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    Black death, which port cleaning kit is best,???

    Hello, I am about to fit a new copper seal to my ford focus 1.6 tdci and wondered if anyone could tell me the best port cleaner to use,??? I've seen some kits with the front brushes you attach to a cordless, will these be as good as using the rod with the small sandpaper discs stuck on the end...
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    Ford tdci engine ticking,,,???

    I took the engine acoustic cover off earlier today and number 3 injector has a substance around its base like toffee or tar but rock hard,,,I've read that the copper seals at the bottom of injectors leak and that's what causes this, maybe running the car on a long journey with the thin oil that...
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    Ford tdci engine ticking,,,???

    No spilled oil on engine,,,I read somewhere when the oil gets too thin it can burn up and cause carbon,,,the oil smell went away as soon as the oil was changed,,,I guess its the hydraulic lifters but what can I do to stop it,,,???,,, engine flush then another oil change,,,???
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    Ford tdci engine ticking,,,???

    Hello,,,I'd not changed the oil on my Ford focus for at least three years,,,not that I do many miles in it, it usually only gets used to go to the shops etc, anyway I took it for a long drive one day for a few hundred miles on motorway etc and a ticking developed and a smell of burning oil in...
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    Hotpoint wf320 washing machine losing cycles now dead,,,???

    Turned out it only needed new brushes,,,£10 off ebay and its working perfectly with either set of circuit boards,,,buzzin
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    Hotpoint wf320 washing machine losing cycles now dead,,,???

    Looks like the brushes were worn down and shorted the circuit board,,, I read its usually the door lock or worn brushes that short the circuit board,,,will the circuit boards work again if I replace the brushes or are they permanently broke now,,,if so can they be fixed cheaply I wonder,,, ???
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    Hotpoint wf320 washing machine losing cycles now dead,,,???

    Hello,,,I have a hotpoint washing machine it was a wf540 1400 spin,,,one cycle stopped working so I just changed to another cycle and it worked for ages then suddenly it lost every cycle and wont start when I press the start button,,,I had an almost identical washer with a ceased drum, a...
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    Best white none drip gloss,,,???

    Hello,,,can anyone tell me the best oil based white none drip gloss to use for my interior woodwork,,,???,,, I always used homebases own brand and it was excellent stuff then a few year ago they changed suppliers and the new stuff is hopeless,,,not a patch on the old stuff,,,and does anyone know...
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    Best stuff for rust proofing nuts etc under car???

    Hello,,, what should I be using to rust proof nuts and brake pipes connectors etc,,, ??? I have copper grease already,,,I was thinking some waxoyl maybe or other type of grease,,, ???
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    What has happened here,,,???

    Hello,,, I recently fitted new struts, bottom arms and track rod ends then took the car to a garage for new tyres and tracking,,,today I've taken the wheels off for a quick inspection before its mot,,,see before and after pictures,,,it looks like the boots have been turned and turned till they...
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    Stripped threads in new caliper,,,what can I do,,,???

    I'll use new brake hoses when I do them again,,,I always learn the hard way...
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    Stripped threads in new caliper,,,what can I do,,,???

    Hello,,,I recently put a new rear brake caliper on my Ford focus,,, I didn't check the state of the threads on the brake pipe and ended up ruining the threads in the aluminium caliper,,,is there any way to fix this I wonder,,, ??? Obviously I could re thread it but is there anything available...
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    Sway bar link bracket offset on new strut,,,???

    Turned out to be something very simple,,,the top nut on the drivers side strut was loose,, , ,,, I was able to tighten it from the top without taking the strut back out,,,no rattles now,,, gonna cruise till the tyres fall off,,,
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    Sway bar link bracket offset on new strut,,,???

    I've just fitted new struts, bottom arms and tie rod ends on my mk2 ford focus,,, the car had a slight rattle on the front end when going over small bumps or holes in the road before the parts were fitted,,, now it is rattling a lot more,,,the drivers side strut I put on had a sway bar link rod...
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    any york fitness mechanics on here,,,???

    hello,,,i have a york exercise bike c750,,,one of the best bikes york ever made,,,the bike was discontinued about 13 years ago so i cant lay my hands on a new resistance motor from york fitness as they are no longer stocked,,,i know this is a longshot but thought id see if there are any york...
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    who makes homebase paints ???

    hello,,,ive always used homebase home of colour none drip gloss,,,its always been fine and easy to use,,,I bought a tin the other day what I thought was the same stuff but on using it realised it was absolute rubbish,,,just couldn't work it,,,kept coagulating etc,,,impossible to use,,,so when I...
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    What paint to use,??

    ended up getting a tin of Zinsser cover stain and it worked fine once I got the hang of rolling with an oil based paint,,,first time ive used an oil based paint for walls and must say im in love with it,,,i can finally paint without leaving shadows,,,im thinking oil based paint is the way to go...
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    What paint to use,??

    the two coats of vinyl paint on the original plaster are very thin and the patches or edges wouldn't be noticed after a couple of coats in my opinion,,,the problem is going to be edges lifting and bubbles coming up from the original paint once it gets moist from the new paint,,,all this ofcourse...
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    What paint to use,??

    that's what I was thinking myself mate,,,cheers
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    What paint to use,??

    anybody,,,???
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