Spares Parts and Information for Cars
and Vans
...find out more about Your Car..how to keep it running
sweet ....and what to do if it goes wrong....
Where to buy Spares &
Parts for cars and vans
Main Dealers, Motor Factors, Accessory Shops, Reconditioning Firms,
Breakers Yards, eBay,
donorspares..etc
New Spares from Main dealers...
New and Original Equipment Manufacture (OEM)
....this is the part that you might buy from your local Ford or BMW main dealer. It's made by the same manufacturer who made your car in the first
place. These spares will generally be 'good' quality and priced
accordingly!
When buying Spares know what You are
buying
On this page we present a few ideas and suggestions that we hope
will help you get more value for your money.. and keep your car on the road for less. Look out for
deals...!
Pattern Spares from Motor
Factors, Accessory
Shops
These outlets sell new parts... but a copy or pattern of the manufacturer's part. Try these for
Deals...Halfords
online..... less well known but worth a try is Eurocarparts, A1 Motor Stores,
Eastern Autospares, GSF,
You'll find your 'local' car spares shop in www.yell.com
The quality of these parts will vary. Many of them will be good, budget replacements for OEM
parts...but Beware sometimes OEM is cheaper than PATTERN
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Remanufactured...
These are recycled parts and also called reconditioned - when you buy a
remanufactered unit e.g. a gearbox, turbocharger, engine...you will have to exchange your worn part
(or pay a surcharge.)When something is remanufactured to original
specification all parts are checked and machined if necessary and new gaskets and bearings
fitted.
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Budget buy Used Spares & Parts.You get the greatest range of wear with used parts but as we all know
there are bits and pieces where used will do the job very well..e.g. fuel tank filler cap, window glass etc.Often a budget way of getting the job done.
go to www.yell.com look under Car and Vehicle dismantlers for your local breakers
yard or search for many different spares suppliers selling on the internet.
Please feel free to browse
about the site.
Click for our Links page it is growing all the time. Lots of useful links for all kinds of parts and
information.
Diesel and petrol
Parts
We cover modern diesel, in
some of it's forms ie common rail and rotary (old, reliable coal-fired).Find a new or used
Haynes diesel Manual for your car at
Amazon
Petrol or Diesel -
that is the question Some are questioning is diesel still an
advantage? When it goes wrong it probably poses more of a headache then
petrol.
The Peugeot Eco
Cup Challenges You (anyone can enter) to drive a 1000km using the least amount of
fuel
Government has taken delivery of a number of the stylish new BMW
Mini...but these are electric! A sign
of things to come? diesel engine, air flow meter, fuel pump, fuel
regulator, fuel sensor, injector nozzle, diesel injector,
turbocharger
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