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• Mercedes c63 / porsche 997 - Which car to buy 14 Dec 2020 (Forum)
  . If I were to pick this car ,I would run it as my everyday car , I do less than 5000 miles a year . Or option 2 , which is a porsche 911 , 997 . A 2005/2006 model . I’ve never owned a Porsche and would like to do so before I get to old ?? I would be running this as a Saturday/Sunday car , days out etc
• Audi A4 Avant - First oil change 11 Apr 2018 (Forum)
  the oil and filter.  Never done it before but researched ALOT and all went well in the end. Until the refilling, I was told by an ex-machanic to put a 3rd in run for 10 seconds add a bit more and repeat. The car holds 3.8 litres of oil, I put in 1.5 litres, ran for 10/5 secs added another 500
• Peugeot Partner Combi 1.6 hdi - Broken Glow Plug removal. 23 Dec 2017 (Forum)
  will the swarf end up ??? Plus they made the point that the Gplug circuit isn't just for glow plugs and injectors will be affected as well even though the car was still running. So let them remove the head and tap the broken Gplug end out with a pin punch and reassemble plus New Timing belt ,water pump
• Mazda CX-3 1.5d SE Nav - DPF 20 Jul 2016 (Forum)
  a new CX-3 1.5d SE Nav at the end of April 2016. Great car & spec etc........but the flashing DPF light keeps coming on. It happened the first time with less than 500 miles on the clock & continues to be a BIG problem. It happens on a long run on motorway journeys
• Wiper blades 18 May 2016 (Forum)
  the dealers stock them. She was unable to find a match for me, so I took away their replacement blade kits and with a bit of jiggery-pokery they worked fine at about one third of Honda's cost to replace. So, low cost to run cars are not so cheap to run as they would have us believe. Can I put in a good word
• Skoda Roomster - VW Recall list 20 Oct 2015 (Forum)
    the blue additive was probably switched off vw models but Roomster does not have this but scr? I would like to know how VW ecu when running cheat mode can get all the NOX past the scr/ dpf, does it also switch off the EGR valve. When running in non cheat mode after recall i.e. after being
• Mazda 6 2.0 Diesel 2006 123550 miles. - Mazda6 EM Light is on 19 Jun 2015 (Forum)
  Hi all. After faultless months pf praising and lovin our mazda6 TS turbo diesel 2.0 143 bhp, 2006, 123550 miles, its thrown us the Engine management light. Engine runs fine, pulls well at low and high revs (4000rpm). No leaks under the bonnet of air or fluid. Correct type Oil
• vauxhall vectra 2.2 direct petrol - timing belt? 10 Jan 2015 (Forum)
  when i came out of a shop it wouldnt start even though it run great 10 mins before. Aa couldnt get it goung and took it to garage. Nothing again on diagnostics. No warning lights or messages on dash. They are saying its the timing chain. Not broken but stretched.  Why would it have run so
• Vauxhall Vectra C 2.2 direct petrol - timing belt? 10 Jan 2015 (Forum)
  when i came out of a shop it wouldnt start even though it run great 10 mins before. Aa couldnt get it goung and took it to garage. Nothing again on diagnostics. No warning lights or messages on dash. They are saying its the timing chain. Not broken but stretched.  Why would it have run so
• Transit 160 1989, ex-ambulance - Replacement twin wheel axle 20 Dec 2014 (Forum)
  Hello, for some time now (several years!!!)there has been an  increasingly  nasty clunking noise from the area of the diff. ONLY when the vehicle is coasting in "over run"or coming to a stop after a long hot run. e.g the other day on approaching Dartford Crossing put gear
• Peugeot 406 Diesel W reg - Electrical fault - Air conditioning 1 Jul 2014 (Forum)
  My Peugeot 406 has developed a fault with the air con.  When switched on the air con runs cold but after about 30 seconds the  'stop' message on the control panel flashes and bleeps and the message on the display is 'engine overheating'.  Engine temperature remains normal
• ESTATE CAR 2009 ONWARDS - Stuck with decision. 10 Apr 2014 (Forum)
  I am in need of some feedback if there are any owners or input. I have £7500k to buy used car that has to tick following boxes. ESTATE or MPV type - 3 kids and 3 large dogs - Economy good as motorway miles and school run too - upto 5yrs old but pref within 4 - comfy
• .....what small car for £5K'ish 27 Jan 2014 (Forum)
  I bet this has'nt been asked before! Were combining our two old cars to one newer one. I drive (at weekends now due to company car) a 2001 MG ZT 190 LPG and the Mrs drives a Focus 2001 1.6 Zetec. I love my MG, cheap to run but sits on drive all all week now and somone really needs
• Daewoo Lanos (1997 - 2002 ) - 2000 1.6 - hesitation on light throttle (cold) 25 Nov 2013 (Forum)
  and then applying light throttle causes the car to jerk quite severely before the revs pick up and off you go. This is a real pain in morning traffic! After about 5 minutes running, it is near perfect. So far it has had a service including oil, oil filter, air filter and new Bosch spark plugs. The old spark plugs
• Vauxhall Vectra C - Vectra C diesel irratic idle/stalling 20 Oct 2013 (Forum)
  Hi everyone. Im new to this site and i wonder if someone can give me some advice please. Ive got a 2005 Vectra C 1.9 cdti (150bhp) with 165k miles on it. It generally runs very sweet and quiet but ive noticed over the last few months when i come to a stand at a junction, the engine idle
• Vauxhall Vectra C 2.2 SRI 2006 - Hoping for some help 26 Jul 2013 (Forum)
  Hello My Vectra has recently started to jump/misfire slightly when changeing gear and accelerating it jumps a couple of times then carrys on fine until i change gear accelerate then it jumps again then carrys on fine it runs nearly as normal aprt from jumpy when accelerating when
• 2 litre v6 - jaguar x type 2 litre v6 2 Apr 2012 (Forum)
  truck) an 100 quid to have it looked at ,  they say it was the pump so they got me a second hand pump  fitted it and  off i went  GREAT!!!!!!!!    UNTIL TODAY     145 miles from  home  its starts  running like a bag of spanners
• Vauxhall Vectra C - Engine Coolant Temperature 9 Mar 2012 (Forum)
  to show as high a reading as before the change, Now during the last few weeks the temperature gauge hardly moves off the stop position even on quite long runs, following a run if the engine is turned off and left for say 5 minutes and then restarted the gauge shows near the 100c mark but drops back
• dexron 111 with castrol z - oil compatabilaty 5 Feb 2012 (Forum)
  I have a hilux surf and auto box runs using dexron 111 oil.Now because its my everyday car for work and towing trailers and a large caravan around europe,.I would like to know weather replacing the dexron 111 gearbox oil with the synthetic castrol z oil is possible.Would i have to have the box
• Volkswagen Golf IV (1998 - 2004) - 1999 1.9Tdi Car running with no turbo power. 2 Sep 2011 (Forum)
  110 1999 1V 35000 miles Golf 1.9 GT TDi Wife's car and therefore not noticed it before. Definite lack of power, feels like driving a non turbo car. Although...