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  Is it true that diesel vehicles don't respond well to repeated short runs from cold? 27 Oct 2010 (Ask HJ)
  I have advised my wife that for only about 5,000 miles per year she needs to stick to a petrol automatic SUV because it's cheaper and diesel engines do...
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  How easily does the Fiat 500 1.3 Lounge diesel's DPF clog up? 5 Aug 2010 (Ask HJ)
  We tried out the Fiat 500 1.2 Lounge petrol but found it to be very sluggish, especially as we live in Devon with loads of hills. You mentioned that there...
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  Did my 2004 Nissan X-Trail suffer a one-off engine management glitch? 19 Jul 2010 (Ask HJ)
  On my 2004 Nissan X-Trail 2.2 DCI (70,000 miles, FSH) I had a problem where the engine would not rev at about 2500rpm. It didn't stall, had been running...
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  Which economical 4WD vehicle would you recommend for tackling mountains? 30 Jun 2010 (Ask HJ)
  I climb, hike and mountaineer, and want a 4WD to haul me and my gear off road to the crags, as I'm 60 and can't walk 20 miles before climbing a mountain...
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  What could be causing our MINI Cooper S to lose power? 24 Jun 2010 (Ask HJ)
  I bought a used 2005 MINI Cooper S from a German dealer a few years ago. The car had only 5000km, now it has 40,000km. The car has been running great and...
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  Clean Simplicity? 24 Apr 2010 (Ask HJ)
  My wife, Carol, wants to buy an all-electric car, a four/five-seater hatchback, with a decent range. What can you recommend please? Do you think all-electric...
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  My particulate problem 17 Apr 2010 (Ask HJ)
  My 2007 Hyundai Tucson CRTD CDX 07 diesel has been showing a flashing amber warning light. The handbook says "emissions system check particulate filter.”...
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  Carbonic irrigation 26 Dec 2009 (Ask HJ)
  I purchased a new Focus 1.8 petrol in April 2009. There is an intermittent fault sometimes on starting and sometimes when pulling away from rest. The engine...
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  Tyres they are a changing 1 Aug 2009 (Ask HJ)
  I have a BMW 330 SE Coupe and was interested in your comments re Michelin Primacy HP last Saturday. Since fitting these to the wife's VW Golf V5 Tiptronic...
• Ford Mondeo 2L Diesel - Difficulty in engaging reverse gear when cold 4 Nov 2019 (Forum)
  Difficult to engage reverse or 1st gear when starting. Once running everything runs smoothly. Garage cant find anything wrong but reckon its a common mondeo problem as the clutch plate may be sticking on input shaft. They reckon only way to check is to take gearbox out. 4 figure sum
• Volvo s80 2000 - multiple bulb failure warning 14 Jul 2019 (Forum)
  I have had the above message and the following bulbs have stopped working but only on the driver side, on the passenger side all the bulbs work. brake light daytime running light on front dipped headlight daytime running light on rear.   I did
• 1.9 LX 04 Plate - Peugeot Partner 8 Jun 2016 (Forum)
  Hi My Peugeot Partner was struggling to start on first start up, turned over no problem but took a few tries til it caught, then starts up first time for the rest of the day and runs well. Changed all 4 glow plugs, starts instantly and runs well, but when i drive loses power and black smoke, iv
• Any - Air con maintenence 9 May 2016 (Forum)
  Thinking long term, is it bad for the ac system to run it on maximum cold and max fan speed (manual controls) or is it a good thing? I know it's bad NOT to run the AC system as seals can dry out, but just curious about the effects of doing the opposite. Like everyone here, want
• PEUGEOT 206 - CANT CLEAR DTC FAULT CODES AFTER CHANGING INJECTOR 10 Jan 2016 (Forum)
  CAR WAS RUNNING ON 3 SO I PLUGGED IN CAME UP INJECTOR 3 CIRCUIT HIGH RESITANCE/SO FIXED IT WITH A NEW INJECTOR AS I DID A TEST ON THE RESISTANCE ON THE INJECTOR AND IT WASNT RIGHT SO CHANGED IT ,AND NOW IT RUNS FANTASTIC BUT I CANT CLEAR THE FAULT CODES ,AS IT SAYS THEY ARE PERMINANT ,ANYONE HAD
• how old is yours 19 Jan 2015 (Forum)
  just a curious question i would like to take a wee survey my car is 10 years old and it still runs ok but some people think oh its ten years old what do you expect ok how many people in thios forum have a ten year old car that goes ok blimey my moyorcycle is 33 years old and runs ok i
• 2005 ford ranger 2.5tdi - miss fire 15 Jan 2014 (Forum)
  we have a 2.5tdi rebuilt engine but miss firing on number 4 cylinder , if we start the car run for a while then stop disconnect glow plug rail and put a direct feed on to no4 glow plug motor runs perfectly untill you remove power to glow plug , not injector as swaped around and problem is only
• KIA Sorento - CD Player running slow 20 Aug 2013 (Forum)
    2011 Sorento, Factory stereo with usb, aux and ipod sockets. (no dvd, bluetooth or gps) My son plugged his mp3 player into the usb socket...
• Any - Daylight running lights 27 Jun 2013 (Forum)
  There seems to be a sudden obsession locally to drive with either side or dipped headlights switched on . Once a speciality of Swedish cars it now seems...
• granada/ zodiac. - granada 2.8 backpressure 26 Apr 2013 (Forum)
  I have a Ford Zodiac with a Granada 2.8 engine fitted and after the car has been running for a while I get back pressure tthrough the rad. cap. I have not fitted an expansion tank to the cooling system, is this my problem??  I have today used Steel seal in case of head gasket failure
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  Two Peugeot engine questions 4 Mar 2013 (Ask HJ)
  Is the turbocharger on the Peugeot 1.6 HDi 112 engine water-cooled as well as oil lubricated? Does this engine need to tick over for a minute or two...