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• Fuels: detergent or non-detergent 13 Apr 2004 (Forum)
  in carbonaceous deposits being formed. There may also be issues with oil leakage which can results in further deposits on combustion. Engines run on stop start cycles will be much more prone to deposit build up than those run continuously over long periods of time (probable explanation for the test bed comment
• Car-by-Car Breakdown 21 May 2003 (Forum)
  'Re J Clarkson not every one can affort to waste 40 - 60k on a car , unless it can be written off for tax. The avarage punter needs a good cheap to run reliable car for A to B running. And ALL manufactures build lemons at one time or another, if you took HJ car reviews to heart you would not buy
• Renault Laguna 1 1.9dTi Cambelt 11 Apr 2003 (Forum)
  to pointer on camcover appeared 1 notch out. Although engine running fine. I've fitted new belt and left marks as i found them, and all still seems fine, plenty of power, no smoke, or starting problems just seemed strange. Anyone else done this work?? I'm still a little concerned over the correct tension
• petrol tank air lock 15 Mar 2003 (Forum)
  it. I can't fill up fully to get rid of it that way because I just haven't got hours to stand on a windy forecourt (it took me at least 10 minutes to put less than a quarter of a tankful in this morning), so consequently it gets a fiver's-worth every so often and is permanently running on almost empty
• Late running-in Diesel 6 Mar 2003 (Forum)
  In December I purchased a 2000 156 2.4JTD with 7500 miles on the clock. It had undergone the appropriate annual services and was fully serviced prior...
• Car smash - urgent advice req'd 7 Jan 2003 (Forum)
  I need some urgent practical advice following someone running into my car while it was parked outside my house. I’m in the process of selling this car having transferred my insurance to a newer vehicle. Fortunately, I have the full name and address and insurance details of the person who
• Buying 4x4 for export to Sri Lanka 22 Apr 2002 (Forum)
  A friend of mine is working in the United Kingdom for two years on a fixed length contract - 20 months remaining - at which point he will return home to Sri Lanka. His intended plan is to buy a secondhand 4x4, run it for the duration of his UK contract, and then ship it back to Sri Lanka, for use
• Vintage Merc or a Skoda Octavia ? 27 Mar 2002 (Forum)
  Since I live in the middle of town, I presently run a small Suzuki Alto (used by SWMBO on kindergarten run - difficult to find amongst SUV's) and a Honda Civic. The Honda is 4 years approaching 40 k miles and used for commuting, it is great for parking and town use but nothing is wrong it except
• Polo diesel poor starting 31 Jan 2002 (Forum)
  plugs were u/s, so they fitted a new set and all was OK, until this winter. Starting from cold is a bit slow and noisy (more than normal for a diesel) and runs a bit rough when it starts. This seems to be helped if I turn the key off when the glow-plug light goes off, then back on again and put some
• Running diesels on Gas (Update) 14 Dec 2001 (Forum)
  Following on from previous questions about using LPG in diesel engines I saw the following today in 'Professional Engineering'. Referes to natural gas,...
• Wheel bearing - "play" whats acceptable? 22 Nov 2001 (Forum)
  to remember Swapped wheels front to back Run on a replacement set of wheels/tyres for a few days Had the front & rear suspension bushes checked for wear So far all ok - no fault found. It was suggested to have a full four wheel alignment - I had this done with only minor corrections made - however they did
• Used cars of the year 13 Oct 2019 (Forum)
  experience of buying and selling them over the years. It’ll be based on ease of ownership, running costs and reliability over prestige badges and largely irrelevant track day handling. I’ll leave out prestige and high performance models as neither should be bought on a limited budget unless you want a life
• A cheap to run luxury(ish) car? Tough one... 25 May 2023 (Forum)
  time, he's seen a few imported Mercedes which far exceed all his tech and aesthetic boxes, but in my mind completely miss his needs for low running costs/reliability. I'm very, very slowly getting him to get a Golf mk 7 which I truly believe he will like, and he admits he does, but he's
• Mazda 6 - Cam sensor fault, replacement engine cutting out 14 Dec 2018 (Forum)
  in. The old engine did still run but was a little rattly. Also of note before the oil pump issue was discovered was that there was an engine warning light flagging up a defective cam shaft sensor. From what I can gather online this is not an uncommon fault in Mazda's of a certain age. Unfortunately
• Mercedes-Benz C180 - Starting Probelms 7 Sep 2015 (Forum)
  .   Generally it starts first time in the morning, and once its running it goes fine.   If I stop the car and start it straight away it starts first time.   If however I stop it, wait 5 mins or so and try to start it the car
• Citroen Xantia 2.0 HDi - Citroen Xantia, Startup issues 25 Apr 2014 (Forum)
  Hi everyone, I purchased a citreon xantia 2.0 Hdi and all was running well for a few days then it died on me at a petrol forecourt. Car tried to start so didn't think issues with starter motor, glow plugs etc. Will kick in OK using Easystart but cannot get diesel to engine. This led me
• Peugeot 307 2. 0 HDI Xsi 136 - PEUGEOT 307 HDI HOT STALLING? 25 Sep 2012 (Forum)
  it for another test drive. Again 10 minutes into a journey the car stalled when revs dropped. However when you bumped the car it started fine and drove fine. I drove a 50mile motorway trip to try and run any remains of poor fuel through and had a wyns fuel cleaner in it. The problem has not been resolved
• KIA Sedona (1999 - 2006) - 00 2.9 Stopped starting when weather was freezing 14 Feb 2012 (Forum)
  became too flat to ever achieve anything. So, then we managed to start it by jump starting it. Once the other vehicle was running and the flat battery charged a bit, the car started immediately - no difficulty at all. So, I went and had the battery tested. The "drop-test" revealed that the battery wasn't
• Vauxhall Astra F (1991 - 1998) - 94 1.7 17DTL Cracked Cylinder Head. 3 Jun 2011 (Forum)
  First thing every morning my car starts with a misfire for a few seconds, and a puff of white smoke/water vapour comes from the exhaust, after which it would run perfectly fine. Also over a period of several months I've noticed a small loss of coolant. I pressure tested it and cannot find any
• none - owner refuses to send off V5 after swapping bikes 4 Sep 2010 (Forum)
  I swapped my running moped for a spares or repair motorcycle when I swapped we did not fill in the v5's or send them off because he did not have his v5 on him at the time and i forgot to get a reciet :( . he's now broke my moped by messing with it and putting way too much 2stroke oil