I've done two cars rear arm bearings (ie both sides) without any real problem, until now. The rear strut retaing clip to arm has broken off, leaving...
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That WAS the outer cup part of the race, ie the one you can't access 'til the plastic tube is out.... :wink: the inner (and races) comes out with the...
The elec front window driver side is struggling to close fully works fine until the last inch or so then seems to stall, after a few attempts it will...
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I've had this for ages with current car. However stripping out the motor and lubing the worm helps. In my case the motor works fine when put in other...
Thought I was home and dry after a long but not too painful lower ball joint change, but now the offside outer track bar balljoint spins when...
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I've found the easy way is to get a plain nut without nyloc on it and spin it all the way up the thread before fitting the ball joint. Then you know...
Not long after my rear wheel bearings were replaced GTi's ABS light is now on with the garage reporting no obvious problems relating to their repair...
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Yes and no! We all learn the hard way sometime, but as the rear sensor was already broken and I unknowingly had the wrong replacement I was always...
Right I have a problem, fan doesn't work.
Basically so far I have stripped the controls and found the are no earths going to the circuit board apart...
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Just to keep this all together, I had a problem with the fan tripping in and out. Air would dribble out most of the time, but the speed control would...
Low water and big red STOP lamp on rev counter not working, yet if i switch the headlamps on hey presto the warning lamps go out and the rev counter...
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The symptoms that you describe would suggest you have an earth fault, ie a missing (or high resistance) earth on one side of the rev counter and STOP...
Encountered a clutch problem! Its be going on a few months now but it hit the head tonight. Difficulty in engaging gear in fact tonight it suddenly...
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Should have posted, i have a spare new Valeo release bearing for that type. No use to me as wrong type for the release mechanisms I have. Would have...
I'm looking at some aftermarket alloy wheels for my BX19TGD Estate. The wheels are 7.0x17 ET25 4x108. If I was to fit these with 195/40/17...
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I've tried switching wheels from the originals on my 16v, and I've gone back to the OE ones every time. There's no point being different for the sake...
I stop my valver after a long drive. Then it will not start again. Hot engine equals incomplete action from the starter.Key turns and produces all...
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I am fairly sure I've nailed my beast - coil to distributor HT lead. Not that old, and I do change them about every 25k. Anyway when I inspected all...
The damaged p2 16v I recently got has a p1 hatch on it. I have the damaged p2 hatch and the wing is damage free
How easy is it to swap over with the...
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Hair dryer, flat blade screwdrivers, a couple of people to hold the tailgate whilst its off the car & then at least one person holding the hair dryer...
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I need to replace most of (or all) of my dash bulbs. I can get as far as removing the two screws above the steering fairing and the two wing...
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Thanks for the input chaps. The new bulbs arrived today so maybe have a go over the weekend.
Watch this space
Regards. Mike.
I was parked on my drive at a slight angle and the front suspension didn't rise for the first time the other day (the rear was fine). After I...
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Heavy steering can be tracking - the front tyre wear should be pretty much dead even around the centre of the tyre if it is correct. The other thing...
Probably and hopefuly something very simple but I put one valver in for an MOT and I knew it had a couple of jobs one of which was the passenger side...
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Thanks for the tips and I forgot all about the hazaed unit must check that when I go back up to the garage, that would be a nice fix
I'm looking for the topic about lubing the front struts. had a good look around on here...
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I followed the advice given on the Australian BX forum, which mentioned sucking LHM into the struts by the return pipe, but also, with the suspension...
To add to the lively debate on air in the system, here's another oddity (to me).
The power steering on my tzd offers what could best be described as...
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It is not necessary to replace the accumulator sphere unless the 'tick' time interval has diminished to an unacceptable level.
Yes, I know, but I have a legitimate reason....
I'm about to add GTi instruments to one of the TZDs so I can see proper temperature and pressure info...
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One those tasks that is actually quite simple just made more difficult by the ones that want it to be that way. The BX speedometer drums are quite...
My BX GTI has two wires connected to the positive battery terminal, with in-line 15-amp blade fuses. Both wires go through the firewall; one powers...
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Most aftermarket alarms take power from after the fuse box so that they can sense the voltage drop when a door is opened and the interior light goes...
Fun today, replaced a front brake flexy, no problem, old one off sweetly. Fit new one but can't get a good seal on the caliper end. Turns out it is a...
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Unfortunately the scabby replacement pipe has knackered the caliper, zero chance of seal even though you can get a good pipe to go tight.
So moral is...
After springing a leak in a pipe a week ago, I've done what appears to be a good repair using layers of epoxy steel and aluminium mesh. I had lost a...
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The weird spring thing is there to soak up vibration and allow movement of the engine, when ordering a new one it must be the same length as the o/e...
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