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• Hyundai Getz 1.1 year 2007 - Hyundai getz radiator fan not working 6 Jun 2017 (Forum)
  fan and blower and its not that. I've bridged RAD1 and RAD 2 relays and the fan runs. I've disconnected the coolant temp switch and the fan runs.  Are there enough clues above for someone to offer some advise on how to proceed further as I desperately need this car on the road for my wife
• any - long term weekend car rental 2 Mar 2017 (Forum)
  I am thinking around options to avoid buying a second car. Right now we have one car used by my wife for the school run and weekends. I commute to work by bike / public transport. Of late, there are several childrens' activities during the weekends, and they are now begining
• bmw 320d 2008 - bmw 320d timing chain, why did it fail? 16 Feb 2017 (Forum)
  other than technical mumbo jumbo. The Cardiff garage did say that they fix a couple every week but other people having the same problem doesnt make me feel better The car runs fine now and I have had it back 6 weeks but is there someone out there who can explain to me why it failed and more
• Peugeot 206 SW - peugeot 206 1.4 hdi noisy and shaky engine 10 Apr 2016 (Forum)
  i have a 2005 peugeot 206 1.4 hdi around 180.000 kms. recently, the engine started to run very noisy and extremely vibrating/shaking, some kind of rapid ticking sound comes out of it (from the timing belt side i guess?). it totally gives me headaches on long trips. i've diagnosed the car 3 times
• Audi A3 2002 1.6 petrol misfire ? 24 Feb 2016 (Forum)
  serviced, there is for instance absolutely no cam wear and the head is yellow inside, not black. The car runs on LPG as well as petrol. The problem is that is has a misfire on cylinder 2. It’s not the ignition. As the coil, leads and plugs have been changed. Also the coil (which
• 2004 1.6 Ford Focus Estate - 04 MK1 Focus - lumpy when pulling up 17 Feb 2016 (Forum)
  Folks, first time on here, I thought I'd get my thoughts into one thread and see what the collective knowledge on here can suggest. Picked up my 04 Estate as a runabout whilst I took my Golf off the road last year. It's just about to hit 110k, runs fine, but I'm quite OCD regarding my
• Fiesta Flame 1.4l 2004 - Ford Fiesta 2004 1.4l start issue 17 Dec 2015 (Forum)
  Tried to start for work one morning and car will not idle, car will start and engine will run only if I hold down the accelerator, as soon as I release car stalls. If engine is revved enough to warm car will run 100% fine, but once cooled down same issue returns
• Any - Tough used petrol Estate options? 30 Oct 2015 (Forum)
  2.5 years ago I bought a 58 reg  Octavia Estate 1.9 tdi with the intention of running to maybe 130 to 140K. Overall it's great, does the job perfectly, it's got  FSH,  oil change every 6K a year with me  and I look after it. But I'm starting to have a few doubts at 70K
• Ford Focus - 05 1.6 petrol focus idle problem 9 Sep 2015 (Forum)
  is up to running temp. As soon as it gets to running temp the revs jump between 1300 to 1400 rpm and the throttle pedal doesn’t work. So I have to turn the car off to get it to go again, but as soon as I stop at lights for more than a couple of seconds it starts revving itself up and down again
• Chrysler Grand Voyager 2.8 auto - voyager starting problem 3 Sep 2015 (Forum)
  on top. ( when this was changed it was perfect for a week, then all of a sudden back to normal.) since then priming the fuel guaranteed a start. Now nothing works it just cranks and cranks. There is one of the injector tops that's a bit damp and discoloured but when running the car runs perfect. Can
• 2007 Chrysler Voyager 2.8 crd Automatic. - Automatic gearbox appears stuck in a low gear. 4 Mar 2015 (Forum)
  cold) and all seemed fine at their correct levels.I then started the vehicle and went for a short run and it appeared fine. Later the same day my daughter drove the vehicle and low and behold back to low gear only. She has had the AA out and they report a fault code of P.1792 which refers
• Vauxhall Astra H - Vauxhall 1.6 Ecotec engine failure 27 Feb 2015 (Forum)
  on the drive and that was the end of that, this after only being run a few hours earlier.  When severe and on it's way the engine sounds like a diesel running from cold, there are several example videos on Youtube (  https://www.youtube.com
• Vauxhall Corsa C (2000 - 2006) - 03 1.1 Easytronic gearbox might need replacing 10 Feb 2015 (Forum)
  hi my corsa club is a 2003 semi auto but in the last 2 weeks iv been having trouble with it and can't get it to start regularly! it got towed to the nearest vauxhall dealership, they said it needed a new cluth actuator but then after a few days they said it was running fine, didnt need a new one
• Repair 01 Honda Civic or new family car???? - Family in Need of a Car 12 Dec 2014 (Forum)
  for used parts on ebay but nothing for our make/model).  The car will also need a clutch soon which will be an additional cost. 2 Questions: 1) should we sell the car now or pay to fix these items with the hopes the car will run another 4-5 years.   "We buy
• Focus 2.0 TDci 2006 - High Miles Focus TDCi dilemma 24 Aug 2014 (Forum)
  it on a newer small car. My Focus has a slipping clutch (£1000 I've heard) and needs rear discs. It's running slightly rough but no codes showing on dianostics. I'm thinking maybe expensive injector problem? I could get even more into debt paying for the Focus and keep it a year or two
• Citroen C5 - Another "old age low mileage v young age high" 4 Jul 2014 (Forum)
  We often see comments questions from people wondering or debating about the merits of buying either an older but very low mileage car, or a younger higher mileage one.  Usual consensus is that a car with low miles over many years is likely to have had quite a hard life of short runs, stop
• Ford Mondeo Mk1 1994 Petrol 1.8 - Ford Mondeo Mk1 Problem Starting 20 May 2014 (Forum)
  with either KOEO or KOER tests. It can also perform a Cylinder Balance test perfectly. The fuel pump runs for a few seconds when the ignition is turned on, and the immobiliser light goes out after 6 seconds. I understand this has an Idle Speed Control Valve and an Idle-increase Solenoid Valve. I wonder
• Audi A4 Avant 2004 1.9TDI - Diisplay Errors: Date, Time & Outside Temp 9 Mar 2014 (Forum)
  ):     Car wasn’t used for 6 weeks – engine run at 2,000 rpm every 4-5 days to keep battery charged, except one period where it had to be left for 8 days. Car always started, battery sometimes sluggish, but not excessively so (it's never been a great battery
• Skoda Fabia vRS - Ideas for replacement for Skoda Fabia 1.4 VRS 9 Aug 2013 (Forum)
  Been running a Skoda Fabia 1.4 VRS for 2.5 years now and we are looking to replace it in Spring 2014 when the lease runs out (its a company car). Have loved the effortless acceleration , the DSG gearbox and the fact it is small so great for driving
• Vauxhall Vectra C 2.2SRI 2006 - Advice 5 Aug 2013 (Forum)
  Hello My Vectra has recently started to jump/misfire slightly when changeing gear and accelerating it jumps a couple of times then carrys on fine until i change gear accelerate then it jumps again then carrys on fine it runs nearly as normal aprt from jumpy when accelerating