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• Vxl Omega 3 litre probs 26 Feb 2003 (Forum)
  plugs, and bought a new set. I was amazed to find the plugs sitting in an inch of oil, so off to the garage it went for a new head gasket. Garage repaired the head gasket, but the car still ran quite rough, and wouldnt pull up hills. So they changed the HT leads, it ran a bit better but is still crap
• Low idling rpm / stalling Astra 1.4 13 Jan 2003 (Forum)
  ? Has been running fine, has had new HT lead on one spark in last 3 months, but that was different symptoms, this has power without problems when foot down, and in this cold wet weather I suspect it's not going to get better on it's own! TIA
• BMW 518i Rubber Smell 1 Jan 2003 (Forum)
  of the smell except the plug leads which are in good condition nor is anything stuck to the exhaust further back. Has anyone experienced anything like this please?
• Mondeo and jerky running 22 Dec 2002 (Forum)
  A pal of mine has a P reg 2 litre with a/c & the car has been suffering from jerky running/misfiring at about 2000 rpm, below or above that OK. He's paid for the diagnostic check at Ford's & no fault found. Changed the HT leads as well, plugs next. We have also been looking at some Mondeo specific
• Help HJ -Fiesta Rust :( 15 Dec 2002 (Forum)
  the rear passenger door, hence chipping the paint, leading to a nice little spot of rust (fortunately invisible when the door is shut so far). I'm taking it in for the repair next week, but have two questions: 1) Is the rusting A-pillar very common, if so, is it likely that the repair will fix
• Exploding Batteries 7 Oct 2002 (Forum)
  of the engine bay - the securing bracket held what was left of the case in situ. I called the RAC and 40 mins later they were out , and replaced the battery for me...he also flushed out where the battery had been with water. RAC man said that he's seen this in about 1 in 300 cars and its usually the lead
• Astra Stereo wiring probs 28 Aug 2002 (Forum)
  leads fit in the back of the stereo fine and I get power and can hear the speakers work but cant get the Astra dashboard display to show the radio display. When the radio is switched on the time on the display stays on and the date disappears but nothing appears in its place. I have heard a rumour
• Battery mystery 23 Aug 2002 (Forum)
  it. I also checked the battery and earth leads and cleaned up the connections. The replacement battery delivered 10.5 volts when operating the starter, which is fine from what I have read, but the cranking speed didn't seem a lot better, even after I had charged the battery in case it had lost charge
• 309 stalling and clunking 5 Aug 2002 (Forum)
  My 309 1.4i is due, probably over-due for a service. I'm assuming poor condition of leads and/or plugs is the reason why it a) is getting quite sluggish from cold and b) stalls if the throttle is blipped very slightly when idling. Acceleration when warm is fine, and I got 43ish MPG on a long
• Vacuum Gauge Tests 8 Jul 2002 (Forum)
  (all within 10% of each other) Recent service and replacement of HT Leads & Plugs. Having connected the Vacuum gauge to the Plenum chamber I got the following results; At idle - steady reading of 16, 2500rpm - steady reading of 22, blipping the throttle caused a swing from 0 to 22 and then back
• Lunatics at large 30 Oct 2001 (Forum)
  was seriously injured and has lost one eye. My daughter went to school with this young man. The Police who have been on local radio frequently seem to have no leads as to exactly how it is happening. It seems to occur after dark and they are assuming I think that these objects (including an iron bar) are being
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  Peugeot Boxer water ingress problem 4 Apr 2012 (Ask HJ)
  I purchased a year-old Compass Avantgarde motorhome, based on the Peugeot Boxer, in 2008. I recently sold this vehicle, but had to drop the price due to...
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  Spring breaks 9 May 2009 (Ask HJ)
  Whilst driving my BMW 318 along Boundary Lane in Congleton, there was, as I drove over one of the 11 sets of totally unnecessary speed humps in 1,200 yards,...
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  What's the best way to maintain a DPF? 9 Sep 2023 (Ask HJ)
  I own a 2007 Volvo XC90 with 118k on the clock. Lovely motor and mostly trouble free but it's recently started missing the odd beat and intermittently...
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  I want an electric car with 250 mile range and a decent boot - what do you recommend? 3 Nov 2021 (Ask HJ)
  I currently have an Audi A5 but I’d like an electric car next. I don’t want an SUV, but I do need something with at least the same boot capacity as my...
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  How is water getting into my Mercedes-Benz SLK? 23 Jul 2021 (Ask HJ)
  I have a 2010 Mercedes-Benz SLK 200, which I bought last year for some much-needed fun after the first pandemic lockdown. Recently, I have noticed a large...
• Homes being lost to home tax liens 18 Dec 2020 (Forum)
  : Tax Aliens NCLC finds tax liens getting property owners badly foreclosed on It is fairly obvious to know that not paying your mortgage will lead to foreclosure. What you most likely did not know is that not paying property taxes and not paying
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  A used car I want hasn't had the timing belt changed. Is is necessary? 22 Oct 2020 (Ask HJ)
  I'm buying a 2009 Fiat 500 with 68,000 miles. Although it has regular serving stamps, there is no evidence of the timing belt being replaced. What should...
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  What future classic should I buy for £2500? 3 Oct 2019 (Ask HJ)
  I have £2500 to spend on my first future classic car and was wondering if you could help? I'm torn between a number of candidates e.g Toyota MR2 MK3, MG...
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  What's the best position for my dash cam? 23 Aug 2019 (Ask HJ)
  I own a 2018 Jeep Compass and wish to use a Nextbase 312GW dash cam. Can you advise the best position for it and how best to wire it? I do not wish to...