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Meriva rear brakes

How do you release the piston on the rear brake caliper in order to fit new pads. The pistons on the front calipers moved back easily but the rear seem to be solid

glitglit

CD drive G:\ not accessible "problems"?

My CD drive is G:\ It has worked up until recently. Now when I double click the icon I get the message:- " CD drive G:\ not accessible incorrect function " If I try to drag and drop files onto the CD...

tonybx

outside temperature guage

How do car outside temperature guages work? Why are they not affected by engine heat or wind chill? Where is the sensor located? Thanks in advance

chas2008

hot flushes

my wife in her mid fifties was originaly on HRT, she was then diagnosed with breast cancer, obviously she has come of the HRT and had a course of chemo/radiotherapy but ever since she has been...

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The Air Conditioning

Whenever I put my Air Con on, it smells funny! It smells like curry powder or something like that. Do I need to change filters or whatnot? Mine's a Corsa by the way, if that helps. Cheers dudes.

simonruss

whats more accurate? sat nav or car speedo?

hello, what is more accurate at telling your speed, a sat nav or the cars own speedo? as on a recent journey there was nearly a 10mph difference between the two. thanks

SCCheshire

Economical driving

Does switching the engine off at traffic lights make for good economical driving? The car is a Corsa diesel.

4getmenot

Tom Tom One

My friends Tom Tom is blank. Will turn onto first screen then nothing, can anyone help?

dondons

water meters

I have just had a water meter installed and will be paying my bill on the amount I use. Exactly one month after it was installed I checked it and it read 6 Is this excessive? Just about right ? Or...

dodgycar

free hpi checks

where can i get a free hpi check.my daughter recently bought a car that is worrying me as i suspect it still has finance on it??

karen-l

Camper van - Third passenger

Can anyone tell me if you need a seatbelt in the back of a camper van for a third passenger?

mydogsandme

virus thingy

boo hoo,some empathy would be lovely please. Has anyone else got this horrible virus-flu-ey thing? I had this back in May and now I feel the same. Muscles ache,ear ache,sicky stomach,tight breathless...

ghalob1

Lpg conversion

How much would it cost to convert my 51mitsubishi shogun pinin 2.0 gdi petrol to gas?

bigjugs

renalt Clio seized.

Hi, I have a Clio on a V plate. I was driving along I just changed gear put my foot down to overtake a lorry and the car screeched to a halt. I called out the AA and the person said the engine had...

informashun

window cleaning

if i fell while cleaning my windows and was injured what would the effect be. i cant find in my insurance any cover for such personal injury. any help please thanks

ericsavory

Peugeot Expert Van

I am thinking about buying a 53 reg. Expert with around 100k on the clock, and was wondering if anyone knows of any common faults to look out for please. Any advice much appreciated. Many Thanks....

funkylad20

Vauxhall Astra Estate Cruise Control, Air con and Sunroof

Hi, I am looking at buying a Vauxhall Astra Estate 1.6L Design and have a few questions which I need help with. I am trying to find out if this car comes with cruise control? Is it WORTH having cruise...

chas2008

Old horse

serious answers please, that includes McDonalds & Burger KIng !!! Anyone know of any animal charities that take horses? My daughter has a 17h horse which is around 30 years old, it has been in...

cleversod

Electrics.

Not that i'm going into electrics in a big way, but whats the cheapest device i can buy to test for live wires, ie domestic, its the only bit of kit i have'nt got, on the odd occasion would be handy.

Le Chat

Audi engine cutting out

Hi All I hope someone can offer some advice on this. My A2 has developed a problem whereby the engine will cut out when driving. The fault occurs at lower revs, usually when the car is slowing to...

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