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• ford fiesta leak 27 Mar 2003 (Forum)
  I have a J reg ford fiesta 1.1 pop plus. It is a great car which I have run for many years. It seems to have developed a leak on the drivers side door, which I cannot stop. I have had the rubber door seal checked and there is nothing wrong with it. Has anyone any ideas where the water may
• new car for 10-12k any ideas 24 Mar 2003 (Forum)
  Hi guys have 10-12k to spend on a 5 door /saloon hatchback 2-3 years old. What do you recommend? must be very reliable - so no ford, vauxhall, peugeot, renault. Must seat 4/5 manual. Running costs should be reasonable in motoring terms. I was personally thinking of newer shape VW Passat TDI
• Marks on French motorways 9 Mar 2003 (Forum)
  I have often travelled on French motorways and noticed what look like the marks made by bare wheel rims, especially in the nearside lane. The marks look for all the world the sort that would be produced by someone running for mile after mile along a soft surface on just the wheel rim (no tyre
• Turbo Cooling 25 Feb 2003 (Forum)
  Having recently purchased an E320 cdi I have noticed on several ocasions reference to turbos and the cooling of them. One common thing to do is to allow the engine to run for a while after stopping to allow the turbo to cool down. I have looked through the handbook and can find no reference
• Most economical small car 3 Feb 2003 (Forum)
  My daughter is looking for a car for shopping/school runs, etc. She will probably be driving no more than 10 miles each way, twice a day, mainly through town and slow moving traffic. Mpg economy is paramount - she doesn't particularly want a diesel, but I suppose for this type of driving it would
• Audi 90 Quattro 21 Jan 2003 (Forum)
  been running then restarting everything is fine. The other problem is the idle tends to "race" ie sometimes sits at 1300 rpm. Any ideas ? cheers!
• Older cars 19 Jan 2003 (Forum)
  From HJ's piece, 'Trading in Older Cars Likely to End' (more EU rules) he concludes that "Basically, the value of any car more than 7 years old will be virtually nothing." For people like me who regard a 7-year old motor as just run in, I can't decide whether this is a good thing
• BMW diesel starting prob - idle speed? 15 Nov 2002 (Forum)
  I posted about starting problems with a BMW 325TDS SE - all cured now thanks to some new glow - plugs, but what a game fitting them... inlet manifold off etc... Anyone know how to adjust the idle speed - it currently runs at about 750 - 800 rpm, seems a tad fast to me - any ideas? Who is STIG
• Skoda Felicia gli 1.9 diesel 1999 15 Oct 2002 (Forum)
  a while to start.Could this be a fault in the relay or glowplugs as runs fine? thanks JJ
• Xantia Activa: how good? 2 Oct 2002 (Forum)
  kept on top of potential problems? I already run a BX 4x4 estate so the risk of expensive part replacements is already something I live with. David
• Annoying Wire 24 Sep 2002 (Forum)
  A post-factory phone job was done on my car by the previous owner. A wire runs along the top (inside) of the rear window. It tucks into a gully but keeps falling down leaving a bowed wire across half the window. This is a silly point I know but I can find anything to hold it up - I don't want
• cavalier with blue smoke 12 Sep 2002 (Forum)
  I have a Cavalier 1.6 and as soon as you start the engine, blue smoke comes out of the head, the only way to keep the car running is by taking off the oil filler cap off. There is no oil in the water and the oil in the engine is clean, There is also no knocking noises coming from the engine I
• Rattly/Squeaky Escort '91 1.4 Estate 21 Jul 2002 (Forum)
  Wonder if anyone can help? When decelerating, squeaking similar to a wheel bearing can be heard from somewhere around the engine. If stopped with engine running no sound is heard. However, if the handbrake is applied and any gear is selected and the engine loaded, the squeaking can be initiated
• How to remove wax? 19 May 2002 (Forum)
  Cavity sealing wax has leaked out of the drain holes on my car's tailgate and run over the paintwork, unpainted plastic bumper, and painted plastic fairing below. Any suggestions on what to use to remove it please? BTW, I recently tried removing sticky label residue from the dashboard using
• VAG raises Dutch Prices to German Levels 6 May 2002 (Forum)
  Have just had it confirmed by a reader that pre tax prices for Audis at least have been raised in Holland. Buying at the new pre tax price, then paying UK VAT, the reader could only save £204 on an A4 TDI. Am not running this as a news item until I get further confirmation, but this could mean
• Vauxhall Astra G Petrol (1998 - 2004) - 1.8 CDX engine problems 1 May 2002 (Forum)
  A friend of mine has a new Astra which has had driveability problems from new. Symptons are engine shunt and kangaroo hops when changing gears at speeds below 25 mph. Main dealer is giving my friend the run-around. Anybody had a similar problem or know of a specific problem for a particular
• Dead Golf 14 Apr 2002 (Forum)
  Some advice, please? SWMBO's VW Golf (1986, 1300C Mk2 petrol, 100,000 miles) has lain on our drive since the head gasket went a year ago. We've owned it since new, no rust (no surprise with a VW), but it's not the most desirable of Golf variants. As they are supposed to be ideal bangers to run
• yellow school buses 18 Mar 2002 (Forum)
  There's been some discussion recently of reducing the school run traffic by introducing US style yellow school buses which would give a safe and convenient neighbourhood service. Great idea, but the other part of the US scheme doesn't seem ever to be mentioned and it's an important part. When
• Superchips - any good? 6 Mar 2002 (Forum)
  Right, I've seen the Superchips website; it seems reasonable, and there are two agents not too far away. Reprogramming the computer seems to me to be quite plausibly a good thing, for a Jap import particularly running under UK conditions, but I do not want to spend good money just to blow up Toad
• Change gearbox oil? 18 Feb 2002 (Forum)
  The handbook says change the gbox oil evrey mjr service on my Civic vti, but my dad says he seems to remember HJ saying somewhere just change it once after it is run in. It is 91k and fhsh, so it will have been done afew times now. Do I take the advice to leave it, or should I change it? Does