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• Fire Sale 19 Mar 2008 (Forum)
  Doh! Just bought a new car. Should have waited: what's the betting the tightened credit crunch will now lead to some juicy showroom deals?
• Golf Recall 4 Aug 2003 (Forum)
  What is the extent of the Golf recall that I received today concerning the brake vacuum pipe on the servo? Has anyone out there had faults with this leading to this recall?
• H. J. spotted.... 25 Oct 2002 (Forum)
  ...being interviewed briefly on Central News South tonight. Looks younger than the picture on the left would lead us to believe.
• 30 Apr 2019 (Forum)
  Re: XF charging The car has a battery monitoring system connected to the negative terminal. For charging, connect the negative lead to a ground point (the spare wheel bracket is advised) rather than the battery itself.
• "Free Brochures & Test Drives" 29 Sep 2009 (Forum)
  This is a heading found at the foot of Car-byCar pages on this site, with leads to current offers. Is there a manufacturer or dealer who actually charges for these items?
• Fertan rust killer 7 Feb 2001 (Forum)
  Used to get this product easily, Action Can was one brand. Tried lots of places in Surrey + not know of it. Any leads please. Thanks.
• Subaru Forester mk1 faselift 2lt STurbo - missfireing 16 May 2016 (Forum)
  HT lead and with some trepidation, but it popped out no problem! I then went to pull no3 cylinders lead and it disintergrated in my fingers. after a long struggle to remove the remains form the sparkplug and replacing both HT leads, the car now runs like a dream again. so i guess im
• V018027 - Ford CD 6000 CD 27 Apr 2019 (Forum)
  Hello please can anyone help took my battery lead of and now my radio is asking for a code 
• VW Passat brake wear 13 Jun 2005 (Forum)
  8< SNIP 8< There is no need to repeat something that has already been posted in Technical Matters as it can lead to repetition of answers. DD
• Rover ASCOT 100 1997 21 Mar 2002 (Forum)
  Won't start in damp weather after 1 year. What's the answer?Tried new plug leads and dist cap and rotor arm
• Road traffic warning 4 Sep 2020 (Forum)
    SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT BY FARMING AGGRAVING ROAD TRANSPORT   Farming Aggravating Road Transport (F.A.R.T.) Today are issuing this warning in connection with their operations. Corn and root crop harvesting will shortly commence in earnest leading
• MGB - MGB on premium petrol 12 Feb 2018 (Forum)
  slightly to stop it pinking (the engines were designed with the old 5-star 100-octane fuel in mind). Valve seat recession usually isn't a problem on older engines, as the valve seats will retain traces of lead from older use which will offer some protection.  If the owner has any concerns
• Ford Focus 1.6 auto Zetec. - Jump starting a car. 15 Jan 2015 (Forum)
  My car has been in a storage container for 12 months. I disconnected the battery when I left it so when i connect it back up I expect the battery will be flat. My friend can drive me to the container and i have jump leads in the car. I have read up on the correct sequence
• mk4 fiesta zetec - Erratic idling, now it's misfiring.. 7 Feb 2013 (Forum)
  looked under the bonnet everything looked fine. have sprayed leads and coil pack plus connections with wd 40. But it still runs lumpy, i have taken the plug leads of 1 by 1 and fitted another spark plug to see if one wasn't sparking, all seem about the same.!! Any advise would
• Peugot 407 SW - 08 reg - Dealer guarantee 9 Jun 2012 (Forum)
  be at fault as is being tested now. The car dealer lent me a car until the tax expired at the end of May when I had to hire a car - leading to more expense. I currently have another loan car for a limited time. I am lead to believe that the 3 month guarantee is invalid as it should be 6 months . Could
• Ford Focus (1998 - 2004) - 04 1.8 Battery confusion 18 Feb 2010 (Forum)
  I need to replace my near dead battery on my diesel focus. Although I'm a little confused... The current battery is a Motorcraft superstart rated at 680A 70AH, which is lead acid. Now I've been reading around, some people are saying stick with lead acid, others say go with calcium or silver
• Peugeot 406 (1999 - 2004) - 02 2.1 Standard Clarion CD Player 16 Jan 2010 (Forum)
  Hi, Yesterday I replaced the battery on our Pug. It was the original so no complaints there. As a matter of course i put jump leads from another car onto the leads and replaced the battery without problems. The car has a standard Clarion CD player and I'm unsure if it is a coded system like most
• Car accident advert. 30 Nov 2008 (Forum)
  " are still going to continue moving to some degree, and will still be liable to serious life-threatening damage anyway,whether a belt is worn or not. (At this point i stress that yes, I know seatbelts do save lives), but my point being is that the advert is mis-leading. Which leads me to ask, why are air
• Golf 1.6 MKIII Missing sometimes 21 Sep 2006 (Forum)
  but if you try to excellerate during this time the car is obviously not responsive. When I replaced the plugs I did have a small problem with one of the HT leads which I repaired by crimping the end again. maybe it needs new Ht leads ? Please can anyone help point me in the right direction? If its
• Ford Focus 2000 1.6 Zetec 125,000m - Misfire, no spark to no.4cyl 27 Aug 2017 (Forum)
  . Limp home, extract 23,000m old plugs;1,2 & 3 look grey and dry, 4 darker, slightly oily.  Replace with old 50,000m plugs (yes, I hoard things which might be useful..) which were working perfectly at 102,000m when I replaced them - same misfire.   Pull off HT leads, rest them back