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• 2 litre VW engine uses oil 10 Jul 2007 (Forum)
  The petrol engine on my 5 1/2 year old Passat uses about 1ltr of oil every 2 to 3 months. I do about 8.000 miles a year, mostly 7 mile runs to work. The car has covered just over 40,000 miles now and has always been serviced at a VW dealer. Is this normal? Prior to the Passat I had a 15 year old
• Read on, MkV Golf owners 8 Jul 2007 (Forum)
  I picked Gunther up from his first service today. While he was in, I had asked them to look at a slight stutter on accelerating, mainly through second gear. Apparently there is an ECU update for the tdi, to correct what they called 'rough running'. This has now been done to my car, and it's like
• Golf Mk4 problem starting when warm 24 Jun 2007 (Forum)
  My 1.6 MkIV Golf starts perfectly when cold but is very difficult to start when warm. After a run it needs to be left about half an hour or more before it starts easily again. Once started when warm it idles smoothly and drives normally. I guess it may be a sensor that needs replacing
• 2002 Punto 1.2 - EOBD light on. 12 Jun 2007 (Forum)
  Any help would be greatly appreciated. I have a 2002 petrol 1.2 petrol Punto which is showing a "EOBD System Engine Contol System" warning light and feel likes its running on two cylinders. Taken it to local garage, who failed to find fault ( Tried new coil, they think it's electrical). Do I
• Volvo S80 Battery 1 Jun 2007 (Forum)
  I have a volvo s80 V reg about 7 years old. The car has had the same battery as the one that it came with when it was new so the battery is also about 7 years and has finally run out. It won't take charge anymore, I have kept it on the charger all night. So I have gone to Halfords to look
• V.W Sharan 1.9 turbo diesel. Overheating 28 May 2007 (Forum)
  Our VW. Sharan runs fine, but when travelling on a motorway at speed the temperature gauge goes up towards the red, I have changed the thermostat but it is still the same. The fans cut in as they should, but this does"t make any differance. The car is a 2001Y reg and has done 80,000 miles.The
• Peugoet 406 Diesel 2 May 2007 (Forum)
  My mate has a Peugeot 406 Diesel 2 litre HDI..It ran Ok then suddenly wouldn't rev beyond 3000rpm..It then started to run "lumpy " and now refuses to start..A local mechanic has changed a sensor ( either co or co2 not sure which )..cambelt and timing have been checked and are OK..The pressure has
• dipstick not replaced 26 Mar 2007 (Forum)
  removed for MOT (could just have been checking oil anyway) and does running car without dipstick cause problems other than a small amount of oil loss (it only did about 50 miles before I checked)? Thanks in advance
• Logbook when buying from a dealer 12 Mar 2007 (Forum)
  What happens with the V5 when buying a used car from a dealer? My tax is due to run out at the end of this month, and having had the car for just over 2 weeks, I still haven't had the V5 back from the DVLA. Looking at their site, it implies that I should have signed part of the V5 myself before
• Consumers want greener cars 5 Feb 2007 (Forum)
  The link below is an almost interesting review on CO2 emmissions from cars and what consumers apparently want - well yes I want a car limited to 155mph and runs on water but I ain't going to get it. The interesting bit for me is the graph towards the bottom that shows increase in weight performance
• Renault Trip computer 28 Dec 2006 (Forum)
  Unlike Jermy Klaxon and the late lamented Adam, i'm not keen on running on fumes, so last night on the way home I was not happy when the range on the trip computer dropped from 62 miles to zero in the space of less than a mile. Has anybody else experienced this - the car is a Megane 1.5 dci. I
• correct name of pipe/hose - Mk2 Golf 27 Dec 2006 (Forum)
  Merry xmas one and all, its that Golf Mk 2 diesel again. There is a rubberpipe/hose that runs from a nipple under the carb ( do Diesels have a carb ?) to a nipple on the non injector side of the cylinder, its leaking fuel and corroded. does any one know the correct name for this bit, and more
• 12 Points on Licence 23 Nov 2006 (Forum)
  either hit Zero and you are banned ( normal totting up rules ) OR if you have 6 removed for one offense then you are banned for 6 months. This is already up and running, what's that all about then ?? Regards Peter
• subaru advice please 14 Nov 2006 (Forum)
  spent a lot of time researching and reading comments from like minded people on here. I am willing to accept relatively low fuel consumption and high(er) running costs. Is there anything I might not be aware of? Thanks in advance.
• Electrical fault Peugeot 306 31 Oct 2006 (Forum)
  light flicker very dimly.Suiffice to say the car doesnt start.The car was serviced two weeks ago and has always run without a problem.....any ideas ????
• Mondeo Mk3 - Thermostat or Gauge Sender? 26 Oct 2006 (Forum)
  The temp gauge on my Mondeo (Mk3, 2.0 Petrol) is taking a long time to register 'normal', whereas up until now it reached 'normal' wihtin about a mile or 2. I had gone about 20 miles yesterday before it was on the normal mark. Checked top hose after short run today and it was warm. Also, after
• mercedes sprinter overheating 9 Oct 2006 (Forum)
  and engine running nothing seems to happen. I thought I would have seen the water moving. If I feel the pipe I can't feel any water flowing. The fan is working ok, and there is no water in the oil. Can anyone help? SOS Alan
• Pug 306 cooling fans 6 Sep 2006 (Forum)
  Morning guys I have a problem on a 2001 Pug 306, can someone tell me how easy is it to test the fans without pulling the grills or rad off, i have heard there could be some way of tricking the car it is in "limp home mode" which should run both fans, anyone tell me if this is true and if so where
• Supermarket vs big name fuel. 27 Aug 2006 (Forum)
  at the slighest excuse as I attempted to wring every last one of its 60BHP out it. With that noticed that big name fuel seemed to make it run better.
• Panel lights on Volvo 240 24 Aug 2006 (Forum)
  Hi, I hope someone can advise. I have an elderly Volvo 240 estate ( ours since new!) 160000 miles but still runs fine, getting a bit tatty, but we still love it. Only problem is the bulbs on the instruments have failed. Not the fuse, checked that. Handbook just says "Difficult to replace, get