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• The Speed Camera Thread - Volume 21 2 Jun 2004 (Forum)
  and two wheels. Time he learnt by visual reference as to what speed he is travelling at like the majority of the rest of us. His last encounter which will lead to his disqulaification was 81 in a 60 limit on two wheels. Didn't know he was speeding?. The speedo on the bike would be right under his nose
• Scrapping old cars (Polo anyone?) 26 May 2004 (Forum)
  want it (free)? 6 weeks' tax, 48 hours' MOT. Half tank petrol. Haynes manual. Just south of Tower Bridge? Recent cambelt; brand new points & plugs & rotor; recent leads, well maintained recently. Recorded 83k miles, but more probably at least 183k or maybe 283k. Starts 1st or 2nd time
• Leon TDI - Brief grinding noise 4 May 2004 (Forum)
  was concerned that my wheel bearings may be showing early indications of wear. They assured me the bearings were ok and it was likely a stone caught between the brake disc and the plate behind it. The sound occurs without braking which has lead me to rule out pad wear - the pad wear indicator has never
• Fiesta 1.25 zetec - fuel system problems 20 Aug 2003 (Forum)
  doing this for few months while accelerating through exactly 4500, so high it's never been a major prob, suspected filter). Just renewed badly worn Plugs for NGK's, Bosch Leads, Fuel & air filters. Absolutly no different! Is this a dodgy air mass sensor. Very consistant fault never cuts out
• Mondeo Pinking 4 Aug 2003 (Forum)
  and it has new spark plugs, HT leads, air filter and fuel filter. Ive tried running higher octane fuel ( Shell Optimax ) and the pinking is still there. Ive checked the Intake Air Temp sensor and it gives a reading of approx 25kOhms at 20degC which seems to be OK. Also checked the EGR by applying a vacuum
• Volvo 760 Behaving Badly 18 Jun 2003 (Forum)
  is the in-laws who live a 3 hour drive away and unfortunately this was as usual sprung on me on a visit last weekend under the excuse "We don't like troubling you" - suppose I should be gtrateful really, but some warning would be nice. The jobs done over the weekend include; Replace distributor cap, rotor,leads
• Astra 1.4i Merit 1992 - Burbling 4 Jun 2003 (Forum)
  it. New Rotor Arm, Dizzy Cap, HT Leads, Spark Plugs, Oil and Air filter Change, Cleaned out all breather type hoses. New Thermostat, water pump and cambelt. However it is burbling at idle. The tickover speed seems OK and if a normal engine note was: Dt-Dt-Dt-Dt-DT..............etc Mine sounds like: Dt
• Starting Problems on Golf 3 16v 31 May 2003 (Forum)
  the injectors which did help for a bit. They said they found no fault codes on the ECU. I've changed the HT lead and put a new rotor arm on from the advice of one garage but no difference. The other thing I noticed was that the oil temperature registers at 20C colder than the water temperature dial. Surely
• Vectra Engine Management 10 Apr 2003 (Forum)
  the engine off and restarting would clear the fault, but in the past few days it refuses to restart. It can be restarted after cranking for about eight seconds, after which the engine coughs and splutters, then runs reasonably but with the engine management light on. The HJ archive leads me to suspect
• Golf 110tdi turbo problems 20 Mar 2003 (Forum)
  said that it seemed to lack power compared to his similar golf diesel. So I had it checked out at another franchised dealer. This dealer phoned me the same day to ask if any work had been done on my car since I bought it. None has been done. He said that one of the pipes leading to the turbo had been
• VW Passat Lurching!!!!! 23 Feb 2003 (Forum)
  when you are about to run out of fuel. Cut an even longer story short....have done full service, ignition system all fine, plugs and leads, filters all done. Then I discover the Airflow Meter. The way this thing operates makes a lot of sense in the problem I have, air being cut off or too much
• Dandy Highwaymen? 28 Nov 2002 (Forum)
  The poxy autochoke on a Golf Mk2... what am I supposed to do??!? The Pierburg carb has been playing up but there seems to be light at the end of the tunnel. I took my car to a German auto specialist and they seem to have diagnosed the problem thus: Dodgy dizzy cap, HT leads and rotor arm
• Focus recall in US 5 Nov 2002 (Forum)
  number of cases, lead to separation of the ball joint, Ford said in a statement on Monday. It said the other concern involved Focus vehicles with Zetec engines in which potential problems with the placement of a battery cable could result in smoke, wire melting or under-hood fires. END QUOTE
• Costly parts/repairs ?? 21 Sep 2002 (Forum)
  costs of putting them right ? For example, I've read a lot about the Omega here and it seems they suffer from certain common problems which are very costly to put right (e.g. faulty digital displays & climate control; complex dashboard removal/refitting; expensive leads which need to be changed
• Ford Ka Misfire 6 Sep 2002 (Forum)
  , but the misfire is back - any ideas? I am reluctant to shell out for a set of HT leads (does anyone know how much they are?) especially since the problem seems to be temperature related. There are no warning lights, the coolant level/colour is fine and the rad fan is also fine. On the subject of taper fit plugs
• Servicing BMW 318i 30 Aug 2002 (Forum)
  for fully synthetic? 3. I also intend to change plugs and air filter, but should I also replace HT leads/dist cap/rotor arm as preventative maintenance? 4. I have phoned the BMW dealership which has serviced it during the last 2 years and they very helpfully went through their computer records. Coolant has
• Bin Lumbered - Persistant Polo Probs 13 Dec 2001 (Forum)
  reconditioned and seems ok. new carb gasket, fuel filter changed, plugs changed, leads checked, idle up, idle down, advanced, retarded. I am almost at a total loss and have used up too many favours with my local friendly mechanic. I checked the oil cap tonight atfer more complaints and found evidence
• ADMIN - Everyone should read this 24 Sep 2001 (Forum)
  to be defamatory, even if in your opinion they're true. This leads me to make the following statement. The policy of the owners of this forum is to allow visitors to post messages without prior vetting. Each message is read by the owners or their agents, but not before the message is displayed on the forum
• The Nanny State 19 Sep 2001 (Forum)
  . This was despite a reduction in in overall road deaths by three per cent. He goes on to produce similar figures for the USA, and puts forward the theory that safer operating conditions for the driver of a vehicle in creases the risks the driver is prepared to take, and therefore leads to an increase in casualty
• Polo Problem 19 Jul 2001 (Forum)
  leads. I've also checked and cleaned all of the electrical connections and they seemed fine. One garage mentioned it could be the distributor as this adjusts the timing when the engine is cold. Thing is I don't want to put it in the garage and waste money replacing something that doesn't need replacing