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    Avocet reacted to Mottie's post in the thread Brake Discs with Like Like.
    I think it’s a common fault nowdays. Mine were like that when I bought it from newcand it had virtually no mileage on the clock. A bit...
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    Avocet reacted to Mottie's post in the thread I've got a complaint with my new motor already! with Like Like.
    Just reading through this thread and there’s an update on this….. The latest update on my two ovens added an extra programme to both of...
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    Avocet reacted to norseman's post in the thread Wet belts with Like Like.
    Many thanks for that informative post, although I'm not a fan of Ford products I did wonder why such a long standing manufacturer would...
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    Avocet replied to the thread Wet belts.
    So would I, but I know some of the engineers concerned, and I know they didn't want to do it either. This is forced on them by regulation.
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    Avocet reacted to aveatry's post in the thread Wet belts with Like Like.
    That's why I take my car to the main dealers who use the exact "recipe" oil
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    Avocet replied to the thread Wet belts.
    No, there's no "scam". The car manufacturers don't like it any more than you do! It's a regulatory penalty under the UK's New UK Car...
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    Avocet reacted to pcaouolte's post in the thread Wet belts with Like Like.
    Yes, but moved from the outside of the engine where they were fairly easy to change to inside the engine where they cost more than £1000...
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    Avocet replied to the thread Wet belts.
    No the bean counters don't like them - costs them a lot under warranty! On average, a wet belt will reduce CO2 emissions by about 1%...
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    Avocet reacted to aveatry's post in the thread Wet belts with Like Like.
    Service - belt change. Citroen some cars were 12 years or 120k miles to change the belt, then 5 years ago they realised that he belts...
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    Avocet replied to the thread Wet belts.
    Yes, I've heard the same from a Ford engineer. It's not so much the driving style and burning all the fuel, but the driving style that...
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    Avocet reacted to Wayners's post in the thread Wet belts with Like Like.
    Guy Martin had an opinion. He seemed to think it's unburnt fuel getting in the oil degrading belts. That's the most interesting comment...
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    Avocet reacted to Burnerman's post in the thread Wet belts with Like Like.
    Car salesmen aren't interested in you or indeed the products they sell.......all they want is their commission, nowt else! It seems...
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    Avocet replied to the thread Bora front arm bolts.
    Not sure if this will help, but I recently did a wheel bearing on Mrs. Avocet's Skoda. It was a bolt-in bearing pack. The three screws...
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    Avocet replied to the thread Switching from oil to a heat pump.
    50 degrees C
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    Avocet reacted to securespark's post in the thread Going EV with Like Like.
    We have ordered our next EV, a Kia EV3. Our existing one, an MG4 is doing cracking service at 35K with no issues. It had its first MoT...
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