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• 1999 - 206xs 2 Feb 2006 (Forum)
  Bought this car recently and it runs strong and it appears(ed) to be a bargain. Noticed however that on starting from cold there is a rumble/squeal (squeal sounds like a fan belt but its not) that goes away if i depress the clutch even slightly. Does this sound like a clutch release bearing? Gear
• Peugeot 306 Eng Mangmnt Unit 12 Jan 2006 (Forum)
  Hi guys, I have a Peugeot 306 petrol saloon, 1999 on T plate. The car does not want to tick over on idle. In gear & running, it's fine. The AA said that the Engine Management Unit needs repair or replacing. My Peugeot dealer has quoted me £886 to replace the EMU - Please confirm if this seems
• Omega ('97) Rough Idle 4 Jan 2006 (Forum)
  Help! My local private hire chappie runs a 2.0 (?) Omega, and has spent much money on (not) sorting out a rough idle problem. It has been to a local Vaux. indie, plus had diagnostics on it, as well as a new air valve. No joy. It ticks over like a Wright Cyclone radial engine (as in DC-3
• Computer Related Questions - Volume 77 19 Dec 2005 (Forum)
  I've just obtained a 2nd hand computer running Windows 98. When I try to open a JPEG, it opens it with Internet Explorer. It refused to open it with Paint, and there doesn't seem to be a Windows Picture Viewer (or Picture and Fax Viewer). Right-clicking on the jpeg offers the option of "open
• Petrol Inyer Diesel 19 Dec 2005 (Forum)
  There's an RAC ad that warns not to even start your car if you accidently put unleaded in you diesel car, but it doesn't tell you why or how your car would run if you did drive off and goes on to warn you of horrific costs for repairs. I wonder if they are being a bit alarmist here. I would have
• Skoda Felicia 11 Dec 2005 (Forum)
  cost too much to keep running. I am not concerned about what it's like to drive (unless it's really horrid) Yes or no? Please advise.
• Double Car tax brainstorm 6 Dec 2005 (Forum)
  I went out today and got a new tax disc for the car, backdated to the start of December. The time came to put it into the car and I realised my current tax runs out at the end of December, not November. So my car is now double taxed for a month. I know it's only £15, but I give Gordon enough
• Bless this nations motorway network... 25 Nov 2005 (Forum)
  for enabling me to travel from Blackburn, Lancashire to High Wycombe in 3hrs yesterday afternoon, spend a couple of hours seeing my cousin in hospital there, then 3hrs to get back. No drama, no worries or fuss. Straight clean run both ways and came back just after 10pm pretty relaxed. The time
• 2003 astra 2.0dti no power no turbo 4 Nov 2005 (Forum)
  engine management the engine runs ok but gets noisey when driven hard like the timing is out? any help most grateful
• 1995 Corsa 1.2 hesitation 31 Oct 2005 (Forum)
  ) and then restarted. Any suggestions on what may be the cause? Car runs fine apart from this - just appears to "bog down" as if suffering from fuel starvation. Thanks, Alex
• Moving adverts on HJ site 27 Oct 2005 (Forum)
  I find the new large moving advert on the right of the page very distracting whilst reading text. I have no problem with the small ones on the left, but I had to resize the window to remove it from my sight. Perhaps a guideline should be drawn up about the adverts that keep this site running. I
• creaking ford focus 21 Oct 2005 (Forum)
  my 2002 focus 1.6 zetec has started making creaking noises,sounds like rear passenger side.it is most noticable going over speed humps.please tell me i only need something greasing, as two people have run into me over the last month and i,m skint.not in the ofending area i might add. p.s having
• yes my 306td again 6 Oct 2005 (Forum)
  firstly thanks to every1 that has helped so far in getting my 306 working again, the car now runs and drives like new with no sign of the white smoke issues i was having or poor starting, only thing now is that when i floor it and the turbo cuts in there is a visible puff of blue smoke, any ideas
• M25 J4/M11/Stansted: Any roadworks? 18 Sep 2005 (Forum)
  Haven't done this run for a while but will be doing so midweek, aiming to arrive at Stansted for an 09.00 weekday flight. Does anyone know of any current or forthcoming roadworks on the M25 or M11 which may affect my timing? I normally leave at about 06.30 allowing about an hour
• Merc Build Date? 13 Sep 2005 (Forum)
  Can recall reading an article about a cancelled export order resulting in cars being left standing for long periods! My C Class was registered in March 2003 but a lot (is not all) the components have October 2001 stamped on them. My dealer informs me that MB will commission a parts run that may
• New car tax rules?? 8 Sep 2005 (Forum)
  Does anyone know what would happen if your tax was up for renewal, but your car didn't have an MOT on it?? The way I understand it you have to renew your tax straight away, but you also need an MOT certificate to renew your car tax. I have both coming up soon and I don't want to be running around
• Cat damage with leaded petrol 13 Aug 2005 (Forum)
  to meet the MoT test, but are there any side effects such as bad running or confusion for the ECU once the damage is done? Might it not also be cheaper if possible to remove the cat before travelling (replace it on return) or does that give the ECU brain damage?
• Peugeot 306 Problem2 9 Aug 2005 (Forum)
  Me again with the 1995 306 D Turbo. I have a smokey problem on startup. When starting from cold, there is no smoke for the first minute or so, then suddenly clouds of the stuff (greyish) come out till it's heated up. Once its heated up, the smoke stops completely again and it runs well. My
• Finding a donor car for a kit-car build 8 Aug 2005 (Forum)
  Hi, I?m trying to source a donor car for a kit-car build. More specifically a rover 214 or 216 (bubble shape), and I don?t necessarily need the car to run ? the parts I need don?t include the engine end gearbox. A CAT D car would be ideal. I?d be grateful for any suggestions how to source
• Arachnids and Door Mirrors 6 Aug 2005 (Forum)
  This topic seems to have disappeared into silly threads. It was quite an interesting topic whilst it was running. I have aquired another lodger in my driver's side mirror. I thought that it can't be coincidence, there must be an attraction. Hence I checked eight cars whilst I was doing my