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Takata Airbag Recall Documentary

by GiveMeABreak » 06 Mar 2025, 17:55 » in Citroën
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Given the number of 'After-sales campaign' notices concerning Takarta Airbags I have been made aware of when looking up parts from PSA for members, I thought I would post a link to the following documentary that may be informative concerning the issue with these igniters.

According to Takata, the chemicals in the airbags’ explosive charge can...

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An 'eejit' in admin has just noticed, and panic'd. Covering backsides. Something might happen! - Then DO something! And 'something' has been done.
It's the way of our present world.

Needless to say, no-one is going to say: It will be fine, just take it along to your nearest Citroen outlet - (hence the DO NOT DRIVE notice) - because then they will...
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23 Oct 2026, 07:21
PSA Electrical Diagrams - Wiring & Symbols Codes Index

by GiveMeABreak » 09 Dec 2023, 17:48 » in Diagnostics

PSA Electrical Diagrams - Wiring & Symbols Codes Index

The following will cover most basic equipment, but will exclude later systems & Tech.

PSA Electrical Diagrams Introduction - Function and Constitution of Codes
PSA Electrical Diagrams - Coding of Functions
PSA Electrical Diagrams - Component Coding
PSA Electrical Diagrams -...

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09 Dec 2023, 17:48
Citroen, DS Automobiles and Peugeot Official Part Number Requests

by GiveMeABreak » 15 May 2021, 13:55 » in Citroën
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Parts Service Announcement - 21st March 2025

Please note that there is a temporary disruption to our 'Parts Service', so we will be unable to provide any official parts for members at the present time. Please refer to the Post HERE for further info

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Disruption to Parts Service

As you may be aware, the consolidation of the old PSA to the Stellantis Group systems has resulted in both a merge of data tools and a requirement to migrate PSA accounts to Stellantis Systems.

This has caused some problems for organisations like ours and the Team are currently looking at the best way forward. This...
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21 Mar 2025, 10:53
Airbag, Dashboard, Seat Belt & Airbag ECU Repairs

by GiveMeABreak » 24 Jun 2020, 17:01 » in Useful links
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Just for members to be aware that airbagteam.com based in the UK are offering a 10% discount to FCF members on any of their services.

The FCF does not endorse any company directly, but thought this would be of use to members.

Full details of their services and the discount can be found here:

Airbag, Dashboard, Seat Belt & Airbag ECU Repairs

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I I gorgot
The car is a citroeng C2 1,6L VTS 2005
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14 Sep 2026, 17:59
New PSA Heritage Parts for Classic Cars

by GiveMeABreak » 11 Oct 2019, 16:18 » in Citroën

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Parts for Classic / Older Citroen, Peugeot Renault Vehicles

This may be of interest to Members with older vehicles where getting parts is a struggle and for those not already aware of the site.

PSA are embarking on a project to provide some supplies of original and re manufactured parts for older vehicles and classics, and have made it a...

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anti-virus is blocking.......

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16 Sep 2024, 21:28
Revised Easydiagnostics Discount Procedure

by GiveMeABreak » 03 May 2018, 17:22 » in Forum News, Announcements and Issues

Please note that there is a new procedure in place for members wishing to take advantage of a 15% discount off products from Easydiagnostics.

The old discount code that was entered into the checkout is no longer valid, as a result of the code being propagated over the Internet.

After discussions with Jim from ED today, we have agreed a new...

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The New Citroen Ami

by DHallworth » 16 Nov 2020, 23:41
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Who has seen the new, all electric, Citroen Ami?

I've been following this with interest and am really keen to be able to buy one as I believe it will cater for the majority of my journeys and will allow me to stop doing short runs in my V6's!

In France it costs €6000 which is £5054, top speed is 26mph, and it has a range of 47 miles from it's...

