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• Mazda 6 - Passenger air bag deactivated 11 Jan 2012 (Forum)
  .   May I also ask, when working at parts of the airbag system i.e. disconnecting and reconnecting plugs under the seat to check they are fitted and not loose and also then using a multimeter to check resistance, I would first need to disconnect the battery completely and let it sit for approx 20 minutes
• Rover 45 2003 1.4 - Am I being ripped off 3 Jul 2011 (Forum)
  3 month warranty and did not want it to need to come back as he would have to fix it for nothing. I picked the car up at 11am, was told that he'd had to jump start it that morning but the drive home would charge it. Got home car would not start.. Jump started vehicle to go buy new battery. Mechanic
• Honda - CBF 1000 motorcycle - smoky, and now won't start. 27 Mar 2011 (Forum)
  you suck engine oil from car sumps without removing sump plug). I then got a gallon of fresh fuel and put it in the tank......tried it on the starter and bike refused to fire.....I eventually flattened the battery trying to start it, I have it on an optimate as I speak. I am wondering if when I
• 1.4tdci diesel - Urgent advice on buying a car needed... 29 Jul 2010 (Forum)
  another such example locally. I had a friend come round who works in a garage and he checked everything mechanically, and noticed a new battery, electric wires exposed with no covering going into battery ( not frayed or anything, just no plastic heatproof covering that you would expect). I have
• Nissan Micra (1992 - 2003) - 97 1.0 Engine flooded and rough idle 30 Dec 2009 (Forum)
  the battery was dead and advised a new one. Had a new battery fitted and took it for a run to make sure it was fully charged but due to severe ice on the hill up to the main road I didn't take it out again for over a week, but turned the engine over a couple of tiimes. Yesterday I tried to start it up
• Young at heart 22 Jun 2009 (Forum)
  from a MB SLK. Even met a Rolls once. Once a month or so I am taken 60 miles to visit my owner?s grandchildren. I live in a garage, which I share with some bloke who keeps his lawnmower in there and sometimes plays Jazz Record Requests too loud. But he does keep me clean and makes sure my battery
• Mazda MX5 (1989 - 1998) - 92 1.6 engine dies when de-clutched 11 Nov 2008 (Forum)
  when it is de-clutched and twice it would not immediately restart. It seemed as if the battery was flat and would not turn the engine over. If left for 30-40 minutes it restarts ok. I took the car back to the garage that did the cam belt, they did not think it was related to the engine cutting out
• Car replacement/MOT problem 13 May 2007 (Forum)
  a single better one? 1995 N Ford Escort 1.6 LX silver, 96k, full service history last serviced 300 miles ago, worked fine until my dad had to stop driving since an accident but now it won't start, the battery is had it but it won't start with another battery either. Its probably just damp ignition
• Peugeot/Citroen TD / XUD starter 10 Feb 2007 (Forum)
  , assorted metric ring spanners and a flat head screwdriver. Disconnect the -ve terminal of the battery first - and note your radio code if needed. Remove the air cleaner - the big box on the right, by unclipping the three fasteners at its base. Disconnect the three pipes that go in by loosening
• Mondeo Diesel run dry 17 Sep 2006 (Forum)
  A neighbour has parked a car facing uphill with 5 litres in the tank. Tried to start car but would not start , ran battery flat, then asked me for help. I deduced the problem was probably the incline and told him to go on the main road on the flat where we tried to start it again we had one spark
• Any - Listening to the radio while parked 28 Aug 2024 (Forum)
  mode, the radio will stay on, with the engine firing up occasionally to keep the batteries charged up. I hate supermarkets and prefer to stay in the car while my wife gets the shopping. Does anyone have a way around this, and do pure EVs behave in the same way?
• Audi e-tron - Audi E Tron time to change? 26 Feb 2024 (Forum)
  will be up (same on all cars) although I have read you get an 8yr or 100k battery warranty? Is this subject to Audi dealer history etc? Any advice would be welcome?
• Qashqai - Qashqai 1st Gen---faults and reliability? 14 Dec 2021 (Forum)
  Hi all Family member is thinking of getting a Qashqai, and I've heard pretty bad things about them so far. For example, batteries dying prematurely, apparently having the highest breakdown rate of all vehicles in the UK (thisismoney article), suspension problems, premature timing belt
• Vauxhall corsa 1.2 twinport 2008 z12 xep - Poor performance 11 Apr 2021 (Forum)
  to throttle. Tick over is a bit rough. Could the ECU have restricted the engine when overheated? I have replaced the battery for a new one so sat overnight disconnected. Any further ideas welcome.thank you. Mike           
• Vauxhall Movano. 2005 - Indicacators/ central locking inop. 28 Jan 2021 (Forum)
  I took my Movano to a garage for some MOT remedial work on the rear brakes. Got it back, but the indicators, hazards and c/l dont work. The only thing unusual that happened while they had it, was that it ran out of diesel, and they had to bleed it of course. They didnt say whether the battery
• VW Golf not starting 18 Oct 2020 (Forum)
  garage has removed all the earth leads as some was corroded and replaced all. It worked ok for 3 days and back to normal, not starting. Any idea guys. The garages it has been to are very reputable, it's had a new battery as well.
• ford galaxy 2.8 v6 - Alternator 13 Oct 2020 (Forum)
  just put car back together after replacing head gasket and heater matrix.  lots of smoke and tapping when i first fired it up but now settled down.  also fitted a new battery and secondhand alternator but don't think it is charging as when i attached a volt meter it is reading 12.15v
• Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV - recession approaching and Mitsubishi leaving 20 Aug 2020 (Forum)
  markets as far as I know I'll be looking for a cheapish 4x4 soon, I wonder if a Mitsi might be one to look out for, maybe an outlander PHEV - how long can you expect those big batteries to last? Or a grand cherokee got to be a 4x4, our roads are horrific
• 2011 BMW X1 1.8d - Stop/Start failed 19 Aug 2020 (Forum)
  are there any bright people on here that have seen this before? Have had a new coded battery on dealers advice, fully charged by driving and AGM charger but still not fixed. dash fault code is CC ID 397 andd the "A" with an arrowed circle warning..forums suggest brake servo  vacuum
• Focus 6000CD radio, a different problem. 6 Sep 2019 (Forum)
  My 6000CD radio stopped working after I fitted a new battery, I entered the code but it still would not work. On checking I found that the VID is not in there,  the hand book explains how to enter the 16 character VIN number. Problem is that my VIN has 17 characters,  I