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• The Donkey trap future - motoring with no motor 31 Mar 2010 (Forum)
  standing still.( That nausea inducing look of the wedge of cheese, on top of a brick)   No return to the elegance of yesteryear then, when battery fails to deliver and the global norm returns to hoof and wheel. No carriages of laquered wood, pulled by fine horses and tended by sophisticated
• Citroen C3 (2002 - 2009) - 05 1.1 Central Locking Issue 12 Dec 2009 (Forum)
  My car was working fine, then I tried to unlock the car using the key fob and nothing happened. No noise coming from car when pressed key fob and no lights flashing on car in response to pressing on key fob. Replaced batterys in car key fobs and car responding to key fob but not correctly. Car
• Volkswagen Passat (2001 - 2005) - 01 2.8 Exhaust white smoke after 2 months left sta 25 Oct 2009 (Forum)
  My first post: I need to sell my beloved VW Passat 4motion but it has been SORN off road for a couple of months - I have started it every 2 or 3 weeks for a few minutes during its time on the driveway but today when I checked its battery was flat. It started immediately with jump leads
• Peugeot 205 (1983 - 1997) - 86 1905 Puzzling Mi16 cold idle problem HELP! 6 Oct 2009 (Forum)
  the power. Once warmed up it seems to idle fine if a little high. I have ruled out the idle speed control valve because it works if I connect it directly to the battery, but when connected to the car it just hums. I've checked the voltage to the idle valve and it reads 12v. The problem seems
• Vauxhall Zafira A (1999 - 2005) - 99 1.8 Ignition light on intermittently whilst dri 20 Aug 2009 (Forum)
  has been recently service and passed the MOT three days ago. It had a new alternator fitted about three years ago and we had a new battery not long after that as the failing alternator had damaged the existing one. We are getting sick of this car, two clutches and a gear box last year thanks to a bad
• Peugeot 307 (2001 - 2007) - 03 1.9 Fault Code Reader Pre 2004 Diesel 1 Aug 2009 (Forum)
  arrive tomorrow not convinced that its going to work however. >> Believe the protocol is ISO14230-4 (KW2000) >> >> All the data I've found about the diagnostic connector suggests that pin 16 is the >> battery positive. Pin 16 is not fitted on my connector hence no power for the >> ELM327. I've got pins
• Renault Laguna II (2001 - 2007) - 01 1.9 Cleaned EGR valve but now... 21 Jun 2009 (Forum)
  have any ideas? I disconnected the battery whilst i did the job - took around 1.5 hrs and i did use quite a bit of WD40 around the valve to get it out - could that have caused a short somewhere? Thanks for any help rec,d Harv
• Ford Mondeo III (2000 - 2007) - 04 2.0tdci Won't start; flashing glow plug light 1 Jun 2009 (Forum)
  morning would'nt start, battery getting low, called out AA who checked fuel to rail, ok good pressure and a slight pulse to glo plug electronic leads. Tried different key still did'nt start, put on diagnostic machine faults found P0191 fuel rail pressure, P0204 injector CR, P0340 cam sensor (twice
• Peugeot 307 SW (2002 - 2008) - 02 2.0 Low on power/exhaust smoke suddenly appeari 16 Apr 2009 (Forum)
  never used this before) to boost the battery on another car. During this time the 307 started to blow smoke from the exhaust - it has never done this before There are no fault codes and showing and I cannot see how the charge and start cable has caused this problem So I have 2 questions : 1) according
• Complaint against a windscreen company. 1 Mar 2009 (Forum)
  checked with the garage, he left my car ignition on and drained my car battery. It now wont hold a charge. I know the damage to the door seal etc was not done by the thieves who did the damage to my glass as inspected the vehicle in te garage a day after the incident. Question, as I was not there when
• Peugeot 106 (1991 - 2002) - 98 1.5D Removing sheared nut on glow plug 11 Dec 2008 (Forum)
  suggestions- other than the non starting hopefully to be solved with new glow plugs it a great little car and I'm loathed to return it. Just another point- I know a couple of people elsewhere on this site have suggested you can just run on three plugs but typically this plug is the nearest to the battery
• Renault Clio 1 Petrol (1991 - 1998) - 1996 1.4 RN Auto Start Problems 11 Oct 2008 (Forum)
  Hi all, My partners Clio 1.4 Auto has developed an annoying and very intermittent starting problem. Basically, sometimes it just will not start, it turns over fine and has a good strong battery and most of the time, it starts at the turn of the key, almost beating the key! Once started, it runs
• Ford Escort (1993 - 2000) - 93 1.6 Immobiliser saga 17 Sep 2008 (Forum)
  knows, is that faint glow a sign of trouble storing itself up? Is something burning out? Might the battery go flat? Does the continuous glow of the alarm LED in the car run the electrics down faster than the brief flashes when it it behaving properly, or does an LED use too little juice to matter
• Glove box and other cubby hole contents? 21 Jun 2008 (Forum)
  where's the other one ?) House keys ( old house ) Mobile phone charger cord ( old phone ) Some strimmer cable ( eh ?) A torch ( flat battery which had leaked ) Security pass for a French campsite circa 2006 A broken bungee and some string Curious to know what items others feel obliged to transport
• Peugeot 306 (1993 - 2001) - 96 1.9dt Strange starting problem 14 Mar 2008 (Forum)
  the battery is flat, or it finally decides to start! I have checked the injectors and when it wont start they are getting zero fuel, not a drop. i have listened for the stop actuator and i can hear and feel it click when power is sent to it (although I cant hear it return when power is turned off). I have
• 3 years of a C220 21 Dec 2007 (Forum)
  not occurred but the local main dealers did come out once to replace a sensor (£35) Other parts, Battery New radio £120 (Halfords) Both sets of pads £120 a time fitted 4 tyres- £200 ish Kit for the cylinder head £8 and £50 fitting ( mine as an older car gets 50% discount on labour Got some small rust spots
• Porsche Boxster 986 + Boxster S (1996 - 2004) - Aftermarket HID headlights 28 Sep 2007 (Forum)
  I currently have some normal halogen bulbs painted blue in my 986 2.5 Box - very chav I know. They are woefully inadequate (as were the stock ones) on country lanes at night with full beams on. I'd like to upgrade to HID and am confident I could fit the basic (non battery lead) kit myself, however
• Car has vanished into thin air! 29 Jul 2007 (Forum)
  parked on yellow lines or anything like that, although it was on an unlit country road on a large sweeping bend, parked just before a width restriction. There's no way the car could have been driven, it was as dead as they get (my dad flattened the battery in some vain hope it would start) so if it has
• Electric Parking Brakesn- Devils Work? 30 Nov 2006 (Forum)
  fitted with these infernal devices. Besides being horrid to use they must drain the battery (which damages fuel economy as the alternator is loaded by the recharging) In my view they not only make driving less safe, but will have serious effects in a few years time on older cards when they begin
• *** HELP Merc C320 (2002) Wipers *** 1 Mar 2006 (Forum)
  that thing. All help would be appreciated as I don't want to waste money on replacing my motor; at least from a benz garage. I've been thru them in my warranty period and they will simply replace anything which doesn't seem to be working. They have replaced my comand three times for a battery failure