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Old 19-10-2005, 02:24 PM   #1
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Question Minor Issues

I recently bought a ED Fairmont with 158K's on the clock, I'am very pleased with the car but a have a minor problem. When the car is ideling it is making a rattling noise, it sounds like a fan to me. Also the LCD on the climate control does not illuminate is this easy to replace?

Can anyone help me please
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Old 19-10-2005, 03:15 PM   #2
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with the LCD it mite be a blown globe
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Old 19-10-2005, 03:22 PM   #3
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with the LCD it mite be a blown globe

lol.....thanks captain obvious.....

there was a rattling sound coming from my EA a while back i fixed it with an oil change and a swap to a diff oil, can you tell if its mechanical?
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Old 19-10-2005, 03:26 PM   #4
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lol.....thanks captain obvious.....
i did'nt know if they were the same as the trip computer or not mate.
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Old 19-10-2005, 07:41 PM   #5
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hey jez, i used to live in whittlesea, went to whittlesea primary from prep and did whittlesea high school till year 9 (left year 9 in like 2002? i think)
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Old 19-10-2005, 09:47 PM   #6
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hows telling him u went to whittlesea gonna help him
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Old 19-10-2005, 10:34 PM   #7
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My Aunt use to live in Whittlesea, it's a nice town I stayed there on school holidays.
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Old 19-10-2005, 11:55 PM   #8
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I once drove through whittlesea.... +1 post

I have a rattling noise at idle and its the headshield on the "cat"
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Old 20-10-2005, 01:32 PM   #9
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Got better things to worry about now. Crashed the other night took out the front bumper, panel on left hand side, headlight and left of bonnet. Only mechanical problem is that i'm getting check abs. Been only driving my new car for a month :SaiyanSmi
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