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• Mong gayo 2.0 16v Zetec 1999 V reg Petrol - Ford Smart charge 4 Jul 2010 (Forum)
  system. Been having probs starting car. No previous warning with Battery lights or anything. The Battery light does as it should in the start up sequence .. If the Battery is removerd and charged overnight, the car will start and run to wherever u need to go. It will also allow
• Owning a diesel auto - how it feels? 22 Mar 2010 (Forum)
  driving) one needs to leave the engine running for 1 minute before switching it off (to cool the turbo). I find it bit awkward TBH. It also mentions that engine can be started only after "glow plug" symbol disappears from dash after turning key on. How an auto feels to drive on snowy weather? Do I still
• citreon synergie 2.0 petrol and lpg - Engine running problems on lpg and petrol 21 Feb 2010 (Forum)
  The car when cold will idle, however if you drive it and say come to a junction or roundabout and wish to decelerate in a normal but rapid (and not timid...
• Toyota RAV-4 (1994 - 2000) - 00 2.0 Poor mpg 26 Jan 2010 (Forum)
  always on. The engine management light has always been on since I took ownership, previous owner said that it has been on for years and at the last service the mechanic said that it related to a small problem with a heating fan running but don't know if that would warrant the engine management light
• Volvo S40 (2004 - ) - 06 2.0 Starting problem 20 Oct 2009 (Forum)
  to run out I booked the car into the local Volvo garage. Initially it had a software download, which failed to cure the problem, then a new ignition switch, which was similarly unhelpful. The car then would not start at all, and was towed to the garage, outside warranty. It had the "sludge" cleaned out
• Vauxhall Vectra B facelift (1999 - 2002) - 01 2.2 dti - starting problems 16 Oct 2009 (Forum)
  hi eveyone. could anyone please help? my dti was running fine untill i decided to change the fuel filter. Since then then ive had trouble everyday starting, mainly after its been standing for longer than 5 hrs or so. I have changed the fuel filter housing thinking i may of damaged
• HJ Website Hack - Assistance 19 Jul 2009 (Forum)
  I appreciate that there were some concerns that this site had been hacked and fears that details of subscribers obtained. You may be interested to learn that a website called: http://www.lucidintelligence.com has been launched. The site is run by 2 ex fraud squad guys (one of whom was my boss
• BMW 5-Series E39 (1996 - 2003) - 01 3.0 Some advice... 14 Jul 2009 (Forum)
  a brake fluid change one of the designated intervals. I requested that the car was started as soon as I saw the car, and leave it running while I checked over it. After about 8 or 9 minutes, the temperature rose beyond the midpoint. I currently have an E46, and the temperature never rises beyond
• Renault Espace (1985 - 1997) - 94 2.0 Engine loses power for a second or two 12 Jul 2009 (Forum)
  Starts fine, runs happily on long journeys, but on local trips it's plagued by frequent (every minute or so) loss of power for a second or two. This shows as uneven idle speed, too, fine when cold and (probably) fine after running for half an hour, but otherwise fluctuating 500- 850 rpm (should
• Skoda Fabia 2 (2007 - ) - Engine oil - factory underfill? 22 Jun 2009 (Forum)
  Picked a brand new Fabia 2 - 1.2L 70bhp on Wednesday - 9 miles on the clock. During handover, usual questions - "Have fluids been checked?" - Yes sir, definitely. So accept the car - drive home 40 miles - stick to own running in rules (under 55mph - 3000 rpm max) - everthing fine. Sat morning, now
• Peugeot 405 Diesel (1988 - 1996) - 92 1.9 Leak around injector pump throttle shaft 10 Jun 2009 (Forum)
  After changing the cambelt on my 1992 405DL the diesel injector pump leaked badly around the throttle spindle. Tried unsuccessfully to get a second hand pump and was about to scrap the car when I was told to try running the engine on tickover "until the engine was hot". To stop the leak
• The truncated rev range myth? 4 Mar 2009 (Forum)
  Time and again on here we see the statement that diesels have great shove, but run out of steam as the revs run out at 4.5k. I just don't get this at all. What is relevant from a drivers point of view is how much of the rev range is useable, not the absolute revs - that's just a number
• 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
• Jaguar S-Type (1999 - 2007) - possibly insane car change 20 Nov 2008 (Forum)
  Hi all, We (me, wife & 11 week old son) currently run an 04 reg Toyota Avensis 1.8vvti T4 hatch, and very happy with it we are. Big enough to fit junior's pram & gubbins in and reasonably economical, if not terribly exciting. However... I am about to come into an inheritance. While we have
• Ford Focus (1998 - 2004) - 03 1.8 LPG fuel problem 7 Oct 2008 (Forum)
  . However, once the car has been running on gas for a while it seems to be OK for the rest of the journey. This is only recent; I've had the car for a year now and it has always run fine before. It has covered 103000 miles so far. I'm not an expert on lpg so not sure who makes the system that Ford fitted
• The case for second hand petrol cars? 29 Aug 2008 (Forum)
  At last, some "man maths" which actually stack up ! As some of you will already know I have been running two cars back to back for a month. One is my older (02 )Mondeo diesel estate, the other is my recently aquired, albeit second hand, 2.2 petrol Signum. This has been an especially busy motoring
• Peugeot 307 (2001 - 2007) - HDi Pollution fault 17 Jul 2008 (Forum)
  and it will continue to run ok with plenty of power. I got the diagnoses test done it showed up fault code1355, do you know what could be causing this problem? I have put additive into the tank 3 times when the car goes into limp mode, I tried the primer pump and there is plenty of fuel getting to the high
• Ford Mondeo III (2000 - 2007) - Downsizing - only slightly - but what to? 4 Jun 2008 (Forum)
  My father has admitted that his Mondy (2002, 1.8) is too big and expensive to run for his infrequent use (he has a company van and only uses the Mondy to drive my mother to the supermarket, and to take my grandmother shopping). With the road tax exceeding 200quid, he wants something 'more
• Ford Fiesta (1989 - 1995) - 1993 1.1 - Starting Problems when Cold 29 Dec 2007 (Forum)
  . Sometime if I leave it an hour it will start ok. Battery is good and spark is evident. When it does start it immediately ticks over and runs perfectly. If I tow it for a bump starts it starts ok and runs fine and seems to restart fine when the engine is warm. Have tried various numbers of accelerator pumps
• 3 years of a C220 21 Dec 2007 (Forum)
  I have run a W reg Merc C220 diesel for just over three years and thought it would be interesting to compare costs with other BRs who have had their car of any make for a similar period. I paid £8500 after part exhange allowance of £2000 and I might be lucky to get £3000 for it now. Mileage