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• Audi A3 1.4T sportback - Audi A3 1.4T MPG issues 18 May 2012 (Forum)
  Hi, i have a A3 1.4T sportaback on a 57 plate- done 16K miles.  Since i have had it i cannot get any decent mileage out of it. It is mainly used for town driving but even on long runs i can only get about 28mpg out of it at best. Putting so much fuel in it!!. im running it on normal 95RON
• ford focus 1.6 zetec - engine run high when brake pedel is pumped 25 Mar 2012 (Forum)
  hi hope someone can help. when you press the accelerator pedal and let go the revs stay high then  goes back down slowly to 800/900 revs i have read...
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  Sticking spark plug 13 Feb 2012 (Ask HJ)
  My Focus has a stuck spark plug which is causing a misfire.
• Vauxhall Vectra B - sounds like a taxi 20 Sep 2011 (Forum)
  , anymore suggestion,the cats ok ?? and it sounds like a taxi is there any of the other sensors thats not running properly that relate to the running of the engine smoothly ??
• Ford S-MAX 1.8TDCi - Flat Battery After New Pads And Discs Fitted 30 Aug 2011 (Forum)
  After replacing the front discs and pads, a few days later the battery was completely discharged. After recharging and reconnecting the battery I noticed that a motor was running. I traced this to the ABS pump motor, this was confirmed by removing the 40amp fuse protecting that circuit
• pug 406 hdi - hunting 19 Jun 2011 (Forum)
  hi my 2003 hdi 70000miles always servecd,its running ok no probs elswhere but has just started "hunting" whilst ideiling,i have no warning lights on and have had it plugged into a peugoet fault finder and no fault codes are found,it has had all fuel system renewed just after i bought it back
• Hyundai i10 - hyundai i10-old or new????? 19 May 2011 (Forum)
  hi all, im looking for a small cheap to run, safe car and have settled on the i10. I saw through this site that brand new 1,2 actives are on offer at £7500 at the moment. For about 6k i can pick up a 10 reg 1.2 comfort with under 10,000miles
• ford galaxy - problems starting ford galaxy 18 Apr 2011 (Forum)
  I am having problems starting my Ford Galaxy. It starts great first time with jump cables and runs ok. As soon as you turn the engine off and try and restart it turns over a little bit but doesn't restart. There is no battery light lit so it appears the alternator is ok and I have cleaned all
• Vauxhall Astra G Petrol - keeps kicking out of gas all the time 6 Mar 2011 (Forum)
  Hi i just got a car that runs on petrol and gas, it was fine for a few months but now the gas keeps booting in and out all the time and now i get a noise like water flowing too
• VW golf 2.0 petrol 2001 - ommission symbol 15 Jan 2011 (Forum)
  The ommission symbol has come on twice in the last 4 or 5 weeks when starting the engine ''bit lumpy not running properly'' but dissapeared on re-starting, should I take it to a vw garage,  would the problem show up on their computer ? Car seems to be running fine though my miles
• Toyota Aygo - running of the aygo diesel 11 Jan 2011 (Forum)
  hi i have an 06 diesel aygo, i have had it for just over a year, and i have had to have a new power steering column as the eps motor does not come seperate,...
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  BMW 3.0d warranty 14 Dec 2010 (Ask HJ)
  The BMW warranty is due to expire at the end of this month on my E91 estate which has done 29,000 miles and will be four years old. Is it worth renewing...
• Reliable Small Car - good for 8 to 10 years. 23 Aug 2010 (Forum)
  I want to buy a small 2nd car. I have upto 7K to spend and want something that will be reliable and cheap to run as well as safe. My plan at this stage is to run the car for the next 8 to 10 years. i am predicting an annula mileage of approx 5K/annum. Any suggestions. I am currently
• Ford KA, KA2, KA3 (1996 - 2008) - 05 1.3 alternator doesn't appear to be charging? 21 Sep 2009 (Forum)
  the alternator on my ford ka doesnt seem to be charging. i put a multi meter across the battery when the engine was running and it read 11.82 as it did when the car wasnt running. is this just a straight forward alternator swap or could it be something else. i dont want to take the part off
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  Feistier Fiesta 5 Sep 2009 (Ask HJ)
  Is there such thing as a Fiesta Club? I have a 1990 Fiesta XR2i and it occurs to me that that a certain problem I have with it (erratic slow running at...
• Volkswagen Golf VI (2009 - ) - Daytime Running Lights 30 Jul 2009 (Forum)
  As drivers we take in a massive amount of information on each and every journey. Most of it is in the subconcious, checking road conditions, other cars...
• Volkswagen Golf III (1992 - 1997) - 1993 1.8 auto - stalls after approx 30 seconds 12 Jul 2009 (Forum)
  Can anyone help with this please? Car starts OK when cold, after 30 seconds runs rough and stalls. Restarts fine then runs OK. VW Dealer diagnosed a faulty road speed sensor and repaired this which improved it but not totally. The diagnostic equipment shows no faults. Any ideas? It has the Bosch
• Nice little run. 11 Jun 2009 (Forum)
  Just had one of those 'nice little bike experiences '..nothing special, been to a barbie at the bike club. Got the Silverwing out for a change. Left...
• Travelling abroad without ins certificate 8 Apr 2009 (Forum)
  We are off to see the GFs parents in France on thursday evening for 9 days or so, and whilst we are away the insurance runs out. Knowing this we arranged the cover for next year early, (1st April). As of today the documents have not arrived, and despite calling the company they are next to no help
• Ford Mondeo III (2000 - 2007) - 05 2.0 tdci starting problem 18 Feb 2009 (Forum)
  hello just got a mondeo tdci 130 05 plate problem is car starts great in a morning when cold and runs great but when its warm sometimes hard to start any ideas read a few things about updating the firmware any one done this and did it work it is showing no fault codes done the crank shaft sensor