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    What vehicle(s) do you drive on a regular basis?

    Im forever changing cars but at the moment its: 2024 Merc A200 on Merc finance and main family car. 2012 Audi A3 Tdi Quattro bought outright, my work hack. 2005 Honda S2000 bought outright, my toy.
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    Solder on exhaust back box

    Sounds silly but you could probably bond a patch on, it does not get that hot. JB Weld or similar would do it.
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    Smith and allan, Westway or major brand oil?

    The motor oil geek channel on you tube is worth a watch if you have time on your hands. Goes a bit ott but some good info there.
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    Smith and allan, Westway or major brand oil?

    Some info on Mannol here. https://ukla-vls.org.uk/?s=Mannol
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    Spec me a decent pressure washer hose upgrade

    I bought and mounted a permanent reel on my garage wall and leave the pressure washer hooked up so im able to just switch on and go. Not that cheap but one of the best things i have done. I usually buy my stuff here, they can be difficult to reach on the phone but do get back to you if you leave...
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    Restoring paint on car

    A lot of the you tubers get sent products for free to test etc so take some of it with a big pinch of salt, there are a few worth watching. Martin the obsessive car detailer is pretty fair, what you see on his shelf is pretty much the best of the best. Supercharged llama is very informative too...
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    Restoring paint on car

    It depends how bad the paintwork is, a machine polish may be required but you would probably be better off handing it over to a detailer for this and you could look after it much easier afterwards. If you did just want to sparkle it up Autoglym still make some decent products for most normal...
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    Astra K Air Massflow Sensor

    Always try to buy genuine or equivalent for sensors like these or you could end up chasing your tail with faults. I would use an electrical cleaner spray for cleaning, something that leaves no residue.
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    Rear wiper leaking/spraying inside

    The white plastic part in the first photo pushes on to the black connector pipe, i would guess the o ring sits on the black connector pipe but i cant quite remember.
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    Accenta G3 Upgrade

    Thanks both will take a look at those options.
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    Accenta G3 Upgrade

    I fitted one of these to my dads garage some 20 years ago and to be honest its been very reliable, I have had to replace 1 sounder but thats it. His remote keypad has become unresponsive lately and his external sounder is chirping now and again so I am guessing the battery is on its way out. The...
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    Need a runabout - what to avoid etc

    The Jazz is a great little car and pretty spacious inside especially with seats down.
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    Renault Trafic 2003 Glow Plug Light

    Good luck, strange how multiple code readers are not able to work for you. Im guessing it initially connects to the car, if it didnt id be looking for the correct voltage on the dtc connector.
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    Renault Trafic 2003 Glow Plug Light

    You could try a battery disconnect for an hour see if it resets it, i cant really remember if it does.
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    Brake Bleed Ford Ka MK1 - which method Gravity/Pump?

    I find with the Gunson as soon as i attach a pipe to the bleed nipple to allow the fluid to drain into a bottle it struggles, remove the pipe and let it flow freely into a container and its fine, no idea why.
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    Selling car on Autotrader

    Used prices on most stuff at the moment is plain silly, i cant quite work out how people can afford some of the new cars either with screen prices of £60k on certain models. I quite fancy a BMW next and thought i had a healthy budget at £20k but the models im interested in are close to 10 years old!
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    DPF removal

    Some companies used to blatantly advertise "dpf and egr solutions" but not so much now although i do know of a few near me that would do it. I know quite a few that have it done and there is no way to detect it really if done correctly, not sure how the Mot will ever change to pick it up. Im led...
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    Car Lights - dim

    Bulbs degrade so i would guess some new ones would help, id go for osram nightbreakers personally but you may find people will start flashing you as they think your high beams are on!
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    Selling car on Autotrader

    Its possible to reverse a bank transfer too if its a fraudulent one so not even that is set in stone. Selling privately these days is hard work, id take a slight loss if the offer from wbac or motorway was ok. I find Autotrader terrible for selling cars personally but they do let you list it...
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    ABS fault

    Live data is handy for monitoring the wheel speeds if you can get into it.
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