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• Ford Focus (1998 - 2004) - 2000 1.6 would a blowing exhaust cause??? 20 Jul 2008 (Forum)
  hi, i am a real novice when it comes to cars. i have just changed oil & filter, air filter, re set gap on spark plugs, and checked HT leads for Arc-ing. car idles fine on rev counter and runs fine, however when idleing it appears to miss every 4-5 seconds (counter does not move), causing
• Old petrol disposal? 22 May 2008 (Forum)
  seemingly. I cannot put this in my petrol car can I? Appreciate outboards are a long way off topic but wondering if it's worth starting/attempting to run engine with this fuel? Believe it can lead to alls sorts of running problems! As a compromise i could put another 6 litres of fresh petrol into tank
• Citroen C5 II (2008 - ) - HJ's Road Test 13 Apr 2008 (Forum)
  Just been reading HJs road test of the new C5. The most disappointing thing abut the new car is that it is much heavier than the competition, leading to a reduction in around town performance and economy, whilst overall top speed and cruising economy are unchanged. This is a ridiculous state
• Vauxhall Cavalier (1988 - 1995) - 95 2.0 ecotec - judder at low revs 10 Apr 2008 (Forum)
  hi, problem with judder at low revs especially when lifting foot off accelerator.Have done the usual ie,cleaned all breather pipes from rocker cover & crankcase,changed rocker cover gasket due to excess oil covering spark plugs & fitted new ht leads & plugs.No engine light coming on & drives really
• Ford Focus (1998 - 2004) - 00 2.0L petrol, 128 bhp, difficult starting 13 Mar 2008 (Forum)
  engine warm. No fault codes showing when I ran it through diagnostic equipment at local garage. HT leads? Battery? - Don't want to to start replacing items at random before having half an idea what the cause might be! Any ideas would be appreciated. Cheers.
• Toyota Corolla (1997 to 2002) - E11 1.3 4E-FE cold starting problem 13 Nov 2007 (Forum)
  the sparkplugs and HT leads and it runs great otherwise so I don't think its timing or ignition related? Do these cars have some sort of cold-start sensor? Thanks chaps. PS, no engine management lights are showing, and starter spins over nice and quick. slt
• Focus 1.6 2002 Hesitant Starting 1 Aug 2007 (Forum)
  no problem, then it runs as sweetly as the day it left the factory. What could be causing this? It seems to have been kept in storage for about 6 months before I bought it, if that helps. My first guesses would be plugs or H/T leads, but I'd welcome the opinion of someone who knows what they're talking
• Unable to charge flat battery 30 Jul 2007 (Forum)
  Yesterday dear beloved daughter phoned - had left courtesy light on her sports car for two days and now vehicle refused to start. Obviously flat battery so round to hers with jump leads. Connected up and donor car running.....zonk... nothing when car ignition turned. Neither was there anything
• too much time on my hands 11 May 2007 (Forum)
  got a bit bored saturday afternoon at work and thought i would let a few old airbags off yes i know its illegal and all that anyway i put a 40 foot lead on them and then connected each one to a car battery and can advise the following after they have gone off they get very hot they burn for a good
• Corsa 1.4 petrol engine cutting out 27 Apr 2007 (Forum)
  the car in damp weather, but I siliconed the leads and that seemed to solve it. Could this have affected the idle speed in some way?
• How much is a taxi worth? 22 Apr 2007 (Forum)
  . The garage offered aroung £4500 but when they found it is a taxi they valued it at £3500. Don't know if the garage were taking the mickey. They said they have to legally inform the buyer that it was once a taxi. I know that taxi tend to lead a hard life but some owners keep it in tip top condition to keep
• I Have A Question - Volume 172 20 Feb 2007 (Forum)
  to its book will take an audio signal in from an outside source. My question is that as both the TV and DVD have audio out phono connections which one should I use or does it make no difference. I would have to buy some long leads whichever and have seen 6 metre lengths with male phono connections which
• Carpeted floor mats? 3 Oct 2006 (Forum)
  I've got some cheap carpeted floor mats in my old banger right now, but whenever my feet are wet and I rub them onto the floor mat the water is going right through and making the carpet underneath the mat wet. I'm concerned that this might lead to rust in the floor or something. Now, I've been
• ford mondeo start up problems 23 Sep 2006 (Forum)
  speed. I have changed leads, coil pack, plugs disconnected the egr valve and blocked hoses and the the fuel pressure valve. Nothing seems to work. I've just been told it's got a fault code 372 and the problem is with the exhaust pressure tranducer. Does anybody know what the code means and where
• 1999 Astra alarm problems 19 Sep 2006 (Forum)
  being on. Ensuring it was parked with the recirc off solved the problem. This year though it has started to go off regardless of the recirc setting. I can get round the problem by leaving a window slightly open - but Mrs B has a habit of forgetting to do this, leading to alarm blaring, angry neighbours
• EOS alternatives 11 Aug 2006 (Forum)
  SWMBO had an altercation with a little old lady at a roundabout which has ended in the little old lady admitting fault and SWMBO's 20 month old A2 being written off! The gap insurance looks a very good buy now! She wants an EOS but lead time is likely to be longer than the lengh of time she can
• Peugeot 306 fuel problems 1 Jul 2006 (Forum)
  the TDC sensor is as my tacho doesnt work and i'm lead to believe its the TDC sensor Thanks Gavin
• Volkswagen Golf III (1992 - 1997) - 97 GTi 2.0 8v poor performance and stalling. 7 Mar 2006 (Forum)
  plugs and leads`and the timing is correct. I have not long had the car. Im being told that it has a AAG engine and the code is 00513-G28. After testing it, the signal is out of tolerence. Basicly I have not a clue what could be causing this!! Can anyone help? Many Thanks Stef
• Astra 1.4 8v having troubles starting fr 15 Jan 2006 (Forum)
  have changed the HT leads, its had a recent Lambda sensor, I swapped the plugs back to the old ones (only removed previously purely due to servicing, but they were working fine when removed, so dont think it could be the plugs or could it?), it has a coil pack not a distributor. Its had a recent new
• Help Please- satnav 13 May 2005 (Forum)
  Hope someone can point me in the right direction, I have obtained a HP IPAQ 3970 and want to use it as a sat nav device in my car. It is completely standard out of the box and what I need to know is:- 1) what software do I need? 2) what GPS Receiver do I need? 3) Can I get a power lead to plug