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I have a problem with my car speedometer light. It's not working. All interior lights are fine, all dashboard lights are showing all symbols, only the sppedometer numbers don't light up and I cant see...
Our car is Citroen Xsara Picasso 2003 model. The speedo has stopped working and we wondered if it could be a fuse. The battery has been disconnected and that did not work. Can you help with the fuse number...
I have just started using Sat nav for the first time and have noticed that the speed reading on the Sat nav is usually 4mph less than on my speedometer. When driving at the speed limit which should I rely...
If I disconnect the speedo on my 54-reg Ford Fiesta Zetec 1.4, will I lose the mileage? The dash has lost everything apart from the clock, indicators and oil light.
I'm getting erroneous low oil pressure warnings in my P-reg Volkswagen Polo and the rev counter and speedo are not working. Also a beep is sounding occasionally. Oil contents ok, all lights seem to be...
Everything in my 2001 Renault Clio's dashboard works properly apart from my speedometer. Once it gets to 40mph, the speedo hand becomes shaky and it goes down. When I slow down to 20mph it goes up again,...
I have a Citroen C2 1.4 diesel (2006) which has done 32,000 miles. The digital speedo has stopped working, the odometer isn't recording miles and the info display is telling me a variety of things all...
My car came with 185 tires. If I exchange them for wider tires such as 205s, will I be able to achieve shorter stopping distances? What about road holding? Will I sacrifice fuel consumption?
My 51-plate Ford Focus' speedo has just started dropping to zero while driving along. The rest of the dash is ok, the rev counter is fine and the mileage still shows up, its just the speedo and it seems...
I have an S-reg Renault Scenic. My speedometer only works for two or three miles and then drops back down to zero, and stays there. Have you any advice?
 

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