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Saw one in real life in Waitrose Cambridge car park this morning, LHD, UK plates. The road alongside is a 40 limit so presumably it arrived with its own tailback :) IMG_20231031_114634.jpg
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31 Oct 2023, 20:59
No good turn

by Gibbo2286 » 30 Oct 2023, 18:56

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goes unpunished, Took an old friend on shopping trip today, on returning put my foot on her moss covered step went down like a ton of bricks head butted the stone wall, a few minutes of 'what the hell' and blood all down my face. :shock: going to have a black eye in the morning but otherwise ok.

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Owww! Oh dear!

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30 Oct 2023, 20:43
60+ million

by Gibbo2286 » 29 Oct 2023, 09:01

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people got up this morning with their Circadian rhythm disrupted. :)

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It did screw up my Circadian rhythm. Please can somebody tell me what year of the day it is?

Of course James, it's February the 31st of Thursday! :-D

Thanks for that.

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29 Oct 2023, 10:50
car clubs/sharing/insurance

by NewcastleFalcon » 10 Jun 2019, 14:00
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The rural community around Corwen in Denbighshire North Wales has a New Nissan Leaf called NELI

£50/annum to join the club, £1/hour and 25p/mile for your use of it.

Cheaper than owning a new one yourself sitting doing nothing for the majority of the 24 hours in each day!

Story here

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This is how it works

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11 Oct 2023, 19:11
Mid Friday afternoon and..........

by Gibbo2286 » 07 Oct 2023, 09:19
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A dull misty morning then the sun came out, chucked a pile of washing in the machine, half way through the cycle crash bang wallop and the machine dies.
It's in a tight position and weighs a ton, struggled to get it out, back cover off, the drive belt is off and part shredded, the shreds are tied firmly in a knot around the motor shaft. :twisted:...

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Same here... I used to have masses of such items but mostly all gone now and if anything loiters for more than a few hours in my presence without declaring it to be immediately useful or potentially valuable it finds itself in the next tip run consignment... I'm ruthless...

I hope that doesn't include the unused worktop iron on edging strip!! I...
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08 Oct 2023, 14:27
A weird thing happened.

by Gibbo2286 » 06 Oct 2023, 12:36

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Took my old friend to the opticians to collect her new specs, she asked if we could pop into Lidl to get a few bits, at the checkout all totalled up and before she could pay some stranger leaned over and flashed the payment screen with a credit card and quickly disappeared out the door, she got her money out but the checkout guy said that man paid...

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Kind of odd if a nicked card - as the thief kind of misses finding out if the card works or not if they immediately leg it! (Or did they stand around just long enough to see it go through? Would think that long enough for a excuse me, what exactly are you doing!?! Conversation to break out)

All very odd.

There's a lot of word stuff on YouTube...

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07 Oct 2023, 10:43
I can't be the only one....

by Michel » 05 Oct 2023, 20:10

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Who's sat here wondering if Zel got the V8 fired up... :rofl2:

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Happily, his blog tells all :)

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06 Oct 2023, 05:29
Perfect Business Opportunity

by mickthemaverick » 04 Oct 2023, 10:08

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This strikes me as a perfect Business Opportunity for someone who likes kids but doesn't like ice cream (that lets me out!) so won't eat the stock!! :-D

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Bananas for the uninitiated
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Oh yes setting off must make huge plumes!!

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04 Oct 2023, 13:06
I-Spy a 73 Reg

by NewcastleFalcon » 08 Sep 2023, 10:06
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73 spotting season

ends at the end of September as is customary.

Time to gather together a gallery of original pictures of 73 spotings, see what variety of makes types can be collected.

Here's my starter for 10... Mercedes hits the back of the net with the opener in Yellow!

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73 spotting day Falcon finale a trio of Roxburghshire spottings.

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30 Sep 2023, 19:02
20 Mph

by Gibbo2286 » 26 Jan 2023, 18:45
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Had to pop into Monmouth this afternoon, they've changed pretty well all the road signs into and around the town to 20 Mph limits, on the way out I see that they still have 30 Mph signs on the same roads. :?

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Yes I heard the same, but they won't do it because they'll be chaos!

