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• Ford Mondeo - Ford Mondeo 2.0 TDCI 130ps running fault cuts out 2 Jun 2010 (Forum)
  Hi all I just brought a Ford mondeo TDCI 130 PS, and I was made aware that it cuts out at high revs and me being me and being use to older cars...
• Ford Fiesta (2002 - 2008) - Fiesta ST 8 Jan 2010 (Forum)
  and a reasonable amount of reliability/reasonable running costs. I will be doing around 35k miles a year so am looking for a lower mileage car - not for residual value purposes, just because there is the potential for less to go wrong (and I do mean potential, I'm not making any assumptions). Research leads me
• Volkswagen Golf III (1992 - 1997) - 97 2.0 GTI - head gasket failure pending? 24 Nov 2009 (Forum)
  ) "Blowing" noise from the airbox when there is any load on the engine. Exhaust has been checked twice and is 100% ok. 4) Gurgling / running fluids sound when the oil cap is removed when the engine is running. By this I don't mean the puff-puff-puff sounds of the compression cycle. Sounds like air
• Moving to peak district - recommend 4x4? 23 Oct 2009 (Forum)
  Our Focus estate has 106k on the clock & just had all the cylinder valves replaced... the shocks & clutch are pretty worn so we think prob time to replace. Budget around £9k. we're now down to 1 reliable income, plus what i bring in as a consultant, so need something reliable with low running
• Ford Mondeo IV (2007 - ) - 09 2.2TDCi engine problems 23 Oct 2009 (Forum)
  Hi all At the point of frustration here, so any pointers really appreciated. Have an 11K mileage/March '09 car which - since a I got secondhand from the dealer in July - has had occasional fan running-type noise after engine switch off, usually after short journeys and can run for anything up
• Citroen C5 (2001 - 2008) - 05 3.0 Poor running and rough gearchange 3 Sep 2009 (Forum)
  I'm having a couple of problems with the C5, which may be related. It's been in to the dealers recently after I complained of poor shifting on the autobox,...
• Chrysler Voyager (1997 - 2001) - 98 3.3 problems starting car 28 Jul 2009 (Forum)
  Please help we have been experiencing problems with our automatic petrol 3.3 Chysler Grand Voyager and are up againt the wall after running out of solutions. When you put in the key in the ignition the information centre lights come on and the car starts but none of the displays within the priemium
• I'm after inspiration for a new (to us) car 26 Mar 2009 (Forum)
  Dieselboy feet will follow in a year or two. So, with great regret, the Beetle will be replaced with a modern Euro (or Jap) box. This is where we have no idea what we want, or need. I run an Alfa 156 2.4JTD Sportwagen, which I would expect to be able to cope with pushchairs etc. Initial thoughts were
• Volkswagen Golf VI (2009 - ) - 1.4 tsi SE / dsg first impressions 10 Mar 2009 (Forum)
  by the engine which is smooth & hushed, and by the auto which is also very smooth. The car goes pretty well, as far as I can try it while running in. Top gear is set at 30mph/1000revs, which gives an easy cruise. Average mpg, in urban & occasional mway conditions is around 40. I have not done any long trips
• Rover 400 (1995 - 1999) - 96 1.6 cold start/cooling fan on problem 29 Dec 2008 (Forum)
  I have an all of a sudden combined problem with our 'K' series 400.When I switch off the engine the cooling fan now continues to run for up to 20 mins.,even though the gauge shows a typically normal temperature(no bubbles,no oil in expansion tank etc).Secondly,the car has become difficult to start
• HJ approves of daylight fog lights!!!! (confused) 3 Dec 2008 (Forum)
  , so why HJ thinks they are suitable for use as 'Daylight Running Lights' is beyond me. I also thought it was against the law to use fog lights when it wasn't foggy? The highway code states so and the police can fine those who do so; in the past my local city (Coventry) has even run a couple
• Renault Espace (1985 - 1997) - 1994 2.0 (Petrol) MOT Emissions Failure 4 Nov 2008 (Forum)
  it without air filter to try to make it run leaner, but no good. No leaks from exhaust. Car was nice and hot before both tests. Tax has run out today, so I SORN'd the car and is on mates drive to try and repair it. I'm wondering whether to change the CAT? I think its the orignial cat, so probably
• Ford Focus (1998 - 2004) - 2000 1.8 Temp gauge into red, fan running constant 18 Aug 2008 (Forum)
  Hi All, This is my first post on this forum but I've read through many in my search for suggestions to an "overheating" problem with my petrol Focus....
• Vauxhall Astra G Diesel (1998 - 2004) - 1999 2.0 coolant mystery! 18 Aug 2008 (Forum)
  Hey all, I've got something here that I can't quite get my head round. It looks like i've got a leak on my 1999 Astravan. The Engine started running very hot yesterday so I stopped, let it cool, checked the expansion tank and it was empty. Judging by the amount it took it had all gone. I
• Peugeot 306 (1993 - 2001) - 97 1.9 Swapping engines TURBO 1.9 306 XtDt 3 Jun 2008 (Forum)
  a 7ADHY2 Model, possible engine is XU(DTE/Y/L3 DHY. Is this the one that breaks crankshafts? So can I regress one step and fit an XUD9TE/L D8A? It is NO CAT so do i have to remove the CAT from the car (legal?) or run with the cat and hope the engine runs OK? What is best injection Lucas or Bosche? What
• Ford Focus II (2004 - 2007) - 2004 1.6 - engine weak! 7 May 2008 (Forum)
  Problem A: Engine cold I start my 3200-mile 1.6 04 Focus on a cold day and it sounds like it is running on only 3 cylinders, as if one is running weakly. It drags itself along the road... The colder the day the worse it behaves, and the worse it sounds. This clears up when warm and sounds
• Letter to my MP about motor tax. 24 Apr 2008 (Forum)
  . We both work and both have to run cars to get to work, by working we contribute income tax and national insurance to the government. I fear that the elevated level of fuel prices and car tax will mean it is no longer financially viable for us to run cars. The location of our places of work mean
• What fuel consumption gaffs/efforts have you made 1 Apr 2008 (Forum)
  What fuel consumption efforts and mistakes, including purchase, have you made over the years?. 1) 1967 Mini van, fuel consumption (best) 38mpg on east coast run. Fitted a Mangoletsi ? Manifold modifier, which basically just seemed to do nothing except cut performance as it reduced inlet manifold
• Fuel efficiency - when to switch 25 Jan 2008 (Forum)
  My Volvo S80 2.5T 53 reg, which I bought to do 4,000 miles/year (for 7k last April), may soon be doing an additional 17,000 miles/year through a work change I get about 23mpg on my usual short runs, and I guess I might get about 28mpg on the work run. (this is below the official figures (probably
• Servicing: mileage or time? 26 Oct 2007 (Forum)
  - and the car is running on Mobil One (supplied at sky-high Volvo dealer rates). I suppose I'm thinking that the use the car is currently getting fits pretty well with the long-interval service regimes some other manufacturers use, and that there might be no harm in delaying the next service to, say, 70,000