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• Honda Civic - Camera to catch hit & run drivers 29 Jul 2021 (Forum)
  I have to park my car in the road outside my house and it keeps getting damaged by hit & run drivers. This year I've already had a window smashed by a van (witnessed and number plate taken, but the police weren't interested) and now my mirror's been damaged even though it was folded
• Renault Megane scenic RX4 P-M DCI - White smoke from back of my 52 plate scenic 1.9TCi 30 Jun 2017 (Forum)
  Hi. I have the above car which is doing some strange things. If you start it cold there is not any excess smoke from the exhaust. You can leave it running on idle and get it warm and then rev it as hard as you like stationary and still no smoke. I can leave it running on idle for two hrs then go
• Peugeot 406 - intermittent non start and run on 2 Feb 2017 (Forum)
  fired up but when it came to turn the car off the engine kept running for about 4 seconds then turned off , ive been out today and there hasnt been any problem , started first time and turned off fine , there are no power issues , when it is running it is perfect , its just the ocassional difficult
• Ford Mondeo Mk5 (1.5 Ecoboost) - Running in Period 5 Jun 2015 (Forum)
  Hello Following some excellent advice regarding engines etc, I have a further query regarding the running in period for new cars. I understand that there needs to be a period of time where you treat the car very carefully interms of revs, speed, acceleration, braking etc to allow
• Vauxhall Vectra B facelift (1999 - 2002) - 99 2.0 engine run-on and ticking sound 13 Apr 2009 (Forum)
  hi, my vectra suffers from brief engine run-on and ticking/tapping sound. these symptons disappear if i force the ecu into limp/ safe mode (by disconnecting the cam sensor). the eml is throwing up a cam sensor fault. ive changed this but eml remains. (ive come to understand that the eml showing
• Vauxhall Vectra B (1995 - 1999) - 1999 1.8 SRi Running Bad 8 Jul 2008 (Forum)
  X18XE-1 VECTRA 1.8SRI T REG 90K Hi to all on Honest John's forum. My car has started to run bad after 7 miles from cold when the engine light comes on, or 3 miles if i stop it for 5 mins then start again then it runs bad again, the pattern is always the same. It sounds like its running on 3
• Strange running Mk3 Golf 29 Nov 2006 (Forum)
  Yesterday I repaired a burst pipe on my Steering servo feed pipe that had deposited the contents of the header tank all over the engine. After completion and running the car a short while I bathed the whole engine bay in gunk and left it 20 mins or so then carefully washed it all off after covering
• 306 HDi - interior fan runs constantly 20 May 2004 (Forum)
  Hello I have recently bought a 2000W 306 (2.0HDi GLX with climate control a/c). A couple of questions. First - all the time ignition is switched on (either 1st or 2nd position) the interior heater fan is running slowly, its only quiet and comes from the passenger footwell/airbag/glovebox area
• Mass Air Flow Meter - Vauxhall Vectra, Help 20 Feb 2002 (Forum)
  Just had the car in the garage for some diagnostics. They have found the Mass Air Flow sensor to be giving a faulty reading. The problem with the car was sometimes when started up it would run under powered for a few miles then cure itself. Sometimes it would run fine from startup, others
• Toyota RAV4 - Toyota rav 4 t180 run flat tyres problem 13 Oct 2014 (Forum)
  of equipment. We spent about two hours in the toyota branch and they are unable to find any branch in the uk to change flat run tyre. After long discussion in the branch the advisors unable o find any solution, suggesting me to call all toyota branches to find out if they have facilities to change the tyre
• small cheap reliable run around advice 26 Sep 2021 (Forum)
  hi am looking for a smallish cheap car to run and insure and tax which is reliable. Needs to have room for a pram and maybe up to two dogs. I haven't had  a car for years so have no idea. Budget is around £4,000 I like the Hyundai i20 and the i30 the Toyota
• 2013 Ford Fusion - 1.6L ecoboost running on 2 cylinders 2 Feb 2020 (Forum)
  Hello, Trying to get some ideas... Replaced water pump and timing belt on my daughter's 1.6L ecoboost, 2013 Focus... Timing tools were used, procedures followed. engine starts but only runs on cylinders 3 and 4. P0301 and 0302 and random misfire codes as well as low fuel pressure codes
• Renault Scenic - Diesel vs Petrol - Fairly specific scenario 12 May 2012 (Forum)
  I know the conventional wisdom is that unless you do >10,000 miles, you're better off with a petrol car, especially for short runs. However, I'm after an MPV like a scenic, if the initial car cost is the same, then all I can see are savings by getting a diesel, especially if I go for one
• ctiroen xsara picasso 2.0lt hdi - cold starting problem 23 Nov 2011 (Forum)
  My 2lt hdi citroen xsara picasso is hard to start when amb. temp is cold. The engine has to be cranked over many times before it starts and in extreamly cold conditions it appears to start and run on three cylinders for 5 to10 seconds before running normally. Apart from the bad
• zzr600E1 1994 - running problems 13 Nov 2011 (Forum)
  Hi there, everythings in order with the fuel lines etc, but surely if there was a problem with fueling and air why would the bike run fine in 1,2,3 gears, thats what I can't get my head around, could the prob be with the spark plugs/coils ??? in 4,5,6 gears the engine would be under more
• vw sharan TDI - diesel running problems 30 Jan 2011 (Forum)
  my sharan diesel is running badly. at low revs its fine but when i ask for full throttle the turbo comes in and out. i found a small hole in the waste gate vacume pipe and have since changed this. the waste gate linkage seems to move ok. its not seized. i have had a new air mass fitted and its
• Volkswagen Golf V (2004 - 2008) - 05 1.4 Exhaust system light with rough running 10 Aug 2010 (Forum)
  Hi, as the title suggests I have a MkV Golf 1.4 FSi and the exhaust system warning light is lit (not flashing). I am under the impression that this could mean a lambda probe problem, however the engine is running quite rough at idle. Could anybody shed any light onto what could potentially be wrong
• Recommendations for crash pad Hi Fi / TV 15 Apr 2010 (Forum)
  Morning All, My best mate had just bought a crash pad close to his new job and was seeking some recommendations as to how to run a minimal set up for DVDs and MP3 music. He intends buying a decent TV, but wanted to run DVDs and MP3 straight from his laptop. He would need a decent amp
• Audi A4 (1995 - 2000) - 98 1.9 cat/ turbo 16 Nov 2009 (Forum)
  hi all ,ive a a4 tdi engine code afn ,i replaced the engine due to the turbo running on engine oil , i sourced a engine from a running car 78000 miles, engine starts perfectly ,just no boost , all the sencors are off old engine so work ,when the mecahnic came yesterday ,he said that it could
• Vauxhall Astra G Petrol (1998 - 2004) - 99 1.6 running on 3 cylinders 15 Sep 2009 (Forum)
  hi guys got a 1999 astra mk4 1.6 16v which is running on 3 cylinders, on removal of the spark plug one of them was covered in oil which is obviously causing the problem, as you look under the bonnet its the one farest right, that however is the end on my mechanical knowledge :-( what causes