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Vauxhall Astra G Petrol (1998 - 2004) - 2003 1.6 dualfuel LPG engine keeps cutting out. 8 Apr 2008 (Forum)
Manufacturer: Vauxhall. Model: Astra. Type: Estate. Fuel: Dual fuel - LPG/Petrol. Trim: Elegance. Engine: 1600cc. Registered: 2003. Mileage: 52k. ***This only happens when running on LPG*** If I am slowing the vehicle down using just the the gears, as in approaching, roundabouts, give ways -
Volkswagen Polo III (1994 - 1999) - 1998 1.4 - only running on 2 cylinders 7 Feb 2008 (Forum)
My 98 Polo (8 Valve AEX engine) is not firing at tickover on cylinders 1 and 3. Pulling the plug caps off makes no difference to the tickover speed (its... -
Citroen ZX (1992 - 1998) - 1995 1.8 Petrol - Cutting Out On Over-run 30 Nov 2007 (Forum)
Why does our ZX cut out on slowing down for lights? (Probably same engine as early Zantia s?) We have just acquired a ZX 1.8 which has an unpleasant... -
Rover - 214 16V K Series Problem ('Bubble') 24 Nov 2007 (Forum)
ok went about 100 miles last 50 engine started to have no power over 70mph in top gear but run fine in lower gears. then engine started to misfire very bad and would rev at 3000rpm stood at traffic lights was alot of smoke coming from eninge bay but i think this is becuase my down pipe is leaking -
Air conditioning option - car not used regularly. 5 Nov 2007 (Forum)
, the running time is short, ie not properly warmed up. Weekends are different. In what I'm thinking of getting (110 Defender), it's roughly a 1000 pounds extra. One could reduce the figure by saying, no need to buy a sunroof, but actually, it's not that great, and I've got my doubts I'll bother with a sunroof -
406 hdi 2.2 fuel filter warning (FAP) 2 Jun 2007 (Forum)
like a brake cylinder) saying Anti Pollution system has failed, which I take as a consequence of this filter not doing it's job. Manual say take it out for a run. Done this-still on. Took battery off for an hour. Still on! So dearest experts, what do I do? I have googled this, not getting too much -
Peugeot 306 Diesel Head Gasket 6 Jan 2007 (Forum)
I'm sorry if this has been covered before. My daughter has a 1994 306D Turbo with 161000 on clock. The heater stopped blowing hot air last week and then on Friday the temp gauge went up to 100 instead of running at mid 70s. As we didnt want to risk her breaking down we took it to the garage -
Advice/Opinions - Seat Leon Y Reg 28 Jan 2006 (Forum)
had been running low on oil - breather clogged up! Needs new short engine. Dont use dealer as couldnt find reason for a previous fault so use independant vw garage who I had been recommended and been happy with.. 3 weeks later they are now fitting me with a reconditioned short engine and building -
Why boycott BP & Esso? 22 Aug 2005 (Forum)
that it should be BP & Esso that are boycotted (who its says are now one company which I was not aware of) but why BP & Esso, is there a conspiracy going on here? Also the guys that run my local BP garage seem like nice people, they run a great local service by way of a Spar convenience store, I would not want -
Calibra turbo strange behaviour 8 Aug 2005 (Forum)
again. It is a total mystery! The car has had new turbo wastegate recently and usually passes an MOT apart from when it goes mental and runs too rich for no discernable reason. When it runs right then it is right at the bottom of the scale for emissions which makes it seem like it is an electrical -
BMW 5 series 1990 E34 3 Aug 2005 (Forum)
. These seem nice enough (for the age - 1990, 125K miles). My only concern is the cost of parts. I realise that if I was crazy and took it to a BMW garage it would cost an arm and a leg, and that it is likely to cost more than a ford fiesta to run. However does anybody know how much more these cars cost -
1985/86 Nissan Micra Idle When Hot 25 Apr 2005 (Forum)
My friend took her Nissan Micra to a local mechanic to carry out the MOT. It failed on emissions so he "did some stuff" to make it pass. Now not only does it do 7 miles to a fiver petrol, but as soon as the temp gauge starts to rise off 'C' it won't run!!! This is a 988cc engine. I noticed -
Used car for £5000 - suggestions? 25 Apr 2005 (Forum)
Currently have a Clio 172 Cup (03 plate) which I have had for 6 months, but it is too expensive to run so have decided to change. I reckon it is worth about £7000 or just less (Glasses guide) as it is high mileage (33,000). I want to have some cash left over so have a set a budget of £5000 to buy -
Any tips on breaking in a rebuilt engine 20 Apr 2005 (Forum)
gently? Drive it hard? Which type of oil, synth? Mobil 1, or plain mineral oil. I got some 'Comma Running In Oil' but this has no markings as regards viscosity or other specifications, so am a bit nervous about using it. I was planning to just do the initial start-up/cool down + maybe the first drive -
BMW 3 series diesel MPG 30 Jan 2005 (Forum)
better, and I have run it in along HJ's suggestions, the MPG is little different. It seems to average out at 41-42 in normal driving around. This is a mix with very little town driving, mostly runs of 15-40 miles in the country. On a long trip to Scotland and back at New Year it managed 44 MPG. My -
1992 Escort 1.4 - Electric windows 30 Dec 2004 (Forum)
Hi. Having problems with the electric windows on my escort. It used to be that with the engine off, the windows would work when the doors were open, and would only work when the doors were closed if the engine was running. Over the space of 2 days there was intermittant working with doors shut -
Problem Escort 22 Sep 2004 (Forum)
We have a problem with my wifes car which to date local garages have been unabke to identify. The car is an N reg Escort 5 door 1.4 LX which has covered 38000 miles from new & is mainly used for short journeys of 3 miles or less at a time, not the best way to run an engine. When occasionally used -
BP Diesel, rough running. Vauxhall Omega 15 May 2004 (Forum)
I\'ve a newish Omage 2.2 DTI that\'s had misfire below 2,000 rmp for the last 10,000 miles. The dealer has tried everything to cure it (new ECU, remove... -
New diesel car choice... 30 Apr 2004 (Forum)
As a student I've been running a 96 Punto 55SX but I graduate this year and its time to upgrade to something a bit bigger and more powerful. Can anyone help me with my choices? SHMBO has been running a Punto Multijet Dynamic for 6 months and 10,000 miles I've rapidly become converted to diesel -
Seat Toledo Rattle 25 Apr 2004 (Forum)
We run a Seat Toledo TDI W reg. When driving along, especially over light bumps in road, theres a persistant and annoying rattle coming from from drivers side corner of car. If you aim a kick at the drivers front wheel, you can hear a sort of metallic rattle coming from the front hub area. I've