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• Ford Mondeo ghia tdci 2007 2L - Damsel in distress Ford mondeo start up issues 16 Nov 2013 (Forum)
  I'm at my wits end, it all started with dmf going got this replaced with starter etc and ever since egm light been on start up fine for last month then One morning car drove fine down to shop then dead battery 5 mins later on start up, got jump start battery reading 8v,  wouldn't start
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  What's wrong with my BMW 520d? 21 Oct 2013 (Ask HJ)
  I have just had my BMW 520d Touring serviced at 33,000 miles by a local dealer, preceded by a warranty check, which found a leaking exhaust manifold and...
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  My Megane cabriolet won't start with its roof down? 1 Jun 2013 (Ask HJ)
  My Megane Coupe Cabriolet won't start after having the roof down. I have the engine running when lowering the roof. The car starts with a bump start and...
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  Do car cigarette lighter sockets work when the engine is switched off? 18 May 2013 (Ask HJ)
  I purchased a cigarette socket phone charger for my 2006 Volkswagen Polo. When plugging the charger into the socket in the dashboard console, with the...
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  How should I store my Mercedes-Benz C-Class? 23 Mar 2013 (Ask HJ)
  My wife and I are off down under for two months as a retirement bash. I shall be leaving my 2004 Mercedes C-Class K200 in the garage and unfortunately...
• Nissan Micra - Nissan Micra problems, failing to start 26 Apr 2012 (Forum)
  time, like it doesn't have enough power. I then got a fuse replaced on my battery. The car has now stopped just cutting out, it now just doesn't start first time like it has not enough power. I now have to have my foot on the accelorator when i start so it gets going. When i had the fuse changed on my
• VW Golf 1.9 diesel 2005 - VW Golf Diesel - battery flat no one knows why 4 Feb 2012 (Forum)
  We bought a vw golf, 55 plate 33000 miles, fsh, one owner, immaculate etc etc and after 2 weeks of perfect ownership woke up to find the rear lights on and the battery flat. The AA sorted that and we were ok for several more days, then the same problem happened twice in 3 nights. I noticed
• Vauxhall Astra MkV 1.7 CDTI (diesel) - Engine management light 11 Aug 2011 (Forum)
  get the problem when restarting it after a short stop. I think this last information is key. It's an 05 plate, ex-poilice car with 158,000 miles and on the ORIGINAL battery. The built in hydrometer does not show green after sitting (ie, not charged) and that coupled with the extra cranking time
• Morris Mini 1962 - Dynamo 24 Nov 2010 (Forum)
  My car has been off the road for a while and I recently changed the car to negative earth, which only involved connecting a battery charger to the car in place of a battery and 'flashing' the dynamo. I disconnected the charger and thought no more about it. At the wekend I connected the car up
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  Smooth customer - looking for the right auto 19 Sep 2010 (Ask HJ)
  I like smooth quiet automatic cars and only do about 6,000 miles a year. I am thinking of buying a 5 or 6-year old Toyota Prius with 100,000 miles on the...
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  My Peugeot 306's radio won't work after I flattened the battery. 27 Aug 2010 (Ask HJ)
  My battery went dead as I left my lights on. I was successful in jump-starting the car but now my in-car stereo is totally dead and there's a flashing...
• Mazda Mazda 6 (2002 - 2007) - 05 2.0 Rear passenger electric window faulty 28 Jul 2009 (Forum)
  Following my flat battery episode detailed here... http://www.honestjohn.co.uk/forum/post/index.htm?t=75029&m=887105#887105 ...I subsequently found that the rear passenger-side electric window no longer works. Whether this was somehow the cause of the flat battery (whilst the car was left in my
• Mercedes Benz E-Class W124 Estates (1985 - 1996) - 89 2.3 Current leak 10 Jan 2009 (Forum)
  I have a Mercedes 124 estate, 230 TE. Built in 1989. The alternator has recently been replaced and seems to be functioning okay. However the battery loses charge when running with the lights on; and eventually the car fails to run. (Not very convenient during these short winter days
• Zafira DTI,Electrical problem 25 Oct 2006 (Forum)
  for about three months then, the fault happend again, in the morning, attempted to bump start the car down a hill, no good, called out a breakdown firm, who jump started the car battery, pulled up at my house switched off and started no problems So, I replaced the car battery with a new Varta one, high
• Fiesta 1.25 Zetec 1996 starting problem 16 Dec 2004 (Forum)
  The battery finally succumbed after another 2 months of non use. Jump started ok but battery would not hold charge (8 years old so not complaining). Alarm became very confused to the irritation of neigbours and did not want to reset properly until I discovered that manually opening and closing
• Toyota Yaris - Tom Tom Toyota Sat Nav 11 Feb 2020 (Forum)
  Morning all, I have to replace the battery in my Tom Tom Toyota Eclipse II (AVN45429) Sat Nav. No problem removing the old battery, it's 3.7v 1320mAh Li Polymer but the only replacement I can find (so far) is 3.7v 1200mAh. Any views on whether this will do the job? Thanks...
• FIAT Ducato Sevel X250 (2007 - ) - 03 1.9 flashing security light on dashboard 16 Jul 2009 (Forum)
  can anyone tell me how to connect a flashing led light, which is to be mounted on the dashboard, directly to the battery. I can't find an obvious route from the dashboard to the battery. Or is there another way to connect it so that it flashes to give the impression that an alarm is fitted. thanks
• Toyota Corolla (1992 - 1997) - 1995 1331cc - Immobiliser query 19 Jan 2008 (Forum)
  I have recently bought a 1995 Toyota Corolla Kudos Plus 1331 cc. The lady I bought it off told me that the immobiliser does not work. I need to fit a new battery to the vehicle. My concern is if I disconnect the old battery will the immobiliser 'kick in' and then will I be unable to start
• Vauxhall Vectra C (2002 - 2008) - 52 plate 2.2dti Battery replacement 20 Dec 2007 (Forum)
  Hi, I have just bought a new battary for my vectra, can i just replace the battary without any of the cpu's on board being scewed or any problems. Or...
• starting prob. golf mk2 1.6 15 Mar 2006 (Forum)
  Have replaced battery on this vehicle 2.5 yrs ago as origanally engine would turn over ok at first but if it did not start first time it would then sound like the battery is U/S so i replaced it. Have lived with this since i bought this car. Could it be knackerd starter, its the origanal item