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• Peugeot 406 Coupe (1997 - 2003) - 03 3.0 Engine Antipollution System defective 15 Sep 2009 (Forum)
  I have the ?Engine Antipollution System Defective? warning on my cars display. The yellow Engine Diagnostics warning light is also illuminated and the car is now running in Limp Mode ie running very rough and underpowered. I borrowed a fault code reader which said "P0301 Cylinder 1 misfire" which
• Peugeot 806 MPV (1995 - 2003) - 98 1.9 td will only start with spray via air box 7 Sep 2009 (Forum)
  Could anyone please try and give me some advice on what to look for on an 806 t.d. The problem is that the engine will only fire up if i spray easystart or hairspray directly through the air box, weather the engine is hot or cold. once running, it does run fine though. now and again, the large red
• Nissan Almera (2000 - 2006) - 01 1.5 Timing belt? 2 Sep 2009 (Forum)
  it into the computer that it is the timing belt!DEVASTING news! The car runs great, the only thing is when you are starting in the lower gears its quite jerky, kinda bumpy...anyway I just wanted to know if it is infact the timing belt would the car even run at all? I was led to believe the car wouldn't go
• Renault Clio 1 Diesel (1991 - 1998) - 92 1.9 Battery reversal damage 2 Sep 2009 (Forum)
  Did a really stupid thing in trying to jump start this car from another whose engine was running. I attached the jump leads in the wrong sense on the Clio and didn't realise until the leads got hot. After this the Clio won't start ! There is now a near short on the chubbyish cable which runs from
• Vauxhall Astra H (2004 - 2009) - 06 1.6 too much air pressure in engine 10 Jul 2009 (Forum)
  Hi one and all, I have a vauxhall astra 1.6 life. My car recently started whistling and i tool it to the mechanics. Now my mechanic says that he couldnt take the oil cap off because there was too much pressure in the engine. Now when he eventually can take off the cap the car runs fine, even
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  Insure rescued 6 Jun 2009 (Ask HJ)
  My wife and I are thinking of using one car instead of two. It would mean me scrapping my reliable old Peugeot and be the second driver on my wife's insurance...
• Mazda Mazda 2 (2003 - 2007) - 07 1.4 Erratic Running 2 Jun 2009 (Forum)
  My car is fitted with the 1.4 Peugeot / Ford TDCi diesel engine. The car has been great until now. The problem I am having is when I am driving the engine...
• Peugeot - expert 03 2.0hdi only starts with a push when hot? 22 May 2009 (Forum)
  peugeot expert 2.0 hdi starts when cold will not when hot it fires but will not go i got my 2 lads to push the van whilst hot and approx 5mph it started? once started all power/engine is fine and will run all day i have changed high pressure pump/rail sensor/temp sensor diagnostic chap used a small
• Vauxhall Corsa B (1993 - 2000) - 94 1.2 braking problem 25 Apr 2009 (Forum)
  I'm currently repairing a 1994 Vauxhall Corsa which has the following problem: When the engine is running and the brake pedal is pressed and then released it stays down for a few seconds and the brakes remain on. If the engine is not running the pedal returns immediately although the travel
• Peugeot 306 (1993 - 2001) - 02 2.0 Chirping noise from heater fan 3 Mar 2009 (Forum)
  Hi fellow 306 fans. My 2.0 Hdi has developed a chirping noise from the heater fan motor when running at low speed - it's a bit like I've got a cricket under the dash - I imagine it's the bearing running dry. I had the same thing on a 205 some years back and just lived with it! This car is generally
• Rover 25 (1999 - 2005) - 03 1.4 Engine overheating 19 Feb 2009 (Forum)
  My wifes Rover 25, 03 plate. 39k. Got this car when there was 3k on the clock and it has been looked after well. It doesnt get used on long journeys, mainly to work, 12 miles round trips, any time we go into town 5 mile round trip, and general running about. Problems are... No heating coming out
• Ford Focus (1998 - 2004) - 05 1.8 Has the Auxiliary drive belt tensioner seiz 22 Dec 2008 (Forum)
  MK 1 Petrol version (old shape) 65k miles Evening BRs Hope you can offer some advice. Drive belt which runs the power steering/aircon/alternator has worn out. It slips worst first thing in the morning. Bought a new belt and went to slacken the tensioner as per the Haynes manual by turning
• Ford Mondeo III (2000 - 2007) - 2003 2.0 Air con and radiator fan on contiuously 11 Dec 2008 (Forum)
  Recently my air con and radiator fan started running continuously when the engine was running. This is a June 2003 TDCi. Air con switch did nothing. Heater controls are the 3 round dials (pre-climate control) Fault was found to be the heater control panel which has all sorts of electronics
• Vauxhall Astra G Diesel (1998 - 2004) - 99 1.7 problem with diesel pump ? 12 Sep 2008 (Forum)
  and the breakers assured me that it was off a running car , i have fitted it and got it started but it runs terrible ! could the timing be out ? it does say in the manual that the ecu controls the timing but when taking the old pump off and putting the new one on i did notce that the timing sprocket
• Volkswagen Golf IV (1998 - 2004) - 1999 1.4 starting problems 12 Aug 2008 (Forum)
  my vw golf keeps dying when i start it. this site was reccomended to me for some advice. when i turn the key the engine turns over then just dies. it sounds like it wants to start but gives up. it runs really well apart from this. it eventually starts after maybe 20 or 30 trys. keeping my foot
• Ford Fiesta (1989 - 1995) - 93 1.1 Transmission problem 17 Jul 2008 (Forum)
  My Daughter has a 1993 Ford Fiesta I think its 1.1. She was driving along normally when suddenly he car lost transmision. She got it towed back to her house. The Engine runs ok and you can select any gear without using the clutch while the engine is running Obviously the car doesnt move. I can
• Ford Focus II (2004 - 2007) - 2006 1.6 Air con does not work 5 Jul 2008 (Forum)
  My fathers 2006 Focus II 1.6 Duratec engine, air con stopped working yesterday. He had run the air con regularly at least once a week winter and summer following HJ's instructions about duration of running and cold first then hot to dry things out. Yesterday (hottest day of the year I guess) it did
• steam cleaning an engine 26 Jun 2008 (Forum)
  I want to clean my engine (planning on doing this every 2000 miles or so mainly for asthetics) but years ago to do this you only had to make sure the engine was running and warm but in todays world, where cars are full of itsy bitsy complicated and delicate sensors and chips and all sorts of hi
• Vauxhall Astra F (1991 - 1998) - 1993 1.6 Would like to get this car to 200k 26 May 2008 (Forum)
  hello I've got apetrol astra estate that i would like to get to 200k (it's on 190) just to see if i can and because it's in quite good nick and i'm skint. Anyway.. It was running fine until it went for an MOT recently and has come back running like a dog. It judders when I pull off, and sounds
• Ford Escort (1993 - 2000) - V reg 1.8TDi - Will it run on Bio-Diesel? 20 May 2008 (Forum)
  Hi All, I would like to know your thoughts on this product, i read it in an article in the Sunday post some of you's might also have seen it. It is called...