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• Volkswagen Golf GTI - Rough idle 22 Apr 2013 (Forum)
  reading many other Forums and several hundred pounds later, I have so far: replaced the coil, HT leads, spark plugs, distributor unit +cap+ rotor arm, fuel pressure regulator, blue chip sensor, knock sensor, checked all vaccuum pipes for leaks - one was replaced, tried 2 new ISV (made no difference
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  My car's service history was missing - now it's fictional 14 Nov 2012 (Ask HJ)
  I bought my 2009 Vauxhall Antara from Motor Parks (Preston) in Sept 2012. At the time, I was told by Salesman that it was ex-Mobility, and had a full service...
• Honda Civic - split liability for bump during overtake. 27 Jul 2012 (Forum)
  . The leading car maintained they're speed of 40ish while the car directly infront of me maintained there road position centrally in their lane. I waited a few seconds before checking my mirrors, indicating my intention to move to the right and finally starting my overtake of both cars. I
• syntak - Fuel Treatment proven to reduce harmful emission l 25 Jun 2012 (Forum)
  in the exhaust stream. The CMB procedure is internationally recognized by all of the leading test facilities in the world. With this process, fuel consumption can be more accurately determined devoid of any outside influence from weather changes, driver changes, load differences, tire pressure differences, fuel
• VW Golf III 1.8 Driver 1994..e.c ABS - VW Golf III wont start when warm 15 Nov 2011 (Forum)
  new dist. cap and rotor,new plugs and leads) battery fine. Cleaned out throttlebody with carb cleaner, cleaned various earth connections, noticed broken wire on two-pin connector on engine block.below flexi pipe,under left hand side of throttlebody, fixed that, re-assembled everything, car started
• Vauxhall Vectra B 1998 unleaded 1.8 ecotec - is car due to go to sc*** heap,misfiring,wont run 11 Aug 2010 (Forum)
  would say, impossible to drive.  When it was in its juddering stage, i found if i pulled out slightly, one of the ht leads and wiggle, the engine would rev up, then be fine. now, when you wiggle it, it revs up, but still goes straight back to how it was. ok, i had new spark plugs fitted, full set
• MINI One D R50 2005 1.4D - Alternator gets every hot even with ignition off 5 Jul 2010 (Forum)
  jump leads to it from my car and we couldn't get it to jump either - whilst the ignition lights came on they were flashing on and off and and we couldn't get the engine to turn - just the solenoid click
• Tales of revenge. 3 Dec 2009 (Forum)
  anything more about payment. ' Pull the bonnet catch and switch off ' said I. ' It doesn't sound right ' ' Sit in the car and keep the clutch depressed for me '.........give him something to do ! Next step, I pulled off the five HT leads and knotted them all together in a big ball which I tucked under
• Vauxhall Astra F (1991 - 1998) - 94 1.4 non starter 10 Aug 2009 (Forum)
  could be. Seemed like bad plugs or leads and replaced these, slight improvement. Left the car for a few days and tried again, now MUCH better! In fact almost right! Thought that I just might have a slight inlet manifold leak and retorqued the nuts. The awkward lower ones were a little loose. Tried
• Ford Fiesta (2002 - 2008) - 03 1.4 Overheating - now problems 27 Jun 2009 (Forum)
  symptoms or fault codes. I have changed the plugs to no avail, coil pack and leads changed last summer. Can anyone offer any insight here before I go wasting money replacing random parts? I?m looking for a cheapish fix if possible! Also (it?s a digital dash display for temp) why didn?t my gauge show
• 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
• And I thought life was getting boring...... 18 Nov 2007 (Forum)
  in front, gets out and proceeds to assault the young lad, right next to my van! It took a few seconds to put the handbrake on and get my seatbelt off but I then found myself instinctively leading the assailant back to his car, not before he tried to hedbutt the other lad, I don't know if he made contact
• Help me choose-Large Diesel engine Q Barge! 16 Oct 2007 (Forum)
  , has a manual option ,perhaps handling may not be as class leading as the BMW , however as this has 4 wheel drive, this may not be as significant. Prefer a manual stick, although wouldn't mind an auto.. Merc E classes -not much info however are Mercs a bit too flash, too much attention provoking. Any
• Wifes got a parking FPN- an point in appealing 18 Sep 2007 (Forum)
  . Wonder if this had any bearing on them being allowed to park right on the junction causing an obstruction. The road itself is a quiet residential cul de sac, leading to other cul de sacs just to set the scene. By the time she came back to the car, the entire side of the road she parked on was lined
• Random starting problems with MK3 Fiesta 10 Aug 2007 (Forum)
  changing the oil (twice in 3 weeks) the car has refused to start for no apparant reason. The battery, coil pack, HT leads are all healthy and it was getting a spark. I removed the air filter and turned the key for a constant 5 minutes (I am aware this is doing the starter and battery no good) and both
• Real Story, Wed 21st Feb at 7.30 20 Feb 2007 (Forum)
  programme "Real Story with Fiona Bruce" this Wednesday February 21 at 7.30pm. The BBC once again came to Hugh as their choice of Driving Expert, relying upon his unrivalled reputation as the country's leading high performance coach. His calm yet authoritative approach and his passion for encouraging
• Fiat Uno and LRP 17 Jan 2007 (Forum)
  to buy LRP locally to her (Wirral) but the source has now stopped stocking it and she can't find anywhere else within reach. I have said that she should be able to buy Castrol or some other lead replacement additive from Halfords (though I am not sure) and add that to her petrol at each (rare) fill up
• Mondeo TDCi CR pump info 8 Nov 2006 (Forum)
  enter the high pressure fuel system and lead to injector failure. To rectify this concern, a revised fuel pump, new injectors and associated parts should be installed. If this concern is present, it may be indicated by a flashing glow plug indicator showing that a fault has been detected. Due
• Mercedes B-class at 5000 miles 16 Jun 2006 (Forum)
  low at about 700 rpm - it doesn't stall but the whole car vibrates. Wipers, although clap-hands, set up for LHD in that the offside one is shorter than the nearside and parks under it, leading to a wide unwiped area next to the driver's A-pillar. These may seem minor but are surprisingly irritating
• Got a TomTom ONE; special offer this w/e 1 Jun 2006 (Forum)
  , so all I could do complete circuits of the roundabouts to guess the correct exit. Not legal, not fun, but best of a bad set of options :( Then, to add the fun, here was a diversion, the signs for which abandoned me at another roundabout (they are big on roundabouts in thse parts), leading to a half