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I have a 1983 Saab 99. Not having used the car for a month, I was driving to my mother's with lower oil pressure than usual at 40psi when the engine suddenly cut out descending a gentle incline. There...
I own a 2010 Volkswagen Golf 1.6 Bluemotion. The car turns over and starts, but then only runs for five seconds before stopping. I will then have to turn it over 15 times before it starts again. What’s...
My Ford Focus refuses to start. My friend checked the car over and found there was no spark from the plugs, but they worked ok in his car. Any ideas?
Six months ago I bought a new Ford KA. The car has only done 3000 miles, but started smoking and misfiring on start up. It seems to clear itself after a minute, but something is clearly wrong. It has...
I'm at my wits end with my 2003 Daewoo Matiz. I bought the car with an alternator problem, which I fixed and the car started fine. However, after five miles, the battery drained and I discovered that the...
My Volkswagen T4 won't start. I've checked the fuses under the dashboard, all fine, but it just turns over and puff blue smoke out of the exhaust. Could it be the glow plugs?
My 1998 Vauxhall Astra 1.6 petrol has started making strange engine noises yesterday. It sounds like an exhaust blow and rattle under 2000rpm, but cleared after acceleration. I pulled over and switched...
My 1999 Ford Galaxy 2.3 petrol automatic won’t start. I’ve turned the key, but nothing happens. I've tried charging the battery and using jump leads, but still nothing. Can you help?
My Renault Scenic 1.9 DCi recently cut out when being driven out of the local supermarket car park. It could not be re-started and the AA was summoned. The AA man suggested that the problem was likely...
I have 2003 skoda Octavia diesel that blows smoke on start-up. Any idea what's wrong?