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• Any auto trans bods in the house? 22 Mar 2006 (Forum)
  as well as the front engine, not instead of!) I can sort most of the problems with running both ends together, but where I'm going to come unstuck is when in economy mode and just running on the front engine, the rear trans is going to cook its clutches. (ie when being towed) I'm wondering
• HJ's Jetta test 1 Mar 2006 (Forum)
  for everyday and an old and bankruptingly expensive Aston V8 for the three weekends a year when it's sunny and I can afford to run it. Sounds posh, doesn't it? But wait... I can't get rid of the lorry because it's a family heirloom and it's not in brilliant nick (the age-old V8 story of dodgy sills
• Escort 1994 1.6 16v 13 Feb 2006 (Forum)
  the timing done abut 3 times its got new plugs gapped at 1mm, new leads, new earths, new mass air meter, new lamda sensor and new engine sensors but it still has the same problem any ideas cos its cost me a small fortune but its currently running at 160 brake with 140 torque so when it runs ok
• Peugeot 106 Life Expectancy 3 Feb 2006 (Forum)
  Engine, Gearbox, clutch. The vehicle had a new rad, cylinder head gasket, and head skim (7 thou removed) and timing belt at 55k. It did short runs - ie 7-8 miles- first 40k but since then long runs. Oil and filter -peugeot filter- every 7-8k. Are there any other problems i should watch out
• Hyundai diesel engine query 1 Feb 2006 (Forum)
  1/2 mile or so. Also, even when the car has returned from a good long fast run, the smell of the car exhaust is quite oily. And I would say that the economy of the car on a good long run, is not marvellous at about 32mpg at best. Do people think that the injection timing is out slighty, are all
• volvo 440 battery light flicker..... 23 Sep 2005 (Forum)
  out a nice even charge (no surges) the only key events that could possibly of contributed are , 1. the battery in the remote keyfob became flat causing the imobilisor diode to flash constantly when engine runs 2.the battery on the car was totally flat one morning, but charged fine and hasnt run down
• 3500 miles in a week! 1 Sep 2005 (Forum)
  on the highway?! Backroom wisdom suggests that long motorway runs are good for modern cars, but what additional wear & tear can I expect after running at 125+mph for a couple of hours?
• Stalling Lotus Elan 24 Jun 2005 (Forum)
  Took out my '72 Elan on Sunday with my youngest son for a run. Filled up with BP Ulitmate Unleaded @96P litre. Within 1 mile the car stalled at approach to major roundabout. Got started after about 5 - 10 minutes. Car then repeated the exercise 5 times in space of 1 mile. Every time I approached
• Misfire when warm - VW Bora 1.6 5 Apr 2005 (Forum)
  I've got a 99 Bora 1.6 8v. It started misfiring and running poorly at the weekend only when warmed up showing 80C+ on the temp gauge. The car runs OK on low throttle openings but when accelerating at more than granny pace or a steady 50mph+ it's misfiring. The car is in with a local dealer today
• SAAB 900 Turbo.. Smart and easy to run? 4 Feb 2005 (Forum)
  Hi folks, My wife is thinking abut buying a SAAB 900 Turbo for her journey to work. She wants something that looks smart and executive (she has a smart...
• Pierburg 2E3 carb stalling 22 Jan 2005 (Forum)
  I have an old 1300 golf mk 2 (170 k miles) with a Pierburg 2E3 carb. It has always been excellent but now has an annoying problem. It starts fine and runs well on the automatic choke for about 3 to 5 minutes. Then when you stop at lights you hear the engine speed drop and it tends to stall
• So what is the offence? 8 Dec 2004 (Forum)
  he loses control, attempts to correct, overdoes it and vehicle goes out of control towards the nearside, crashes through a fence into a field. A horse in the field is spooked (frightened), runs out of the field through the accident gap in the fence and starts running along the carriageway of the M
• 1996 vw golf vr6 lumpy idling 25 Nov 2004 (Forum)
  where i have gone wrong. Someone did mention whether i had left the engine running while any of the parts i.e. airfilter/air intake were removed & replaced. As far as i can remmeber, the engine was accidently left running for approx 5mins without the airfilter & air intake connected
• Mystery water leak Rover 214 SEi 31 May 2004 (Forum)
  My future son in law has a 'M' plate Rover 214 SEi petrol. After the car has been used on any kind of run (short/long), after the engine has cooled down there is a small puddle of water 3/4 inches diameter under the forward end of the engine. When the engine is running there is no sign of a leak
• Rover 414 SLi 'M' Reg - warning light... 21 Apr 2004 (Forum)
  Hi, recently bought a 414 SLi with 76k miles for £500, and it's been running well, albeit with a knackered exhaust. I've noticed a couple of quirks and am just wondering what they could be.... 1) When putting my foot down in first gear (and occasionally second) a light on the dash flickers
• Zafira with strange clutch problem 9 Mar 2004 (Forum)
  is the hydraulics to the clutch. It works fine when running round town but as soon as I go on a run of 20 miles or so at a constant speed of 70 ish all hydraulic pressure is lost leaving the vehicle without a clutch. Bleeding the system restores everything but it happens again after another 20 miles and so
• Car burning oil - Polo 5 Mar 2004 (Forum)
  of oil and the VW book says that you should keep an eye on the oil level as an engine can use a litre per 1000km. Is this true? Should I be worried about it - I bought the car to run between manchester and middlesbrough so it is a workhorse and I only paid £500 for it. The engine does run very
• Mondeo TD starting 27 Oct 2003 (Forum)
  this about 5 or 6 times until it will run cleanly unless you give it a bit of gas and keep it there until its running in which case it fine . I have replaced the glow plugs and the filter housing incase we had an air leak and the battery is new i am now convinced it is a failed cold start on the pump
• Merc Air con probs 10 Jul 2003 (Forum)
  +12v. After leaving it like that for a while, I noticed that the pipe running to the condensor was getting quite hot, but the other pipe wasnt changing. As soon as I switched the ac off and then on again, the voltage at the clutch read 0v again. Is this a saftey device that if the refigerant is too
• Engine running away 24 Jun 2003 (Forum)
  I have a 18 month old Ford Ka and the engine has started to accelerate unexpectedly. When I brake to walking pace and then change down to second, on releasing...