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• VW Polo - oil & filter 27 Feb 2007 (Forum)
  A neighbour has just bought a 2001 Y reg 1.0 litre polo and I offered to do an oil & filter change as they need to drive it away tomorrow AM and the oil is in a poor state. Can anyone confirm that the oil filter is located in the N/S wing and if the sump plug is a straightforward socket job or a hex and if so what size? Thanks in advance.
• Rattle on off side suspension Citroen BX 26 Nov 2006 (Forum)
  Sure this has been raised before! My 1989 BX GTI 1900 cc has an annoying rattle when driven from the front o/s. It is more obvious when decelerating. 2 garages have checked and can find no obvious cause ie ball joints/ track rod ends are fine. Any ideas?
• Climate control- How does it work 18 Jul 2006 (Forum)
  My understanding is that an air conditioning unit it?s self can only be either on or off. So, how does automatic climate control modulate the coolth produced? As the temperature inside the car approaches the set point does the climate controller combine hot or warm air with the cold air to produce the desired temperature?
• Clio Dci Tyre Pressures 10 Jul 2006 (Forum)
  Any of you guys know the correct tyure pressure for a Clio Dci 1.5, 3 doors and the 65bhp version. The tyre size is 185/55/15. The owners manual only gives tyre pressures for Dci s with a smaller tyre size. My tyre size is also fitted to a 1.6 petrol version but iam not sure if the pressures for the petrol and diesel would be the same.
• Best looking alloys? 29 Apr 2006 (Forum)
  Pre 2004 Golf R32. Seat Leon Cupra R, titanium coloured alloys. 18" split rims optional on Mondeo Zetec S etc, not the 18" ST alloys. Pre 2005 3 Series Sport models, one of the two common types of 18" alloy. X-Type Sport.
• VW Golf Mk4 oil leak 4 Apr 2006 (Forum)
  Vehicle: Golf Mk4 1400 S, 60k miles. Symptoms: Engine is chucking up oil into the air filter as well as leaving deposits of oil on the ground. Oil deposits are blackened despite a recent engine oil & filter replacement.
• starting prob. golf mk2 1.6 15 Mar 2006 (Forum)
  Have replaced battery on this vehicle 2.5 yrs ago as origanally engine would turn over ok at first but if it did not start first time it would then sound like the battery is U/S so i replaced it. Have lived with this since i bought this car. Could it be knackerd starter, its the origanal item. hope this all makes sense.
• New Suzuki Swift 7 Jan 2006 (Forum)
  Anybody on the forum got one of these motors??? Have checked out H.J`s car x car but ubfortunately not too much info. I ask because there are several locally and all seem to be travelling at a serious rate of knots, and IMHO are quite a cute looking motor. I am interested to know any feedback re ride/handling and performance, as reliability is sure to be spot on.
• Caterham Bypass Accident this morning. 21 Dec 2005 (Forum)
  When we were all ushered past the scene there was a BMW on its roof in the outside lane and it was in a pretty awful state - very upsetting and I was wondering about the state of the occupant/s? Oh dear!!
• Mercedes Letters 25 Nov 2005 (Forum)
  And why L for coupe? And if the cars start with the A class, and soon a B class, and C and E, why is the big one S? And why is the soft roader M? TIA PS, if they did a coupe based on the E class, would that be an ELK :)?
• Small Automatic Cars 30 Sep 2005 (Forum)
  My daughter has had an operation on her left leg and now finds it difficult to use the clutch during a long drive. So she is looking for an Automatic small car. Her previous cars were both Pug 206`s. She would like a change of style from these, but as we are not very knowledgable on the market, can anyone recommend a suitable vehicle that they have had experience of?
• BMW E36 radio removal method 15 Sep 2005 (Forum)
  Can anyone advise on the technique for removing the original BMW 'Business' radio/cassette from an E36 3 Series? The radio has a little flap on each side...
• Fiat marea weekend JTD 110 7 Jun 2005 (Forum)
  I cannot tip the back down; the catch will not move at all and I cannot get at it with a screwdrive etc. the other (n/s) one works ok and on inspecting this the mechanism seems fairly simple to dismantle but only with the back of the seat tipped forward......... Any ideas?
• The 5th Gear Thread 10 Dec 2004 (Forum)
  Next monday night. 5th gear. Jenson\'s F1 BAR, a bike (no idea what), and a formula 1 powerboat. Which will win? I have no idea, beyond predicting the bike to initially beat the car, which will then start to reel it in (but is 1/4 mile too short to make any difference?)
• peugeot 206 - delays???? 9 Dec 2004 (Forum)
  But I have noticed that there is a slight delay when you operate the Horn or Headlamp flasher, meaning that when you press the horn its sounds approx. half second later, same for the Headlamp flasher. It is not instance like most cars. Is this the same for all 206's or is there a fault in the Control unit.
• New car, tax, insurance cert 25 Nov 2004 (Forum)
  m hoping to pick up my new car on Saturday, but for the dealer to tax it he needs an insurance certificate or cover note. My insurer said it will not fax such a document to the dealer, and that?s the law. Is it? Bit of a devil if I needed a replacement car quickly due to a crash or suchlike-I?d have to wait for snailmail to deliver! Any comments?
• vauxhall astra poor brakes 11 Oct 2004 (Forum)
  i have a astra 1.7 td 96. when i go to brake the pedel very nearley goe\'s to the floor before the brakes work. the brakes still work ok but should it travel so far before working. i have just got the car. all the other motors i have had the brakes have been as sharp as swearword deleted!!
• Starter Motor - Renault Laguna 3 Oct 2004 (Forum)
  98 Laguna 1.6 Second starter motor failure in less than 6 months, unless there\'s another cause for a \'click\' when turning the ignition. Do you normally get a warranty on exhange units? I sourced a Hella one from GSF and got the local garage to fit it, but can\'t find a mention of any warranty on the receipt , catalog of web site.
• car stereo help please 2 Aug 2004 (Forum)
  Had pioneer cd installed few years ago in my citroen xsara s reg. Works fine but lately keeps muting and mute displays on screen of stereo. Weird because dont have mute button on the stereo at all. feeling loose wire on connector on back to blame, how easy to fix any auto electricians out there, how much looking at to fix ££££££££
• What is this worth? 8 Jun 2004 (Forum)
  VW Polo old X reg (82), 1 litre hatch. 43k miles (all previous MOT certs to prove it!) ££££'s of service history, totally immaculate, not a spec of rust, just passed its MOT without fault. I have first option on buying it, the current owner wants a nominal fee for it but I would like to give him what its worth - your opinions please!