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Ok I was out in the car this evening and suddenly right out of the blue when I placed my foot on the clutch pedal I got this pulsating/vibrating feeling through the pedal, best way I can describe it is it felt like when you feel the abs kick in on the brake pedal but less violent, the car drives...

Just to see if this is isolated to my car, heres what to do 1 put key in ignition and turn to the main position and while doing this look at your binacle 2 after taking note of what happened (proberbly nothing) turn off and remove the key 3 put the column stick on the left side to the high...

Well after my ignition barrel collapsed several months back I had a locksmith sort it out but the steering lock had to be drilled out, so I got a replacement from a breakers yard the locksmith was supposed to be swapping it over but after several months I gave up on him, so after watching lots...

Ok I went to the car this morning and when I tried to put the key in the ignition it was very tight, with some wiggling and a bit of effort it eventually went in but I cannot turn it to start the car, I have been told the barrel may have collapsed inside, so I am now waiting for a auto locksmith...

Ok so today I changed a weeping hose, it was the one that goes from the vacuum pump to the connector just above it, its about 6 inches long, anyway the job went well until I started the car and drove it, everything was fine it was idling ok no problems, then I slightly revved it and bing bong...

Ok while changing the high pressure steering hose I noticed I have a slight weep on a hose that's connected to a metal outlet located behind the block near the top under the oil filler it connects to another metal feed just below the rubber part is only about 8 inches or so, it looks like it's...

Matt you were bang on about my suspect oil leak it is definitely the high pressure feed to the power steering, I had me head in there again and I can see where it's leaking, it's gone somewhere near the bottom joint where it goes from rubber to metal, I have managed to source one but it's not...

Hi guys I have a 2006 ICTDI Tourer today while doing my tyre pressures something caught my attention around the steering rack boot on the drivers side, at first I thought it was PSF but when I looked further it was definitely engine oil, it was in the grooves on the boot for about...

Hi all Just had 4 wheel alignment done this morning on a hunter alignment system, after they finished I was told that the front toe was out and had been corrected and also the rear toe was slightly off but they were unable to adjust as the bolts were seized, he said it was only very...

Got the clutch done on Friday just plate disk and bearing no need for flywheel very little play in it, my usual mechanic did the job for me he said it went like clockwork, took the car at 8am it was back on the drive at 3:30pm, the old plate looked just as I expected there was loads of wear left...

My clutch did the slipping in 5th gear jobby just before Christmas only happened the once then everything was back to normal so I thought ok not to worry too much could be good for quite some time, WRONG it did it again about a month after the first time but only in 5th cog then last week...

hello I have this knock that I feel throught the steering wheel, now this only occurs when pulling away and after I have braked so the suspension has compressed, also it is more noticeable when there is a passenger in the front, I have shook the steering wheel and there is no play whatsoever I...

I have just bought 2 replacement ball joints from Honda and notice that they don't come with the split pins or the castle nuts what size are the nuts as I will most likely need new ones the pins aren't a problem I have loads of them Many thanks

hi all After just finding out my recently acquired accord had a MOT advisory on the lower front ball joint I did some poking around under the car and that's where I found that one of the compliance bushes has several large cracks as well,as the play in the ball joint, so after talking it...

hello all I have just recently acquired a 2006 ictdi exec tourer, now as most of the time the car is used for local trips etc I don't go over about 40 mph however if I get up to speeds beyond 50 I get a shaking feeling through the front end, now today I did a tester got on the dual carriageway...