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• Volkswagen Golf IV (1998 - 2004) - good buy ? 22 Oct 2009 (Forum)
  Hello all Just got a golf for number one son. have I had a good buy>? its a July 2001 plate Y reg. 1.4 S, Silver, 3 door. its got a gti rear spoiler, gti alloys, r32 front grill and lexus style rear lights. I gave it £130 worth of service, wipers, spark plugs, oil filter, fully snyth, air filter
• Alfa 156 1.8 Cam belt & big end failure 1 Aug 2007 (Forum)
  and tensioners.3 weeks later it gets towed back in with the big ends knocking.He spoke to the local Alfa garage they said it was common with people who don't check oil levels enough and they run dry.This has we believe been compounded by the higher compression of a rebuilt 60k head with new valves and seats
• saab 93 (Y-2000) egr valve faults 6 May 2007 (Forum)
  I have owned this car since 11000 miles and at first it was fitted with four egr valves in its first four years. Some brought on the engine management light (EML) some the dealer said were faulty and just changed them. The car has now done over 113,000 miles and the EML comes on when the car had
• 51 Mondeo Misfire 19 Jan 2007 (Forum)
  and everything seems fine. I've replaced HT leads. Oil and plugs were changed by a main dealer 3-4 months ago. There are no warning lights and a local garage checked the ECU and found no faults. I'm not keen on taking it in to the local Ford garage without some idea of where the problem could lie. I'm also
• Seat Leon TDi 110 Camshaft "Failed" 28 Dec 2005 (Forum)
  Howdy! My first post here after being recommended this website by a colleague at work. A couple of months ago my car went in for its MoT. It was just under 4 years old and had done around 63,500 miles - the cambelt was changed at 60,000 miles over the summer. The garage reported some "noise
• What car should I buy 9 Aug 2005 (Forum)
  , £270 for an oil change and to have the rubbers on your windscreen wipers torn isn't my idea of good value for money, another reason why I'm not as keen on the Audi as I would be just frmo the driving experience. I know I don't want a mundano, or even a Focs, so please don't suggest either
• 96 Escort Zetec 1.8LX Air Leak? 10 Jul 2005 (Forum)
  of normal. Thought it might be the thermostat but the top radiator hose feels hot, so i assume its working ok? Could the head gasket be on the way out? Theres no white in the oil, which i changed today but the car does feel like its lacking in a bit of power too. I'm not sure if there is one common thing
• AUDI A3 1.8T Service overdue...69k 25 May 2005 (Forum)
  Mechanic to do the work. Ok well i cant really remember, but if anyone knows or works for audi or knows about a3's i need to know exactly i need to do for the service to be done. The List: Sparks - I dont know what brand...Denso? NGK or Bosch Air Filter - Genuine or OEM from third party? Oil Filter
• Tapping Rover 75 2L V6 4 Sep 2002 (Forum)
  , knocking and vibration at 600rpm) Dont get me wrong the vibration is not bone shaking but it wasnt there before. P.S. I have tried changing the oil and filter including trying this engine flush stuff with no resolution to my problem. Cheers, Lee.
• If Microsoft Built Cars 24 Oct 2001 (Forum)
  , the indicators would only work above 50mph. You would crash twice a week, and you would have no idea what happened. When you put luggage in the boot, at the end of your journey half of it would have disappeared. You would find it on the roof rack one month later. The oil, petrol and alternator warning lights
• Vauxhall Astra club - Help! My mechanic can't diagnose my Astra 15 Jun 2015 (Forum)
  rings appear to be ok, wet & dry readings result in no change - mechanic contacts engineering company to follow up on what occurred with head work. Mechanic orders 4 new hydraulic lifters. No signs of cracked head, head was pressure checked and passed New lifters fitted - no change. Mechanic explains
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  Accelerator problems with Toyota Avensis 29 Jan 2015 (Ask HJ)
  I have had some accelerator problems with my 2002 Toyota Avenis 1.6 petrol. When the car is cold the accelerator jumps massively during gear changes, specifically...
• 307 d turbo - 307 d turbo 2002 engine management. 25 Jul 2011 (Forum)
  to add i thought it was the map sensor thats located ontop of the coolent  radiator, after changing this still no change. Also i noticed the other week that the pipe that goes from the turbo to the coolent radiator was loose and would leak abit of oil, after tighting this back up still would
• Mitsubishi Space Wagon (1999 - 2005) - 2.4 GDi Engine, noisy tappets and perfomance issue 13 Feb 2011 (Forum)
  few weeks. All I've done so far is put a bottle of STP injector cleaner in with a 3rd of a tank & 2 days later filled with Super Unleaded, but it did it again this morning. At the moment I'm under the impression that a good service (accompanied with a good engine flush on the oil change) & perhaps
• Citroen Xantia auto gearbox problem 9 Oct 2003 (Forum)
  what he meant. When I last drove the car, it was fairly quick off the mark at anything more than tickover. Changes up and down the box were scarcely noticeable. The car behaved exactly as I would expect a modern 4-speed automatic to. Yesterday, having checked that the box wasn't in "snow" mode
• Vauxhall Corsa - Lack of Power/Gutless 12 Nov 2012 (Forum)
  no history of why this fault exists. I will list everything I have done to date so perhaps you can suggest some ideas! 1. Engine flushed and new oil air and fuel filters, removed the pick-up unit in the fuel tank and cleaned the plastic gauze (although not dirty
• Fabia Estate (2010) Mk 2, 1.2 TSI DSG - Random knocking noise when accelerating 26 Apr 2016 (Forum)
  .     May 21 st 2014 - DSG gearbox oil was changed, at 15940 miles, from synthetic to mineral oil free of charge under Skoda campaign reference 34F7
• How many tools and accessories do you keep in car 21 Dec 2009 (Forum)
  etc Jump leads WD40 Inspection light Full gown that came with Duckhams Hyper Grade oil about 20 years ago. This fits head-to-Toe and the idea is that you wear it over your smart suit if you need to change a wheel Ready mixed coolant (I have a weeping water pump) Oil Multimeter 5 metres of wire 12v
• VAG Long Life servicing Dead? 10 Jan 2006 (Forum)
  it was as they still classified the car as "used" therefore perhaps it was serviced as part of the VW approved used car scheme. When I looked closer at the book it has a couple of option boxs for the garage to tick - is this car on long life servicing? YES. Was long life oil used? NO. Assuming this is a simple
• Ford Mondeo 2.0 TDDi Duratorq 2001 Model 25 Jun 2004 (Forum)
  become brittle and breaks easily, even in BMW and S-500 Merz. Also, I try to service my car (changing Engine Oil and filter) for every 5,000km distance travelled. Book recommends 3,000 miles which is more or less 5,000km. And it recommends engine oil of grade 5W-30, but I cannot find such grades