Like other things in the news, they've allegedly lied about the figures - I heard one source, possibly NHS data saying it made no difference to road safety accidents in areas where they had this already in other parts.
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28 Sep 2023, 21:15
MOT Questions

by Rp0thejester » 26 Sep 2023, 18:37

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MOTs are a minefield and mine is due shortly. So a couple of questions, Screenshot_20230926-181629.png is that correct? Also Screenshot_20230926-182605.png is that correct? If so what age of vehicle? 05 or 06, would that include a 56 plate?
Aspire_helen said... (in a different section/topic)
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So what about 05-06 with dpf fitted? Would that be a fail if showing smoke or are they exempt from that rule? If I'm asking then I bet there's loads out there thinking of asking.

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26 Sep 2023, 19:10
Need to be a scientist.

by Gibbo2286 » 26 Sep 2023, 10:17

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A friend bought herself a very nice Panasonic Lumix camera for a tenner in a charity shop, she's used it for some time and gets great results, she asked me yesterday if I knew how she could get the date of taking the photos on the prints, I fiddled with the camera settings for a while then decided I'd need to have a look at the handbook, which she...

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I've had an Olympus E-500 for about fifteen years. There are practically infinite options and the handbook is huge. I have a look in it now and them but can never remember the bits I need when I need them.
I wanted to use the remote control recently, for a dreaded 'selfie' for a bus pass. Never used it before and took ages. Attempted to use the...

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26 Sep 2023, 10:42
Desktop

by Gibbo2286 » 17 Sep 2023, 13:39

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Seems to be buggered, gets to to the screen then the progress wheel will go no further, spent most of the day yesterday fiddling with it, the built in fix programmes ask for a password but none work. :evil:
Hate this laptop too.

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Infinite patience a different hard drive and windows reinstalled has finally got it running again, guy at the local computer shop wanted me to give him £85 just to look at it. :(
Just need now to sort out the stuff on the old hard drive and dump some of the tat the comes with a windows install.

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20 Sep 2023, 15:09
New car time!!

by Michel » 19 Sep 2023, 21:25

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Such a shame they used a blister pack, surely the first car they've made that would actually fit in a matchbox!! :-D

I've got a matchbox-sized C1 here :D

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20 Sep 2023, 05:33
Wales

by Gibbo2286 » 17 Sep 2023, 17:02

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There seems to be some significant confusion here in Wales ahead of todays Speed Limit change and so, I thought I would help by briefly explaining how the change works so that there can be no confusion:
Any roads that were previously 30 will now be 20 apart from the roads that aren't going to be 20, which will still remain as 30. When you see...

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Not to mention the requirement to carry a bale of hay in the boot! :-D

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17 Sep 2023, 19:12
Angle Grinder discs

by mickthemaverick » 12 Sep 2023, 10:58

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I am close to using up my last angle grinder cutting disc and I wondered if anyone can recommend any particular make of discs that have proved to be good in any way - long life, fine cut, cheap etc. There are so many options to choose from I thought I'd ask before ordering some new stock? :)

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Mainly rusty bolts/screws :-D Occasional fabrication on Ally bars and sheet and very occasional steel bars/sheet. :)

I've got a pack of those 'just too big' ones on my shelf, made the same mistake.

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12 Sep 2023, 14:07
Sand.

by Gibbo2286 » 08 Sep 2023, 09:42

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Did you lot get it? All the local area here has been covered with a layer of Sahara sand for the last couple of days cars are thick with it. :(

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Any Sahara sand on my car is indistinguishable from the usual muck it carries around. Almost washed it last week then a brief return to sanity saved me the effort.
Northern Echo did mention it in the region though.

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08 Sep 2023, 10:30
What do you know about Norfolk?

by NewcastleFalcon » 18 Aug 2016, 18:34
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.....well let's give this one a go......ulterior motive of course.....may bring out some AA box spotters :!:

So at the risk of killing the thread before it gets going...here's my starter for 10. I'll leave the curious to discover the back story. Suffice to say it's cheaper than the car, but not much.

