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• ford escort diesel van 75 2001 - Escort Diesel van no poere stalling 22 May 2012 (Forum)
  I have a ford escort van 1.8 diesel in the last week it has started acting up if you let it idle for a while the engine will start running rough then stall it sounds like there is a noise coming from the clutch housing,sometimes there is no accelleration foot on the floor in first gear doing 5 mph
• Vauxhall Vectra B - vectra Z18XE starting problems 5 Feb 2012 (Forum)
  hi hope someone can help. i have had my vectra 1.8 2001 model for about a year and had no problems untill now. i used the car around 3 weeks ago and it just cut out at traffic lights it would not start for 10 mins with the light with spanner flashing then it would start and run for 2 mins
• Mazda 5 1.8 petrol - Mazda 5 1.8 petrol rough erratic idle 12 Nov 2011 (Forum)
  Hi, We have an 06 Mazda 5 1.8 ts2 petrol. In the last couple of weeks this has developed a fault. To start with it happened intermittently when starting from cold, but seems to be getting gradually worse. The engine is running rough when idling, feels like a misfire, and loses power when you
• Citroën Xsara hdi - CitroënXsaraSTOP light & temp light on and beeping 9 Nov 2011 (Forum)
  also was running very groggy on tick over then died so tried again and same happened but noticed temp gauge was on nothing then 90 then stayed at 0 and fan was running, so left it for a minute or so ticking over groggy and beeping and flashing stop ended gauge still on 0 and revs returned to normal
• Vauxhall Astra H (2004 - 2009) - 05 1.6 Engine Block Light & running on 3 cylinders 9 May 2011 (Forum)
  On the final return leg home of a wet saturday shopping trip the orange engine block light came on and the car started running as though on only three cylinders. It had been an afternoon of stop/start driving between various shopping destinations but it wasn't until the journey home
• ford escort 1.6 si 1996 - White smoke out of exhaust 1 Feb 2011 (Forum)
  Hi all, Hope you can help me on this one chaps..... I bought this escort with a suspected water pump and thermostat gone, i changed water pump, cam belt, drive belt as it was cracked, still did not start and it was blowing the water out of reservoir, so i changed the head gasket, run a flat edge
• Ford Mondeo IV - Low battery 27 Mar 2010 (Forum)
  noticed a "low battery" warning flash up on the dashboard. Afraid that it might be about to run flat, I started the engine and just let it run for about 10 minutes and then I didn't notice the warning again. Now, I have not been driving a lot recently, maybe no more than 100 miles in the last
• End the School Run ? 27 May 2009 (Forum)
  We all know it clogs are roads, causes congestion and is producing a nation of fat, unfit kids. " CAR commuters will get to work 12 minutes quicker on average this week, as they will not have to compete with the school run. For Londoners driving to work, the journey should be almost 16 minutes
• Volvo V50 (2004 - ) - V50. Is it any good?? 15 May 2009 (Forum)
  I am considering buying a used Volvo V50 2.0d, either S or Sport model. I currently run a V W Passat 1.9Tdi 100hp, which now has 167,000 miles on. I have not had a minutes trouble with the Passat. Prior to running the Passat I have run 3 Golfs, all having around 140,000 on them when I got rid
• Citroen Xantia (1993 - 2000) - 95 1.9td smokes on startup. initial lumpy running 12 Apr 2009 (Forum)
  Hi, I have had a problem with my xantia smoking on start up, and lumpy running for 20sec then it settles down and drives as sweet as a nut. But if I am stuck in traffic with it idling for any length of time then accelerate I get a big cloud of smoke out of the exhaust it then clears and all
• Volkswagen - LT35 - 00 2.5 TDI intermittent tapping noise 7 Apr 2009 (Forum)
  I have a Volkswagen LT35 2.5 TDI which has been running well until it started making a tapping sound intermitently, however i came in after a run and found that when the van was at idle its sounds really rough and tapping however when i rev the engine the noise goes away, i drve the van again
• Ford Mondeo III (2000 - 2007) - 04 1.8 Zetec: emissions failure 23 Mar 2009 (Forum)
  A youngish relation's very tidy Mondeo III, around 100k miles I think, has failed catastrophically on emissions. The testing station apparently said its smoke had filled the garage and emissions were 'off the scale'. The engine runs silently and allegedly drives well. Started from cold yesterday
• Citroen ZX (1992 - 1998) - 93 1.9TD Over cooling 10 Nov 2008 (Forum)
  Hi guys The temperature gauge on my ZX TD has been running slightly cool recently, around 80 - 85C instead of the 90 - 100C I believe is normal. As it was overdue, I renewed the coolant, and the thermostat (which I suspected might be the cause). I let the car idle for around 20-30 mins
• Ford Focus (1998 - 2004) - 2003 1.8 tdci 115 - lumpy running 26 Aug 2008 (Forum)
  Help needed please - my tdci 115 focus has been running a bit lumpily in third recently and today when driving in traffic in I think 2nd gear at about 2000rpm, several times when I took my foot off the accelerator the engine ran on & even tried to increase the speed! Any idea what this means? I've
• What MPV,7 seats, reliable and economical to run? 26 Apr 2008 (Forum)
  shoulder of the motorway Not to spend a fortune on running costs - petrol/repairs I have up to 9 grand to spend but I am open to creative suggestions and would like to spend less if I could reasonably get away with it. It's hard to get excited about this kind of purchase but it would be nice. It can
• golf gti - purge valve- 4 Jul 2007 (Forum)
  normal black hoses that go somewhere????? anyway i pulled off the blue hose on the engine purge valve and now everything seems to run good. car pulls away well and does not seem to run lumpy. I took car on a quick run and when i got back and parked up,lifted bonnet and then some smoke was coming from
• Cit ZX Diesel smoke plume at start up 19 Jun 2007 (Forum)
  . I have accidentally engulfed people in smoke before who were standing 10 meters away. :( During this start up and smoke, the engine runs a little lumpy, but after about 10 seconds it's perfect, and once it's running/warmed up, it's perfectly fine, no smoke, it just runs nice. People have
• Uninsured Drivers = 99% Hit & Runs 9 Oct 2006 (Forum)
  Hi All lawful motoirst and other decent eople are fed up with the criminals that drive around without valide insurance. Even if a car has insurance, but subsequently runs out of raod tax/mot, then technically its not insured. Where there is a weill, there is a way. The way is simple. Demand
• Corsa 1.2 8v running cool 30 Dec 2004 (Forum)
  Hi all My sister-in-law's 1.2 8v Corsa is running cool. The fans finally came on when I revved the engine, so I suspect the thermostat. Having bought a Haynes manual it would appear I have to remove the timing belt and rear cover to remove the thermostat. The manual also mentions a special tool
• Rough Starting Peugeot 306dt 22 Nov 2004 (Forum)
  and run on the second turn of the key. I now have to keep the key turned for about 4-5 seconds before the engine will pick up and run by itself. Perhaps the colder weather is having an effect. Pressing the accelerator as soon as it fires up helps it to get through the initial rough patch. Once through