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• Ford Fiesta 1.4 2002 - New Serpentine Belt Now Fiesta Will Not Start 27 Mar 2018 (Forum)
  , it will start with a jump start from my partner's Fiesta with her engine running. When i fitted the serp belt the pulleys turned freely enough. The battery shows 12.8v when tested with my multimeter and 14v when engine is running.  Can a new belt be too tight for the battery to start
• Chrysler Voyager (2004 - 2008) - 05 2.8 audio system 3 Feb 2018 (Forum)
  feed which are working fine. i have tried to trace the speaker wires from head unit back to the amp but i have no continuity (the colour coding is the same front and rear). i have tried to follow wiring through vehicle it appears to run down the n/s of vehicle and dissapears behind the dash, do
• Vauxhall Zafira B - Vauxhall Zafira co2 emissions fail 5 Sep 2017 (Forum)
  I have a 1.6 litre petrol Vauxhall Zafira. I recently put it in for it's MOT and it's failed on two minor things and then co2 emissions. I tried additive and a good thrashing and put it for retest it still failed. So I tried an oil change and oil filter gave it a run again and it still failed
• Jaguar X-Type 2.0d 2004 170k miles - Car UNDER heating 9 May 2017 (Forum)
  was completed 2. In central London (M11 to Westminster in rheavy traffic) when it reached 1/2 3. When water pump failed when it went to red, electric fans cut in. Other than that, it never goes above (and rarely reaches) 1/4. Car runs ok, heater works fine, and because of the above
• All - automatic transmissions 18 Jan 2017 (Forum)
  to drain them ,and you need to drain them from hot  put the level tube back in and then find the fill plug and with the engine running  in neutral and at appx 60 deg pour the fluid in untill the fluid starts to run out of the drain / level hole , thats if you dont have to take the pan off ,some
• Pug 307 2.0l 110bhp "01 - Hdi 2.0l not starting air in fuel lines 14 Nov 2016 (Forum)
  So my old car 110k the other day she just lost power and died. wouldn't start up again. its been gradually getting worse at starting in the morning. It now will only start if i pump the fuel 'grenade' pump untill its hard and even then it will only run for a few seconds. there is a lot
• Peugot 206 - Lights turn themselves on at random (not Auto!) 7 Jan 2016 (Forum)
  , which made me think originally that it was not a simple switch fault. When the driver's door is opened, even with the lights off, there is a two-tone warning sound which I think is the lights-on warning, and the battery runs down over a period of days, suggesting something is ON, though nothing seems
• Selling 'unique' DMW'. 1 Dec 2015 (Forum)
  swinging arm and wheel. It’s thought the frame may have originally had a solid or plunger rear end. It’s got two rear sprockets bolted together, but I can’t see the point as it would be impossible to run a chain on the smaller due to it being against the larger. The front also
• Mazda Mazda 6 (2002 - 2007) - May 06 Diesel 143 - misfire at 1250 revs 26 Apr 2015 (Forum)
  in second gear and take it easy. I can even tell in these last few weeks it's not running right up to 2000 rev's. In traffic it's awful feels like it's off on a cylinder. Have to admit that I thought if I took it back to dealer at first they might not notice it but now having checked mpg this week and it's
• BMW 318 CI 2003 - BMW oil burning 17 Apr 2015 (Forum)
  the glaze.. slowly it will improve .   Also although I get soapy sludge as well I am told this is condensation due to short miles runs   this can  seem to clear if driven hard    and I  have lost no water in 4k miles so I assume its not cylinder head gasket
• Mazda 6 - Engine cutting out when cold then running cold 24 Mar 2015 (Forum)
  Wonder if anyone can help diagnose a problem I'm having with my Mazda 6, it's a 2006 Mk1 (facelift) 2.0 petrol auto (147PS model). When the car is ...
• Any recommendations for large boot and 7 seats? 27 Feb 2015 (Forum)
  Hi, I'm on the search for a car with a big boot, 7 seats, low running costs, can fit in a supermarket car parking space, good reliability, and can be bought secondhand without taking out a second mortgage. Yes, I do want the moon on a stick! We currently have a Golf Estate which is fine
• Nissan Qashqai - Air/Fuel Ration Sensor faulty, what can it lead to 18 Feb 2015 (Forum)
  the engine running and move it to neutral gear. During the journey to garage which took 45 mins or so, I could feel some jerks as fuel was still going inside the engine (engine being running). I wanted to ask as their was incorrect fuel mixture going into the vehicle during this time and when i earlier drove
• Audi A3 - Starter motor or flat battery 15 Feb 2015 (Forum)
  Having taken delivery of a new Golf, I'm advertising my old A3 TDI for sale.  I was due to see a potential buyer today, however, when I tried to start the A3 last night, to take it for a run and get some diesel, it wouldn't start.  It tried but gradually it got weaker until I gave up
• Mazda RX-8 - new car tax rules, we've run into trouble 18 Jan 2015 (Forum)
  My son bought a car from a local garage doing a trade in on his old car. The sale completed on the 2nd October but prior to that the garage had taxed...
• Combo C 2002/2004 - Combo C Fuel Pump fault after engine transplant 1 Jan 2015 (Forum)
  to the pump, and putting 12v onto this wire makes the fuel pump run. So far so good. But when we connect the 4 connector wires, color to color, the fuel pump doesnt run. We have checked the fuse and is OK. Can anybody watching explain what actually turns on the power to the fuel pump and how
• Volkswagen Bora 1.9 pd tdi 115 HP MK IV - 1.9 pd tdi 115HP Bora MKIV lagging... 8 Mar 2014 (Forum)
  Hi guys, I have recognized few weeks ago my car is lagging at high speed, around 110-140 km/h. It was hesitating for a second, then for another, and went well again.... At higher speed it is more noticable. Feels like when you run out of fuel for seconds
• Which Small Economical/Reliable Car Budget 4K? 1 Feb 2014 (Forum)
  ) that is relaible and cheap to run. I'm not that bothered about £30 tax as I think I am slightly under budget unless I got a 107, C1 which are too small. All the same don't really want to pay more than £130 tax a year
• 98, endura E engine , 80 000 miles - Ford Ka, intermittent no power, poor idle 23 Aug 2013 (Forum)
  last 5 months: the car runs fine when it's cold. After 5-10 miles (not always though, but 3 days out of  4) it feels VERY "nervous" running at fix speed. It's twitching, and pressing the speeder here, I have no power. Pressing the pedal fully down for 5-10 seconds,(during this time
• 2005 Volkswagen Polo 1.2 (55PS) E - Engine Mis-fire when Idling 23 Jul 2013 (Forum)
  My engine mis-fires when idling for a minute or two, but only when the engine is hot. If I stop and re-start the engine, it runs fine again for another minute or two before mis-firing again. When driving, the engine runs perfectly fine and does not feel sluggish or anything. There are no start