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• Audi A4 - Purchased car and broke down day after 30 Sep 2015 (Forum)
  I purchased a second-hand car from a garage in my local area.  The vehicle was described as in excellent condition.Visually it is immaculate.  The day after I bought it, it did not start. Called AA next morning and diagnosed battery issue and also emission of white smoke.  Went
• Ford Fiesta (1995 - 1999) - 1999 1.8 Courier van instrument/electrical problem 7 Feb 2009 (Forum)
  started the vehicle everything was working again, except the faintly glowing warning lights were back. As if that wasn't enough, today I had another new problem. I went to start the van and it wouldn't start. The starter motor never turned over but the lights were bright and the battery seemed good. I
• Renault Clio 1 Petrol (1991 - 1998) - 1997 1.2 high idle and rough 31 Dec 2008 (Forum)
  fix it. Disconnecting the battery for 10 minutes to reset the ECU also fixes it, but the problem always returns. Also, I removed the coolant/engine temp. sensor and cleaned that off which fixed it temporarily. When turning the ignition off, it idles normally on restart until the throttle is pressed
• Vauxhall Astra G Petrol (1998 - 2004) - 2002 1.6 Full Beam issue, now disabled on car 10 Dec 2008 (Forum)
  and error experiment to stop the battery going flat on me. Found one that disabled one, however the right hand side, remained on, I had to (again foolishly, but I was desperate) pop the bonnet and physically disconnect the wiring to the bulb) to stop flattening the battery. The car and all its electrical
• Please Help - Audi Coolant Pressure 8 Jan 2007 (Forum)
  managed to pull over before the car got to the red line, probably got to about 120c. When trying to start the car again the engine barely made any attempt and the battery sounded dead, I assume this means the engine partially seized due to the heat? Black smoke and a burning stench came out of the engine
• VOLVO EC40, twin engine, electric - Range not as advertised 17 Nov 2024 (Forum)
  Hello I would like some advice on the above which I purchased Sept with fixed finance in place. The range advertised is 331 but getting 230 on run London to Oxford. I fully appreciate variants as have had another Volvo for 3 years with an older battery with less capacity and I am
• Ford Fusion - Alarm problem 11 May 2024 (Forum)
  years ago, so now depend exclusively on the manual key. Until now, the problem seemed to be resolved by unlocking the car manually with the remaining key we have. However, this did not work today, and the alarm went off again and again, so I had to disconnect the battery. With the noise removed I could
• Toyota Yaris mark 3 - advice re bigger car/aging Toyota Yaris 13 Dec 2023 (Forum)
  Looking for general advice,I have a 61 plate Toyota Yaris in very good condition she has only done 41,000 miles. She is very reliable,in the two years that I have had her I have replaced all the tyres as they were quite worn when I got her,the original battery went and her brakes need some work
• Any - How clean is your exhaust tailpipe?! 25 Oct 2023 (Forum)
  ULEZ money grabs. However, if I run my finger round the end of the exhaust, it comes out covered in soot! Clearly it doesn’t have any form of petrol GPF and it shows! I guess the idea is that the battery is charged and used for urban running to improve local air quality, but I was surprised quite
• Peugeot 205 1.8D - Rev limiter tampered! 30 Aug 2023 (Forum)
  , I have a multimeter tool clip the positive red cable to the alternator signal and the black negative to the battery. Idle speed on cold and warm is prefect, but when I tried to raise the max rev, my multimeter screen number has disappeared after 2,000rpm. I could not check the max rev numbers. I
• Renault Grand Scenic MK III 2010 - APPROX repair / diagnostic costs in this list 1 Apr 2023 (Forum)
  and repair. * Rear light cluster replacement. * New battery. * Alarm investigations - re random triggering. * Attention to faded front light lens - may be 'cleanable' or may need replacement.
• Fiat 500 TwinAir Lounge 2015 model (pre-facelift) - The inner LCD screen has gone dark 16 Dec 2022 (Forum)
  or numbers showed. I have looked on line and checked the tailgate wiring, the 5 amp fuse in the "glovebox", and disconnected the "snap on" connector on the negative terminal. Also tested the battery and it is fine. I have looked at various Fiat forums but none describe my symptoms. So any bright ideas
• Hyundai i10 key fobs 23 Sep 2022 (Forum)
  .   As soon as she walks off, the car sounds a buzzing type sound and on dashboard it says "key out of car"   I know, you think its battries, but didn't manufacturers have a way to send a signal to keys, get a code reply without battries?   Hope it is just a battery fault
• 1986 Daihatsu Skywing - Alternator Operating Temperature? 21 Aug 2022 (Forum)
  under manual control. The battery had been bench charged before starting. Couldn't find much on this in a car context from a quick Google, but a discussion on a yachting forum seems to indicate maybe 100C as a rough rule of thumb maximum. https://www.cruisersforum.com/forums/f14
• Advice on 1st car 2 Jul 2022 (Forum)
  miles ago  New auxiliary belt Rear silencer  Rear coil Front lower swivel joints  Battery 6 months old  Cam belt done at 150,000 New water pump, idler wheel and tension spring  Camcover gasket at 2000 miles ago Oil
• Toyota Yaris - Use a car cover, or not? 10 Apr 2022 (Forum)
  laid up my car in Thailand (usually for four months) I have just disconnected the battery and inflated the tyres to 40psi.  The car is parked on a covered parking deck at our condominium.  Its sheltered from the sun and rain, but open to the air. The area is kept very clean by a team
• Mickey Mouse Motor Corporation - Zero carbon - zero charge 17 Jun 2021 (Forum)
  An electric coach travelling from London to Cornwall for the G7 Summit was left stranded outside the Eden Project over the weekend, after its battery ran out of juice before finding a charging point. Turns out the race to zero is easier than expected… The Carbon
• Ford C-MAX - Ford radio - not ‘locked’, not asking for code 16 Mar 2021 (Forum)
  We had the battery disconnected for a few months while away, when we reconnected the radio asked for code. There were some wrong attempts, but it didn’t get as far as saying ‘locked’. We now have the code but the radio doesn’t ask for it, I guess it might be permenanyly locked out but it doesn’t
• Seat Ibiza Mk III - Boot light curiosity 27 Jan 2021 (Forum)
  Odd one here folks I'm hoping has a straightforward answer I simply can't see - like many others I imagine, my car (Seat Ibiza Mk III 2008) has been basically sat on a driveway for a year, so I've had battery issues. I bought a mains-powered trickle charger as a stopgap until it's safe to go out
• Any - Automotive Multimeter 3 Jan 2021 (Forum)
  https://tw.forumosa.com/t/car-battery-wont-hold-a-charge/63235/38 Seems I got my just-failed general purpose meter about 9 years ago on the recommendation of a local British mechanic, a Made in Taiwan model that was considered to be a fairly good one. Cost about 25 quid equivalent