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• VW 1.9 Tdi occasional misfire 25 Aug 2004 (Forum)
  Hi! I've posted the odd comment on the discussion forum about how my 94 Passat estate 1.9 Tdi has done 145,000 miles and hasn't missed a beat. Perhaps it serves me right but it has now developed a very occasional misfire! The engine runs normally for days, then out of the blue there's a sudden
• Toyota auto stalling 2 Apr 2004 (Forum)
  Can any of you expert help me with this? My Toyota Camry V6 auto (1992 model) sometimes stalls. It's always when the car has been running for a good while and is thoroughly warmed through. The revs drop away from a steady 800rpm to 300-400rpm and quite often the engine simply stalls. It's worse
• Rover 416 that hates wet weather 29 Feb 2004 (Forum)
  I have a Rover 416 that hates going out in the rain.When it's been raining hard the car runs fine until it's hit a few puddles. The car will be running fine and then all of us sudden it will miss go back to normal and then miss again before cutting out. Once cut out it can take 15 mins before
• Diesel Smoking / Additive 8 May 2003 (Forum)
  After purchasing a 1993 TD Astra, I thought it would be a good idea to use Miller\'s Power Plus additive to give the engine a \'clean\'as it has been probably been neglected (it was only done 2k in thast 12 months!). Over two weeks, the car has done about 180 miles doing the school run, bobbing
• SAAB Diesel starting problems 17 Dec 2002 (Forum)
  things to bits to assist the diagnosis and obvioulsy this will will run up a bill, and quite rightly. Can any Back Roomers suggest a fruitful area of investigation? The engine obviously has to have fuel under pressure to start and run. Once it does start, it runs OK. All help most welcome
• Polo running very strangely 8 Jan 2002 (Forum)
  or lengthy run is also a problem. The main thing thats worried me is the misfire/power loss. It has popped 2 water hoses recently. A breather pipe going from next to the oil filler to somewhere is broken - could this contribute? Any ideas about the cause of the probs?
• Vauxhall Carlton intermittent problems 6 Jun 2001 (Forum)
  I'd welcome any suggestions on the possible causes of two intermittent but distinct problems with my Vauxhall Carlton Auto Estate 2.0, neither of which the local Vauxhall garages can create in order to identify: 1. Failure to start - invariably in hot weather after a run, sometimes as short as 5
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  Getting dealt a choker 29 Aug 2011 (Ask HJ)
  I wonder if you can explain this. We have a FIAT Multipla 1.9 JTD Eleganza, 58 Reg, 15,000 miles on the clock. Last Thursday while my wife was driving,...
• Peugeot 308 Verve 2010 - P1338 - Misfire Cylinder No.2 (Losing the will) 13 Apr 2021 (Forum)
  Hello, I am looking for some help as I am losing the will (and running out of money). My Peugeot 308 Verve (2010 Plate) first developed this problem about a year ago and since then has had multiple works done to try and fix it with no avail. The car will run fine until
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  Are there any affordable to run, fun cars you can recommend? 5 Aug 2020 (Ask HJ)
  Do you have any suggestions for an affordable to run car with more than five cylinders? Otherwise, I have to go down the boring car route to replace my...
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  Buying a used Honda CR-V - should I go for petrol or diesel? 23 Mar 2015 (Ask HJ)
  I am thinking of buying a used (2010 model) Honda CR-V manual. My annual mileage is 9000 a year, with regular 13 mile motorway runs and the occasional...
• Honda Civic 1.6 - Fuel consumption - bad or just normal? 14 Jan 2015 (Forum)
  I swapped from a 2000W 1.0 Yaris over to a 2004/04 1.6 Civic back in March. Since then I've been quite disappointed with the fuel consumption, getting around 35-36 on average for my normal travelling and no better than 38 even on a long run. Is this normal for the car? I've tried looking
• Escort Van 1.8 Diesel (non turbo) - Escort Van 1.8Diesel Cold Stat Problem 10 Oct 2011 (Forum)
  that the diesel is going back to the tank? meaning an airleak of some sort?. To try and justified this i took the air intake off one morning and dropped a spoonful of diesel down each pot, put the air intake back on, turned the key, heated the plugs and hey presto it fired straight away, albeit didnt run
• Golf Mk 5 Buying Decision 10 Jul 2004 (Forum)
  I currently run a Golf TDI 130 mark 4 model. I bought it new two and a half years ago as an EU import, after I had to hurriedly reject a new Mini Cooper. The Golf has been faultlessly reliable, there are no squeaks or rattles and the engine is smoother and zippier than ever. Running in took
• EV dual motors - why? 10 Jun 2023 (Forum)
  Why do some EVs come with dual motors? If this is just for better performance then why not add a single but more powerful motor? We never had 2 engines in ICE cars! * Or is it for 4WD capability? Do the drivers get option to run 1 motor or it is both must run at same
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  What is the best first car? 18 Mar 2022 (Ask HJ)
  What is the best first-time car to buy second hand for my children?
• Electric cars in motorway service areas 11 May 2021 (Forum)
  You arrive at a service station low on charge.  But all the charging stations are full.  And there is a queue.  So you know you are stuck for a while.  If you stay you will over run the time allowed in the service area before you are penalised.  If you push
• Vauxhall Corsa - 2014 Corsa 13 Feb 2021 (Forum)
  Hi,   I have a 2014 Corsa with 76000miles on the clock. Over the last few months it has been making a loud, high pitched noise when I am driving above 40ishmph. The car feels like it's running fine, no loss of power etc. I had the oil changed today as well as the break pads
• Any - Running one driveshaft only 27 Dec 2019 (Forum)
  Want to do a bit of testing as above, fast idle (about 2000 rpm) with one side free, the other with the wheel on the ground or otherwise prevented from...
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  I'm looking to buy a hybrid SUV - which do you think I should look at? 28 Oct 2019 (Ask HJ)
  What's the best hybrid SUV?