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• Peugeot 306 1.9td - Peugeot 306 STOP light and radiator fan problem 20 Sep 2019 (Forum)
  the terminals on the connectors lead, but it did not change anything. I have cleaned the connector multiplug on the left hand side of the radiator. I have cleaned the earth just below the battery housing. I am now left to think it can either be one of the following: replace the 3 relays
• N/A - Insurance liability and breaking the law 26 May 2019 (Forum)
  carriageway road. She'd been "let out" by a car, because there was congestion on that part of the road approaching traffic lights, and a "keep clear" zone was there to facilitate people entering/leaving that side road (which leads to a supermarket car park). However, a van was illegally overtaking
• Toyota Landcruiser 120 series - Toyota component dies & charging twin batteries. 29 Apr 2019 (Forum)
  fully so they have an equal starting charge...common sense tells me it would not do either battery any good if you only charged one, but if i had only charged one battery would it lead to one or other of the two failing before it's natural time or would they equalise without any issues?
• Any - What do you carry with you? 13 Sep 2017 (Forum)
  there because it had been inserted at some point for a specific reason but never taken out again. Jump leads which I don't need because I've been an AA member since 1987, a dry car washing kit someone gave me years ago but which I never used, spare bulbs from previous cars going back about 15 years, any number
• Hyundai ix35 - Battery problems, 3 years old 30 May 2017 (Forum)
  to use jump leads 4 times to start the car.   Occasion 1 - sat in a car park for 20 mins having lunch with the radio on. Usually the media unit would sound an audible warning about the battery (and flash a graphic). On this occasion, no warnings and yet the car wouldn't start
• Mini one D - Alternator problem? Mini one 05 plate. 29 Jul 2015 (Forum)
  charge in to unlock the car) after this he charged the battery in the boot which started the car. The bonnet was open and it was raining heavy outside. Beside that a strong smell came from the bonnet and smoke started to come from the alternator. As soon as the technician removed the jump leads
• Fiat Panda 1.2 Active - Lumpy idle & hesitation while driving 25 Dec 2014 (Forum)
  have now carried out a cylinder leakage test, another test starting with con (can't read the writing) and have also swapped the coils & leads.  They have checked all parameters and all seems to be OK.  They now want at least £300 to check the timing, injectors & wiring
• Volkswagen Polo III (1.4 petrol) - Engine got wet in floods and wont start at all. 8 Jan 2014 (Forum)
  on the dipstick or around the filler cap, so I dont know if that is unrelated or what. There was water around the coil, which I have been drying gently with a hairdryer, and water had been splashed up on the fuel system wiring/loom. I have cleaned and checked the earth leads from coil and fuel injection
• Renault Clio II - Renault Clio misfire and low compression 22 Jul 2013 (Forum)
  to the compression. My brother in law who I got the car from told me he had the coil pack replaced, it's the block coil pack with the leads made into it. I have also noticed the car heats up really quickly and the fan does not seem to switch on no matter how long
• Ford Focus - Car battery charging 28 Apr 2013 (Forum)
  were good. Then it started raining hard, so after only one hour and a half, I had to disconnect everything to prevent my extension leads from swimming down the pavement! The car started perfectly after that, and I gave it a drive to the shops. But, when I plugged the charger in again when I got
• Volkswagen Golf GTI - Rough idle 22 Apr 2013 (Forum)
  reading many other Forums and several hundred pounds later, I have so far: replaced the coil, HT leads, spark plugs, distributor unit +cap+ rotor arm, fuel pressure regulator, blue chip sensor, knock sensor, checked all vaccuum pipes for leaks - one was replaced, tried 2 new ISV (made no difference
• Honda Civic - split liability for bump during overtake. 27 Jul 2012 (Forum)
  . The leading car maintained they're speed of 40ish while the car directly infront of me maintained there road position centrally in their lane. I waited a few seconds before checking my mirrors, indicating my intention to move to the right and finally starting my overtake of both cars. I
• syntak - Fuel Treatment proven to reduce harmful emission l 25 Jun 2012 (Forum)
  in the exhaust stream. The CMB procedure is internationally recognized by all of the leading test facilities in the world. With this process, fuel consumption can be more accurately determined devoid of any outside influence from weather changes, driver changes, load differences, tire pressure differences, fuel
• VW Golf III 1.8 Driver 1994..e.c ABS - VW Golf III wont start when warm 15 Nov 2011 (Forum)
  new dist. cap and rotor,new plugs and leads) battery fine. Cleaned out throttlebody with carb cleaner, cleaned various earth connections, noticed broken wire on two-pin connector on engine block.below flexi pipe,under left hand side of throttlebody, fixed that, re-assembled everything, car started
• Vauxhall Vectra B 1998 unleaded 1.8 ecotec - is car due to go to sc*** heap,misfiring,wont run 11 Aug 2010 (Forum)
  would say, impossible to drive.  When it was in its juddering stage, i found if i pulled out slightly, one of the ht leads and wiggle, the engine would rev up, then be fine. now, when you wiggle it, it revs up, but still goes straight back to how it was. ok, i had new spark plugs fitted, full set
• MINI One D R50 2005 1.4D - Alternator gets every hot even with ignition off 5 Jul 2010 (Forum)
  jump leads to it from my car and we couldn't get it to jump either - whilst the ignition lights came on they were flashing on and off and and we couldn't get the engine to turn - just the solenoid click
• Tales of revenge. 3 Dec 2009 (Forum)
  anything more about payment. ' Pull the bonnet catch and switch off ' said I. ' It doesn't sound right ' ' Sit in the car and keep the clutch depressed for me '.........give him something to do ! Next step, I pulled off the five HT leads and knotted them all together in a big ball which I tucked under
• Vauxhall Astra F (1991 - 1998) - 94 1.4 non starter 10 Aug 2009 (Forum)
  could be. Seemed like bad plugs or leads and replaced these, slight improvement. Left the car for a few days and tried again, now MUCH better! In fact almost right! Thought that I just might have a slight inlet manifold leak and retorqued the nuts. The awkward lower ones were a little loose. Tried
• Ford Fiesta (2002 - 2008) - 03 1.4 Overheating - now problems 27 Jun 2009 (Forum)
  symptoms or fault codes. I have changed the plugs to no avail, coil pack and leads changed last summer. Can anyone offer any insight here before I go wasting money replacing random parts? I?m looking for a cheapish fix if possible! Also (it?s a digital dash display for temp) why didn?t my gauge show
• Ford Focus (1998 - 2004) - 2003 1.8 TDCi - will not start poor fuel delivery? 1 Jan 2008 (Forum)
  to start , tonite 28/12/07 had to abandon it at work hope to get it towed to Ford dealer tomorrow. Now desperate (as is dealer) can anyone say if they might have found this issue.??? Everyone says its a fuel delivery issue, in fact twice the RAC managed to start it with jump leads (battery woirn flat