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 MoT failure due to oil leak |
tim_roberts
 20th Jun 2018 8:36 am
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Forum: Off Topic · Replies: 19 · Views: 6749 · Subject: MoT failure due to oil leak |
My Audi TT failed its MoT yesterday on one item - "Oil leaking excessively from engine".
In fact, this was nothing more than a little drip from the oil filter (needed tightening 1/8 of a ... |
| Noise from rear end |
tim_roberts
3rd Jun 2018 5:18 pm
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Forum: Technical · Replies: 7 · Views: 3847 · Subject: Noise from rear end |
An update:
Following the discussion above, I bought a second-hand right-hand rear hub from eBay and fitted that, even though there was no apparent wear in the old one.
After that, the noise from ... |
| Oil light dramas |
tim_roberts
28th May 2018 4:16 pm
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Forum: Maintenance & Modifications · Replies: 48 · Views: 26115 · Subject: Oil light dramas |
The paper element is supposed to clip onto a plastic stud located inside the cover. It holds the element quite tightly so you know if it's on correctly or not.
Is it this plastic stud that's broke ... |
| New Vehicles |
tim_roberts
25th May 2018 3:54 pm
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Forum: General · Replies: 72 · Views: 23803 · Subject: New Vehicles |
| Many years ago, the government decreed that car adverts had to show the On-the-road price of the car being advertised. That seems to have been bypassed now by these monthly pcp deals - the adverts gi ... |
| Noise from rear end |
tim_roberts
23rd Apr 2018 8:38 am
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Forum: Technical · Replies: 7 · Views: 3847 · Subject: Noise from rear end |
| I've decided my quickest and cheapest option is to replace the whole rear hub carrier assembly with what I hope is a decent used one from eBay. Then I can overhaul the original unit at my leisure. I' ... |
| Noise from rear end |
tim_roberts
21st Apr 2018 10:05 am
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Forum: Technical · Replies: 7 · Views: 3847 · Subject: Noise from rear end |
Thanks for the replies.
Have been out to jack it up but can't detect any movement whatsoever, nor any untoward noise, but I don;t see it can be anything other than the bearing.
Assuming I've cau ... |
| Noise from rear end |
tim_roberts
21st Apr 2018 6:33 am
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Forum: Technical · Replies: 7 · Views: 3847 · Subject: Noise from rear end |
I noticed yesterday a new noise coming from the rear end.
It's a low thrumming or rubbing sound, apparently coming from the rear right-hand side, but only when going round a left-hand bend.
Coul ... |
| Deposit on bottles |
tim_roberts
29th Mar 2018 10:19 am
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Forum: Off Topic · Replies: 15 · Views: 5134 · Subject: Deposit on bottles |
Local Authorities are required by law to recycle a minimum of 50% of household rubbish by 2020, and I believe they are now meeting that target.
If the government removes bottles and cans from house ... |
| Deposit on bottles |
tim_roberts
29th Mar 2018 8:08 am
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Forum: Off Topic · Replies: 15 · Views: 5134 · Subject: Deposit on bottles |
So Michael Gove thinks paying a deposit on bottles (and cans) will encourage people to take them back and have them recycled.
I already pay my council (via council tax) to recycle my bottles and ca ... |
| Diesel Bahn in the FatherLand Rover |
tim_roberts
28th Feb 2018 12:10 pm
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Forum: General · Replies: 7 · Views: 3850 · Subject: Diesel Bahn in the FatherLand Rover |
| I read the article but couldn't see a definition of 'older', which made the whole thing seem a bit vague. But if there's one thing the Germans aren't, it's vague! |
| Tailgate Switch/Latch issues - All Here |
tim_roberts
3rd Feb 2018 8:25 am
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Forum: Maintenance & Modifications · Replies: 216 · Views: 208961 · Subject: Tailgate Switch/Latch issues - All Here |
| Just done mine. No visible signs of damage to the mechanism but a check with the multimeter showed the microswitch was dead, though it had never given any problems up to that point. Got a new one from ... |
| 3D Laser Wheel Alignment-Worth the extra money? |
tim_roberts
3rd Jan 2018 8:30 am
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Forum: Technical · Replies: 7 · Views: 3184 · Subject: 3D Laser Wheel Alignment-Worth the extra money? |
| I don't know if this helps, but I had all 4 tyres changed a couple of years ago, and the shop that did it (Kwikfit) aligned the front wheels only. About a year later I took it to have the 4-wheel alig ... |
| Using mobile phone (handset) whilst driving (UK) |
tim_roberts
12th Aug 2017 3:58 pm
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Forum: Off Topic · Replies: 38 · Views: 14161 · Subject: Using mobile phone (handset) whilst driving (UK) |
| I too had one of the early car phones in the heady days when I had a company car. Only ever used it for incoming, I seem to recall, but it was always a case of either I couldn't understand what the o ... |
| Towing Electrics not working |
tim_roberts
18th Jul 2017 3:43 pm
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Forum: Camping, Caravanning and Holidays · Replies: 6 · Views: 5766 · Subject: Towing Electrics not working |
| Have you checked that the wiring is actually properly connected to the loom in the spare wheel well, and hasn't just been bodged/spliced into the wiring at the lights. |
| Wet weather problems |
tim_roberts
13th Jul 2017 1:20 pm
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Forum: Technical · Replies: 9 · Views: 5815 · Subject: Wet weather problems |
| I recall a thread a while back where someone was asking about a rubber one-way valve that is supposed to be inserted in a hole in the bottom of the airbox, but is missing on some models and causing th ... |
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