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• Ford Focus II (2004 - 2007) - 05 1.6 Frozen boot lock 1 Feb 2009 (Forum)
  Hi We've a Focus II 5 door hatch, 55 plate. Last winter, we found that the boot wouldn't open when it got really cold out. Often it would only open after the car had been on a run with interior toasty warm for say 30 mins. The rest of the time, whilst the temp was still v low outside, it would
• Peugeot 406 (1999 - 2004) - 2002 2.0 90 bhp hdi engine will not start 3 Nov 2008 (Forum)
  The engine went in limp mode when low on fuel?.(did not run out just light on) refueled and drove home with the engine light on max rev 2500. day after would not start. There is a bulb to press for the fuel a couple of squeazes, she starts then immediately stops and strangely the head lights come
• Audi A4 B6 (2001 - 2005) - 03 1.9TDI - stuck bonnet 12 Oct 2008 (Forum)
  Hi There, New to the forum here, but hoping that someone can help me out. I'm running low on oil and screen-wash, but can't get my bonnet open. The release catch inside the car works fine, but the lever that pulls through the grill isn't releasing the catch. I've given up on brute force, as I
• Ford Focus (1998 - 2004) - 1999 1.8 (petrol) engine oil level 17 Aug 2008 (Forum)
  I took my Ford Focus into the Ford garage yesterday to have the rocker cover gasket repaired as it had a slight leak. They also topped up my engine oil and coolant. When I checked the oil level first thing this morning (before running the engine), on level ground, it was slightly above the max
• BMW 5-Series E39 (1996 - 2003) - Are LPG cars in demand? 31 Jul 2008 (Forum)
  Hello all I'm thinking of changing car due to an increasing family, and currently have a 2001 520 SE Manual (90k leather, etc) that I had converted to LPG two years ago with a Romano sequential system (tank in wheel well) that cost me £1600. Runs like a dream, very smooth and can't really feel
• Renault - 1999 1.9 diesel - smokes & hardly ticks over 25 Jun 2008 (Forum)
  hello people new to forum help needed ive just bought a renault kangoo 1.9 diesel , i got it qiute cheap because it smokes and also hardly ticks over like its running on 3 cylinders.. but when driven say down the motorway it clears and stops smoking/ i have asked a local diesel expert for advice
• Renault Espace (1997 - 2002) - 1997 2.2 Trafic petrol converted to lpg 17 Jun 2008 (Forum)
  . The engine is tending to overheat and seems to be pushing coolant out from overflow. Runs ok on lpg but lumpy on petrol and tendency to backfire through inlet when using petrol...which i think may have wrecked air mass/flow meter. Any ideas where I should look for reasons for milky coolant? Head gasket
• Vauxhall Omega (1994 - 2003) - 1996 2.5v6 Crankshaft sensor bosch part number 026 10 Jun 2008 (Forum)
  ends, with a lug/box on bottom of the broad face of the plug with a sloping ramp on top broad face to latch on to receiving plug . Narrow side faces have protruding narrow rectangular lugs which run along the whole length of the narrow faces of the plug. At the sensor end there are two triangular
• Nissan Micra (2003 - 2010) - 03 1.0 16 valve K12 - EML on 15 Apr 2008 (Forum)
  sensor in the head at the same time and reset the light , all is well with running when the car is warm , but when starting from cold the idle speed raises and drops till the car is driven , the light comes straight back on and the car feels underpowered , the same fault indicating the crank sensor
• Vauxhall Astra G Petrol (1998 - 2004) - 2003 1.6 dualfuel LPG engine keeps cutting out. 8 Apr 2008 (Forum)
  Manufacturer: Vauxhall. Model: Astra. Type: Estate. Fuel: Dual fuel - LPG/Petrol. Trim: Elegance. Engine: 1600cc. Registered: 2003. Mileage: 52k. ***This only happens when running on LPG*** If I am slowing the vehicle down using just the the gears, as in approaching, roundabouts, give ways
• Volkswagen Polo III (1994 - 1999) - 1998 1.4 - only running on 2 cylinders 7 Feb 2008 (Forum)
  My 98 Polo (8 Valve AEX engine) is not firing at tickover on cylinders 1 and 3. Pulling the plug caps off makes no difference to the tickover speed (its...
• Citroen ZX (1992 - 1998) - 1995 1.8 Petrol - Cutting Out On Over-run 30 Nov 2007 (Forum)
  Why does our ZX cut out on slowing down for lights? (Probably same engine as early Zantia s?) We have just acquired a ZX 1.8 which has an unpleasant...
• Rover - 214 16V K Series Problem ('Bubble') 24 Nov 2007 (Forum)
  ok went about 100 miles last 50 engine started to have no power over 70mph in top gear but run fine in lower gears. then engine started to misfire very bad and would rev at 3000rpm stood at traffic lights was alot of smoke coming from eninge bay but i think this is becuase my down pipe is leaking
• Air conditioning option - car not used regularly. 5 Nov 2007 (Forum)
  , the running time is short, ie not properly warmed up. Weekends are different. In what I'm thinking of getting (110 Defender), it's roughly a 1000 pounds extra. One could reduce the figure by saying, no need to buy a sunroof, but actually, it's not that great, and I've got my doubts I'll bother with a sunroof
• 406 hdi 2.2 fuel filter warning (FAP) 2 Jun 2007 (Forum)
  like a brake cylinder) saying Anti Pollution system has failed, which I take as a consequence of this filter not doing it's job. Manual say take it out for a run. Done this-still on. Took battery off for an hour. Still on! So dearest experts, what do I do? I have googled this, not getting too much
• Peugeot 306 Diesel Head Gasket 6 Jan 2007 (Forum)
  I'm sorry if this has been covered before. My daughter has a 1994 306D Turbo with 161000 on clock. The heater stopped blowing hot air last week and then on Friday the temp gauge went up to 100 instead of running at mid 70s. As we didnt want to risk her breaking down we took it to the garage
• Advice/Opinions - Seat Leon Y Reg 28 Jan 2006 (Forum)
  had been running low on oil - breather clogged up! Needs new short engine. Dont use dealer as couldnt find reason for a previous fault so use independant vw garage who I had been recommended and been happy with.. 3 weeks later they are now fitting me with a reconditioned short engine and building
• Why boycott BP & Esso? 22 Aug 2005 (Forum)
  that it should be BP & Esso that are boycotted (who its says are now one company which I was not aware of) but why BP & Esso, is there a conspiracy going on here? Also the guys that run my local BP garage seem like nice people, they run a great local service by way of a Spar convenience store, I would not want
• Calibra turbo strange behaviour 8 Aug 2005 (Forum)
  again. It is a total mystery! The car has had new turbo wastegate recently and usually passes an MOT apart from when it goes mental and runs too rich for no discernable reason. When it runs right then it is right at the bottom of the scale for emissions which makes it seem like it is an electrical
• BMW 5 series 1990 E34 3 Aug 2005 (Forum)
  . These seem nice enough (for the age - 1990, 125K miles). My only concern is the cost of parts. I realise that if I was crazy and took it to a BMW garage it would cost an arm and a leg, and that it is likely to cost more than a ford fiesta to run. However does anybody know how much more these cars cost