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• Which? Confirms Hidden Costs of Running Diesel Cars 7 Aug 2019 (Forum)
  The tables in the Which? report didn't consider residual values at all.  Apart from the fuel savings, my '09 XF 3.0d cost £1k more than the petrol 3.0,...
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  How much cheaper can you buy a car at auction? 8 Sep 2018 (Ask HJ)
  How much cheaper can you buy a car at auction?
• Honda Jazz - Used car - cigarette smoke through vents 5 Dec 2017 (Forum)
  I've recently bought a used car that was owned by a smoker. The interior valet seems to have got rid of most of the smell. However, when running the heating there is a lot of cigarette smell coming through.  This is without running the air con. Is there anything I can do to get rid
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  How do you know if your DPF is regenerating while driving? 4 Apr 2017 (Ask HJ)
  How do you know if your DPF is regenerating while driving?
• Renault Megane 2016 - Mpg 8 Nov 2016 (Forum)
  Hi, question on mpg on new cars. Is it true you need to run it in for a 1000 miles or so before getting a correct mpg reading. The car is supposed to get 76mpg but I'm only getting 50mpg. I've read that there is a run in period before the computer adjusts and gives an accurate reading
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  Does a manufacturer's warranty include battery cover? 25 Oct 2016 (Ask HJ)
  My Nissan Qashqai is now 18 months old. Will the manufacturer's warranty cover me if the battery needs replacing?
• Fiat punto grande 1.9d 2006 - 2006 fiat punto grande 1.9d running lumpy at 2500 11 Sep 2015 (Forum)
  Hi I bought a 2006 fiat punto grande 1.9 diesel yesterday, drove home 100 miles and on route the car was lumpy and jumpy through 2500rpm and 3000rpm I...
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  BMW 218d and 220d - what's the difference? 31 Mar 2014 (Ask HJ)
  What is the difference between the BMW 218d and the 220d? Is it just the engine mapping? Can't they both be remapped to run the same power?
• Chrysler Grand Voyager - Fuel Pump & Engine Speed 5 Oct 2013 (Forum)
  Been having starting problems with my 2008  2.8 diesel Chysler Grand Voyager, I suspect low fuel pressure or injector trouble but only done 62K. Where is fuel pump located and what delivery pressure should it give out. Also when engine is running in park or neutral can only get engine revs
• Rover 25 - Gearbox problems 27 May 2013 (Forum)
  I have a rover 25 2.0td and the other day I was driving along when all of a sudden I couldn't change down into another gear. I found that when the car was running, I couldn't put it into gear, yet if the ignition was off, I could change gear easily. Tried it again today, week after all
• Ford Focus 1.6LX 2003 - Help!! my car judders when i accelerate? 21 Mar 2013 (Forum)
  Went and filled my car at the petrol station today, shortly after my car started to judder when i accelerate, runs fine when idle?? I have also have noticed a noice the last few weeks it sounds like the old VW beetle each time i accelerate but the car was running fine back then? help please
• Nissan Almera - 2001 almera running fault 6 Mar 2013 (Forum)
  can eny1 help pls i got a 2001 1.5cc almera tick over up and down, drive it in 1st and 2nd gear it fine but put it in 3rd 4th 5th in boers out. sounds...
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  Buying a small 4x4 with a small engine. 20 Jan 2013 (Ask HJ)
  What options in the way of a 4X4 with a 1600cc or less engine are there? Petrol preferably, or no DPF. Offroading will be only on the ranges at Bisley....
• astra g 1.7 cdti 05 reg 80bhp - astra wont start 10 Oct 2012 (Forum)
  strange one here folks,my astra wont start sometimes in the morning just keeps turning over but if i bump it its fine.you can turn it of and it starts on the button,anyway its been fine all week starting in the mornings,till today wouldn't start bumped it now runs fine engine is fine car runs
• Volkswagen Golf IV (1998 - 2004) - Gt TDi 130 - ecu light woes 5 Sep 2012 (Forum)
  Ive got a mk4 Gt TDi 130 ( PD ) which has always run well, nothing major...apart from the airbag light being on ( o/s seat - cable cut) Went for a run last night, only to see the glow plug light flashing, and "engine workshop" displayed on the info panel.......... any idea's - or common causes
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  306 leaking coolant 19 May 2012 (Ask HJ)
  My 306 keeps running out of coolant and a warning light keeps coming on, but my car temperature stays the same.
• Volkswagen Polo III - 1.4 Petrol 1997 - Extremelydifficult to select gears 28 Jan 2012 (Forum)
  I've just purchased a 1997 petrol 1.4 Polo as a run about. The car runs fine but there is a problem selecting any gear. It is extremely difficult to select the correct gear and requires a huge amount of pressure to push the gear stick. On the plus side once in gear there are no crunching
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  Overfuelling SEAT Cordoba with black smoke 15 Jan 2012 (Ask HJ)
  I have a 1999 SEAT Cordoba TDI. All of a sudden it started overfuelling, with black smoke.
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  Heater not blowing hot 7 Nov 2011 (Ask HJ)
  The car runs cold, I can only get warm air on the windscreen and to my feet, not to the central vents. Could it be the heater matrix/control valve or...
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  Vauxhall Zafira 3 Jan 2011 (Ask HJ)
  I have an 2007 Vauxhall Zafira 1.9 diesel and the oil level has risen is this down to the DPF?