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• Ford Fiesta mk3.5 - Ford Fiesta MK3.5 - won't start, click relays 16 Dec 2010 (Forum)
  The car is a 1995 ford fiesta rs1800 (mk3.5), it's the facelift version of the mk3's, a few differences such as PATS, flap fuel cap etc. The car wouldnt start, so stright away i decided to do a good service as was about time, spark plugs, ht leads and ignition pack (it's
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  What should I pay for a BMW E92 320D M Sport with 23,000 miles at auction? 12 Jul 2010 (Ask HJ)
  Hope you can help. There is an auction with BCA (BMW open group) and the car that I am looking at is a BMW E92 320D M Sport with 23,000 miles, satellite...
• Not declaring mods to insurers 24 Jun 2010 (Forum)
  . ' As Rattle pointed out in the general forum that includes car mats which are categorised as 'interior decorative changes'. The interesting issue is when a failure to declare a modification might reasonably comprise a "material fact" and might lead to a claim being rejected. We are dealing
• Ford Focus 1.6 Zetec Climate 115PS TI/VCT - EML and catalytic converter issues 16 May 2010 (Forum)
  Our woes started following an engine misfire (quite bad and driven for around 50 miles) fixed by replacement coil pack and leads. As soon as we got home after the repair, the EML came on again and has remained on constantly ever since. Error codes and diagnostics by Ford dealer indicate possible
• Vauxhall Vectra C - Front coil spring failure 29 Mar 2010 (Forum)
  in the time scale mentioned above. I think what I am getting round to saying is that services based on high mileages or every 12 months if those mileages are not achieved can lead to major problems going unnoticed. Certainly, from now on, my car is going into the Vauxhall dealers every six months
• Vauxhall Vectra B (1995 - 1999) - 99 2.0 Smoky exhaust, cockpit ecu light 7 Feb 2010 (Forum)
  or 2 the exhaust started to smoke (white) but i'm not loosing any coolant, water, oil, e.g.. Plugs were dry but Iv popped in new ones and HT leads. Any help welcome Also I have the engine management or ecu light up in the cockpit ( amber, pic of an engine with flash in the mid ) I comes
• Ford Fiesta (2002 - 2008) - Fiesta ST 8 Jan 2010 (Forum)
  and a reasonable amount of reliability/reasonable running costs. I will be doing around 35k miles a year so am looking for a lower mileage car - not for residual value purposes, just because there is the potential for less to go wrong (and I do mean potential, I'm not making any assumptions). Research leads me
• Useless gadgets 15 Jul 2009 (Forum)
  -office style by a coiled lead - with its own built in reading light. (Never wrote anything down on it, least of all at night: never had any urgent phone messages as it was 20 years before I even got a phone in the car!) Those colour-keyed plastic gaiter things to adorn the base of the windscreen wiper
• Honda Accord UK (2003 - 2008) - Honda Accord 2.4i EX Auto driving experiences 10 May 2009 (Forum)
  to the brakes, they always feel as though there's not enough resistance in them which sometimes leads to them feeling very on or off at low speeds (i.e. its hard to brake progressively). I've had this checked by the dealer who insists that they are within specification 3. My wife would like an Auto I've
• Mazda MX5 (1998-2005) - 2000 1.6 Start up problems 22 Apr 2009 (Forum)
  " that it "probably was the coil pack". They said it would cost me £250 to replace this. 2 questions: 1. Can I buy the part new for cheaper elsewhere? I have a friend who was a mechanic so they could fit it for me. 2. I have read similar problems on here where it was mentioned it may be the HT leads, could
• Ford Focus (1998 - 2004) - 2000 1.8 Starting Problem 15 Dec 2008 (Forum)
  Just bought this car and yesterday I had a problem starting it. The engine cranked over but would not fire (or tried to a tiny bit). We checked the battery voltage and it turned out to be real low (12.2v) so I bought a new battery (I bought a lead acid one but have since discovered that I can only
• Jaguar X-Type Estate (2004 - 2007) - 2005 2.0ltr Query when starting from cold 23 Nov 2008 (Forum)
  try to turn over. I assumed to battery was shot (Jan 2005) but have had no indication that it was on its way out, tried jump leads still no response, by more luck than design I kept the key in the position III for approx three seconds and hey presto it fired straight up no turning over just fired
• Keeping your head down - what have you done? 7 Sep 2008 (Forum)
  .. anyway.. Walking back to the tent and car on this rather overgrown site we saw a family coming towards us with black grease on their lower legs. Sure enough it was all over the long late summer dried grass in the centre of the track leading to our tent at the far end of the site. I must admit, my first
• Vauxhall Vectra B facelift (1999 - 2002) - 1999 1.8 Missing whilst revving 28 Aug 2008 (Forum)
  Afternoon all, i've just joined and looking for some help. I'm unlucky enough to own a face lift vectra on a T-plate, which i believe has the x18 xe1 lump. The coil/dis going across the head with no leads. Anyway, the trouble i'm having is, that when i'm in neutrel and revving the car around 2k
• What fuel consumption gaffs/efforts have you made 1 Apr 2008 (Forum)
  as its main jet wore due to the rubbing needle. Sold in desperation as it needed leaded petrol too. 5) The saviour of my finances, in the early 90`s recession, the new Maestro Clubman D, that could get 60MPG, drew max car allowance and ran for 130,000 miles. Boring after that as i had learnt a lesson
• Citroen C5 (2001 - 2008) - 2002 110 HDi - Leak of precious fuel... 23 Feb 2008 (Forum)
  Hi, before throwing myself at the mercy of a garage, I thought I would see if anyone could help with my little problem. I have a 2002 51 reg C5 110bhp HDI with close approaching 100k miles. A strong smell of diesel and small tell trale drip from back of sump tray lead me to have a good look today
• Jaguar X-Type (2001 - 2009) - manual or auto? 11 Jan 2008 (Forum)
  lead me to believe in running an older car that has already largely depreciated. So I am thinking possibly of a slightly older V6 saloon, not the 2.1, I have driven one, it lacks torque, the 2.5 is much more flexible yet alone the 3.0. I am working from home now so mileage/MPG less of an issue than
• Interesting experience at shopping centre 13 Dec 2007 (Forum)
  I was driving into an out of town shopping centre just outside Leicester this afternoon, and when I turned onto the access road I noticed a large plain white van parked right in the centre of the road across the chevrons that lead from the end of the centre railing. This was a long wheelbase van
• '99 Accord - oxygen sensor 6 Nov 2007 (Forum)
  located the sensor on the exhuast manifold. There are tell-tale residue marks which we believe to be WD40, which would indicate that the workshop has tried to remove the sensor but can't shift it, leading me to believe that the price quoted is for both the sensor and the manifold. Where do I stand
• Parking Ticket 27 Apr 2007 (Forum)
  . There are however signs at the ends of the road, one next to a footpath some 20m away from where I parked which leads down some steps and could easily be blocked by a parked car, similarly there is one at the other end of the road across a junction (some 20m away), where the road is narrower and a throughfare