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• Golf Vacuum Reservoir...wtf? 18 Feb 2004 (Forum)
  Does anyone know what the green spherical vacuum reservoir on a VW Golf actually does?Mine has no pipes to or from it,and also hasnt got the non-return valve which is supposed to be connected between the sphere and a pipe from the inlet manifold.Will this affect the cars performance?Car runs ok
• Which car? 18 Feb 2004 (Forum)
  I am in the process of looking for a replacement car and need your help! I have about £4-£6k to spend, but need something large (saloon or estate) which is cheap to run (as I average 25,000 miles a year). I have been thinking about either a diesel or LPG converted car, but would like some advice
• Faulty Wipers 96 Escort 24 Jan 2004 (Forum)
  96 Escort LX. In intermittent mode the wipers run constant rather than ... intermittently. When the stick is returned to off (from int. or from normal, or fast wipe) the blades just stop on screen and don't return to the rest position. What's the most likely problem here? I haven't looked
• Leon's Ignition Timing 22 Jan 2004 (Forum)
  I have been running my motor on 100% biodiesel for some time. Excellent stuff - recommend it. Someone told me that it would be an idea to wind the igintion timing back by about 2 degrees. Two questions - Is there merit in doing this - I know it would need to be advanced again if I were
• Focus headlamps 10 Jan 2004 (Forum)
  Hi everyone We have just acquired a 99 S Focus 1.8 LX 5 door and I have noticed some slight condensation on the inside of both headlamps. Its just a small patch on both and is on the sweep of the glass above the reflector where it runs back towards the windscreen. I have checked the seals
• Punto Fuel Engine management Probs 28 Sep 2003 (Forum)
  Hi! Can any one offer any help? My Daughter's 1.2 Punto's 55 Engine Management warning light has come on and the engine is running really rough, I have took it for a short spin only to come back home and to the smell of hot metal. I looked under the car and the Catalytic Convertor was glowing
• fuel feed problem - 1.7D Astra 12 Sep 2003 (Forum)
  Astra 1.7 diesel estate nonturbo. 1993 merit model. air bubbles visible in fuel pipe from filter to pump with engine running. fuel draws back to tank when engine switched off and left standing.able to start engine by sucking fuel through pipe and reconnecting to pump if enough fuel in pipe. any
• ZX Diesel Hot Starting 18 Aug 2003 (Forum)
  My ZX starts first time every time from cold, no matter how cold. As it warms up it gets progressivly more difficult to start. After a 30 min run it will not restart for perhaps 2 or 3 hours. However, if I get it moving at walking pace it will bymp start easily. Tried all the usual diesel faults
• F1 Cars 5 Aug 2003 (Forum)
  Is it just me, or do any others think that since they were narrowed by about 8" & slicks outlawed that they look a little ridiculous? I mean, the so called premier motorsport & they run on grooved tyres? On the same subject, imagine a F1 car embodying all the banned technology of the past
• Primera brakes 30 Jul 2003 (Forum)
  I have a 1997 2litre Nissan Primera. When I push the brake pedal really hard (with the engine running) I can feel the pedal come to a mechanical stop before it is anywhere near the floor. The brakes don't feel really up to the mark under an emergency stop either. I have checked the pedal to floor
• Fiat Uno (Again) Battery draining 11 Jul 2003 (Forum)
  any ideas???. Car has been lying for a while. Took battery out as a "jump start" didn't work. Fuly charged battery with a charger. Refitted, but still not enough power. Used jump leads and got car started. Took for a run and turned off and on a few times. Went back to car today and nothing. Battery
• Cambelt change 9 Jul 2003 (Forum)
  I have a Ford Galaxy TDI which is 5 years old. It has done 42000 miles. According to the service guide it should have the cambelt changed at 50,000 miles or 5 years. Is this really necessary? It is mainly used for school runs, shopping and family holidays. Also Ford want £265 inc for the job
• Ford Probe-No power. 9 Jul 2003 (Forum)
  Help! I have a 95 2.0 Probe. Swith ignition on-f/f immobiliser off-dashboards lights on-turn key-nothing. All goes dead. Try it again, nothing. Check battery terminals, all seem ok. Then after a while she starts. No problems running.......What is going on....Please help i don't have much hair
• Pulling to the Left 18 Jun 2003 (Forum)
  My old non-power-steering Volvo 440 ('G' reg) pulls to the left, it's not violent and it seems to be the same whether under braking or not. If you take your hands off the wheel it'll run into kerb within 3-4 seconds. Have checked tyre pressures and they're OK, it passed its MOT so I presume
• Sporty Little Number 14 Jun 2003 (Forum)
  Car buying time again and this time it's for SWMBO. She wants a small sporty number preferably Japanese such as Mazda MX5, Toyota MR2, Honda Somehting-or-other. Budget is £5K and I want something reliable and not too expensive to run but fun to drive. I'd consider anything up to about 5 yrs old. Am
• ZX diesel/diesel turbo - same engine? 31 May 2003 (Forum)
  Just one more question folks (and thanks v much for the feedback on the last one - v helpful), does anyone know if the 1.9 diesel is the same basic engine - and mounting - as the turbo diesel? Just that there's a running, good condition, rear-end damage ZX 1.9d just down the road, and if it's
• Radiators - how to check they are workin 26 May 2003 (Forum)
  Hi, Not sure my radiator is working okay. The top pipe that goes into the radiator gets hot after a run. The bottom pipe attached to the radiator is cold. Equally, the top end of the radiator is hot and the bottom end cold. Does this suggest a blockage in the radiator or is this how radiators
• 91 Astra 1.4i Merit 24 May 2003 (Forum)
  Hi This beast has developed what can only be described as a screeeeeching noise mainly at low engine revs which goes once on the move and engine rpm> 2000 . It sounds alternator vicinity ish - is it safe to run with alternator drive belt removed (apart from obvious danger of discharging
• spark plug noise 21 May 2003 (Forum)
  I took two of my spark plugs out this morning to check the condition. Gave them a wipe and stuck them back in. When the engine is running I\'ve noticed a clicking sound coming from the engine, in the area of the plugs that I took out. Have I over tightened one of them or just not put the leads
• BMW 320d - Compact 21 May 2003 (Forum)
  Was lent one of these today whilst the 530d was in for a minor glich (rough running, traced to a ECU software fault). What a great little motor, certainly had plenty of poke and felt just as solid as its bigger brothers that I have driven, felt more like the 330d (character etc etc) than the 530d