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• VW Golf Mk IV 1.8 20v - Starting problems - help! 5 May 2011 (Forum)
  the accelerator to start the car, and this produces a strong smell of petrol, but once running, the engine seems to run perfectly well. If i were to start the car in this way, turn it immediately off and then try again, it starts perfectly. From hot, the car always starts first time. The stater motor was replaced
• Peugeot 306 (1993 - 2001) - 98 1.9 Running fine, now won't start! 5 Feb 2010 (Forum)
  1998 Peugeot 306 Diesel Turbo. Until yesterday was running perfectly, put the rear heated screen on after starting yesterday morning and the radio went off. Little strange, but radio came back on after a second, so wasn't to concerned. Drove it about 40 miles, just switched to radio off to make
• Land Rover Discovery (1989 - 1998) - 97 2.5 300 TDI starting problems after lift pump s 30 Nov 2009 (Forum)
  to allow the pipes to be swivelled out of the way, took the inlet and outlet hoses off the lift pump, undid the two bolts, removed the pump, refitted/reversed process etc. The engine would start, but start running rough and stopping. When I cracked the bleed screw off the pump housing, air would come out
• Renault Clio 1 Petrol (1991 - 1998) - 95 1171 Turns over but will not start 5 Sep 2009 (Forum)
  1995 Renault Clio 1 petrol - 1171cc ("Energy" engine) Old Clio usually runs well, but has had a long term habit of not starting. When this happens, the engine turns over (fast ? as if little compression) but makes no attempt to start or even splutter or cough. The engine then will normally light
• Diesel reliability HDI technology 29 Jun 2007 (Forum)
  Having read the many post on the tales & woes of diesel I can understand how some are disilutioned. I do however wonder how many people have made the transition from petrol to diesel without any real understanding or knoledge of a diesel engine. I have run loads of CRI vehicles including
• Simmering a turbo "properly"? 21 Apr 2006 (Forum)
  about "simmering" the turbo after a run by leaving the engine running for a moment or two at idle, which gives oil time to pass through the system and cool the turbo a little before switching off. I live on the Isle of Man and my drive to and from work involves a small amount of town driving, a blast
• Vectra cut out / stall at speed. 3 Mar 2006 (Forum)
  to zero, and dropping the clutch had no effect in restarting the engine. I came to a stop. Turned the engine off, 5 minutes later started her back up and almost immediately the engine light came on, and it cut out. When running on petrol it idles poorly. Idle control valve possibly blocked? When running
• Police press release wrong at law 6 Sep 2005 (Forum)
  Essex Police yesterday started running a campaign to enforce the wearing of seatbelts, having run a similar campaign back in March and catching 3,500 people in the month. To launch the campaign they have gone very high profile with interviews on local radio and press releases in all the local
• Volvo 240 Pitfalls and Benefits 20 Jun 2004 (Forum)
  as we're just thinking). My head tells me "gas conversion - may be a good job done properly or it may have been done by a "back street" garage on the cheap and so will make the car run like a pig" but on the other hand, as we'll have to sell our current car and get smething a bit more economical for Mum
• A Good Laugh - Courtesy of Me 5 Dec 2003 (Forum)
  here? ALL of the doors had locked with my keys in the ignition and the engine running! Before you all think...Spare key, I had been informed by Ford that to get a new master key and recode it would be the sum of £150. Needless to say, I laughed in the guy's face and left without the spare key but £150
• All Makes - Northern Ireland - 72 days wait for MoTs 12 Mar 2024 (Forum)
  Backlog keeps growing since 2019  NI - All MoTs are done at Government run centres They could, of course, take a trip to UK but an expensive option   https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-68529917
• DVLA Year of Manufacture 5 Feb 2024 (Forum)
  I recently bought a car which was first registered in January 2024 but it was manufactured in Sep 2023. Basically came of the production in Sep. When I checked DVLA, it is also showing year of manufacture as 2024. Is this normal for cars purchased in January? Any problems if HPI checks are run down
• Best small car for £3500 11 Dec 2023 (Forum)
  Hello, first post here. We said goodbye to a much loved Yaris recently as it was becoming uneconomical to run and will be looking for a replacement soon. Would love a simple economical small car which will be reliable and would like to stay within £3500 if possible. Any suggestions most welcome!
• yaris hybrid - spark plugs 20 Nov 2023 (Forum)
    spark plugs are presently at 75000 miles  i ment to change them sooner but forgot. took one out yesterday to check  identification, the condition looked okay i guess. it was a bit stiff coming out from cold  head.    the starts and runs
• Toyota Auris - Used Automatic Cheap Car 29 Oct 2023 (Forum)
  Hi Folks, I've a budget of 6-7K - I am looking for an automatic car without any problem and cheap to run, insure and maintain but unable to find a good car. I am ok with a hatchback or SUv. not a saloon at the moment.  Thanks
• n/a - HJ review headings don't work. 19 Sep 2020 (Forum)
  When looking at the reviews the only category on any particular review that works for me is the summary, the rest of them like specs and prices etc will not respond. I've done clearing cookies etc - no difference - anybody else have this problem? Running Windoze 8.1 with Chrome.
• Vauxhall Astra - Whats wrong with this Astra? 29 Apr 2020 (Forum)
  Hey all bit more of an entertainment/question for you I run a YouTube channel and have this Astra in what I call my car graveyard Its got a fault Can anyone guess what is wrong with it by the sound of it turning over? https
• ford focus 1.8 MK2 - Ford Focus Mk2 24 Dec 2019 (Forum)
  The screen washers suddenly stopped working, front and rears. filed the fluid up but no joy. You can here the pump running but only an occasional squirt of screen wash. Any ideas or how to fix most welcome   Regards Peter  
• Fun for £5K 21 Mar 2018 (Forum)
  I've got 5 grand to spend on an "fun" car that won't break the bank with running costs. Jap import MX5 roadsters keep coming up as possibilities a less risky choice would seem to be the 158bhp Honda Civic VTi. Anyone have any thoughts on the above or got any better suggestions? Tim
• Zafira - Battery Cables corroded 7 Jan 2017 (Forum)
  Is it possible to replace the cable running from the battery to the car? Our black lead has totally corroded half way down (looks like a long standing battery leak which went unnoticed) The car works but the battery needs manually charging once a week Thanks in advance