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• Peugeot 406 HDi - Peugeot 406 2.0 HDI anti polution fault 5 Dec 2011 (Forum)
  and ascertain why the battery keeps intermittently draining overnight. Maybe that's why! How much current does this soenoid take, and why does the system, after ignition etc. is switched off, car locked etc, have a live power  feed to it ? This draining the battery fault is intermittent
• Honda Civic 06 5 door - Jumpstarting 06 Civic-beware. 18 Nov 2011 (Forum)
  light came on and stayed on - so although the car turned over, it wouldnt start. Cue the AA, towage to my local Honda dealer, and following a short conversation with the Mr Man at Honda, i became aware of a serious fault. If you connect the jump leads to the battery
• Audi A4 Avant B6 - Car alarm comes on for no reason. 17 Sep 2011 (Forum)
  (large plastic thing with speaker in it) and the amplifier, unplug all electric plugs including the cigar lighter socket.   Finally you can get at the siren box, sealed unit with internal rechargable batteries.  Unfortunately, as link said, my batteries had leaked through
• Peugeot 306 - Peugeot 306 1.8Lt DEAD 14 Feb 2011 (Forum)
  to 80mph. Next day it started fine and we thought "hooray, end of the issues! It's finally charged enough" day after, dead again. Before I rush out and buy a £60 battery, is it definitely the battery do you think? Could it be the alternator? Both? Neither? Is there any way of making sure one
• skoda superb - problems after repairs 8 Sep 2010 (Forum)
  that if the battery is disconnected, the terminals touched together, then the battery reconnected this usually resets the computer. I am not in a position to do this, but the repairers are, Surely they should find this information for themselves and not fob me off to a main dealer. Comment please. Concrete
• Renault Megane (1999 - 2002) - 1999 1.6 rt 16V - Cambelt change intervals 8 Sep 2008 (Forum)
  I just thought I would get peoples opinion on the Advice I got from my Renault Dealership.Because I have been far from impressed with them in the past (two days after having a gold service and mot which cost me around £400 my battery failed ). I don't care if they say the battery isn't checked
• Ford Focus (1998 - 2004) - 2003 1.8 TDCi - will not start poor fuel delivery? 1 Jan 2008 (Forum)
  to start , tonite 28/12/07 had to abandon it at work hope to get it towed to Ford dealer tomorrow. Now desperate (as is dealer) can anyone say if they might have found this issue.??? Everyone says its a fuel delivery issue, in fact twice the RAC managed to start it with jump leads (battery woirn flat
• Peugeot 306 (2001) - Remote locking. 16 Jun 2007 (Forum)
  Hello I have a weird problem with the remote (infrared) locking mechanism. All of sudden it stopped working. The battery is ok I have tried 2 new. I have also tried to switch the circuit boards with one taken from another keyfob. And it still won't work. The central locking system works well when
• K Reg Astra, Overheated, now what? 29 Oct 2002 (Forum)
  indicator (!) and battery lights are stuck on? Brake Fluid is fine, and more importantly brakes are working fine. Battery should also be ok cos lights etc were all off when I was under the bonnet, so very little excess drain. Any ideas? I since, carefully, have driven the car home and got someone
• Ford Fiesta Mark 7 (09 reg) - Ford Fiesta MK7 - engine won't start 10 Feb 2024 (Forum)
  Good Afternoon, Can you help me determine the fault with my Fiesta, it seems ignition won't start the car: https://youtu.be/Apswi6TYwiM Battery tries to crank the engine but it just won't start. And after around 10 seconds of dash computer starts throwing up several errors
• 2010 Audi TT TDI - 2010 Audi TT starts, then dies after 1 second, 6 Nov 2023 (Forum)
  I have just noticed that my Audi dies after 1 second.  The dash cluster DOES NOT respond, or light up, at all! I've disconnected the battery for 10 min, no difference! I've used my spare key, no difference, exactly the same thing happens! It has fuel! I last used
• Breakdown Cover (again!) 2 Jun 2023 (Forum)
  I was going to renew my policy with Autoaid this morning. I’ve had their cover for a few years as it covers me in both cars (Logan and MX5) for a reasonable amount. I’ve only had to call them out once after I replaced the battery in the Mazda and couldn’t get it going (turned
• Mk 8 Civic diesel EX - Intermittent horn 8 Sep 2022 (Forum)
  Twice in the last month or so, my new horn has failed to work. I bench tested it recently and all seemed fine hooked up to a spare battery. I assumed the horn could have been affected by the recent heatwave. (BTW - it is a right pain to test !)  Today it failed when needed, but immediately
• AWD via rear axle motor 2 Jun 2022 (Forum)
  For ICE cars, AWD is typically achieved via shaft connecting front and rear axles. But for many AWD hybrid cars, there is no driveshaft and a separate motor spins rear wheels to make it AWD when more traction is necessary. My question is, what happens when traction battery has
• Skoda Superb Estate - Petrol or Plug-in Hybrid Superb estate? 12 Feb 2022 (Forum)
  for plugin hybrid. But does it break even (battery will get worse over time especially with uk climate) ?  Does it cost more to repair a plugin hybrid because there is both engine and electric motor? With UK government setting their eyes on 2030, are we consumers forced to go electric only? 
• citroen g4 picasso - stop start 14 Dec 2020 (Forum)
  motor and battery which all make sense , however the question I have is if fixed under warranty ( great ) but is it worth the overall hassle that may come from stop start wear and tear and so far in my research questionable savings and that maybe just turn it off for good AND is it ok to turn it off
• Any - Light Duty Impact Wrench 11 Sep 2020 (Forum)
  impact wrench that runs off a car battery makes sense for very infrequent DIY use, though it makes no commercial sense if its only available in Taiwan, where the market for such a thing will be tiny. Someone on the local expat forum bought one for a job on his scooter, which
• 1976 Earls Court motor show (Thames TV) 6 Sep 2020 (Forum)
  will happily run on two star petrol"!. Also didn't realise that Vauxhall were in such a precarious position? And of course given the current market, the electric car near the end has to be mentioned, not so much for the car itself, but for the hopelessly optimistic future predictions of battery
• Honda Jazz 2020 - New Honda Jazz - intiial thoughts 1 Jul 2020 (Forum)
  acting as a generator for batteries and motors plus a boost at motorway speeds. It all seems excessively complicated to justify equivalent MPG of 55-60 and no guarantees all the tech will carry on working for 10 years?  It is still a petrol powered car but seemingly with all the negatives and none
• Nissan Almera 2003 No way to unlock my car when ? 24 May 2020 (Forum)
  Last week I had a major fail. I left the light switched all day and my battery went dead. With a set of jump leads in the boot I thought now problem. Until I realised the is no way to get into the car as it has no manual key locks. I search the net and people spoke about one