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    DIY / Car workshp hire with tools

    Brilliant!! A PC with Google :lol: I have a feeling that will be needed when things don`t go back together!!!
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    Question about air in the radiators.....

    TicklyT - Thanks for that detailed answer :P twgas - I hope not! Next time I bleed my rad I`ll have a sniff/hold a match over the bleed screw lol :wink: Can gas enter the system?? What would cause that? My Boiler is a Worcester 28 cdi. Ps - I won`t do the match test...
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    Question about air in the radiators.....

    How does air get into a system that appears to be sealed and is pressurised to 1.3 bar approx. I`m just wondering why in my combi heating system my towel dryer needs bleeding often, its the highest point in the system so naturally any air will collect there, but how does this air get into the...
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    which antifreeze to use?

    Another vote for G12!
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    interference engine or not

    99% sure it is! Is there a modern engine that isnt??
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    Desperately seeking Suzy.....

    I spent 12 months at a Suzuki dealer :wink: Cracked blocks and front axle pivot bearings, that is all I can remember was a real problem with Jimny`s, other than that they are quite reliable :)
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    Help! where is the bonnet release on a focus 2010 model?

    As you look at it from the front the badge should rotate clockwise, get hold of the left of the badge and lift upwards.
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    Passat - fixed electric windows but c. locking still broken

    Check your door loom where it goes from the door into the body! The flexing as the door opens often breaks the wires, that might have caused the fuse to blow in the first place.
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    gearbox whine

    What car is this??????
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    Car insurance repairs, can I choose?

    The above is my story too, don`t take any crap off them and tell them where your car is going 8)
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    Oil Gushing From Oil Filter Cap after Oil Change w/ Photos

    I dont think you can buy a new uncracked bit, have to get a whole new top! On the + side the new filter cap will prob come with a new O ring :D
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    Ford Mondeo vs Vauxhall Insignia

    I can only speak for the 2.5T Mondeo & TBH I like it, they have a Volvo engine/box and are quite nippy! so far our fleet have been very reliable & its worth noting our fleet takes a pounding :wink: Nice inside too with there posh Sony DAB radio. As for Insignia`s, we had some on demo but...
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    car keys

    Punctuation lol?? Start it without immobiliser first? You mean your key will not dis-arm the immobiliser? If so then its new key time, you have checked the battery in the key? Chances are it needs a new key.
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    my renult megane 1.6 has trouble to idle at start

    Crank sensor is located in the gearbox bellhousing area towards the top. The connections in the plug can be dodgy as well as the sensor!
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    Mercedes specialists?

    I cant help on this one unfortunatly, Sprinter 413 vans is all I have the misfortune to work on Merc wise!
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    Renault megane 05 clutch

    I have spent nearly a day bleeding one particularly awkward one once back in my Renault tech days! bled it forwards, backwards (brake calliper bleed screw to slave lol!) pressure bled, pumped peddle prob over 1000 times! Eventually it worked :lol: Renault Laguna no probs, Clio III - 2.0L...
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    my renult megane 1.6 has trouble to idle at start

    Are there any warning lights on? Have you had the faults read?
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    Renault megane 05 clutch

    Yes and a complete PITA to bleed! Is the clutch slipping?
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    2000 Vauxhall Astra Estate 1.7 DTI 16V LS Cooling system.

    Good solid engine! Coolant flowing out of that little pipe at the top is perfectly normal and proves your water pump impeller is still attached :D The only problem I have ever had with that engine is glow plugs! the problem being 1 would`nt shift and snapped! Don`t let that put you off though!!
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    VW Passat Air Mass Meter

    Are the diesel MAF`s that much more than the Petrol MAF`s!? I had a gen VW MAF for my 1.8T Golf and it was £69 with the old unit returned! Is it £200 non exchange and maybe around £70 exchange?
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