Regards Neil

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That looks lovely Neil, would be very happy to stay in there :)
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07 Sep 2023, 10:06
I spy a 73 reg

by Hell Razor5543 » 06 Sep 2023, 10:46

No photos (as I was not prepared) but I spotted a white LEVC Taxi with a 73 plate on the Wokingham Road in Reading about an hour ago.

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06 Sep 2023, 10:46
WiFi help

by civvie » 31 Aug 2023, 13:29

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Ok looking for a 16yr old wizz kid. I have a BT fibre jobbie router, I have FTTP. and have just purchased an outside security camera that uses Wifi, the docs say it only works on 2.4 GHz. My BT router it seems works on 5ghz as standard and also works on 2.4ghz. Looking at the router settings it shows it is transmitting on 2.4 and 5, is the...

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Its all boxed up and going to be collected by Royal mail 2morrow, on its way back to Amazon.

Thanks all.

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31 Aug 2023, 19:52
Congestion Charging and ULEZ in London

by mickthemaverick » 18 Oct 2021, 10:10
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With the new expanded ULEZ zone around London to come into full operation on 25th October I wondered how much money they expected to raise as I will not be taking my Cars into the zones at all from now on!! A full copy (229 pages) of TFL's Annual report published in July this year can be found here . In the meantime I extracted this summary of...

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Thanks chaps! Here I stand head in hand.........................For some reason it didn't occur to me to go down the euro compliant banger route. For those with a non compliant banger worth £500 they can scrap it for £2000, buy a £1200 pound compliant ICE and have a week in Spain on the profit!! My head clearly not with it this morning! :-D :-D
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30 Aug 2023, 11:55
Feu Orange king of air freshners?

by NewcastleFalcon » 24 Jun 2015, 20:02
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Well don't ask me how i got there, I don't know but this post on Retro Rides did bring back some memories for me

Does anyone know what happened to the original Feu Orange air fresheners? You know, the ones on a goldy looking chain that you stick a pin into. I want my car to smell like my Dads Cortina did in 1976. I want an air freshener that is...

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Thanks for the clue, Jim. Citroen AX MK1?

Yes, indeed it is James :) I really did give it away there :lol:
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29 Aug 2023, 17:53
1.2 Puretech

by Steve Walsh » 21 Aug 2023, 11:24

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A bit of info, might be of use to somebody.

A friend of mine bought a 3008 with the 1.2 puretech petrol engine. It had already had the recall done for the timing belt. This is a 2016 car. and well out of warranty.
On her way to my house a few weeks ago engine warning light and messages appeared, I scanned it when she arrived and it has...

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It also depends on how long these cars have been operating as to how much debris from the timing belt has been allowed to circulate. The oil strainer can get blocked with this stuff, but if it enters past this into the system it can still do damage - so always wise to keep an eye on the oil pressure light and stop driving the vehicle if it occurs...

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21 Aug 2023, 14:43
Cops ??

by Gibbo2286 » 17 Aug 2023, 16:38

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On the way out of Monmouth yesterday these bikers all in black and on black bikes roared past from the opposite direction blue lights flashing. Not a good picture but the best I could get from my dashcam.

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Used to see unmarked bikes like this out catching speeding bikers up on the A65 going up to Devil's bridge.

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17 Aug 2023, 19:23
Changes to MoT information

by Hell Razor5543 » 16 Aug 2023, 17:52

The DVLA is changing the MoT system, in that, should a car be subject to a recall, this will appear on the MoT certificate.

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16 Aug 2023, 17:52
A Pain in the...........

by Gibbo2286 » 13 Aug 2023, 10:13
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My mouse pointer keeps shooting off to the top right corner and bringing a menu down since this week's Microsoft upgrade. :(

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Safe more, that's it thanks Google!
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15 Aug 2023, 21:00
Ford KA 2011 1.3 TDCi Gear / Clutch problem

by Skull » 08 Aug 2023, 18:00
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Daughters car on 102K

She's owned for 6 years and I've done all the servicing / repairs / MoT needed in that time.

