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| Renault Clio x reg 2001 | 4/30/2008 | Paul |
Q: My renault has started having a kind of deep whirring noise happening a few weeks ago. Sounds like ...
A: it sounds like a gearbox bearing possibly the input shaft, have you checked the gear oil level and ...
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| Daihatsu steering concern | 4/30/2008 | Paul |
Q: I have a 1988 Daihatsu Charade. The thing that concerns me is that I can move the steering wheel in ...
A: the reason for this is the steering column is designed to collapse in an impact. There may be a worn ...
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| Rover 75 fault | 4/30/2008 | Paul |
Q: i recently bought a used rover 75 with a v6 engine. it was working fine until i noticed that it did ...
A: I am stumped here. Do you have fuel pressure? Do you have a spark? I know on the early rovers the ...
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| renault laguna 1.9 dci cambelt tension | 4/30/2008 | Paul |
Q: i have a renault laguna 1.9 dci (2001), i have just fitted a new timing belt to it but i do not have ...
A: if you did the belt yourself then I know you have mechanical ability so I don't need to dumb it down ...
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| Renault Clio x reg 2001 | 4/30/2008 | Paul |
Q: My renault has started having a kind of deep whirring noise happening a few weeks ago. Sounds like ...
A: the smart money is on the clutch release bearing. If you press the clutch pedal does the noise stop? ...
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| vauxhall omega air con | 4/28/2008 | Paul |
Q: just bought an vauxhall omega 3.0i elite and had to find out that the air con is not working, after ...
A: first of all I would check with the manual to see if you have the correct rating fuse (probably 30a ...
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| nissan sunny - dodgy electric windows | 4/28/2008 | Paul |
Q: I have a 10 year old 3 door nissan sunny. The electric windows and sunroof do not work. Any help ...
A: do you have ,or have access to a volt meter ? Check the power to the sunroof motor and track it back ...
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| vectra steering rack | 4/27/2008 | William Brady |
Q: just found huge leak on steering rack can you just replace the seal washers on the rack or do you ...
A: You have to first determine just what is leaking, usually "huge" leaks are the result of a broken ...
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| peaugot 106 | 4/27/2008 | Paul |
Q: how do you replace the wheel bearing on a Peugeot 106 2001 model . Thanks
A: front or rear bearing? both are similar as they are pressed in by a hydraulic press (it is best to ...
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| rover 216si coolant | 4/26/2008 | Paul |
Q: im looking at buying a p reg rover 216si but on the ad it says that the coolant disappears after a ...
A: there could be many causes of this from a simple leak to a blown headgasket. Testdrive the car for ...
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| 1997 range rover | 4/24/2008 | Paul |
Q: driver side door has no power for door lock,mirror,window,radio speaker.
A: have you checked the multiplug? (between the drivers door and door jamb, at the hinge end) it sounds ...
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| vauxhall corsa (1999) 2 problems | 4/24/2008 | Paul |
Q:
A: The O2 sensor senses the exhaust gas and alters the fuel air mixture to achieve the optimum ratio, ...
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| audi heaters | 4/24/2008 | Paul |
Q: my heaters on my audi a3 1.6 s reg are only blowing cold air any ideas whats wrong a work colleague ...
A: you do not mention which heating system you have on your Audi (computer controlled or mechanical ...
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| help me plz | 4/23/2008 | Paul |
Q: my car as lost power steering and the battery light is staying on its a vauxhall astra 1-7 turbo ...
A: it sounds to me like a clear cut case of a broken drive belt (also called a serpentine belt) which ...
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| 99 Corsa cut out problem | 4/22/2008 | Paul |
Q: Car starts fine,but when I have been driving for about 15 mins the engine cuts out if the revs drop ...
A: if the light goes out then the problem has not manifested itself in the ECU as a fault code so the ...
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| Vauxhall Automatic, Warning lights and Cut out | 4/21/2008 | Paul |
Q: We have had our car for about 4 years now, most probs have been easily fixed. It is a Vauxhall 1.6 ...
A: Actually dealers can read trouble codes when the light has gone off because once the light comes on ...
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| 99 Corsa cut out problem | 4/20/2008 | Paul |
Q: Car starts fine,but when I have been driving for about 15 mins the engine cuts out if the revs drop ...
A: your car's injection system runs in open loop for the first fifteen minutes at which point it ...
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| timing | 4/20/2008 | Paul |
Q: recently removed the cylinder head because of a crack. Reground valves and renewed gaskets. Got it ...
A: Hey Steve, Have you done the the usual tests (fuel/fire) do you have fuel pressure at the pressure ...
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| nissan sunny - dodgy electric windows | 4/20/2008 | Paul |
Q: I have a 10 year old 3 door nissan sunny. The electric windows and sunroof do not work. Any help ...
A: Hey Julieanne, have you checked the fuses relating to these? Or the relay which switches on with the ...
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| starting problem with vauxhall astra | 4/20/2008 | Paul |
Q: my astra 1.4i automatic tansmission will start first time but it cuts out when i stop revving engine ...
A: did you repair the cracked pipe you found? A couple of questions for you 1. when it starts again ...
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| hazard warning flasher | 4/20/2008 | William Brady |
Q: Any idea where the flasher is the indicator one is in the fuseboard, cant find any reference to ...
