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• Lexus RX400h - RX400h owner's review for gordonbennet 20 Jun 2019 (Forum)
  for extended battery-only range. At the last service – the 11 year old battery pack showed no signs of aging and is still very healthy passing the hybrid-drive test with flying colours. The 3.3litre v6 is fairly punchy but like many Japanese cars seems to have quite loud valve-train noise. I’ve
• elusive VW Golf Mk3 starting/firing issu 14 Nov 2013 (Forum)
  if it might have been too many keys on the fob amsking up the immobliser comms. 2nd time. 15 mile run. All warm. Same thing. So take battery off car (with a view to resetting the EMU-hey if it works for microsft..), leave off over weekend. Yep, starts 1st time. Been fine since, short runs et al. Thinks
• Mk 3 1.9TDI VW Golf - Speedo playing up & Electrical lighting problems 23 Feb 2013 (Forum)
  not have something to do with one or both issues and so I have cleaned up the battery terminals and have also removed the battery plate and cleaned up the earth connections below this. I put it all back together and went to try the indicators and brakes combo to see if the problem had gone. It hadn’t
• Volkswagen Passat - Consumer Advice Req - 2 Breakdowns in 10 weeks 31 Jan 2011 (Forum)
  last Monday, but I had a Ford S-Max on demo last week, so didn't drive my own car for 6 days. When I tried to start it yesterday the battery was dead. Jumped the car, went for a ride to charge it, but it was dead again this morning, which suggests to me that there is a short somewhere
• Automotive: The Right Tool for the Job 4 Nov 2005 (Forum)
  strength of ground straps and hydraulic clutch lines you may have forgotten to disconnect. Craftsman 1/2 x 16-inch Screwdriver: A large motor mount prying tool that inexplicably has an accurately machined screwdriver tip on the end without the handle. Battery Electrolyte Tester: A handy tool
• Jaguar X-Type Estate - Intermittent Loss Of Power - Actuator? Jag X Type 7 May 2016 (Forum)
  that, so I let it cool down for an hour at the services, and then did a further 1.5 hrs no problem. There have not been any warning lights or errors on the dash at all. After looking on here and other forums, I thought the problem could be a brief loss of power or earth from the battery
• 05 Ford Focus Diesel 1.8 - 05 Ford Focus Alternators not lasting 22 Jun 2014 (Forum)
  . Just over a year later I noticed sometimes the car would be flat for no aparent reason every couple of weeks which became more & more freaquent. During this time the Alternator seemed to be charging the battery until at it eventually died. I took it to my local garage & explained the history
• E30 318i / 1994 / Tourer. - Fluctuating engine,lights & fan after new HT Leads 19 Feb 2013 (Forum)
  .   About a week or so ago, I replaced the spark plugs and HT Leads, barr one, the number one spark lead (with the sensor cable on it), after having disconnected the negative wire to the battery 'first'. I left the number one lead and sensor cable on as access to the crank sensor connector was difficult
• Saab - the future 10 Aug 2012 (Forum)
  . It was ‘thinking different’ decades before Apple was created. If you look at the company’s achievements over six decades it really comes across as an automotive think tank that happened to make cars. Saab had already engineered a battery-powered version of the 9-3, so getting the company up
• '98 Fiesta Zetec 1.25Si - Over Revs 7 Aug 2007 (Forum)
  already disconnected the battery for 30 minutes and then plugged back in, left running idle for 10 minutes. revving for 2 minutes at 1,200 RPM then driving for 15 miles. This did seem to have some effect and at the moment it only seems to hang the revs for a few seconds or build them before
• Preparing bike for French Trip 11 Jun 2007 (Forum)
  started it 2 weeks ago for 1st time in 4 months, having disconnected the battery rather than use an optimiser, which ruined the battery last year. Wheeled it from back garden to front drive, intending to clean and polish it.......doesn't really need it as dust cover has done the job, but i like it to look
• Is 6 Grand+5 y/o a car tipping point? 16 Feb 2007 (Forum)
  such as exhausts, clutches, brake discs, batteries, shockers, bushes, and a gearbox rebuild on one occasion etc etc. I then find that after 2.5 years when they get to be about 7.5 years old they start to look and feel baggy and I'm tempted to change to yep, you've guessed it another 5 year old car! and so start
• New Alfa 147 Selespeed Fit for Breakers Yard. 23 Mar 2002 (Forum)
  ) Some oil leak benieth the car. 5) Positive terminal battery cover is broken 6) CD Player skips on normal CDs even when car stationary. 7) Front Windscreen washers very poor 8) Power Steering level below minimum 9) Handbreak cable on left is not fitted properly to floor bracket 10) Timing belt
• Jaguar XF 2009 - Restricted Performance warning persisting 28 Sep 2024 (Forum)
  to grips with learning all the foibles Jaguar seems to have, including the battery going flat if it’s not taken for a long run every week which I can’t always do. If I can get rid of the RP warning, it’s going up for sale.
• Nissan Micra - Nissan Micra issues 12 Dec 2023 (Forum)
  driving into work for a bit. Could it be connected and my battery? Car was bought from a Nissan dealer so it should have been checked when I bought it. The other thing is the milage I'm getting. Just done one full tank on a diesel engine and barely sc***ped 390 miles. My Clio with the same
• Ford B max 1.4 zetec 2013 - Not starting 20 Oct 2023 (Forum)
  Asking for a friend. Car does few miles in a year, generally less than 3000. Battery has gone flat and died, was replaced some months back. Friend had cambelt done a few months back and used occasionally since, Took the car to local Grage who always does his MOT's and had
• 2003 Nissan Micra - 2003 Nissan Micra, car slowed down, warning lights 27 Dec 2022 (Forum)
  I’m pretty sure the battery light was also on and then the engine just seemed to cut out. I started the car again but the engine seemed to be going slower than it usually does and the warning lights were still displayed so I turned the engine off. There also seemed to be a strange smell which I
• Vauxhall astra 1.9 - Astra electric issues 24 Oct 2021 (Forum)
  but there is no ignition to activate the starter motor. Where would I find the main earth straps to check they are ok? I connected a lead from engine block to chassis but nothing, I also found wiring a multimeter to chassis and to positive terminal on battery gave 12v should the chassis return 12v?? Earth
• Ford Focus 1.6 Style - starting problems 9 May 2021 (Forum)
  took the car back to the dealer who kept ir for a week. They acknowledged it had a problem when starting & gave it to a local Ford dealer. They say they checked all the usual in the engine (ignition, battery etc) and did all the diagnostic checks but could find no fault. After taking the car back
• Ford Fiesta MK6 1.4TDCI - Ford Fiesta Stalling 26 Apr 2021 (Forum)
  , the yellow engine light comes on and at times the Battery light comes on. They all switch off again after few seconds, however the problem keep on arising after few seconds/minutes.  I took it to the garage when it started it doing it and they couldnt find any errors. They blamed the ECU, however