Recently just after the last MoT she's had trouble selecting gears, the reverse on her car (no syncromesh) has always been a bit crunchy, but now even with a double de-clutch it wont engage, I've advised turning the engine off if...

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MattBLancs I know what you mean, but I would guess 150K mixed driving is easily achievable given the friction disc condition, the abuse killed it early in this case!
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14 Aug 2023, 22:12
Looking for help regarding an alternator.

by atr » 13 Aug 2023, 10:29

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Hi, came to my possession an alternator. the only thing I know about it that it's manufactured by Valeo. there is no (at least I didn't found and I looked thoroughly) model number on it. I don't know from which vehicle it was dismantled. all I can see that it has two terminals, +B and +D. attached a picture of the back cover.
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No that will be impossible!

Valeo make thousands of different alternators for the automotive industry and appearances are no way to identify the models as they will vary in shape, design, type (reversing or not), output, and components used. Without a code number, there's no way to identify it.

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13 Aug 2023, 12:38
Phenonemonally Interesting Content?

by NewcastleFalcon » 01 Dec 2019, 12:59
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November has broken an all-time FCF record

Who Knew?

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Thanks Mike, any speculation on the purpose :?: I presume they must harvest information of some form or other....

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They're reading Zel's blog. Chinese bots are learning how to repair portable computers and handhelds.

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11 Aug 2023, 15:07
Spot how many errors this guy makes....

by Stickyfinger » 11 Aug 2023, 13:20

It is endless !

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11 Aug 2023, 13:20
Pranks in the Workplace

by mickthemaverick » 05 Aug 2023, 17:14

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James' post in Zel's blog made me think of this thread. I am sure many of us have tales to tell of mischievous happenings in the workplace, so post them up here whether you were instigator, victim or just witness, I'm sure we'll have a grin or two!! :-D

To get the ball rolling I will tell the tale of a colleague at a telephone exchange in the...

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As being an apprentice mechanic I heard a story of number plates. The guy apparently was an absolute I know everything idiot. But he didn't know to check his rear number plate until the police pulled him over, ( -expletive removed-) apparently isn't a legal reg

Kind of looses its meaning with that removed (though fair enough doing so), can I...

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06 Aug 2023, 19:19
Dash cam with image stabilisation

by bobins » 25 Jul 2023, 20:06
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Quite a specific quest from me.......

I use dash cams on all my vehicles and have done for years, but today I had a near miss with someone driving straight across a crossroads a foot or so in front of my bumper :shock: This was in my hairdryer (MX5) and whilst the footage at the slow speed I was going would have been perfectly admissable in court...

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In that case maybe the sensor inside the camera has become loose. Could be difficult check that though.

I have a camera in the C5 that is rigidly fixed to the screen and that doesn't have anything like that problem.
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27 Jul 2023, 09:13
Home Brew

by Doo » 22 Jul 2023, 14:04

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Evenin all....

As per the subject box, I have taken the plunge into making my own beer 8-)

It has a few more days to go, but the farting is more or less stopped! So, should I leave it or should I add some more yeast?

I used a Mr Beer product for my 1st go (amber ale I think) and I didn't add sugar, but a beer enhancer instead.

It was going...

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Oh, dear. You have just reminded me of a family story about an attempt at brewing 'something'! My Grandmother KNEW she was making Elderberry wine, my Uncle (about 10 years old) KNEW she was making beer (so he added his secret ingredients, while my Mum (age not revealed) KNEW she was making ginger beer (and, you guessed it, added her secret...

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22 Jul 2023, 14:36
Tell me about electric heated ceilings

by xantia_v6 » 16 Feb 2023, 09:19

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Later thi year, we will be making renovations to an apartment in the UK. I have renovated a few houses, but there is one aspect of this one which is a mystery to me.

The apartment was built as part of a large development in about 1990. It has underfloor slab heating, but the electric panel also has timers and breakers marked as 'ceiling heating'....

