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• Volvo 240/260 - car just dead, driving smooth, then lambda sond on 8 Nov 2010 (Forum)
  ;} --> I am driving Volvo 240 's for a long time but this one 1991 with lambda sond is giving me headaches. Basically, my car runs smoothly, sometimes problems with wet start but runs at the end. All electrics renewed: distributer cap, leads, plugs, bobine. But driving around sometimes the car just
• Choosing a four wheel drive 4x4 - for school runs 28 May 2010 (Forum)
  Two magnificent four wheel drives pulled alongside as I waited to enter the M1. The drivers (both small peas in big drums) sneared at each other from their high cabs - not noticing my small van sandwiched between them. (Yes, I had caught the end of the school run again by setting off too
• Peugeot 406 (1999 - 2004) - 03 2.0hdi 90 go slow and surging 6 Apr 2010 (Forum)
  Hi there, Would really appreciate any help with the problems with my 406 HDi.90 bhp Was running lovely, then i went away for 3 months over summer and it was left standing on my drive. My brother borrowed it to take his lads on holiday but only got about 20 miles into the trip when it went into limp
• Nissan Micra (1992 - 2003) - 99 1.0 Starting problem, is now stalling problem 18 Feb 2010 (Forum)
  My K11 would not start mid december, called out a "mechanic" who diagnosed the coil was away. He changed (or said he did) the HT leads, rotar arm, dizzy cap, spark plugs and coil. Whatever he did, the car then started. However, I now have a new problem. The car will run for 5 mins, then begins
• Nissan Micra (1992 - 2003) - 97 1.0 Engine flooded and rough idle 30 Dec 2009 (Forum)
  Hi, My Micra 1.0 shape 1997 (R reg) has always started first time since I bought it 12 months ago. It's been a brilliant little runner, runs smooth and never stalled. The week before xmas, on the first day of snow it wouldn't start, wouldn't even turn over. Got the rescue out and he said
• Vauxhall Astra H Sporthatch (2005 - ) - 2006 1.6 Engine Cutting out 9 Dec 2009 (Forum)
  to a complete stop at a junction, when applying the clutch the engine cuts out. There is no jerk as you would get from stalling. When you attempt to restart the engine it struggles to restart and can take up to 30 seconds before it fires up again. This happens 2 or 3 times and then appears to run ok
• Vauxhall Astra G Coupe/Convertible (2000 - 2004) - 03 1.8 High emissions 3 Oct 2009 (Forum)
  now running at 10% and the on board computer tells me that when i'm idleing i'm doing 0.3 gph (i think the norm is 0.2 when idle??) Anyway another local garage suggested i replace the CAT and a engine temperature guage which i did however the problem still exits. When on the way to Cornwall (a 5 hour
• Peugeot 306 (1993 - 2001) - 01 2.0 starting problem 306 2.0 HDI 27 Sep 2009 (Forum)
  round the block with the battery still connected and it cut out although the 12v battery was still ok, not flat. Are the tank pumps running constantly when the car is running or intermitantly? have i flooded the engine by having the pump running canstantly?? does anyone know where the electrical feed
• Ford Mondeo III (2000 - 2007) - 04 1.8 Air con only runs warm. 25 Jun 2009 (Forum)
  and a leg to have a look and run tests which we declined because of the cost. Since then i have done some research and a couple of people on here suggested changing the shims in the A/C motor. I went out and bought the shims and began to follow the advice people had given which was to take off drivers wheel
• What would you buy? 30 Nov 2008 (Forum)
  I have now had my Outback for two years, possibly the longest time I have run a car over 24 years of driving. I am perfecly happy with the car and feel very settled with it, with no itchy feet to change. But then I have a dilemma. What happens if I am forced to change for whatever reason - car
• Vauxhall Tigra (1994 - 2000) - 98 1.4 Engine Problem 15 Nov 2008 (Forum)
  Hi, I am a newbie to the forum and was recommended by a work mate. The problem I am having is in three parts, and I am sorry if this is a bit long winded, 1. If I go out to my car in the morning it will start no bother, after running for any length of time if I stop the car and try to restart
• Vauxhall Vectra C (2002 - 2008) - 03 2.2 catalyser or other issue at stake 27 Sep 2008 (Forum)
  Good day folks.. looking for some neutral input here. My Vectra C 2.2 sxi running great goes into dealer for ann. service it has done 44K miles (passes all checks etc). post service engine started misfiring, Eng Mgmt Light lit, dealer replaces spark plug, seems to be ok for a day then starts
• Hit & Run going to Court 22 May 2008 (Forum)
  of drink driving, hit and run, failing to report an accident. Cleared of the drink driving down the station. X answered bail today. Told that there will be a preliminary hearing at a magistrate's court. What does that involve? Moral of the story: if you have an accident which you think is partly/mostly
• Ford KA, KA2, KA3 (1996 - 2008) - '97 Ford Ka oil consumption/tappetiness/suspension 23 Jan 2008 (Forum)
  miles. Is roughly a litre of oil consumption during this period acceptable/average for the age and mileage? I do mainly short runs to and from work (steep hill and in this weather I aint walking!) and go for a long fast run about once a week to get out and give it a good run. -It's a bit tappety
• Cumbria to Kent, not a usual BR thread 25 Apr 2007 (Forum)
  , no traffic jams, in fact nothing at all to impede my progress - the only things that reduced my average speed was the extensive roadworks on the London end of the M2 (IIRC) where the 'average speed cameras' were out in force. I wasn't on a high speed run, nor an economy run and for the vast majority
• Mondeo Diesel run dry 17 Sep 2006 (Forum)
  wet with fuel. the fuel line seemed to go from one plug to the next, and onto the next running between plugs, if you are familiar you'll know what I'm talking about, I have never looked at a diesel engine before so this was all new to me. It failed to start or show any life just turned over. we
• Mondeo TD (Endura DE) oil recommendation 25 Jul 2006 (Forum)
  find a decent deal on it (used Havoline and Comma respectively). Car has run fine and in neither case has it needed even a small top up between services. I have since learned that Ford recommend their 5W/30 Formula E petrol engine oil for these cars built from 1998 onwards. Not only does the grade
• Nisssan Micra (K10) carburettor problems 27 Sep 2004 (Forum)
  . Basicly for the last month or two, the car has had trouble keeping an idle speed, when stopping at junctions the engine stalls, also when, for example, changing down a gear and accelerating onto a roundabout, it also temporarly tries to stall but then picks back up. The engine was also running a little
• Sheared tube but what is it? Astra 1.7TD 5 Apr 2004 (Forum)
  of the engine block (near ish to the end glow plug) and runs (I think) to a small connector on the end of the inlet manifold (kind of a T shape - comes out, has one weird nipple thing on the end and a threaded/ribbed connector pointing downwards - there was a bit of tube stuck on the downwards bit). When I
• No public transport! - drink drivers! 30 Dec 2003 (Forum)
  at all. 2)Bus - phoned the local bus company and was told there would be no buses running on New Year. 3)Metro - We could get to the local Metro but on phoning the Metro company we were told that there would be no trains running on the Metro system on New Year So, there is no public transport