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Old 4th September 2019, 13:23   #13
HarryM1BYT
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75 Contemporary SE Mk II 2004 Man. Sal. CDTi 135ps, FBH on red diesel, WinCE6 DD

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Originally Posted by Pumpwater View Post
I managed to get mine back on without ramps or even jacking it up & I am 72 & nowhere as nimble as I was

I fixed the four turnbuckles at the front first with the undertray resting on an shallow cardboard box, then I raised is a little bit more by putting a towel under the box then fitting the other six fasteners using a stubby screwdriver working from front to back. I could just reach each one by lying on a rug & reaching under the car

Mike
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Fix a poor handbrake; DIY ABS diagnostic unit; Loan of the spanner needed to change the CDT belts; free OBD diagnostics +MAF; Correct Bosch MAF cheap; DVB-T install in an ex-hi-line system; DD install with a HK amp; FBH servicing.

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