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Really intriguing, never heard of those! Basically radiant panel.
Are the strips aluminium? Would think solder or even mechanically joined back together (e.g pop rivets) would allow them to live to warm another day??

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17 Jul 2023, 07:49
A nice pair but too easy for a whatsthisthen!

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Two interesting spots today

The Morris Traveller looked like a brand new car! Very nice. The Renault Megane Coupe Cabriolet performed its roof closing trick very neat......but I wonder how waterproof it is. It was a grey colour, I reckon with a bit more adventurous set of colours, maybe a bit of two-tone it would look so much better.

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I've not looked at all the photos yet Neil - been far too busy... I just created an album, dumped the lot into it and posted the link. I'm absolutely delighted at how well this one came out :D
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17 Jul 2023, 05:13
What's wrong?

by Gibbo2286 » 14 Jul 2023, 21:00

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The pointer on my computer keeps dashing off up to the top right and bringing down the settings menu.

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So far it seems to be OK, will see how it goes during the day. :)

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15 Jul 2023, 09:53
The June Jolly

by mickthemaverick » 04 May 2023, 12:19
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Citrojim and I are having a trip up north to visit Beamish on the longest day of the year. So hopefully others may fancy a visit there on 21st June where we will be meeting Steve at least!! If you fancy a good day out come and join us. Hopefully we will be able to visit Mathewsons at Thornton le Dale during our trip and also pop in on a few...

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We are hoping to go up in September just before our ticket runs out! There is a car show there on the 24th I believe, We went a couple of years ago and got soaked. Hope its not repeated this year. The soaking not the show.

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11 Jul 2023, 23:39
Turntables / record players - WTD

by Michel » 04 Dec 2022, 11:49
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Young Michel, who's turning 13 on Friday, has discovered an interest in vinyl records. I'm looking for a *reasonable* quality turntable to plug into my reasonable sounding Technics unit for him to use until he either gets really into it and buys a good one when he's older, or gets bored and decides he doesn't like vinyl after all.

I know...

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Gosh, that's pricey for a deck! I'm hoping not to have to quite spend that much on all my house renovations...
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11 Jul 2023, 15:14
Welsh Car Chat-Riversimple

by NewcastleFalcon » 18 Jun 2016, 18:17

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......if you are anything like me you'll want this Company to be successful, and you'll want to have a go of their car, and there is something innovative and different on their model for not selling them :)

Thanks to sloppysod for posting it up on Picture(s) of the Day . I found it absolutely fascinating.

..and to Gibbo who posted up this...

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I still get a Periodic E-mail Newsletter from the good folk at Riversimple.

One came today reporting a very successful participation in the EV Rally from London to Paris earlier in the month and trailed on the FCF, as a follow on from a rather pathetic and deliberate you tube video fail by Jordan of Artisan Electrics to do a similar thing....

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11 Jul 2023, 11:42
A City adventure.

by Gibbo2286 » 01 Jul 2023, 12:40

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Not the famous five. :) but interesting enough.

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Will be watching that later...

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01 Jul 2023, 17:51
DPF fault.....?

by RichardW » 29 Jun 2023, 13:29

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Change the wing mirror :rofl2:

No, really!!

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Great FCF spot there but I think this really needs a new title, so much useful information! I wondered how mobile mechanics could clean a dpf

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29 Jun 2023, 14:40
Surprise

by Gibbo2286 » 24 Jun 2023, 09:36

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I've been watching a German crime series on tv, the lady detective rides a motor bike................a Triumph :shock: surprised that got past the German censor. :-D

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When Steve McQueen (well.... Bud Ekin actually) did his motorbike bit in the film The Great Escape, he did it on a Triumph - which was quite impressive as the Triumph bike he used would have been a rare spot at the time :lol:

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Last post by bobins
24 Jun 2023, 09:48
Good for another year.

by Gibbo2286 » 22 Jun 2023, 18:21

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Zoe MOT and service at the dealer this morning all good. :)

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Excellent!

