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• Peugeot 106 (1991 - 2002) - 96 1.1 Running Rich 6 Feb 2010 (Forum)
  as the engine is OK, it doesn't use oil and the oil stays relatively clean for 4000 between changes. It is however running rich as the sooty plugs will testify. Any ideas on dealing with this cheaply as I do not want to take it to a garage to have the ECU looked at or tested as it costs a mint and my car
• Skoda Fabia 2 (2007 - ) - What would you do? 14 Dec 2009 (Forum)
  My other half has a year old Fabia HTP, it started running a bit rough just before its first service and was given a diagnostic check, which according to the dealer showed nothing wrong. After the service, the car has run rougher than before, the management light has came on several times
• Ford S-MAX (2006 - ) - Auto v Manual - running costs etc. 14 Nov 2009 (Forum)
  cost of running an Auto over the manual is approx. £200 pa including the tax. This isn't massive, but it isn't peanuts either. What is the actual reality of these mpg's? Is it actually quite difficult to drive a manual at the quoted mpg, and with normal driving actually get better mpg than quoted
• Anyone ever been caught out on insurance 9 Jun 2009 (Forum)
  I was wondering if anyone has been caught out like myself two years ago :- insurance was due for renewal (one week left to run) not to impressed with the renewal figure so I phone them asking for a better price. They wouldn't do a better price so I said that I would not renew and let it run out
• Vauxhall Astra G Petrol (1998 - 2004) - 2003 1.6 Keeps cutting out. 2 Feb 2009 (Forum)
  back to juddering under power, cutting out, won't start - just like when I first got it. Also the service yellow/amber symbol (car with a spanner) light keeps coming on and going off. Car seems to be running fine even if fuel economy is a little bit lower than usual. Fault is present when vehicle
• Ford Mondeo III (2000 - 2007) - 2003 2.0 TDCi poor slow running 17 Jan 2009 (Forum)
  . (pre climate control) I had bad slow running and have cured this by blanking off the EGR valve with a metal sheet. I now am left with the following: 1) Rev counter shows tickover at about 750rpm I think this should be higher 2) Temp gauge fluctuates between 0 and quarter. Car eventually gets
• Mercedes Benz E-Class W124 Estates (1985 - 1996) - 89 2.3 Current leak 10 Jan 2009 (Forum)
  I have a Mercedes 124 estate, 230 TE. Built in 1989. The alternator has recently been replaced and seems to be functioning okay. However the battery loses charge when running with the lights on; and eventually the car fails to run. (Not very convenient during these short winter days
• Citroen Berlingo Multispace (1998 - 2010) - 08 1.6 Engine running on. 2 Nov 2008 (Forum)
  (still in top) the engine picks up & the car simply keeps going. My foot is nowhere near the gas pedal, but it is without doubt still maintaining around 28/30mph, I can feel it driving & definitely not on over-run. The pedal is not sticking, because if I then dip the clutch, the revs ease down from just
• Peugeot 307 SW (2002 - 2008) - 2002 2.0 SW HDI 110 - loss of turbo pressure 28 Oct 2008 (Forum)
  the turbo was obviously not feeding the engine. The engine seems to be running fine otherwise (temp ok, and no warning messages), but briefly did regain power for about 10 seconds, about 5 minutes later, but nothing after that. Car has done 90K miles, fully serviced, last at 84K. It has had a lot of high
• FIAT Scudo (2007 - ) - 2001 2.0 HDI Diesel Pressure Sensor????? 25 Oct 2008 (Forum)
  over fueling as black smoke and strong diesel smell. Put the scanner on it and it comes up with code 190 Diesel Pressure Sensor, If i pull wires of the Rail pressure sensor it goes to limp mode and runs lovely, no diesel knok, no hesitateing level idle. Changed the Pressure sensor, cleared codes
• Volkswagen Golf IV (1998 - 2004) - 01 2.0 Emissions light & ABS light on 3 Sep 2008 (Forum)
  in the wire somewhere. When I drove out of the garage the cat converter broke up so was replaced also! The car has been driven for about 50 miles and the emissions light has come back on again! Whats happening here? It looks like someones tinkered with the engine before me, running a variable fuel
• Scrape in Car park - hit and run ? 14 Aug 2008 (Forum)
  to accidentexchange and wasnt very forthcoming about what it was although i did get the name, insurance company details and phone number of the other party, who was not at the showrooom at the time. Looked up accidentexchange on the net and it seems to be a hit and run claims company?! Does any one know if i should
• Volvo S60 (2000 - 2009) - 01 2.0 TS - recent cold starting concerns 30 Jul 2008 (Forum)
  The last couple of mornings, the Volvo has exhibited behaviour that is a mite concerning. Yesterday morning, it fired up instantly as normal, but wasn't running on a full compliment of 5 cylinders. A quick blip of the throttle cured it, and it's been fine ever since. This morning, it didn't want
• Renault Megane (1996 - 1998) - 98 1.6 RT Over-revving and misfiring 18 Jul 2008 (Forum)
  Please could someone help me before I go insane. I have a Reanult Megane RT Sport 1.6, which I bought about 3 months ago. During the test drive it almost ran out of fuel, as the seller had run it so low. After running it for about 4 days or so, it started to splutter pulling away from junctions
• BMW 3-Series E46 (1998 - 2005) - 99 328 Lambda sensor failure? 28 Jun 2008 (Forum)
  I have a 1999 328i. Recently the engine has not been running smoothly. Most of the obvious things have been changed including Air mass sensor, coils & spark plugs. The car now drives ok but I can sense a slight regular shudder, almost like a regular misfire....this is so slight you might miss
• Diesel vs Petrol school runs in Midi MPV? 12 May 2008 (Forum)
  to such short journey abuse. Should I be concerned? Is a modern Diesel still a sensible(ish) choice for a school run car? TIA - Rufus.
• Volkswagen - VW LT35 1982 2L Petrol - Ignition Timing 4 May 2008 (Forum)
  A friend of mine has just bought an old LT35 horse box. He has been told it has either a CH or CL 2 litre petrol engine. He says it is running rough, but it drove home the 200 miles ok after he bought it. I suggested he did all the usual things & change the oil, filters, plugs, points (that takes
• Toyota Landcruiser 80 Amazon (1990 to 1998) - Modern diesels - what's the point? 28 Apr 2008 (Forum)
  I've been running my 3 litre CR auto D-Max for nearly 3K miles now, and I get about 29mpg running around, dropping to 25 when I tow 3 tons. My old '93 Landcruiser 4.2TD auto does around 25mpg, dropping to 22 towing 3 tons. So considering the LC is 15 years old, has a 6 cylinder engine
• Vauxhall Astra G Petrol (1998 - 2004) - yr?? 1.6 8v kangarooing & stalling. 28 Mar 2008 (Forum)
  I`m running an Astra G 1.6 8v hatch for about 8 months now, the mileage is approx 50,000 miles, the car has been serviced 8 months ago. All ok with the car up to about one month ago, then the car started to act up as follows.After a couple of miles driving, while braking for a roundabout / traffic
• Mercedes Benz SL (2002 - 2008) - SL500 - Cost to change please and general info! 26 Mar 2008 (Forum)
  Hello All, A friend has fallen in love with an SL500 for sale at our local Mercedes main dealer. Before she runs into the dealership literally throwing money at the salesman, I was wondering if any of you guys with the little black books would be able to help me determine what a reasonable cost