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• Peugeot 206 hatchback (1998 - 2006) - 01 1.6 headgasket changed, but still have problems 29 Nov 2009 (Forum)
  Hi; I really hope someone out there with a bit more car knowledge than myself can help me here. Don't get me wrong, I can just about change a tyre, know where the water, oil petrol etc goes, but that's about my knowledge and I think my garage is messing me about. I'll try and keep this short
• A bland farewell 24 Oct 2018 (Forum)
  it was a real irritant. From cold the car was horrid to drive when pulling away, juddering badly but after warming up and a bit of clutch riding it (not ideal) would clear which tells me that the clutch was contaminated with oil, likely through the input shaft oil seal. I raised this with our local dealer
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  I found out my vehicle is older than I was told - is this a case of mis-selling? 29 Jun 2018 (Ask HJ)
  I purchased a Range Rover Evoque in March 2017 from a main dealer. The salesman said it was first registered in November 2016. The warranty was three years...
• My first 6 weeks with a 520d 15 Jul 2012 (Forum)
  and electrical systems to save fuel. In real life if saves hardly any fuel but the car is as responsive as me when I am asleep. Comfort is where I spend most of my time, car behaves like a lazy auto should changes up between 1700 and 2000 RPM in normal driving and is very smooth. Car will accelerate quickly
• all makes - Antifreeze- Blue vs Orange/Red 8 Oct 2021 (Forum)
  .   Or is it Education, how many people are aware that by topping up red antifreeze / coolant with blue they will reduce the lifespan of the red from 5 years to 1-2 years. It will also reduce the efficacy of the inhibitor package significantly. While we wouldn’t fill an engine specified for synthetic oil
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  Will my Volkswagen Golf Plus pass its MoT without having had the emissions fix done? 31 Jul 2017 (Ask HJ)
  Given the recent complaints of cars breaking down or going into limp mode following the emissions fix, I'm considering not proceeding with my own recall...
• Had my first breakdown not nice - Clutch has gone 15 Dec 2008 (Forum)
  Just when I thought it could not get any worse. Just dropped my sister off First off all just when i left my house the car was being lumpy in 3rd, I suspected it had ran out fuel (was also on the way to the fuel station) but it when I changed to 4th it was ran fine. Thought nothing
• Bangernomics...I think I've nailed it! 18 Oct 2008 (Forum)
  a reasonably handsome beast from certain angles! So far I've bought 2 new front tyres (£50 a corner as they say in the business!) an air filter and set of plugs, an oil and filter change from National and the price of an MOT (passed needing exactly nothing doing to it last month). The only problem
• Ford Mondeo II (1996 - 2000) - Oh no, not another bangernomics post! 17 Jul 2008 (Forum)
  on holiday. And it's been totally abused: Apart from one oil and filter change when I first got it, it's had ZERO servicing. Been washed 3 times. But it's never let me down or refused to start. One day it did begin underperforming - running on 3 cylinders, but still got us home fine. Needed a new
• 1992 Vauxhall Astra 1.4I 8v SOHC 17 Nov 2002 (Forum)
  this far – I do not want to be going here again soon! Had a bit of fun (not) farting about getting the cambelt tension correct and got the whole lot together after also changing engine oil/filter and recharging coolant circuit with 50/50 antifreeze mix. Engine turned over fine by hand without
• Smallish 4wd cars 27 Apr 2024 (Forum)
  and a bit rough.  It s a lot of money for something with no great comfort or space.  I was also worried about the twins it's reliability.  I have no particular reason to suspect it, but I know they're vulnerable to the wrong oil and so possibly a risky second hand buy.  I'm not sure I
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  S tronic hesitation 18 Jul 2015 (Ask HJ)
  I have an Audi Q5 2.0T (automatic). The car has an issue where when it slows down to a stop, the car starts to judder, sometimes quite violently and on...
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  Mk4 Fiesta 1.3l petrol overheating 24 Jun 2012 (Ask HJ)
  I have a 1.3l Ford Fiesta (2000) petrol that has an overheating problem. Heres a bit of background: Had a major coolant leak through a dodgy drain...
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  What do you think of the new compressed air-powered Mini CAT? 31 Mar 2012 (Ask HJ)
  The Air Car, developed by ex-Formula One engineer Guy N. for Luxembourg-based MDI, uses compressed air to push its engine's pistons and make the car go....
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  Why won't the dealer contribute to the cost of repairing the catalytic converter on my cheap Ford Fiesta? 25 Feb 2012 (Ask HJ)
  A month ago, I purchased a cheap runabout Ford Fiesta for £750 from a dealer in Enfield, London. Someone had part-exchanged it, although it came with a...
• Sick Alfa 156 2.0 TS Man 9 Apr 2002 (Forum)
  months old and the car started to suffer from engine breaking problems: i.e. when changing gear it was very difficult to get a smooth change, often if left in neutral and the car was going down a hill or on the flat it would decellerate to a stanstill. Went to dealer and they cleaned throttle pot
• Honda, Ford Vauxhall, VW, Skoda etc - New job (Yay!) maybe need a new car.... 20 Aug 2021 (Forum)
  not be practical.The petrol I am most familiar with is a 2 ltr Subaru Forester. Haven't driven a smaller engined NA petrol for so long can't really remember much about it. Running costs would need to be on the affordable side and I am thinking about geting some basic kit so I can do my own oil changing
• Citroen C3 (2002 - 2009) - 02 1.4HDi 16v engine cutting out at random 7 Jun 2018 (Forum)
  !!! No fault code stored. Yesterday, I had the same brief cut in power which lasted a second or so but then the oil pressure warning light came on and the car drove as normal. A quick pull over to the side of the road to turn ignition on and off and all is well again. No ECU lights are lit on the dash
• BMW E39 535i - glitches 24 Feb 2016 (Forum)
  Hi,   First up, apols if similar has been posted elsewhere. 1998 BMW E39 535i (silver). Was originally father-in-law's car and so 1 owner since new, 100K miles only. Had been stored for 2 years but 2 months ago I replaced the battery, got an oil change/engine
• Ford Focus (1998 - 2004) - 1999 1.8 overheating problem? 1 Jan 2014 (Forum)
  this be the Cylinder Head Temp (CHT) sensor telling the ECU to take precautions ? Strangely - if you ease off, it'll often return to the 12 o'clock position really quickly too - takes less than 30 seconds sometimes !? Both the coolant and oil levels are fine and there are no obvious leaks around any of the visible