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  • Renault Clio 1.2 mk2 - Clio wont start and dash flashing 11 Jun 2015 (Forum)
    but dies very quickly after leads are removed. Any ideas? Cheers in advance
  • Volvo V50 (2004 - ) - Miles Per Gallons 7 Mar 2012 (Forum)
    I have just recntly bought a V50 2.0D . The manufactuers guide states I should be doing approx 45 mpg which is what I would expect on a 2.0 Diesel. I filled the tank up to full and so far have done approx 170 miles to half a tank, and my own workings lead me to assume that I am getting about
  • Volkswagen Polo Saloon - 1996 vw polo cutting out 25 Oct 2010 (Forum)
    my vw polo cuts out completely randomly; Idling, accelerating, slowing down, traveling at a constant speed. so far, it has had 3 different coils fitted, new plug leads, new distributor, new crank shaft censor lambda censor has been cleaned. throttle body cleaned
  • DVD player with coaxial output? 21 Oct 2010 (Forum)
    a concealed SCART lead! Is there a simple solution to my problem? Is it possible to get a HD/DVD recorder with a coaxial output or alternatively buy a module that will convert the SCART output to a coaxial one? Thanks for any advice.
  • Vauxhall Corsa - Corsa wont start 15 Oct 2010 (Forum)
    of jump leads as the battery is now getting low. Anyone any idea where to go next before I have to take it to a garage/ Cheers, Ronnie
  • SAAB 9-3 (2002 - 2007) - 05 1.9CDTi Wont start, replaced timing belt 16 Feb 2010 (Forum)
    I bought the tool for changing the cambelt for my 2005 saab tid 150bhp, used autodata outline, lined marks up on pulleys to belt, locked up cam, locked up crank. But it wont start, it almost offers then slows right up, had battery charged and jump leads onto the battery, had starter off and tested
  • Rover 400 (1995 - 1999) - 96 1.4 Intermitant running problem 24 Nov 2009 (Forum)
    my car seems to run fine if left overnight but on occasions when when left for a few hours after my first trip the engine will start running idling rough . Almost feels like the ECU may be running in limp mode . I kinda ruled out HT leads and plugs because it starts ok and runs ok first thing
  • Volvo 850 (1992 - 1996) - 1994 T5 - Engine cranks but doesn't fire 30 Apr 2009 (Forum)
    It's a '94 T5 Volvo 850. A friend parked it up last night, and now it won't start. It cranks ok, and he can smell petrol at the exhaust, but doesn't fire. Any common problems he can look at in the morning, before I have to go out to him with a trailer? He had a new cap, arm, and leads fitted
  • Using an inverter. 13 Mar 2009 (Forum)
    I've an inverter, which I plug into the cigarette lighter socket, and use to feed a 4x extension lead. Charging things from the inverter when going along, and using low-powered accessories (150W max.) is fine - however, I noticed that the toothbrush charger - the sort that you plug in and the brush
  • Ford Fiesta (1995 - 1999) - 98 1.25 blown head gasket ??? 1 Feb 2009 (Forum)
    I own a fiesta 1.25 on a v plate there is cream cheese at the end of the breather hose which leads into the air box, it also has a lumpy exhaust note,(only n tick over) it also uses oil. and on tick over if I pull out the dipstick alot of vapour comes out. there is no mix of oil with water
  • Rover 200 (1995 - 1999) - 98 1.1 misfire at low revs ..any common issues? 5 Sep 2008 (Forum)
    new to us rover 200 , 1100 engine seems to have a misfire only when warm at low revs around the 2-3k range more so under some load plugs and dist cap look decent is there any common faults with these that i should look at ? if not would you agree plugs , leads and dizzy cap would be the next
  • Motorists to vote labour out 26 Jun 2008 (Forum)
    "Rocketing prices at the fuel pumps could lead motorists to vote out the Government, a poll claims today. Two-thirds of 18,500 AA members surveyed said they would vote for a different government should petrol prices rise to between 125p and 149p a litre." Firstly, lets all hope that fuel prices
  • What stopped your car? 23 Jun 2008 (Forum)
    tension wire snapping at the coil. I have yet to suffer the common rail diesel disaster predicted by some, am I leading a charmed life? What stopped your car?
  • Renault Scenic (2003 - 2009) - near-side headlight bulb changes 12 Dec 2007 (Forum)
    hi just changed n/s dip-bulb;all you have to do is remove battery cover and battery (65 min) a bit fiidely removing and refitting but nothings easy nowadays with cars 1.9 dci .I fitted a temporary supply to pos+ and neg- leads(12v m/cycle battery) but later found not necessary
  • Ford Focus (1998 - 2004) - 99 1.8 Zetec Hesitation,misfire up to 2k revs. 24 Sep 2007 (Forum)
    Having changed the ht leads and plugs on my focus i have still got a really bad and unnerving rough idle the car runs 'lumpy' (sounds like a vw camper) and loss of power on any sort of incline,although once the revs pass 2k it seems to clear but the power issue (hesitation
  • Ford Fiesta (1995 - 1999) - MK4 Endura running rough and reving 19 Aug 2007 (Forum)
    When changing gear i.e clutch down the car sometimes over revs, the car has also become quite jurky as if its miss firing, though this could be plugs/ht leads etc. Does anybody know what this could be? The car seems to idle perfectly fine and never stalls. Could the two problems be connected
  • Thinking of buying a Saab 93 but 21 Jun 2007 (Forum)
    I have read elsewhere on this forum of bulkhead cracks which lead to expensive repairs. See: http://www.honestjohn.co.uk/forum/post/index.htm?v=e&t=23137&m=233981# When I come to inspect a 93 would I be able to identify this problem? If so where do I look? My automotive knowledge is sorely
  • recognition test.. 31 Mar 2007 (Forum)
    I was sorting through old files and foders last week and discovered old negatives from my college days. The link below leads to a pic. of a fellow student's Topolino that we re-built and ran for a year whilst at the Swansea College of Art. The location of the pic. is a bomb site next to the college
  • This site and performance... 14 Jan 2007 (Forum)
    Sometimes, usually when the site is ntot performing well, when I press "post" it then takes an absolute age to post, and in fact may fail. However, if I press post, and then press it again, it immediately takes me to the message "this message has already been posted" or somesuch. This leads me
  • will any rover 111i parts fit a metro? 26 Jan 2006 (Forum)
    and back box 8 months ago, and new plugs and leads at the end of November. Thanks
 

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