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• VW Golf Mk3 GTI 96 power problem 13 May 2006 (Forum)
  Hi: I have had a lot of running problems with this car but I have now ran out of ideas!!. The car was running really poor and I have now completed the following: Service including new plugs/leads. New crank shaft sensor. New exhust complete including cat. Timming checked and all comprestion test
• Tipo fails MoT on emissions 8 Dec 2005 (Forum)
  to be timing, so had new cambelt fitted - ran fine, but consuming way too much fuel. Gave it a treatment of injector cleaner, still no improvement, so put in in for early test to see what else it failed on, with a view to fix if cheap. It starts and runs fine, except it's doing 25 mpg driven sensibly
• Hit and run 28 Feb 2005 (Forum)
  Hello all, When drving home from work today I was hit by a Fiesta - awful driving on his part. The driver made a run for it. I got his number plate and told the Police immediately. No witnesses, though, as I tried to chase him! What are the chances of: 1. The Police tracing him 2. Him having
• coolant dissapearing - VW Polo 26 Feb 2005 (Forum)
  this could be condensation due to short runs (8 miles per day)and cold weather just recently.Engine runs fine starts ok, runs at same temporature as always has.Noticed a lot of clean water from exhaust, but again could be condensation. So am I worying over nothing or are we heading for problems? Would a can
• Tipo Injector Warning Light 5 Dec 2004 (Forum)
  My N reg Tipo 1.4 has been a station run stalwart for a few years now, with the odd long run every month as a treat. In the past few weeks the fuel injector warning light on the dash (red with a symbol that my wife thinks looks like a baby's bottle) has been coming on. The handbook states that it's
• Mondeo 1.8 Zetec engine dies? 12 Aug 2004 (Forum)
  and die. This can happen several times before it will run properly. When it does run properly it occasionally hunts around the idle rpm otherwise it runs perfectly. The garage have not been able to find a problem as the problem never manifests itself at the garage. There are no failure codes showing
• Which oil for Mondeo Zetec-E engine? 14 May 2004 (Forum)
  I have a slight concern with which oil to use on a 1997 MK2 Mondeo with the 1800 115bhp Zetec-E unit. It is currently being run on 5-30 Semi Synthetic oil made by Shell Helix. The Ford dealer recommends this as it meets basic Ford specification. It is an API SJ oil. I am considering running
• Fully Synthetic Oil for Diesels? 17 Dec 2003 (Forum)
  Folks, I picked up some synthetic oil from GSF in Sheffield yesterday. At a good price. I intend to run a fully synth in my XM 2.5 as a "life-prolonging" exercise (there have been hostoric issues with cam lobe wear on this engine, so I understand), to make life on the short runs a bit easier
• Cost running petrol v diesel 7 Sep 2003 (Forum)
  This may have been covered before but has anyone worked out the costs of running two similar cars - one with a petrol engine and another on diesel. I am interested in two scenarios - buying new and at, say, three years old. What sort of milage do you have to do each year to make the diesel viable
• Running in New Cars 5 Sep 2003 (Forum)
  I have a new Civic Type-R shortly to be delivered. It's the first brand new car I've ever bought and I want to look after it well. How carefully does it need to be run in? One piece of advice suggested keeping it to 4000 revs for the first 1000 miles and then increasing it by 500 revs for every
• m4 speed limit 24 Nov 2001 (Forum)
  ... and probably a sign that theyre finally realising that stupid bus lane isnt the way to run a motorway and causes more problems than it solves etc etc also the buses from reading into london which were a large part of the traffic down it have stopped, as the bus company couldnt run any cheaper than
• Monthly Running costs for Used Cars 29 Nov 2000 (Forum)
  I'm trying to find out average monthly running costs for used (1-3 years old) cars - any ideas where to look? Car Mags are very good for data for new cars (insurance, pence/mile, depreciation, service costs) but I'm looking for similar data for used cars. I'm about to change jobs and will give up
• volts wagon or Mercedes - Passat or E Class 6 Nov 2020 (Forum)
  Appreciate there is a difference, driven both, like the idea of a Mercedes but wondering if anyone has any experience of what the ongoing maintenance repair costs are like compared to a Volkswagen Passat because I'm expecting to run this up to a probably around 150000 miles and 10 years old
• Honda cbr400 - Honda cbr400 rr ( baby blade ) . 16 Sep 2019 (Forum)
  The machine hasn't been run for two years . It did run perfectly , but due to my age , and the bike not being with me , ( garaged elsewhere ) it now won't start. Do i sell it as scrap or pay someone to look at it . I could fix whatever the problem is , but can't due to age , kneeling and so
• Renault laguna11 - Intermittent 29 Oct 2018 (Forum)
  The car starts ok I drive about four hundred yards and the car lacks power throttle is air wire then about ten seconds later the car is normal and will run most of the time with out problem I now have management light on went to garage he said it was intermittent on number one cylinder and fitted
• 10 Apr 2018 (Forum)
  Why don't manufacturers use the engine management system of diesel cars to alert the driver when DPF regeneration is in progress,with a message advising that the engine should be kept running until it is completed? Similarly, when a turbo has been running under heavy load, the EMS could intervene
• 2013 Dacia Duster Laureate 1.5 4WD - Coasting 7 Mar 2018 (Forum)
  , etc, the engine will be running. Does that negate any malfunction with the running gear?  Thanks in anticipation.   BeeJay
• Toyota Avensis 2.2td d cat - starting problems 13 Nov 2017 (Forum)
  problems starting replaced glow plug relay glow plugs fuel filter and battery will start if jumped from another car but after it's been for a run struggles to start again no lights on dash feels like I'm running out if ideas sometimes takes up to 12 goes to start it and sometimes won't start
• volkswagen transporter shuttle 2005 1.9tdi - tempetature dropping as van is running 3 Dec 2015 (Forum)
  timimg belt done and water pump and thermostat changed all new parts from main dealers. yet its still dropping from hot to cold air while in idle. does...
• Vauxhall Corsa B 1.2 sxi - Running problems 3 Nov 2015 (Forum)
  Hello there, im new to this forum & would be greatful for any help. My Corsa starts fine but after a little drive (which was longer, but now not the...