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• BMW X5 - compensation 19 Apr 2011 (Forum)
  In 2007 we bought a BMW X5 from a local car dealer we were friends with. Not long after we had it, things started going wrong, battery, electrics, catch on boot, etc......this soon lead to major things like, gas suspension, drives, fuel pumps etc. After investigation we discovered it had been
• Ford Fiesta 1.25 - Unstable / wobbly engine or wheels? 13 Apr 2011 (Forum)
  cleaners like Redex and other  fuel cleaners to no avail.  I tried these having had spark plugs and HT leads checked. It turns out it was coil pack related, which has now been recently replaced.  However I now feel when under acceleration, the engine seems flappy / wobbly
• any - 80 mph limit on motorways 20 Mar 2011 (Forum)
  I read HJ's article on this siteabout the proposed increase in the motorway speed limit and Brake (the anti motoring charity) saying it will lead to more deaths etc etc. When i am on the motorwayhere in West wales(M4)  doing a true 70mph i am still being overtaken by lots of cars
• Citroen saxo 1.4i auto - Sluggish acceleration problems 8 Feb 2011 (Forum)
  if these were the problem it wouldn't run ok in idle, I have also removed the throttle body and all the accompanying sensors, and cleaned them but still to no luck. I'm lead to believe in thinking it could possibly be the Throttle potentiometer, as these can wear out??? Any thoughts from anyone would be a help
• Suzuki Wagon R+ 1.2 - Vibration under load/misfire 17 Jan 2011 (Forum)
  and leads in the last month and the EGR has been cleaned out. It does have a pattern part exhaust section which sounds a bit throaty, not sure if that would cause such an issue. My instinct was its either a fuel delivery issue or a sensor, but I may be way off and I dont know enough about
• 1989 ford escort 1.6 CVH - Engine trouble 23 Nov 2010 (Forum)
  back, i noticed that one of the HT leads was loose so connected it back up and tried to start it again. This time it started no problem but now it runs very lumpy as if its sometimes running only on 3 cylinders and sounds very tappety, also the light are still dimmer than they should be. Anyone
• Zafira 2002 1.8 - Strange power loss on motorway - left curves only! 27 Oct 2010 (Forum)
  on longer or sharper left curves. Applying a bit of logic, I thought that the petrol tank must have two supply pipes leading out of it, one on the left and one on the right, and that the right hand exit had become blocked with crud. As the petrol swills to the right side on left curves, the left pipe
• Ford Fiesta 1.25 Zetec (1997) - Fiesta 1.2 Uneven Idle problem 18 Sep 2010 (Forum)
  have changed the temperature sensor , the plus and HT leads, and finally the Mass Airflow sensor. It is fine sometimes, but then the problem reappears
• Car technical advice - Tech Section V Magazines 20 May 2010 (Forum)
  paid for this... And of course here it`s free on seemingly the internets leading website on tech and car related issues. What might still draw you to a Mag then? With it`s often wrong tech advice? Pictures perhaps.. Something for forums in the future perhaps - for example who saw those
• citreon synergie 2.0 petrol and lpg - Engine running problems on lpg and petrol 21 Feb 2010 (Forum)
  (according to the temperature gauge – about 80-90 degrees Celsius) all the problems will go away on both petrol and gas and no longer stall at junctions or race. The car had a full service including spark plugs, HT leads and brand new coil pack Another piece of info which may be relevant: The yellow
• Ford C-MAX (2003 - 2010) - 04 1.6 - Flashing management/battery lights 1 Dec 2009 (Forum)
  Can you please advise or help me please, I have a Ford Focus C-Max 1.6 & it's a 54 plate. My car started juddering and had lack of power and was like a knocking sound, so my Dad took the car to a garage and he was told the HT Leads so we changed them. The noise hadn't gone completely
• Ford Probe (1994 - 1998) - 95 2.5 Electrical / water short 20 Nov 2009 (Forum)
  noticed that the fuse box in the N/S engine bay was making a buzzing at the time of the problem, so maybe this could be a lead culprit? {shouting in header amended. Welcome to the forum, btw}
• Volkswagen Passat (2001 - 2005) - 01 2.8 Exhaust white smoke after 2 months left sta 25 Oct 2009 (Forum)
  My first post: I need to sell my beloved VW Passat 4motion but it has been SORN off road for a couple of months - I have started it every 2 or 3 weeks for a few minutes during its time on the driveway but today when I checked its battery was flat. It started immediately with jump leads
• Drivers should pay up even if they win at court 21 Oct 2009 (Forum)
  seeking justice against a faulty conviction". Jeanette Miller, of Geoffrey Miller, a leading motoring law firm has raised a petition on the Downing Street website and the Drivers' Alliance urges everyone to sign it. If the principle of innocent until proven guilty is to be upheld in this country
• Vauxhall Cavalier (1988 - 1995) - 94 1.8 misfire/judder when idle 12 Oct 2009 (Forum)
  and now there is a horrible vibration when inside the car and the engine is slightly misfiring.removed plugs to find out which cylinder was misfiring seems to be no.4 as plug is a soot black colour where the other 3 are tan.replaced all plugs and leads but still with no joy.is it just co incedence
• Body assembly 29 Sep 2009 (Forum)
  Went to see our American lady friend yesterday and for the first time saw her Mazda 3 (saloon not hatch) in a fetching shade of kingfisher blue. I noticed immediately that the shutline at the leading edge of the bonnet lid was too wide, and wider at one side than the other, ruining the look
• Volkswagen Polo III (1994 - 1999) - 95 1.0 Engine not firing up 26 Aug 2009 (Forum)
  , then cutting out). He checked the HT leads and said there's no spark from the coil but didn't think the fault was with the coil itself as there would still be a weak spark? Well I've had a better look in daylight and taken some pictures, the coil looks knackered to me (cracked/charred plastic, light corrosion
• On transient human motoring time - toads lost... 30 Jun 2009 (Forum)
  .. The Pied Piper leads, over the ancient battlefield, a road, now deep below, under 30 yards of peat . There had been a distant, distant, call...the call of natures fortune now restored.
• Peugeot 205 (1983 - 1997) - 88 1.9GTi - Misfiring after running out of fuel 17 Jun 2009 (Forum)
  it it wont go past 4000rpm and when it hits 4000 it misses hugely and you can hear popping in the exhaust and it stinks which leads me to belive its over fueling ive checked the spark and they seem to be working fine. also i should say that since this is happening my fuel pump has gone mega loud i thought
• Vauxhall Astra H (2004 - 2009) - Dumb diesel design or cant be helped? Which? 8 Jun 2009 (Forum)
  As most modern CR diesel owners know, the EGR valve will eventually soot up one way or another, leading to the valve sticking. This requires either a jolly good cleaning of the valve or replacing it to the tune of about £125 depending on wether its salvageable (these valves can corrode internally