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• 2E2 Carb Icing?? 15 Feb 2007 (Forum)
  Taken from thread \"Pierburg Carb\" http://www.honestjohn.co.uk/forum/post/index.htm?t=8799 >> the engine runs fine. After covering a couple of miles, it >> will start to misfire, gradually getting worse until it cuts out. >> After a couple of minutes, the engine will start again and >> run
• Good route for a "run" - Surrey 26 Jan 2007 (Forum)
  Hi, what with the weather brightning up a little and the days getting a little longer I'd like to clear the cobwebs from my car. I am based in north surrey,...
• CMAX Diesel Mayo 3 Jan 2007 (Forum)
  Friend of mine has a CMAX 2.0 diesel. When he pulled the oil filler cap off today he saw quite a bit of gunk underneath which he's pulled out. It looks like "mayonnaise" and I know this could happen with short runs but although he does these he tells me that he has done a few longer (20-30 mile
• Best 4x4 for my needs? 16 Aug 2006 (Forum)
  Hi, I am currently costing out moving to the country and need to look at the running costs of a car to get me into work. I will be 33 away from work so its a total of about 330 a week. About 18 are dual carriageway, but my problem is the 12 miles each way that are on twisty country roads, up near
• The one pound litre, and a sheep. 28 Jul 2006 (Forum)
  of the fun out of blowing at 16psi wondering about the mpg and hoping that is at least in double figures. The funny thing was, we were run into by a sheep. Here was this silly animal capering in the road, egged on by some colleagues on the proper side of the fence. So we just stopped dead, to let things
• Volvo S60 running costs and issues 5 Jul 2006 (Forum)
  There's an option for me to buy a Volvo S60 2.0T auto or 2.4T SE auto, both 53-pate with 100k on the clock. I have read through the car-by-car breakdown...
• Volvo S60 running costs and issues 4 Jul 2006 (Forum)
  There's an option for me to buy a Volvo S60 2.0T auto or 2.4T SE auto, both 53-pate with 100k on the clock. I have read through the car-by-car breakdown...
• VW Bora Heating Question 20 Jun 2006 (Forum)
  Can anyone help? My wife has a VW Bora 1.9TDi, 90PS which is now used for mostly local runs after a life of longer runs with me. In the winter the heater has always taken a good few miles to get up to full heat (around 10 minutes). I have a newer Golf TDi which appears to have an immersion
• Any auto trans bods in the house? 22 Mar 2006 (Forum)
  as well as the front engine, not instead of!) I can sort most of the problems with running both ends together, but where I'm going to come unstuck is when in economy mode and just running on the front engine, the rear trans is going to cook its clutches. (ie when being towed) I'm wondering
• HJ's Jetta test 1 Mar 2006 (Forum)
  for everyday and an old and bankruptingly expensive Aston V8 for the three weekends a year when it's sunny and I can afford to run it. Sounds posh, doesn't it? But wait... I can't get rid of the lorry because it's a family heirloom and it's not in brilliant nick (the age-old V8 story of dodgy sills
• Escort 1994 1.6 16v 13 Feb 2006 (Forum)
  the timing done abut 3 times its got new plugs gapped at 1mm, new leads, new earths, new mass air meter, new lamda sensor and new engine sensors but it still has the same problem any ideas cos its cost me a small fortune but its currently running at 160 brake with 140 torque so when it runs ok
• Peugeot 106 Life Expectancy 3 Feb 2006 (Forum)
  Engine, Gearbox, clutch. The vehicle had a new rad, cylinder head gasket, and head skim (7 thou removed) and timing belt at 55k. It did short runs - ie 7-8 miles- first 40k but since then long runs. Oil and filter -peugeot filter- every 7-8k. Are there any other problems i should watch out
• Hyundai diesel engine query 1 Feb 2006 (Forum)
  1/2 mile or so. Also, even when the car has returned from a good long fast run, the smell of the car exhaust is quite oily. And I would say that the economy of the car on a good long run, is not marvellous at about 32mpg at best. Do people think that the injection timing is out slighty, are all
• volvo 440 battery light flicker..... 23 Sep 2005 (Forum)
  out a nice even charge (no surges) the only key events that could possibly of contributed are , 1. the battery in the remote keyfob became flat causing the imobilisor diode to flash constantly when engine runs 2.the battery on the car was totally flat one morning, but charged fine and hasnt run down
• 3500 miles in a week! 1 Sep 2005 (Forum)
  on the highway?! Backroom wisdom suggests that long motorway runs are good for modern cars, but what additional wear & tear can I expect after running at 125+mph for a couple of hours?
• Stalling Lotus Elan 24 Jun 2005 (Forum)
  Took out my '72 Elan on Sunday with my youngest son for a run. Filled up with BP Ulitmate Unleaded @96P litre. Within 1 mile the car stalled at approach to major roundabout. Got started after about 5 - 10 minutes. Car then repeated the exercise 5 times in space of 1 mile. Every time I approached
• Misfire when warm - VW Bora 1.6 5 Apr 2005 (Forum)
  I've got a 99 Bora 1.6 8v. It started misfiring and running poorly at the weekend only when warmed up showing 80C+ on the temp gauge. The car runs OK on low throttle openings but when accelerating at more than granny pace or a steady 50mph+ it's misfiring. The car is in with a local dealer today
• SAAB 900 Turbo.. Smart and easy to run? 4 Feb 2005 (Forum)
  Hi folks, My wife is thinking abut buying a SAAB 900 Turbo for her journey to work. She wants something that looks smart and executive (she has a smart...
• Pierburg 2E3 carb stalling 22 Jan 2005 (Forum)
  I have an old 1300 golf mk 2 (170 k miles) with a Pierburg 2E3 carb. It has always been excellent but now has an annoying problem. It starts fine and runs well on the automatic choke for about 3 to 5 minutes. Then when you stop at lights you hear the engine speed drop and it tends to stall
• So what is the offence? 8 Dec 2004 (Forum)
  he loses control, attempts to correct, overdoes it and vehicle goes out of control towards the nearside, crashes through a fence into a field. A horse in the field is spooked (frightened), runs out of the field through the accident gap in the fence and starts running along the carriageway of the M