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  Where can I find the ECU on the Suzuki Alto? 22 Mar 2015 (Ask HJ)
  Where can I find the ECU on the Suzuki Alto (2005 model) 1.1 GL?
• Nissan Terrano II 2000 - Car not starting :-( 13 Jan 2015 (Forum)
  Hi all, I'm a newbie... Just after a bit of advice. Myself and hubbie are completely useless at mechanics... I own a lovely terrano to pull my horses.. Recently it has been draining the battery, but not everyday and doesn't make any difference if we have left it over the weekend
• Citroen Saxo 97 1.5 Diesel - Citroen Saxo 1.5 Diesel Glow plug relay buzzing 17 Jan 2014 (Forum)
  Hi   My Saxo has recently developed a problem when trying to start, the glow plug relay makes a loud buzzing noise, and sometimes the speedometer goes nuts, and the engine won't turn over.  I was told by vehicle recovery that it was a problem with the battery not holding
• Vauxhall Vectra C - Electrical fault 11 May 2013 (Forum)
  Have had a intermittent electrical problem for many months now, all dial needles bounce up and down battery/steering light comes on most warning lights on dash flash
• Jeep Grand Cherokee 1998 - jeep immobiliser 18 Feb 2013 (Forum)
  to operate the rke this happens with both key fobs i have replaced both of the batteries with in the last week can anybody help? please. also i have tried disconnecting the car battery to see if this would reset anything unfortunately it didnt thanks terry
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  Beeping Subaru Forester - should I be concerned? 25 Jan 2013 (Ask HJ)
  My 2006 Subaru Forester 2.0L manual has recently started beeping (a single beep) when first starting. Should I be concerned?
• Ford Mondeo 08 - Alarm /Info Light 18 Jan 2013 (Forum)
  Sunday night in the very cold the alarm went off 4 times due to no reason. I put it down to the cold and maybe slightly low battery due to short trips with lights and heaters etc. Car has now gone for a run to charge the battery. Alarm has not gone off since, however the info light
• Chrysler Grand Voyager - chrysler help 4 May 2012 (Forum)
  hi , can someone please help me , i have a 52 plate chrysler grand voyager , i charged the battery & when i went to put the battery back on , i accidently put the terminals on the wrong way round which caused a spark , since i've put it on the right way the central locking does not work
• 51 plate Peugeot 307 2.0l HDI - non standard radio installation 21 Mar 2012 (Forum)
  but I am told my radio should just plug straight in.  For now I have taken a wire from the central locking fuse ( just like from the battery) and the radio is permanently on so must be turned off to not drain the battery.
• Renault Clio 1.2 16v 2001 Y plate - Problem on startup 20 Dec 2011 (Forum)
  , but then proceed to go upto 2500rpm and will not move when i depress the accelerator. At this point the battery warning light comes on as well. The battery is less than 6months old. If i then restart the engine..it does exactly the same thing. Thanks for any advice.
• Astra 2000 1.4 petrol - Car wont bump start 20 Feb 2011 (Forum)
  a quick search and it appears it could be something to do with the battery not being connected properly. I dont have any further details as she called me on the phone. Would using jump leads help in this situation - ie to find out if it is the battery terminals/connections?
• Peugeot 306 (1993 - 2001) - 1996 1.9td ignition (electrical) 15 Dec 2009 (Forum)
  Any advice please my car started fine until the other day, i turned on the ignition glow plug light went out tried to start it nothing at all there so i switched the ignition off then tried again but now i have no oil light, battery light, and no glow plug light, theres nothing there at all but my
• Peugeot 306 (1993 - 2001) - 1997 1.9 td randomly won't start 2 Mar 2009 (Forum)
  hi i have a 306 1.9td and about once every 5 days to a week it wont start. it will turn over for abit and then start to drain the battery. when it does this i jump start it off a mates car and it fires up fine and will be ok for another week starting ok. its happend i the mornings, evenings
• Focus bulb change - not as hard as I thought. 16 Feb 2009 (Forum)
  The nearside dipped headlight bulb blew on the Focus yesterday. That's supposed to be the 'impossible' one because the battery is mounted behind it. Other forums talk of removing the lamp unit, which involves dropping the wheel arch liner because one of the fixing screws is hidden under it. I
• Mercedes Benz C-Class W202 (1993 - 2000) - 99 1.8 Cooling Fan 14 Apr 2008 (Forum)
  Hi Please can you advise. C Class estate, 1999. I have had a flat battery. RAC have advised that this is due to an intermittent fault with the cooling fan coming on after the engine has been switched off. Removal of the relevant fuse prevents this happening and RAC guy advised to take this out
• Peugeot 306 (1993 - 2001) - 99 1.4 petrol - electrical faults 25 Jan 2008 (Forum)
  the battery terminals they were fine, i cleaned the points on the earthwire, still no joy. it's now becoming a pain. could it be the battery itself. it does seem to die quite quickly if the car ain't running.
• vauxhall vectra - charging problem 8 Jan 2007 (Forum)
  Hi not turning over, battery dead and would not recharge breakdown man says no charge from engine likely alternator battery light not on take to garage tell them the story and say selling soon so dont want to spend much i ring them later they have changed the alternator but it still wont start
• VW Sharan alternator 27 Sep 2006 (Forum)
  The alternator died recently on my Sharan. The replacement new item died after less than a week. Fortunately it's a company car and won't cost me anything to have it fixed. However, what puzzles me is that there was no indication from the dashboard lights that the battery wasn't charging. When
• Laying up car for 6 months 20 Sep 2006 (Forum)
  You may have read my other post re: buying an Audi A4. We have decided to keep my girlfriends old car and store it in a garage for 6 months for my brother to learn to drive in. Question is should I be doing anything special for this short space of time. WIll hook the battery up to a trickle
• Espace '01 2.2dCi 'Imobiliser' 31 Aug 2006 (Forum)
  anything. After 5mins of taking the keyin/out it works ! At lunch, 4pm or evening it's fine. Weird problem. Thought maybe a battery that charges from the ngine may be draining overnight ? I'm goin to replace the key fob batteries just in case. Any thoughts ???????? Nick