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23 Jun 2023, 10:00
Car usage.

by Gibbo2286 » 15 Jun 2023, 19:35
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I sat in the dentist's waiting room for about 45 minutes this mid-morning with a full view of the town high street, cars going in a steady stream in both directions, did a bit of a count up, easy as they've imposed a 20 mph limit.
Out of a hundred cars eighty two were driven by women and all of them sole occupants. :o

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The point I was making about strapping the kids in is not that it shouldn't happen, far from it, but that the school is so close that it takes longer to strap them in than it does to walk to the school. There is no need to walk beside the road either, there is a footpath that skims the houses and goes around the edge of a park, or a footpath...
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17 Jun 2023, 08:22
Visit to TV transmitter

by Paul-R » 15 Jun 2023, 21:40

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I had the pleasure of a tip round the Moel-y-Parc transmitter yesterday evening. It was arranged by my amateur radio club and we had an 'in' as the son of one of our members works for Arqiva.

This is what it's all about:

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Tucked away in a corner were these poor forlorn dishes which are...

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There was a mostly disused area that we walked through that was a real blast from the past. Offices with an overwhelming brown colour scheme and loose carpet tiles! Sort of like a bad 70s hotel.

Reminds me of the time I had a tour of the BBC Washford transmitting Station many years ago...

And indeed, our very own radio stations where I worked...

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Last post by CitroJim
16 Jun 2023, 15:38
Torque Wrench Adapter

by moizeau » 15 Jun 2023, 13:42

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Has anyone used one of these...or similar?

I need a new 1/2 TW and thought this would fit the bill nicely.
Cheers

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I have one as well. Sadly underused nowadays.

That's why I'm selling it and most of my other tools, only used this for wheel nuts in recent years.

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16 Jun 2023, 09:21
Members in the press!!

by mickthemaverick » 28 Apr 2023, 17:39
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I couldn't find a suitable thread to post this in so I thought I'd start one!! :-D

This thread is for FCFers to post up where they have got into the press, local or national, hard copy or online. If you made it into the press post it up for us all to share!

To get things rolling here is my minute of fame: :-D

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Another little bit of Instagram fame...

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Me caught red-handed with the runners equivalent of a drug dealer whilst being introduced to the latest offerings...

We runners can converse for hours on the following topics:

1. Shoes - types, what works, what does not and why, which are the best, what sorts do you...
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Last post by CitroJim
13 Jun 2023, 18:08
May 2023:Quickfire A to Z of anything/everything

by NewcastleFalcon » 04 May 2023, 11:48
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Yes we have a Citroenian columnist in our midst in supreme command of the A to Z Column in that publication.

Having restricted myself this merry month of may to POTD entries for my camerawork of the subject matter of Wrens, Shadows, and Roe Deer I needed something to do with this...

If we can get 26 entries on the thread with at least one for...

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11 Jun 2023, 16:15
Any Beatles fans out there?

by mickthemaverick » 30 May 2023, 20:25

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I have been going through my library in an effort to make some space. Having now sold all bar one of my Car manuals I have moved onto my next largest collection and sorted out the duplicates. I will be listing these on ebay soon but before I do I am happy to offer them to our members for the princely sum of £5 per book, donated into the FCF, plus...

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Yea that's what I will do through ebay, but I wanted to see if we could get some money into the kitty first!! :-D

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30 May 2023, 20:50
Mouse attack

by aspire_helen » 29 May 2023, 19:34

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The photo shows the front left corner of the engine under-tray of my C5. The pale grey foam insulation has been well nibbled by a mouse within the last few weeks 100_8596.JPG Coolant sodden sponge eaten by mouse.JPG . I suspect it is now deceased. The radiator has a very slight coolant leak directly above that corner - the liquid in the photo. I...

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... the mouse has been attracted by the sweetness of the ethylene glycol. RIP. You hope. At least it would be some small payback.

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29 May 2023, 19:51

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