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• Peugeot 306 - Pug 306 1.9td rough running, white smoke etc... 29 Apr 2010 (Forum)
  My 97 306 1.9td started running rough and smoking a little on my way home the other day, it was then hard to start and the level of smoke had increased as had the rough running. A mechanic friend took a look and thought it to be contaminated fuel ( he poured a bit on the floor, chucked
• BMW E21 - distributor and poor running 30 Jun 2007 (Forum)
  Hi All, I'm in awe of the wisdom here! I hope someone can help because I?ve run out of knowledge! I've got an M10 engined 1776cc BMW E21(love it and the rust it came with for free) and have got a gremlin. Since I bought it it's stuttered (loss of power) under moderate/ hard acceleration but I can
• 03 Micra K12 - Cranking but won't start when Engine Cold 13 Jan 2021 (Forum)
  First post on the site, although i've often used it for the great info. So, Hello to all ... My K12 Micra has developed a Cold Start Problem that has me stumped !! Over Xmas, I noticed it was struggling to start first thing in the morning ... but would start eventually and run fine
• Expensive Mercedes? 24 Apr 2020 (Forum)
  I thought I'd put my experience with running 2nd hand Mercs on. I've had 5, 2 c220 diesels from 2000 vintage thought to my present 2012 slk 250d. The first 220 had my most expensive repair with £1000 going on some electrical fault. Apart from that the slk needed a £500 indicator
• Running older vehicles, 8 - 12 years old 29 Aug 2018 (Forum)
   fitted or Exhaust Gas Recirculator valves.   No prizes for guessing whats failing on my current car.  Does anyone have any experience of running any of these vehicles?  I am quite keen on the RAV, what should I be expecting in the terms of repair bills?
• VW Golf 1.6td se DSG 2013 - Cold Start issues 21 Mar 2018 (Forum)
  to disengage the cold start, yet when I manually with key turn off and on it cuts out the cold start. This I observed when it is around 3c or lower.  otherwise, car runs fine, 55mpg on a run, no misfires or hesitations of any sort.  Does the cold start activate the DPF? Car runs
• Hit and Run 13 Nov 2017 (Forum)
  I was recently involved in a hit and run accident earlier this week painfully I was unable to get the registration of the car however I did clock the make and model. The roundabout on which it happened does not have cameras however the slip road that leads onto the motorway that the car escaped
• Ford Focus Estate 2007 tdci - Diesel focus running rough 25 Jan 2015 (Forum)
  Hi , just after a bit of advice if any one can help I have a 2007 diesel focus , high mileage its a taxi , just been through. It's taxi test & passed without any marks against it. However it's just started running loud on acceleleration & if you take you're foot off and cruise its still loud
• Porsche 911 997 - Station runs in my 997 13 Oct 2014 (Forum)
  , but am also considering a small cheap car like a £1k golf to do the run in. I have to re-emphasize that I'm not concerned about damage or anything, the car park is full of expensive cars.  Mine is a 997 C4S BTW
• Vauxhall Astra 1.7 diesel 1999 - Astra diesel wont run.......... 16 Nov 2013 (Forum)
  I'm hoping we have some GM experts out there... I have a 99 1.7 turbo diesel Astra. (Vauxhall engine). The car came to me about 200 miles ago with a receipt for a fuel pump for over £700 ! just a few months before I got it.  The car has run exceptionally well until
• Used estate/MPV economical to run? 3 Apr 2013 (Forum)
  confused as the more I have researched, the more conflicting views I'm getting from reviews/forums etc so I'm hoping to get some more expert opinions. So far I've looked at Fabias, Scenics, Picassos, Focus' and all of the Peugeot sw's I'm most eager for something economical to run
• BMW 3 series vs 5 series running costs 2006 -2008 21 Mar 2013 (Forum)
  Hi Guys I was looking to get either a 3 series or 5 series (preferable) and wanted some advice, what are the average annual running costs for the above cars in terms of servicing and likely faults/breakdowns, I've had a reliable (but slightly boring!) car for 4 years which has never gone
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  Toyota RAV4 diesel pump - has it died? 13 Dec 2012 (Ask HJ)
  I have a 2005 Toyota RAV4 diesel with 57,000 miles on the clock. It was running fine, but now won't start. We've been told that it's probably the diesel...
• Hyundai Tucson 2005 CRTD CDX - Engine misfiring 9 Oct 2012 (Forum)
  I was driving in France recently and having refuelled I drove about 200 miles on the autoroute at about 80mph. on decellerating to enter services, the engine started to misfire and run rough. I stopped it and restarted with the same result and was evenyually towed off to a garage. The French
• Honda Concerto 1991 1.5i - Cutting out, won't start 13 Jan 2011 (Forum)
  My Honda Concerto 1.5i  74,000m 1991 started running roughly about two days ago. Air conditions were dry. It has worsened today and won't start. It has been running perfectly for the last two years. It feels like an ignition problem as it cuts out  and misses a beat
• Ford Mondeo Mk3 2.0 TDCi 130 - Low running temperature 23 Dec 2010 (Forum)
  ? Does anyone have any idea where this link is? I have had the car for 5 weeks, and I am experiencing the overcooling problem, (made worse over the last few days of icy weather)  Took it for a 50 mile run at the weekend, non stop, and the temp gauge only reached 1/4 scale. Today, after
• BMW 520d SE auto tiptronic 2007 - 520d auto tiptronic juddering 20 Dec 2010 (Forum)
  have just purchased a 520d SE automatic tiptronic, 2007 June with 32K on the clock the car has been fully serviced at BMW and has an enhanced service package running for 5 years. When I run up to a stop say at traffic lights and leave it in "drive" there is a movement from side
• Vauxhall Vectra B (1995 - 1999) - 99 2.5 Car running like stink 24 Jan 2010 (Forum)
  I picked it up it ran really well. After leaving it over the Xmas period, it runs like stink and its missing on cylinders 1 and 4, all leads and plugs have been changed and the coil pack has also been replaced to no avail, I've now been told by the garage that I use, that its possibly the ECU
• Volvo S80 (1998 - 2006) - 98 2.9 Compression Problems 9 Oct 2009 (Forum)
  The mechanic rebuild the head on this motor 178K and the motor would not start. He killed the battery, recharged it and got running. But at different times the compression now fails sporadically on various cylinders. We took in because number "2 cylinder had no compression. It died on the way
• Breakdown that was hardest to fix 25 May 2009 (Forum)
  . On arrival, you always checked for fuel and sparks first, which I did. Both present, and the van would run, but not well. I managed to get it running better by retarding the ignition, but it was still not right. Towed it back to the garage, and the job was solved after a lot of head scratching by people