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• Ford Focus - Ford Focus 1.8 TDCI starting issues 12 Mar 2015 (Forum)
  Looking for some advice regarding my Focus starting issues. 2008 (57) 1.8 TDCi with 81000 on the clock Few issues been happening for a while Engine runs quite rough and is fairly noisy Slight shudder when running idle Puff of black smoke when putting
• Ford Focus 1.8 TDCi - Focus 1.8 TDCI - Intermitant Turbo Failure 17 Aug 2014 (Forum)
  there, I've got a '07 Focus and it's often loosing power. Sometimes it's fine and runs perfectly (usually when it's cold). But quite often I get no power when I accelerate (usually around 2-2.5 revs). Occasionally, if I back off the throttle then it picks up, but mostly if it misses, it feels like it's
• Volkswagen Golf IV - mk4 golf tdi arl won't start 12 Feb 2014 (Forum)
  evening, my brother in laws 53 plate golf tdi arl engine died on him last night and won't restart. he said it just cut out and wouldn't go again. ive had it on vagcom and no fault codes are showing, the car will fire and run briefly if i spray carb cleaner down the air intake. you can hear
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  Buying a new Volkswagen Golf - which model is best? 8 Sep 2013 (Ask HJ)
  I have recently retired and want to buy a new Volkswagen Golf. I cover 14,000 miles a year and want a model that’s cheap to run and comfortable to drive....
• Ford Grand C-MAX - 1.6TDCi Loss of power, no fault codes. 12 Jun 2013 (Forum)
  with engine problems and dealers). There were no fault codes logged and they didn't see any obvious issues with the turbo. The car has done over 17,000 miles, and gets plenty of long runs so the DPF shouldn't be getting clogged. I also let the turbo cool down properly after long trips. The car's
• Ford Focus Estate 1.8 Petrol - Coolant temperature 7 Jun 2013 (Forum)
  I drove the wife's car today for the first time in many months and noticed a characteristic smell upon stopping that suggesting it was running hot. There are no other indications so far of a problem but it is overdue for a service. According to the ECU the coolant temperature
• Ford fiesta W reg - Fiesta won't restart after running. 2 Apr 2013 (Forum)
  Hi,    I am hoping someone can shed a light on possible solutions to this: W reg ford fiesta 1.3. Runs perfectly when started cold, no odd engine sounds,nothing to worry about. If I stop the engine then 50% of the time it won't restart. The engine
• Peugeot 406 (1999 - 2004) - 01 2.0 hdi 90 rhy cutting out and running on 11 Jan 2013 (Forum)
  but if you turn key off befor it faults and cuts out , then it will run on for a second and the p0230 code will be back i have had (all seconhand) 3 in tank pumps 2 double relay/ fuel relay 2 high pressure pumps 2 fuel regulators (bolt to rear of high pressure pump) 2 sets of injectors 2 cam sensors
• Vauxhall Astra G Diesel - fans constantly running temp gauge not moving 27 Nov 2012 (Forum)
  sensor and thermostat but still the same fault codes the car starts first time but runs a bit fast and when the engine is warm and you turn it off if you turn it back on before you let it cool for 15min the reves shoot up to 25000 and the fans dont come on and the car just wants to pull away someone said
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  Buying Large 4X4 - Range Rover or Mercedes-Benz? 13 Nov 2012 (Ask HJ)
  Which would be the better buy? I'm thinking of a 2009 Mercedes-Benz ML320 CDi or 2008-'09 Range Rover Sport HSE 2.7. I have a budget of about £25K. I...
• mgf - MGF Not Running 7 Jul 2012 (Forum)
  solutions not just find them. Here's a solution to a problem I had but couldn't get a solution on a forum - it may be there I just haven't found it :-) My MGF 97 VVC cut out and wouldn't restart - no real warning. When turned over it would run for a few seconds then stall and then not restart. First port
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  Should I allow the turbo in my SEAT Leon to cool before switching off the engine? 16 Jun 2012 (Ask HJ)
  Should I let my turbocharged SEAT Leon 1.2TSi's engine idle for a minute or so to allow it to cool so the oil doesn't carbonise due to the heat?
• Skoda Octavia 1.6 Elegance Estate - Fault Code 16706 5 Jan 2012 (Forum)
  filling with fuel. Also occasionally stalling at traffic lights.  Usually re-starts, but I get EPC light and car then runs lumpy. Once cold again and/or reset codes, car starts and runs fine.  Recently, car stalled and wouldn't re-start and towed to garage who replaced starter motor
• Peugeot Expert Tepee - Cooling System on 2.0HDI losing fluid 31 Aug 2011 (Forum)
  Hi to all, I'm at my wits end - I've got a 2002 Peugeot Expert van, and it's not playing ball. It drives sweet as a nut, and in my line of work, it's regularly left running for 8 -10 hours at a time, which it's fine with, but when used on a motorway run it's blowing it's coolant out
• vauxhall vectra c - hesitation and rough running 8 Jun 2011 (Forum)
  stationary and at idle the revs will drop and rise and the engine will run rough for a few seconds then goes bck to normal, this has happened on three of four occasions with no other symptoms occuring. Last night the above happened again only maybe more severe and through on a light
• Ford Focus II (2004 - 2007) - 05 1.6tdci front wheel arch rust 'fix' 18 Apr 2011 (Forum)
  which involves a small strip of plastic that runs the length of the under sill and front wheel arch." I have seen later focus IIs with a plastic strip running along the sill and I enquired at my local ford parts centre if these or similar were available for my car. They could not find the parts for my
• Citroen C5 2006 1.8 LX - Citroen C5 - any advice good / bad / run away ? 20 Feb 2011 (Forum)
  is completely taken with a 56 plate Citroen C5 we saw at the local dealers, which is a 56, 1.8 petrol engine and seems immaculate, FSH one owner 48 K miles and is up for only 3.5 grand. Of course the running costs will be more than a diesel but the purchase price is almost half of an equivalent car
• Ford Transit (2001) - Transist 2.0TDDi running fault 13 Feb 2011 (Forum)
  I have a 2001 2.0TDDi 75ps transit. When i start the van from cold it starts fine, but runs on what feels like 3 and a half cylinders it diesel knocks and smokes. It does this for about 5min and then idles fine and stops smoking and sounds spot on. The van also feels under powered
• Renault Clio I Diesel - Non Starter 23 Oct 2010 (Forum)
  overnight, then in the morning it will not fire up, it will turn over ok, if you jump the car from another car without the engine running, the outcome is still the same, but if you start the other car then it fires up straight away without waiting for the heater plugs. The battery is charging at 14.3volts
• mondeo 56 plate 2.0 tdci - tdci cold running and knocking like big ends gone 25 Sep 2010 (Forum)
  my mondeo starts up in a morning no problem but runs a bit lumpy and has a slight misfire and sounds like a transit diesel with that knocking like the big ends are gone....once the car is warm the tickover is perfectly fine and no missing but the knocking is still there....i`ve just changed