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• Starting problem on Audi A6 2.5 TDI 25 Dec 2004 (Forum)
  by a cloud of white smoke from the exhaust). The engine also sounds a little bit lumpy until warm (after which it runs fine), so I am not convinced it runs properly on all cylinders during the warming up phase. I recently replaced all 6 of the glow-plugs as a first stab at fixing it, but it only made
• Which old banger? 5 Nov 2004 (Forum)
  #1 Vauxhall Cavalier, 1.6, J reg, 144K miles, brown-silver eczema paint, saloon, T&T->April05, exhaust looks OK, some nasty rust on brake pipes where they pass under clips, tyres thin-ish, been standing 2 months, runs OK after a minute or two, slightly crusty around wheel arches, slightly grubby
• First car questions 13 Sep 2004 (Forum)
  been looking at cars, so far at VW Golf's and Fiestas as they are cheap to run and insure. Corsa's have also been suggested. The main issue is money, I have about £2000 limit on spending on the car, however the less money I spend the better. Obviously I want something that is reliable, cheap to run
• White smoke from M Reg Astra 1.4 2 Aug 2004 (Forum)
  , cam belt and used all new bolts tightened to the correct torque. Started the car, worked fine, continued to run for approx 15 mins, still fine. Temperature gauge didnt move but we also own a Corsa which can run happily for nearly 30 mins before gauge moves. Popped car in gear to move off drive
• Subaru Misfire 1 Jul 2004 (Forum)
  and it misfired once during the journey only for a few seconds then was OK again and he said that he filled up with Shell Optimax a few days ago and it's been running a lot better since it's had the Optimax although the misfire is still there. It's been out to our second home in Wales and down to London e.t.c
• Ford Fiesta - misfiring, it now happens 2 Jun 2004 (Forum)
  yes it's me again. ive now got this problem all the time now, these are the symptoms: 1. i can somethimes smell diesel inside the car with the engine running. ive checked the exhaust for leaks - none found. 2. ive been told that it misfiring possiably because one of my injecters has worn out
• Cost of motoring 28 May 2004 (Forum)
  still have (2 on the road). The cars have covered around 133,000 miles in that time. This makes depreciation a shade over 4p / mile. Pretty good, I thought. Then I worked out the total cost (I also keep reasonable records of money spent) - I find that my cars run at around 17p / mile all
• Glow Plug changing on Audi A6 2.5 TDI? 20 Dec 2003 (Forum)
  cylinders are firing for the engine to run properly. There is often a brief cloud of whitish smoke after the engine fires. Once running, the car performs fine and it starts from warm perfectly. All but 1 of the glow plugs are the original factory fitted items so I am considering getting all 6 renewed
• MoT Question - Not Technical ! 25 Jun 2003 (Forum)
  ticket ran out on 29.5 and I phoned to pre-book a test yesterday in case I got pulled by the Rozzers. If they come up behind me in the future or I run through a ANPR system I will get pulled if they do a PNC check on the bike and find my MoTs run out - and being a cynical type of guy - am I more likely
• Toyota Timing belt 24 Apr 2003 (Forum)
  My daughter runs a 1989 Corolla, a 1.6 twin cam carb engine. Nothing special, in fact it drives rather nastily, however she's just got away with snapping the timing belt. Firth thing the car started running rough, lots of misfire. Spark and fuel seemed OK so garage looked at it. Said the ignition
• Vectra Engine Management 10 Apr 2003 (Forum)
  I have a Vectra 1.8 1997P with a similar fault to that described on the archive dated Sept 01 by Peter Bowman. A couple of miles into a run, the engine hesitates and the rev counter dips to zero. Afterwards the engine management light comes on and remains on. When this first happened, switching
• BMW 316i auto box slipping (E36)? 16 Mar 2003 (Forum)
  A friend of mine is looking to buy a 1995 BMW 316i auto. The car has 52k miles up (this is in Guernsey so it's all round-town driving) and 2 owners. It appears to have been well looked-after despite the garage not having the service book to hand (will run the chassis number past the local BMW
• VW Passat Lurching!!!!! 23 Feb 2003 (Forum)
  Hi All, At last a tech forum that has people who reply and seem to know what they are talking about! Right, as short as possible here goes..... My car is running absolutely fine on idle, round town BUT after a few miles on the motorway develops what I can only describe as a lurch, a bit like
• Heat/water problem on 94 Corsa SRi 16 Dec 2002 (Forum)
  run at 90 or there abouts. The needle falls when the engine is stopped so its not stuck there. There is now more yellow gunk in the top cover than before, no noticeable water loss however - and even when i leave the engine running with the car sat still, the needle will not rise to 90, previously
• Chrysler customer services (or not) 4 Oct 2002 (Forum)
  I feel I need to let off steam at Chrysler Customer Services after having the run around for nearly 2 months... On 8th August I noted an unhealthy noise coming from by Chrysler Diesel Voyager and reported it to my nearest dealer, 5 days later they took a look at it and advised it would need a 5th
• Mint Volvo 460 in need of a radiator 24 Aug 2002 (Forum)
  miles (none of which have been very short runs), has a full Volvo service history, has had a very recent new Volvo silencer and 2 new tyres and is in immaculate condition inside and out. Parkers online valuation quoted £610 for A1 condition. However, looking on Autotrader suggests that £995 ONO
• Cheap LPG? 16 Oct 2001 (Forum)
  consideration, particularly when you can get fully integrated cars (eg Vauxhalls+Volvos) these days - I am aware LPG does not run as efficiently volume-wise but I could in theory save about a third of my fuel bill a year which is still very tempting. I can't help but think that this is going to go the same way
• Faulty Megane and Motorpoint 28 Apr 2001 (Forum)
  with the injection system and said it need a main dealer to sort it. OK, I thought, it's under warranty. Not so said the dealer, the warranty book is stamped 29th March 2000 with a Renault dealer in Calais' stamp. Motorpoint must have bought it from them then and that's when the waranty runs from. They contacted
• Mondeo Diesel 19 Mar 2001 (Forum)
  pulls away from a road junction he has to slip the clutch to get the speed up. Once its up to normal running it runs normally. He bought the car new about two years ago. I told him I was sure one of you gang will come up with something. regards Alvin Booth
• Nissan 200SX - Very slow to build revs when hot 6 Jan 2001 (Forum)
  Dear Sir I own a K-plate old-shape Nissan 200SX Auto that has been regularly serviced (including semi-synthetic oil changes at every 6,000 miles) and has covered 84,000 miles. The car has always idled at about 700-800 rpm in gear but recently, when the engine was hot after a long motorway run