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• Nissan Primera III (1999 - 2002) - 00 1.8 PAS pump noisy? 17 Aug 2009 (Forum)
  Just recently my car has developed a bearing noise -- it's a kind of grinding/whizzing noise that increases in pitch with engine revs, and which disappears after a period of a couple of miles or about 5 minutes at idle. When it has quietened down at idle it will come back for a while
• Peugeot 406 (1999 - 2004) - 03 2.0HDi Car not starting 6 Aug 2009 (Forum)
  a fuel regulator problem and the high pressure fuel pump was changed (Siemens version, no pump in the tank). The contacts for the regulator on the old pump were blackened, which suggested the solenoid had overheated. The car ran for three days, then same fault reoccurred. Suggestion of dry joint
• Ford C-MAX (2003 - 2010) - 04 1.6 tdci Total Excellium Diesel 11 Feb 2009 (Forum)
  In my old car I used Excellium petrol and found it was economical ,so I was pleased when my local Total garage started stocking Excellium Diesel. I topped up with approximatly 35ltrs and the early indications were that I was getting better MPG. After about 100 miles I started experiencing sudden
• Volkswagen Passat (2001 - 2005) - Passat 2.0 20v-warranty claim advice 27 Nov 2008 (Forum)
  - in the BR experience is this something you might expect on a 5 year old car having covered 47K and with full service history? And has anyone experience of dealing with Car Care Plan as a warranty provider? They are prepared to pay for the fan and coupling plus the labour for this, but not the associated
• Ford Focus II (2004 - 2007) - What to follow a 2005 Focus with? 11 Aug 2008 (Forum)
  We're considering changing my wife's 2005 1.6 Zetec Climate 5d Hatch (petrol), shortly (next couple of months). The car will be 3 years old in Sept, and we usually keep our cars within warranty periods therefore <3years. I thought this would be easier than it's turning out to be. I liked the look
• Best automatic under £3.5K .... 9 Aug 2008 (Forum)
  new tyres can be cripplingly expensive. However, needs an automatic (no manual license), big enough for a family of four (with prams and such) - so golf-size car a bit tight. Any suggestions? He likes 'presitige' cars - but of course for that budget tends to mean either jolly old and/or knackered
• Skoda Fabia (2000 - 2007) - 2005 1.2 - Help please to identify the problem 4 Apr 2008 (Forum)
  Bought the above car from a Skoda dealership 2 weeks ago, the car is almost 3 years old and has done 17950miles. Last week when driving there was an loud grating noise that sounded like metal scraping on metal coming from behind the drivers seat, but underneath the car. I pulled over thinking I
• Peugeot 306 (1993 - 2001) - 1997 TD - starting problems 20 Dec 2007 (Forum)
  My car has been running fine for over a year, however over the last couple of weeks when i turn the ignition on the glow plug light did not come on, all the other lighs on the dash were on. tried to turn the engine over but nothing. Swithed the ignition off and back on, glow plug light came
• Volvo V50 vs Honda CRV (New or Nearly New?) 30 Nov 2007 (Forum)
  Hi All! Have been lurking for a while in what is a very informative Forum. And now I am after assistance please? I currently drive a Company Car, but it looks like in January I will be changing job's and will be buying a Car. I will still be doing a bit of travelling for work, but not as much
• Pug 307 - Starting problem 20 Dec 2005 (Forum)
  My wife bought a 1 year old pug 307 and has had a number of problems. (faulty door handle and failed clutch - both fixed under warranty after having to argue with the dealers - she had done less that 200 miles before the clutch was replaced and the car has only done 13000 in total). The car
• BMW 5 series 1990 E34 3 Aug 2005 (Forum)
  I am currently looking for a car which I can just use at weekends (and to haul a boat with). Bearing in mind I don't drive a great deal of miles, high mileage and low miles per gallon aren't a great concern. One of things that has appeared on the radar in recent weeks is a couple of old 520's
• 1995 cavalier 1.7 TD Smoking out exhaust 26 Jun 2005 (Forum)
  is caused by too much oil A N D the loss of power and excessive smoke is also due to too much oil and the hill incline didnt help... The car is 10 years old and is needing a clutch amongst other things... We just need this car running for another month or 2 before we change! Please help...
• Time for a new battery? 16 Mar 2005 (Forum)
  My Honda Civic is nine years old, and to my knowledge is still on its original battery. In recent months it has been failing to hold a charge sufficient to start the engine after the car has been left undriven for as little as 48 hours. When used daily, there is no problem at all, and other than
• Which car? 19 Oct 2004 (Forum)
  I'm currently looking for a new (Old!) car and need the following requirements: Diesel (I drive a fair distance to work) Cheap to run Cheap/easy to maintain Easy availability of spares Lots of space for moving junk etc Lots of space for kids Low mileage 5 doors.. It doesn't need
• electrical problem - Pug 405td 11 May 2004 (Forum)
  came out of work last night and car (405td) wouldn\'t start, seemed like the battery was flat (6mths old) when you turn the key all the dash lights go out, had the car jump started and started to drive home, the heater fan kept coming on even though it was switched off, at the same time abs warning
• New diesel car choice... 30 Apr 2004 (Forum)
  power, even if in HJ's words this is a very noisy diesel. I've been looking at Focus-sized diesels including a Focus TDCi, Stilo JTD, Leon TDi 110 but at the moment I've been focusing on Toledo 110 TDi SEs - i've seen 18 month old examples with about 14k for £8,500. My budget is about £8000 plus the 96
• Peugeot 206 CC Brakes 8 Feb 2004 (Forum)
  Hope someone can help with any info poss! In June last year bought a 206cc which was a year old for just under £15k. Over the past 7 months I have had several problems which have been fixed but for some reason my local \'friendly!!\' Peugoet dealer cannot seem to fix the screcching noise coming
• Stale odour from climate control 18 Sep 2003 (Forum)
  A slight glitch has appeared in my Leon TDi. When I switch the car on, the climate control starts up and blows air out of the vents as normal, but for the first few seconds the air smells very stale, almost like old socks (yum). It clears very quickly and doesn't return until I start the car
• Selling car problems 13 Dec 2002 (Forum)
  I have just sold my old Golf (1988) via ebay. The girl came and picked it up this evening. It was sold as seen, its just been MOT'd and serviced and it has a fair whack on the clock (158k). Apparently, I've just had a call from the new owner that the accelerator has fallen off on the way back. I
• Volkswagen Golf TDI 115 PD - Juddering 2 Apr 2002 (Forum)
  . The symptoms are that the car (which is only 19 months old and a full UK spec import) judders when you put your foot down on the accelerator. I drove all the way down to London from Manchester and could not reach a speed of over 65 mph. The power died, although it did pick up if I changed down a gear