Refine by channel:  Forum (7373)    Ask HJ (2951)    News (2389)    Article (70)    productReview (62)    Good Garages (50)    roadtest (31)    Classics Reviews (16)    FAQs (13)    Reviews (13)  

Sort by: Relevance | Newest first | Oldest first

• 
  I've put petrol into my diesel S-MAX - what should I do? 20 Sep 2016 (Ask HJ)
  I accidentally put 6.3 litres of petrol into my diesel Ford S-MAX. The car has since been towed home. Should I fill it up with diesel to dilute the petrol,...
• SEAT Leon SC - Non-starting Seat Leon S 03 1.6 16v 1 Aug 2016 (Forum)
  Wonder if anyone has some experience with the problem I'm having and provide the best place to look for faults that may be causing this. Have a 2003 Seat Leon S 1.6 16v petrol, which won't regularly won't start. Seems worse on wet/damp days. Put in the key and a horrible whining starts
• Ford S-MAX 2007 reg - clutch problems 29 May 2016 (Forum)
  Hi I have a 2007 ford s-max. I've only had it about a month. It's done 100k. It came with AA parts and labour breakdown cover. Has been regularly serviced and was last serviced in April this year. Also had a check by AA prior to purchase and no issues were identified. Had no advisories on mot
• 
  Trouble identifying a classic - can you help? 29 Nov 2014 (Ask HJ)
  In the 1950s my father drove an English sports car, convertible with a small "jump seat" in back in which my sister and I could sit. I seem to recall it...
• 
  Steering malfunction on Ford S-Max - what are my rights? 25 Sep 2013 (Ask HJ)
  I have a 2011 Ford S-Max that I purchased in April 2012 from a main dealership. Since July 2013 the car has been suffering with a "Steering Malfunction"...
• 
  Buying a used Golf - which engine? 12 Mar 2013 (Ask HJ)
  We are buying a second hand Golf as a second car due to expanding family. We don't do many miles so need a petrol. We are deciding between a 122 TSI...
• Ford Focus Saloon 2006 - sticking calipers 24 Aug 2012 (Forum)
  I recently took my car for a service to local main ford dealer I explained I had a problem with the front brakes the n/s seemed to be binding. I collected the car and was told the fault was due to brake dust, the problem never improved and when I checked on the internet sticking calipers
• mercedes A class - opening vehicle door onto passing traffic 13 Aug 2010 (Forum)
  driving in traffic with a van parked immediately before a light controlled pedestrian crossing, when "driver" approached o/s van door. anticipating that said individual may do something stupid I operated my horn to warn him of my proximity. my attention was by this time on the traffic/road ahead
• Car technical advice - Tech Section V Magazines 20 May 2010 (Forum)
  You wonder how some of the `mechanics` mags hang on really, don`t you? Considering the depth of information - the sheer through-put of interesting topics and quality of advice - much from working techs - in this forums Tech section. It`s the first time this month that i`ve not handed over
• The persistence of learnt behaviour - pedals. 10 Sep 2009 (Forum)
  rather than the `stair climbing` motion typical of Europe and the West. Further more, Far Eastern peoples in Europe often also have that `flicking` lower leg action. Why? I put it down to observational learning in childhood and that once `patterned` by the brain, it`s a lifelong behaviour
• Peugeot 406 (1999 - 2004) - 00 2.0 engine ticking noise and vibration 2 Aug 2009 (Forum)
  Hi I have the 2.0 hdi pug 406 with the 90 engine. Problem I have is a ticking kind of noise from what sounds like the lower end of the O/S (cambelt side) This is evident on start up but when the engine warms it tends to get better till toy accelerate then you can hear it again. The best way
• Volkswagen Passat (2001 - 2005) - 02 2.5 Reducing tyre wear - are tyres getting soft 10 May 2009 (Forum)
  My Passat is a 2.5 V6 Tdi auto. I've owned it for 5 years and my driving (distances, driving style, mix of town/m-way, etc...) has not changed during this time. The tyre size it takes is a 225/45x17 91 Y. At 49k, I fitted Michelin SPS2's to the front. At 55k, these were switched to the rear
• Jaguar S-Type (1999 - 2007) - Fault wrongly diagnosed, who should pay to fix? 21 Apr 2009 (Forum)
  Hi, We have an S-type car that had a leak from around the area of the auto gearbox. The dealer (Jag) looked at the car, and told us the fault was a leaking sump gasket. They gave us a quote to the job then did it at that price. But; then the leak started again, a week or 2 later, we took the car
• Polished yet neglected - modern care (pathetic ;-) 7 Apr 2009 (Forum)
  - warmer days - damp mornings, salt still embedded in road surfaces after little or no rain. How is it that everyone knows brake pipes corrode, but it`s almost unheard of for someone to coat them with grease? Instead there seems to be a fatalistic waiting for the MOT failure. Polishing the bodywork
• Jaguar S-Type (1999 - 2007) - possibly insane car change 20 Nov 2008 (Forum)
  no desire/ reason to change the car at the moment, I am getting very tempted by all these cheap luxo-barges. The wife has always wanted an S-type jag, and it looks like they are temptingly cheap (£10k for an 05 plate 3.0v6 from a main dealer?). We'd struggle to justify a car like that under normal circs
• Petrol cost Ultra Eco cars, trailers for Holidays 20 Apr 2008 (Forum)
  what`s the alternative for the economy minded motorist as fuel prices continue to rise? Very efficient cars based on `need` and not `want`, such as the upcoming VW UP, said to due 94MPG? You could get a family into that size of car as was done decades ago when the car was full of people
• FIAT - Fiat Dealers worst on 18 Apr 2008 (Forum)
  `s, putting cooking oil in the JTD`s, chipping until the car vibrates and clutch slips and chipping Panda`s over the rated gearbox torque. The list of ineptness, failure to check oil, taking the car to the limiter all the time as though its a computer game goes on and on. Then they complain
• Subaru Forester (1997 - 2002) - 2000 'S' Turbo belt change / tyre change 4 Nov 2007 (Forum)
  I have a Forester S Turbo registered in June 2000 which has covered just 40,000 miles - the handbook shows the timing belt should be replaced at 4 yrs/48,000 altho' I have read elsewhere 3 yrs/36,000 miles - the original belt was replaced in Nov 03 at 25,500 miles so in theory is now due
• Honda Jazz 1.4 DSI S + optional AC 3 Jul 2006 (Forum)
  . The car has full service history, 1 owner, 36k miles on the clock, 03 plate, good condition. Selling at £7k. The AC is an optional extra which was added to the base model (S). Had anyone else got this similar problem? The Honda garage reassured us that the problem will be put right when the car
• Bosch Super Plus wiper blades 31 Dec 2005 (Forum)
  I?ve just fitted Bosch Super Plus wiper blades (set 22/19S as stated in Bosch?s selection chart) to my 03/03 Focus and so far I am not impressed. Firstly, I had to cut 5mm off the inner end of both rubbers to stop them fouling one another in the parked position. (And yes, they are fitted