1.2 Corsa we have just bought off his family (she also fitted the replacement rear wiper motor and that works fine again). ;-) I has (supposedly) been maintained by a couple of local garages up in Scotland and should have had (o... 27 Jul 2010 06:16
That old 9k problem (orange display) The middle orange display on my 9k just went pop the other day. Any suggestions? ... 31 Jul 2010 15:07
Handbrake problem. Mk2 Mondeo. Hi all. Considering how simple rear drum brakes are this should be an easy question. Today, I changed the rear shoes on my '97 2.0 ghia manual Mk2 Mondeo. The change was easy, the drums hadn't grooved and they came off easily. The cylinders were OK and I was suprised to see the existing shoes still servicable. B... 25 Jul 2010 16:15
What is credit defined? What is credit defined? http://www.besthomeequityloans.in/ ... 23 Jul 2010 13:40
Which welder Been thinking for some time about buying a Welder, i now have an early VW camper which needs quite a bit of new metal if its ever going to pass an mot. So what do i buy, what would be the easiest to learn too use by a complete novice. Thanks -- Oz ... 30 Jul 2010 08:37
Quality foot pump recommendations My last two foot pumps have been Halfords branded twin cylinder jobbies. On both of them the rivets holding the foot plate to the body have worn, eventually failing. I would like a more sturdy alternative. Any suggestions? Don't want a plug-in compressor type as it will be used for bike tyres, footballs, lilos... 22 Jul 2010 13:39
Siezed rear wiper arm on Corsa C. Hi all, Part of my fitting a towbar and quick tidy up of the 2001 Corsa (our daughter has just acquired from her b/f) was to deal with why the rear wiper wasn't working. I got her to do all the work, from checking the fuses, locating and measuring the voltages on the wires in the boot (while I had the panels ... 22 Jul 2010 12:33
Heat proof LCD clock. My Sharans dash is unli daytime and i fing it almost impossible to see the dials and inset lcd clock in sunlight. (Design fault gather new golf same??) I have stuck a strip of LCD lights from ebay under the clock cowl to shine down which sort of works but not too good for a newish car. In addition I have bought so... 24 Jul 2010 15:38
Flushing oils I've just bought a car (Peugeot 306 Diesel - Meridien) and will be doing a general service. I usually use flushing oil after draining the oil. The problem is that the recommended engine oil is semi-synthetic or full synthetic but I can't find a flushing oil which states that it's suitable for flushing engines... 21 Jul 2010 23:32
Ford Fusion Hi all Fusion 14tdi has leaking injector/s. I had this last year and it turned out to be the injector seal on one cylinder. Looking round the net it seems to be a regular problem on this engine anyone have any tips to cure it or is it going cost me on a regular basis? Thanks Trev ... 24 Jul 2010 05:54 |