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• High Mileage Mercedes Diesel 21 Feb 2014 (Forum)
  Hi I'm new to this board, so treat me lightly if I'm posting in the wrong forum. The question I have is that I'm looking at a Mercedes E class estate, and would like to know what mileage I can expect them to run until. Obviously it will depend on past, as well as future, servicing, but all things
• Spark plugs 5 Jan 2014 (Forum)
  the running of the engine from the colour of the spark plugs, and the short life of them, I was surprised.  I used to have to re-gap plugs after relatively short periods, and replace them regularly.  Has the quality of components increased so much ?  And, would the engine have run well enough
• Volvo v70 d5 2008 185bhp auto - Volvo v70 d5 poor running 19 Nov 2013 (Forum)
  I have a slight misfire at around 35mph / 1600rpm on a light but constant throttle, also when in park, and revvec to same rpm a roughness/ imbalance can...
• Skoda Octavia Estate - Chatting with a taxi driver 19 Oct 2013 (Forum)
  I had a lengthy chat with a private hire taxi driver last night, he does around 50K miles per year and had just sold his 09-plate Octavia 115bhp diesel with DSG. He sold it with 230,000 on the clock, having bought it with 60K up, and run it for three years.  In that time, he'd
• Jaguar XJ8 3.2L year 2000 - Battery drain 19 Sep 2013 (Forum)
   The battery on my year 2000 XJ8 3.2L runs down to 20% of capacity and c.11.9 volts if left standing for two weeks after a run or charge, and the car on occasion has not started due to a low battery. Disconnected from the car the 100 AH battery, Bosch 12 months old, holds its charge
• 2004 2l diesel - nting zafira 12 Jul 2013 (Forum)
  a few months ago started developing a running issue where on a run and on dual carrigewaywould temporarily pull back for a few seconds then correct itself (light flashes up at time). Then went to Lutonairport a month ago and 25 miles into 100 mile journey did it again but didn't correct itself
• Honda CRV i-VTEC Auto 2004 - Honda Fault Code P1259 31 Jan 2013 (Forum)
  Hi, CRV engine fault warning light is on. Car runs fine upto 2700 rpm, misses badly till drops below 2500, then runs fine, unless accelerate again. Plugged into professional 'Snap-On' code reader and comes up with only P1259. This indicates a VTEC System malfunction; either
• Skoda Octavia 1.6FSI (2006) - Petrol 3 Dec 2012 (Forum)
  My car's handbook says the car should be run on 98RON but it can run on 95RON. I've had the car since new.  When I first filled up I used 95RON but found the engine to be a big sluggish.  I switched to Shell 99RON (Optimax as it was and now V Power and which I understand cleans engines
• Mitusbishi & Others - Diesel Particle Filter removal 30 Sep 2012 (Forum)
  running above the fill level. They also tweeked the engine ECU with an update. So I come to the crunchpoint: I am seriously consdering a DPF removal , I have been told by an expert that it is not part of the MOT, but smoke emisssion IS. The company I spoke to ,have been in Engine
• Volvo V70, 2001, 125,000 miles - Intermittent starting problems 27 Sep 2012 (Forum)
  Can anyone help me!  My Volvo is occasionally cutting out after starting.  This is an intermittent problem - sometimes when I turn the engine on, it runs for a second or two and then cuts out, then when I start it again, it either runs or just keeps turning over without starting
• Peugeot 307 Xsi - 51 plate - car wont idle after a jump start 13 Jun 2012 (Forum)
  , but wont idle. When its been run for a good whil, its a bit better. Someone told me you shouldn't jump start modern cars, and that Pugs are bad for frying the ECU if you do - but as shestarts/ runs/drives/pulls okay, Im hoping its a simple issue I can fix mysel, there was no problem prior
• Vauxhall Vectra B - Vectra 2.0 DTi 2001 ABS fault 23 May 2012 (Forum)
  Vec 'B' 2001 DTi 127K As above,I've searched all over for this and cant find a match.The ABS only comes on momentarily (worse over bumps) then the pedal sinks. If I pump the pedal(engine running) it goes down a bit then the Engine Management light comes
• Mitsubishi Shogun Equippe Diesel 2007 - Gone into limp home mode for 5th time 19 Oct 2011 (Forum)
  A friend is having terrible problems with her 07 Shogun (2.2 Diesel I think), it has again let her down by switching to limp home mode for the 5th time. Mitsu dealer is vague and blames a filter.  The car is an Auto but it gets good regular motorway runs to get it hot and it's not used
• Ford Focus Estate - ENDURA PUMP PROBLEM? 2 Oct 2011 (Forum)
  refuses to run, there is fuel at the injectors by the tanker load but she will only run on the naughty gas. Im beginning to think maybe there is a "coding" problem but if the immobiliser was not seeing the Bosch pump surely there would be no fuel up to the injectors??? This is driving me nuts, Ive
• mazda 6 sport td 2004 - fueling/ enconomy etc 15 Sep 2011 (Forum)
  hi i bought this motor for my mrs, was in bits as mazda couldnt solve problem whatever it had before,they but new turbo on,and didnt cure it wotever it was so car got stored up. when i bought it, it didnt run,eventually we got it running and it filled garage with smoke etc. took injectors
• Citroen Xsara 2.0 HDi - 2000 Citroen Xsara 2.0 HDi won't start please help 20 Jul 2011 (Forum)
  My Citroen Xsara had been running fine even up until last night. Today it just won't start, brand new battery 3 weeks ago. Turns over but just won't fire, getting diesel upto the injectors. Even with easystart it tries to fire but won't run. AA been out and left scratching their head. Maybe
• ford mondeo 1.8 petrol - cutting out 23 May 2011 (Forum)
  but didnt. now thats all done,its got worse and does cut out,but starts first time after it does! No engine mangement light come on, the car runs fine when driving. Also sometimes when idleing it can sound like its miss firing and sounds like its running rough. does anyone whats up?
• Ford S-Max 2.0tdci - S-Max diesel poor starting a flywheel problem? 16 May 2011 (Forum)
  My S-Max is having problems starting first time. It often takes a couple of goes to get it running, although I can sometimes short-cut the problem by applying a little accelerator just after the motor turns over. My regular dealer has diagnosed it as a problem with the dual-mass flywheel
• Ford Transit Connect - Van only starts on easy start 14 Apr 2011 (Forum)
  start on easy start. When started, it runs and drives fine but it just will not start on its own. Air and fuel filters have all been changed and oil and oil filter is all newish and i have also replaced the crank sensor but the problem is still there. I have now run out of idea's so thought id post
• Ford Mondeo III (2000 - 2007) - TDCI 130 overcooling 4 Feb 2011 (Forum)
  . the engine runs at only 65 degrees and the thermostat is only designed to start opening at 71 degrees. Also if I put the heater fan on above speed 3 the engine gradually cools down to below quarter on the gauge. The dealer says these engines run cold!! I'm tired of having cold feet. Any ideas people