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• MGF P Reg Coolant Overheating 9 Jun 2007 (Forum)
  first thought was HGF, so I checked the oil, no milkyness. I called out the AA, they did their pressure and chemical tests and the car was fine. They towed me to a local garage who said it WAS HGF and the head had to be sent off for the tests - ie £££. I was not convinced so I got the AA out again
• Renault Clio - Water leak, Renault/RAC unable to find 25 Jun 2019 (Forum)
  Bought a Pre Reg Clio a few months back,  2 weeks after buying the car, I checked the car for oil, water etc and noticed that the water reservoir was totally empty, To i topped it up with approx 1 to 2 litres of water, So i thought that the water cant have been checked before i bought
• Vauxhall Zafira A - Ecotec 1.6 - turns, fires, immediately cuts out. 1 Jul 2015 (Forum)
  Can anybody offer help? My cheaply purchased Zafira A 1.6 16v petrol has been pumping out a lot of smoke (clouds!), feeling "strangled" and underpowered, and knocking under load. It burns a lot of oil, I top it up about twice a week and the knocking stops immediately afterwards, but returns
• Mazda 3 2008 - Service interval reset. DPF lamp flashing. 18 Mar 2014 (Forum)
  . At first I thought this was serious, but it transpired it was just the service interval indicator needed reseting. I had changed the oil and filter on schedule, but had been unable to find reference to resetting the service interval, and some 1000 - to 2000 miles later the "DPF" started
• 2003 vectra 2.2 dti - limp mode 15 Dec 2013 (Forum)
  hi guys im new here i have a 2003 vectra 2.2 diesel and i buy it with airflow meter problem later i went to the mechanic to scan it and it was the air flow so i got a second hand from a friend car wish one him hv been crased im the back but the engine was working fine ...well my mechanic changed
• Any - BMW vs AUDI 14 Jun 2013 (Forum)
  2 A4 cars completely immobilised by shearing of the oil pump drive, one decorated the floor in the middle of a roadworks on the M 25. So I made an appointment to test drive a Q5, the guy called me several times to confirm it, only to call me again at 19.30 on the evening before
• Nissan 100NX 1.6 Targa - Reconditioned gearbox failing! 9 Jan 2012 (Forum)
  and a new clutch (i paid for the clutch). Now the gearbox was starting to crunch a few months back so i went to a different garage to get the oil changed and they told me there was lots of metal in the gearbox and it couldn't be refurbished. I thought they was trying to get money out of me so i left
• Honda Accord 2.0 SE Vtec (1999) (auto) - Engine Management light issues 12 Jul 2011 (Forum)
  , if light comes back on, bring it back. It did, and so on Friday the dealer confirmed the garage would sort out the engine management light issue and took it back to the garage. They changed the plugs for me (the others were pretty new and leads are new on last service in Feb). Diagnostics then brought up
• SEAT Leon (1999 - 2005) - Rough running at lower revs, warning light 22 Mar 2011 (Forum)
  Seat Leon TDi 110, 100k miles, regular servicing every 8k miles including cambelt change at 95k. Towards the end of a 10-mile trip this evening, I thought the engine was starting to sound slightly ?buzzy?. Once it was started up again later on, it was running very harsh and the ABS warning light
• Mazda 6 2008 - Recall on my car whilst in production 19 Aug 2010 (Forum)
  Hey guys, Morning. A very quick question. For those of you who are unaware of the issue i am having with my car, i had an engine run-away which simply means my car hit max revvs on its own accord. Mazda are simply blaming me for not checking oil levels when i specifically told them i do
• Ford Fiesta (2000 - 2002) - 02 1.6 EAC Fail and engine mangement warning light 13 Nov 2009 (Forum)
  them I am not paying them for it! I am due to take the car tomorrow but yesterday it happened again doing it's usual. I pulled off the motorway to turn off and back on again, but when I started to slow I changed down into 4th gear and when I released the clutch it jolted like it was too soon to release
• Cars easier to service, DIY declining 16 Jan 2007 (Forum)
  /HT leads/distributercap/dealing with structural rust), are no longer part of the regular DIY of contemporary cars Some current car *engines* are only oil and filter changes (Servicing for the actual engine at routine services) . OK I`m refering to the Fiats Multjet here as I`m familiar
• Vauxhall Omega ABS Light 14 Jul 2006 (Forum)
  to find something wrong and has twice changed parts without advising / asking me first. I recently had two front fog lights removed to pass MOT (as one was broken & not worth the expense to replace at over £100.00) If my car did not have working ABS, but was ok on the normal braking system, would
• Three Wheels On My Waggon 15 Dec 2005 (Forum)
  hadn't a clue how to get us onto the back of the low loader. We gingerly jacked the vehicle up and secured the wheel back to the axle using the one surviving nut and bolt, which was enough to get the vehicle onto the recovery truck. What's playing on my mind is that I changed the wheel that came away 4
• Bargain Hunt 5 Dec 2002 (Forum)
  bhp version, just 115 bhp so it'll be a cruiser rather than a bruiser, but that's all I was looking for. It's just coming up to 99k miles, so should be good for another 150-200k. Not that I'll have it that long. No malfunctions, no mayonnaise, good oil, starts first time from cold, plenty of life
• Mercedes CLK 270 CDI 2004 - Dealer Issues with a Faulty Car 3 May 2014 (Forum)
  that the dealer promised to rectify. They were the following.   2 Front Tyres (to be replaced with part worns) Oil Level? Pressure switch Rear Suspension Knocking (possible rear
• Skoda Yeti - My Yeti(s) 25 Mar 2018 (Forum)
  winters and has proved mechanically reliable. After the remap it seemed sensible to take it outside the dealer network for servicing and I've found a knowledgeable indie, who now looks after the car. I've stuck with long-life servicing, but change the oil myself after 10k miles, using a Pela oil
• Peugeot 508 Sw 2.0 HDi 16v - 508SW 2.0 HDi 16v Random Stalling at Idle. 27 May 2019 (Forum)
  is a 2012 508 Sw Active 2.0 Hdi. My Vin is VF38ERHF8CL033315 I have bought the download tool with pp2000/diagbox checked. couple of codes store. Maybe some one can explain the last one. B1825: Oil level information fault. Level too low (now top up to max mark on dip stick
• Mitsubishi Outlander-Could it be a failed DMF on? 24 May 2020 (Forum)
  the gearbox oil changed at as a precaution ~90k as I couldn't find any evidence of a change.This was done by the nearest Mitsubishi dealer, which has since gone out of business. Recently when the car is warm, it develops the following symptom:- At cruise, below 2000rpm, the engine speed gently
• Nissan Almera Tino - Suggestions for Automatic replacement 18 Feb 2018 (Forum)
  dependable. Currently on 71,500 miles It gets an oil change and filter every year regardless of minimal miles covered and doesn't seem to be encountering the notorious "chcolate cam chain issue" that affected many of these cars, especially the 1.5 hatchbacks.   Due to health issues with my