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    Avocet replied to the thread "Rear sub frame corroded but not seriously weakened"..
    I've got one on my old Freelander right now, in fact1 To be honest, I thought he'd fail it, but was obviously in a benevolent mood...
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    Avocet replied to the thread Road safety?.
    Quite a few breakdown companies now have smartphone "apps" of their own. I'd just poke the "report breakdown" button and it will give...
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    Avocet reacted to jj4091's post in the thread Road safety? with Like Like.
    is that an ap that is available for iphones. . Can't find it in the app store but there is one called what3words if that is the same thing
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    Avocet reacted to Timepiece's post in the thread Worcester Heatslave 20/25 fan keeps running with Thanks Thanks.
    I too have had the fan run continuously and found that removing the Post Purge circuit board and making the link, marked on the main...
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    Avocet reacted to carmanmemoranda's post in the thread Engine-oil analysis with Like Like.
    If you want cheap cars with no maintenance costs then the white goods approach is what you get
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    Avocet replied to the thread Anti freeze in my van.
    You'll be fine. Monitor your coolant level for the next few weeks. If it's dropping, you might have a problem, if not, you've got away...
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    Avocet replied to the thread Speed detection displays.
    I hadn't noticed that, to be honest. Radar (and sound and optical-based) systems tend to suffer from "cosine error". But this should...
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    Avocet replied to the thread 0W20 vs 0W30 oil.
    It's absolutely entirely down to CO2 emissions. Nothing else matters to the manufacturers now. An extra fraction of an MPG off the...
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    Avocet replied to the thread Engine-oil analysis.
    No, I haven't. It generally costs as least as much as an oil change. It's routinely done in ships though. Interestingly, Delco did...
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    Avocet replied to the thread Car reg after a private plate?.
    You should be able to. DVLA certainly can, but maybe you can't do it on the freebie ones? The manufacturer will record everything...
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    Avocet reacted to Mottie's post in the thread Car reg after a private plate? with Thanks Thanks.
    It'd be a very small amount of damage if it did. No more than a normal registration plate - do you worry about damage behind regular...
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    Avocet reacted to catlad's post in the thread CENTRAL LOCKING with Like Like.
    I tried the wd40 method by drilling into the body of the locking method, it didn't seem to work at first, but now after weeks it has...
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    Avocet reacted to Harry Bloomfield's post in the thread CENTRAL LOCKING with Like Like.
    I appreciate you have fixed it, but you cannot check wires for breakages, by simply looking at them. The copper can break, leaving the...
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    Avocet reacted to securespark's post in the thread How long should a 12v Car Battey last? with Like Like.
    One of the best batteries I ever bought was from Tayna. It was a Bosch S6 Stop/ Start battery (our car wasn't S/ S) but it lasted 12 or...
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