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• Help, flying oil cap. 1995 Skoda Favorit 11 Dec 2005 (Forum)
  . Called breakdown to start it - firstly, managed to connect their starting battery the wrong way (smoke came out of his leads before he noticed) and then failed to start it mumbling probably the ECU or injector need replacing(?). Well, not trusting his competence, Hubby down to Halfords and a new battery
• Another 306 diesel problem 3 Jun 2005 (Forum)
  engine for about 6 months in the garage unused, is there a chance the valve has seized? What will happen if I fit the pump that was supplied with the engine? will the ecu communicate with it ok or will the solenoid remain closed because the codes dont match? Help please! Jon
• SAAB (mostly) cold starting problem 4 Jan 2005 (Forum)
  also and she doesn't use it much so no high mileages or lots of runs involved. Does anyone have any other suggestions if changing the coil doesn't help? Apparently this one year does not have a feature connector on the ECU so they can't even plug it in and see if any faults have been registered
• Chipping etc 9 Dec 2004 (Forum)
  the 2WD TDi 130's, the comment is that the Quattro ECU is set differently to the 2WD by the factory. However a Rover 75CDT tested at 116bhp, spot on stanadrd spec. Makes me wonder how many cars are infact more powerful than that quoted by the manufacturer. Also, my car has 83k (mainly motorway miles
• Peugeot 106XR Quiksilver 19 Jul 2004 (Forum)
  finally got home and the car was collected by the garage. After 1 month I was told that the car was ready for me. During the period in the garage the ECU board was changed, the car was subjected to computer diagnostics at a Peugeot garage ( not the garage that I bought the car from) which showed
• Goodwood 309 gti for sale 28 Nov 2001 (Forum)
  pack (Steering wheel and gear knob) Standard Factory fit clarion 6 disc changer Mongoose stainless steel exhaust K&n induction kit PPM ECU Car is in very good condition, drives fantastically and used daily Rolling road print out to prove engine condition and power (125 bhp and approxx 124 lb/ft torque
• VAG - EURO5 DPF info 6 May 2017 (Forum)
  to the Engine, therefore the exhaust gas temperature is high enough (500°C) to ignite the soot particles. Due to this soot is burned-off and is converted into a smaller amount of ash. Active ‘regeneration’ is when the ECU intervenes when the soot loading in the DPF is calculated to be 45
• Mazda 3 - Engine check light codes 15 Jan 2024 (Forum)
  with the car's ECU. - - - - Any of the causes of the fault may put the ECU into a 'safe mode' for the air-fuel mix and lead to poor running or mpg and even possibly other faults if not fixed. Needless to say, the test drive (25 miles, 2x 12.5 mile trips within 2 hrs) did not register
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  I can't trickle charge my car. Can I piggy-back power from a fully charged, matching battery? 3 Dec 2020 (Ask HJ)
  I'm not always wanting to drive my 2003 Volkswagen Golf 30-odd miles once every two weeks during this time of year to keep my battery charged due to low...
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  My new car was faulty, but is now apparently fixed - should I keep it or reject it? 9 Apr 2018 (Ask HJ)
  I had a new Volkswagen Golf delivered on 11 April with 120 miles on it. Four hours later with 200 miles on it, the car went into limp mode. It was taken...
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  Can you recommend a good, small jump start pack? 22 Nov 2017 (Ask HJ)
  I have read quite a few forum posts about jump starting modern cars (or not) using jump leads, and the (various) procedures to do it (or not), and am somewhat...
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  My Citroen C4 Picasso has previously been repaired - can I reject the car because the dealer didn't tell me? 15 Aug 2017 (Ask HJ)
  I took delivery of a Citroen C4 Picasso about six weeks ago from a recognised Citroen dealer. After having cleaned it several times I've become aware of...
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  £1700 bill after complications from the emissions fix - what should we do? 20 Jun 2017 (Ask HJ)
  My son's 2010 Volkswagen Passat, 102,000 miles, never had any problems until it had the emissions fix in April. One month later, it went into limp mode...
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  Vauxhall Zafira DPF issues 4 Jun 2015 (Ask HJ)
  I recently had a problem with the DPF on my 2007 1.9 CDTI Vauxhall Zafira, which resulted in dealership recommending a full replacement DPF part. I sourced...
• Ford CMAX 2007 TDCi Auto CVT - Wont move when in Drive, 9 Feb 2015 (Forum)
  to replace the whole gearbox!!  At a tune of £2k on a car worth around £3k. Another friend of mine who has experience of cars said that the ECU might need reseting or re-programming and we can arrange that for less than £100.  This all happened over the weekend, so I am
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  What's causing this engine fault on my Skoda Fabia vRS? 21 Dec 2013 (Ask HJ)
  In June 2011 I bought a Fabia vRS new from SMC Skoda Exeter. At the second service, with 12,000 miles, I mentioned the high oil consumption plus the fact...
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  Problematic semi-auto gearbox 6 Feb 2013 (Ask HJ)
  I have had a Corolla semi-auto for eight months. It suddenly lost power and failed to select gears. First repaired at a gearbox specialist workshop, having...
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  Fuel rail problem with my X-Type 26 May 2012 (Ask HJ)
  My X-Type broke down on motorway. The glow plug light on the dash started to flash, the engine management light came on and the car cut out. It had to...
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  How can I keep my battery in good condition whilst my Renault Laguna is in storage? 24 Mar 2012 (Ask HJ)
  We have a Renault Laguna Initial Estate that we have had from new. It’s now six years old. The last two winters in the Highlands have been very severe....
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  My Vectra won't start 6 Feb 2012 (Ask HJ)
  I have had my Vectra 1.8 2001 model for around a year and I have had no problems at all until just after Chistmas. About 3 weeks ago I started my journey...