A: you know I can't remember where it is as it was an afterthought on hazard warning systems, but if ...
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| vaux astra 2000 dti | 4/19/2008 | Paul |
Q: losing power on the motorway. then today i got in car and it sounded like the fan belt was playing ...
A: I would turn my attention to the ER valve first of all. You don't mention if there are any lights on ...
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| vaux astra 2000 dti | 4/19/2008 | Paul |
Q: losing power on the motorway. then today i got in car and it sounded like the fan belt was playing ...
A: Is there an orange light on on the dashboard (a picture of an engine with a lightning flash through ...
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| Vauxhall Combo 1997 van mot prices | 4/19/2008 | Paul |
Q: the price for fixing it is £250 thats for replacing 4 brake pipes and a track rod end.Could you tell ...
A: Honestly Neil that sound a bit pricey (flex-hoses or copper brake lines?) I would say you could get ...
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| vauxaull astra,mk3 1994 | 4/18/2008 | Paul |
Q: first notice power loss,which increased gradually,a banging noise,when accelerating,then would start ...
A: I would remove the cambelt cover and inspect the cambelt if 1 & 2 have no compression it could mean ...
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| About Vauxhall Zafira timing belt | 4/18/2008 | Paul |
Q: my vauxhall zafira recently started to cut out at traffic lights and roundabouts, it starts up again ...
A: it doesn't sound like a timing belt issue it sounds more like an idle speed control issue if the car ...
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| vauxaull astra,mk3 1994 | 4/15/2008 | Paul |
Q: first notice power loss,which increased gradually,a banging noise,when accelerating,then would start ...
A: form the info you provided it sounds like the Cambelt had jumped a couple of teeth and finally ...
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| Low oil pressure after some minutes | 4/8/2008 | William Brady |
Q: I have a Jag V8 engine. After engine rebuilding (new crankshaft and bearings) I found that after ...
A: First, do not start the engine again until you find the problem. In order to turn it over easier, ...
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| oil pressure low | 4/6/2008 | William Brady |
Q: I have a 94 XJ6, and out of the clear blue sky, the oil pressure stated droping to zero when at ...
A: I would say the problem is in the transmitter and is unlikely to be connected to the additive. It ...
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| 1993 Jaguar XJ6 | 4/5/2008 | William Brady |
Q: I just bought the car and there ws no radio in it the problems I am having is nothing when I start ...
A: There are separate problems, do you have a remote? The wipers may be just a poor connection or a bad ...
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| range rover classic heater | 3/27/2008 | William Brady |
Q: can you help- i have a 1990 range rover 3.9 vogue classic non air con. and my cabin heater fan will ...
A: It is a fairly simple system but it does have a load relay which cuts off the fans under high load ...
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| MGF 1.8 | 3/22/2008 | William Brady |
Q: I have bought the wife a 2001 MGF 1.8, when it goes over 5000RPM the temperature gauge drops, the ...
A: No I really don't think so. It is more likely a function of engine speed, ie, the water pump is ...
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| 1995 XJ6 stalling.. | 3/22/2008 | William Brady |
Q: I have a federal 1995 XJ6. Intermittently at either cruise or coasting, the engine will sputter and ...
A: P1775 is a transmission code and P0727 is simply confirming that the engine stalled. It may be a ...
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| Low Pressure on Lucas Fuel Pump | 3/19/2008 | William Brady |
Q: I have a car which is Opel-Vectra 1.7D with Lucas type injection fuel pump, I faced its engine ...
A: How did you check the pressure and what was it? There is a pressure release valve in the fuel ...
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| serpentine belt | 3/16/2008 | William Brady |
Q: 2003 mercedes ml350. Serpentine belt came off and can't find a diagram to put replacement on. Any ...
A: I don't know what model this is, it is not sold in the USA. many cars have a picture of the routing ...
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| rover 216 coupe electric problem | 3/15/2008 | William Brady |
Q: i have got rover 216i coupe honda engine 1993 .my central locking has stop working and so has my ...
A: All I can tell you is there is a dead short in the system! You will have to disconnect all wires ...
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| engine starts,,no keys | 3/15/2008 | William Brady |
Q: what is wrong??? metro 1300cc,triked,,replaced starter solenoid as was broke,,went to connect ...
A: First, when working with a battery, ALWAYS DISCONNECT THE NEGATIVE FIRST & RECONNECT IT LAST! THERE ...
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| XJ 8 1998 VP | 3/13/2008 | William Brady |
Q: I have recently purchased a 1998 Jag XJ8 VP model- It has 80,000 miles and is still pretty decent- ...
A: Not a lemon, it is 10 years old! The early 4.0 engines had many problems, throttle bodies, Air ...
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| fog light hard wire | 3/7/2008 | William Brady |
Q: I recently added after market fog lights to my subaru. I decided to hard wire the power to the ...
A: Yes it will. But more important is the likelyhood of a serious short in the switch itsself. This is ...
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| 1995 Jag XJ6 Intake Plenum | 3/3/2008 | William Brady |
Q: I have used a product called Seafoam on all of my cars to clean intake and injectors. By introducing ...
A: I have heard of it, but never used it. In over 30 years of working on fuel injection cars I have ...
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