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• Astra cylinders 5 May 2004 (Forum)
  Despite 4 visits to both to our local independant mechanics, and the Vauxhall main dealership, no-one has been able to determine why our 16V M reg Astra is mis-firing on Cylinder One. The coil has been changed, leads plugs etc swapped from cylinder to cylinder, but always it is Cylinder One
• Seat Ibiza 1.4s Not Starting 1 Mar 2004 (Forum)
  Please cannot someone help! Driving along motorway car just stalls, checked under bonnet and plug lead of it. Car still won\'t start. There was no spark, put a new ignition/coil pack in! Still not starting!! Battery in the car is not the greatest could this be affecting anything
• Cavalier Mk3 won't start 22 Jan 2004 (Forum)
  Mk 3 Cavalier 2.0i auto 1990, getting fuel (so not relay)& spark but it just won't start. I've tried 2 different ECUs from the scrapyard, checked and WD40'd all the connectors I can find, distrubutor cap etc cleaned, plugs & leads ok, new air filter, tried with no air filter, earths ok, battery
• oil level 19 Jan 2004 (Forum)
  . {sad life I lead)I get totally different readings cold...high on the dipstick.....hot....much lower, any thoughts?
• Rotor arm 1 Sep 2003 (Forum)
  Hello everyone, My Herald 13/60 has developed an occassional stutter or misfire. I suspect electrics and am replacing leads, contact breakers, plugs, distributor cap, and ... rotor arm. However, the rotor arm will not budge. I think it is just a push fit. Any tips? Do I need to do some thing
• Citroen AX immobiliser 12 May 2002 (Forum)
  I have a 1996 AX with a dealer fit immobiliser.The sensor ring that goes around the ign-barrel (picks up a signal from the key fob) has a break in the very thin co-axel wire leading to it.I have tried to repair but it is not reliable. Main Dealers can`t help and the name on the module is Texalarm
• 2CV ? 21 Feb 2002 (Forum)
  be on the Lookout for ? I had one for a short while over 10 years ago, but it was relatively new then and it never gave any trouble and leaded petrol was freely availible. any advice appreciated Cheers Marcus
• Ex-company cars 6 Feb 2002 (Forum)
  Listening to radio 5 on way home tonight. There was item about new tax changes to company cars this April. It seems that a lot of drivers of larger engined cars are to be hammered with tax increases of the order of £1200 p.a for something like a 2.5 Mondeo. This leads me to assume that the lease
• Daihatsu Skywing (with stupid owner) - Mains Damage To Car Electrical System 21 Apr 2020 (Forum)
  designer might have bent the two prongs together with pliers, but sadly I was not that someone. So on Sunday I dead-shorted 120V AC mains through this lead when it was connected to the battery +ve. Thought I was plugging in a light. No power now to the room, so awkward interview with landlord
• KIA Rio - Lead to apply for finance on a car that was sold 28 Sep 2016 (Forum)
  Hi, after a bit of advice. I called into my local Kia garage on sunday thinking about possibly getting a smaller car than my current vehicle. The salesman...
• Nissan Qashqai - Air/Fuel Ration Sensor faulty, what can it lead to 18 Feb 2015 (Forum)
  Hi, I have a 61 plate Nissan qashqai. It had small realignment work done on its exhaust to prevent it from touching the tow bar fitted on it. After...
• Mercedes A-Class - A190 Starting issues 16 Aug 2012 (Forum)
  but it seems to be random when it does and doesn't work. I've checked voltage at the starter under cranking with the key and reads near battery voltage. (Red lead on the multi-meter on Purple and white wire by the positive terminal and the black lead on battery earth. - Key on crank position
• Ford - KA - Advice NEEDED - Rear end shunt 21 Mar 2011 (Forum)
  implcations for me if i want to see her car and want to avoid going through insurance. I am fully insured and have a full drivers licence. I realise that if you go into the back of someone the insurance company pretty much says no contest, but i am not the lead driver on the policy
• Renault Espace (1985 - 1997) - 94 2.0 Engine loses power for a second or two 12 Jul 2009 (Forum)
  be steady 850). It's just had a new distributor, spark plugs and plug leads as part of a horribly expensive breakdown repair. How do I track down what's wrong? My guesses are ignition (I'll get it a new coil lead soon, since the original is old and stiff and 15 years old), fuel supply or engine management
• Peugeot 306 (1993 - 2001) - 1999 1.8 - Fuel leak & more 13 May 2008 (Forum)
  I have a fuel leak coming from under the filler pipe leading to the fuel tank. Hard to see exactly where from but it looks like it's coming from some way up the pipe leading to the filler cap. It's not gushing (yet!) just a constant drip. It leaks when I fuel it and when driving but stops when i
• 1987 Renault 5 ... cutting-out 17 Jan 2006 (Forum)
  by the coil at all so ran a lead from the battery to get me home and there my Renault sits. This AA man suggests it is the ignition switch. But is it? They've asked me if there is something that disables the charge and both of them tried hitting various parts of the car (quite amusing methodology). The man
• 306 XSi Engine behaving oddly... 11 Jan 2003 (Forum)
  Late '97, 306 XSi 2.0 16v: In July after a 100 mile trip, my engine died and the engine warning lamp came on. It restarted OK and warning went away. Over the next few weeks the problem started happening more frequently. Pug dealer said it needed new plugs, HT leads and coil pack. I changed all
• Mazda MX-5 - Deeply Flattened Car Battery, Revival Techniques ? 7 May 2014 (Forum)
  and driven once (by using jumper leads from a good battery) for about 20 miles, just a few weeks ago after many months of neglect and then more recently trickle charging for more than three weeks (at about half an amp) alternating with normal charging at about 3 to 4 amps. The 'settled open circuit voltage
• Peugeot 308 SW - Axle Rust 3 Oct 2024 (Forum)
  Hello, hoping for some advice for a car I've test driven. It drives really well but I don't know how much axle rust is ok and how much should be expected of a 2016 car. It looks like it's flaking but I'm unsure whether that could lead to failure. I've linked to an image here as I couldn't
• Toyota Rav 4 2003 - Heated rear window not working 28 Dec 2023 (Forum)
  First time I’ve had to use the HRW to find it doesn’t work. Checked the fuse which is ok but there is a relay in the system and a cable leading from the main body to the rear door which gets a lot of pulling. The cable is contained within a rubber tube. Is there any