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• Mazda 6 2.0D (2007) - DPF,TCS,ECL Lights !!! 29 Jun 2012 (Forum)
  Was driving home the other day, when the TSC and Engine Check Lights came on, plus the DPF light flashed a couple of times. Got home and turned off, came to it the folllowing day and all lights were out. Went for a run down the motorway about 12 miles 15 mins and all was fine
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  Should I buy a Ford Fusion 1.4 TDCI 18 May 2012 (Ask HJ)
  The fuel economy, low cost tax and relative cheapness of the ford fusion 1.4 diesel has my interest. I could afford an early one at nearly ten years old...
• Help Deciding New & Unusual/Rare Cheap-To-Run Car 24 Jun 2011 (Forum)
  . But it also needs to be cheap to relatively cheap to run. Reason being is I only passed my test last year! (currently 23, yes I know I passed late
• VW Golf 1.9 tdi / 1.6 petrol approx 03 plate - Diesel or Petrol 11 Feb 2011 (Forum)
  Hi guys some advice needed. i used to own a Mazda5 diesel which I have had to get rid of due to change in jobs and lower milage may run me into DPF problems (although I had some minor ones before having read on this i have heard its a living nightmare on lower mileages) now having driven
• Citroen saxo 1.4i auto - Sluggish acceleration problems 8 Feb 2011 (Forum)
  also replaced the lambda sensor, coolant temp sensor and crankcase sensor but these didn't make any difference so I went for the complete strip down and replaced the gasket, which despite the current fault sorted the initial running problem out. The car runs perfectly in idle and when you dip
• 1989 ford escort 1.6 CVH - Engine trouble 23 Nov 2010 (Forum)
  Just yesterday I bought a mint condition ford escort sport. (Not everyones cup of tea i know) The car sounded and drove pefectly for the first 100 miles of the 110 miles home, however in the last 10 it missed a few beats whilst on the motorway, it felt as though it was running out of fuel
• Offroading on country paths 9 Jul 2010 (Forum)
  that the destruction they cause is disgusting. Anyone know about the legal aspect? I really do feel angry about this. I've tried cycling and running along many local paths through beech and pine woods but they are impassable and unsafe to use as they have been churned up by off road vehicles. Their occasional
• excellent result with in car camera 26 Jun 2010 (Forum)
  For all those who thought an in car camera was overkill & paranoia I have just had an excellent result! Driving thorugh a town late at night some holigan thought it would be an excellent idea to try running at my wifes car & kung-fu kick the doorswhilst i was driving ( 20mph
• Ford Focus (1998 - 2004) - 00 1.8 High idle speed and over revving 24 Jan 2010 (Forum)
  Ok, Ill give as much information as I can. Ive had the car about 8 months, trouble free. In this recent snowy spell, I was sat waiting for my kid at school with the engine running. It didnt overheat or anything, just idling normally as you do. Upon driving home, the throttle seemed to stick open
• Peugeot 306 (1993 - 2001) - 99 2.0 HDi P0230 Not starting. Injectors not firin 2 Dec 2009 (Forum)
  doesn't attempt to start. I (in a safe environment!) tried to check if the injectors were firing, and it wasn't. I did a DTC scan today and got: P0230 Fuel Pump Primary Circuit Malfunction (yet other pugs with this code still run?) P0380 Glow Plug/Heater CKT A Malfunction (Pending) Whatever 'Pending
• Skoda Octavia II (2004 - ) - Long term caretaking 17 Aug 2009 (Forum)
  After the great Sedona story, settled on a new Octavia 1.9 PD 105hp, have looked at the HJ running in advice. I am looking to run this a long time 10yrs +, hence I chose the PD over the CR diesels. It will go onto variable service intervals which might mean up to 2 years before first oil change
• Peugeot Partner Combi (2001 - 2004) - 03 2.0HDI Poor Economy / Low Power 29 Jun 2009 (Forum)
  I have recently purchased a 2003 Peugeot Partner 2.0 HDI (90), and having now filled the tank up twice, I'm beginning to think maybe the car isn't performing as well as it should be. Economy on a long steady 70 to 80mph run came out at 38mpg. The second tank has been steady local runs, which have
• Peugeot 205 (1983 - 1997) - 88 1.9GTi - Misfiring after running out of fuel 17 Jun 2009 (Forum)
  hi i was really hoping somebody can help me out here, im busy restoring my 205 1.9 gti 1988 model. i currently banned form driving so its my project, i have bean strating it up and letting her run for about 10 mins a day, but one i ran out of fuel, i filled up my petrol can before i put
• Renault Laguna (1994 - 2001) - 95 2.0 M Reg - Weird wiring explanation 21 Sep 2008 (Forum)
  wires running to a relay (split charge relay?) taped near the battery. Two more wires run from this into the bulkhead. From there I lose them, but running to the fan connector are two more red and black wires with two cut wires spliced into them, a blue one and a light brown one. Now I'm assuming
• Ford Escort (1993 - 2000) - 93 1.6 Immobiliser saga 17 Sep 2008 (Forum)
  locking and starter-immobiliser. With that out, the car will start, and the alarm led glows continuously to tell plod the car has been stolen. You can drive the car like that, everything works in the running gear. But the oil warning light glows faintly while the car is running. Just in case anyone
• Ford Mondeo III (2000 - 2007) - 02 2.0 (auto) diesel misfiring 16 Aug 2008 (Forum)
  some more about these problems. Running on cruise control at 80 mph, the misfiring occurs when cresting the brow of a hill or whenever the load comes off the engine, its a momentary misfire and then continues running ok. Ford had remapped the injectors and loaded new software more times than I care
• Land Rover Discovery (1989 - 1998) - 97 3.9 wiring problem 3 Jun 2008 (Forum)
  hi there got a nice disco runs on lpg too i seem to have 2 problems coil overheats when ignition left on has 12v feed and seems to have earth on neg side from distributor i am unsure of what originally is correct wiring,seems to be shorting coil. prob 2 car cuts out dead no apparent reason
• Vauxhall Astra H (2004 - 2009) - 1.3CDTi engine - awful lag on moving away?? 1 May 2008 (Forum)
  Just curious about this! Work's pool Astra 1.3 CDTi is used mostly for short runs, occasionally for a proper run of 80 miles or so. I only use it for the short run into town and back to visit some of our customers. 4 mile round trip so not doing the best for it but anyway... Point is I find
• Most Abused or Cherished Company Car? 17 Feb 2008 (Forum)
  . Despite this treatment it runs sweetly and has never given a moments problem after 60k miles. The 06 Audi is pampered from dawn till dusk. It is cleaned inside and out up to 3 times a week (or the moment it gains a speck of grime), monthly it is jacked up and all the alloys are removed for a deep clean
• Volkswagen Golf III (1992 - 1997) - Overfueling 1993 1800cc petrol 25 Nov 2007 (Forum)
  when the same happened which lead me to realise the cause of the overfueling was actually a temp sender that was sending the wrong info to unit and hence causing the overfuel. Once this was changed everything has run okish since, with no breakdowns. However I am convinced it is now running far far