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• Volkswagen Polo (1981 - 1991) - does this sound like the hall sender? 20 Oct 2007 (Forum)
  has recent plugs, lead, dizzycap, arm and coil any pointers on how to replace one if its failed
• Cars that became TV stars 19 Jul 2007 (Forum)
  a fame way and above it's humble station in life by becomming almost a lead character in the show. Are there any other cars which it is impossible to think of without a TV show or movie automatically appearing in the same thought bubble? --
• Volvo S80 Battery 1 Jun 2007 (Forum)
  for a similar one and its going for £84.00. Does anyone know where i can get it cheaper. The battery is a 12 volt / 520 A Normal lead acid battery. Thanks
• Rover 214 Si Alarm/Immobiliser probs 25 Jan 2007 (Forum)
  Hi all! We're having problems with our immobiliser/alarm remote control pad - frequent problems arming and disarming alarm and engine leading to alarm going off!! Local dealer states the control pad is at fault - replacement cost for control pad is £50........except additional programming
• Avoiding using the wrong fuel 22 Nov 2006 (Forum)
  Despite colour codes and different size nozzles etc, it's pretty obvious that passive methods of avoiding using the wrong fuel on forecourts aren't working. What leads to the worse consequences - putting petrol in a diesel car, or diesel in a petrol car? I am looking for a used car - but there's
• Peugeot 307 knocking 20 Sep 2006 (Forum)
  go over bumps, which leads me to think it might be suspension related. i have checked what i can think of but to no avail. Any tips or pointers would be gratefully received. Cheers, Mark
• Citroen ZX 1.9i Lumpy Acceleration 13 Sep 2006 (Forum)
  Picked up what I thought to be a bargain - dusty zx 1.9i 1991 48k on the clock with mots to back it up. test drove really well. after having it a couple of weeks and opening her up a fair bit I have now noticed town driving and low rev acceleration to be lumpy. changed plugs and ht leads but wonder
• Ford Fiesta engine misfires 7 Jun 2006 (Forum)
  1995 fiesta 1.25 zetec engine, when starting from cold the engine somtimes misfires.I can smell petrol and it will not responed to the accelorator, after two to three minuets it drives ok but when idling it hesitates before picking up revs.I have renewed the plugs tested the leads with a ohmmeter
• Tyres - Profit? 15 Mar 2006 (Forum)
  very steep to me?? which leads me to the question... What type of profit are Kwik Fit, ATS, main dealers etc making from tyres? the mark up must be plenty!! Thanks Lee
• Cat damage 29 Oct 2005 (Forum)
  turned out to be HT leads, causing poor ignition. Is it likely that the cat damage occued as a result of the drive home or the high revving - which would have put far more unburnt fuel into the exaust and cat?? Look forward to some opinions!
• Unusual traffic jams 24 Aug 2005 (Forum)
  Got stuck in a bizarre jam last night. Crossing the railway bridge near our house (one lane controlled by traffic lights) the 2 cars in front of me were driving very very slowly. At first I thought the lead car was having a conversation with the girl on the pavement- but then spotted
• Diesel GlowPlugs - Vauxhall Cavalier 2 Dec 2004 (Forum)
  Hey! I've got no resistance between ground and my common rail on my Isuzu engined Cavilier. But when I test to the REMOVED feed lead I measure insulation there. There is only 0.9ohms of resistance between the feed side of the glowplug, and the grounded part which screws into the engine
• Cavalier hesitation 30 Nov 2004 (Forum)
  My Cavalier 1.6 petrol 78,000 miles, has started to hesitate when accelerating under load especially when going uphill. It acts as if it is misfiring. It also very occasionally runs on when cold, when accelerator pedal is released. Apart from thse problems it runs very well. Plugs, plug leads
• Rover 416 R reg stalling problem 18 Oct 2004 (Forum)
  returning to tickover. There is no missfire on revving the engine and no smoke. I have changed plugs leads e.t.c but nothing makes any difference.
• Speeding (mostly excl cameras) XX 6 Sep 2004 (Forum)
  , as there is usually no reason to prevent them from travelling a little faster (speed limits for example). With our auto C5, it means driving along in third gear, which leads to increased fuel consumption.
• Golf Mk IV Bulb Replacement 5 Sep 2004 (Forum)
  Hi I need to replace the dipped beam headlight bulb,on a MkIV Golf. Haynes Manual says that you should disconnect battery negative lead - is this necessary and what are the dangers if you dont Manual also refers to halogen and gas discharge types, how do you identify what type is fitted - I suspect
• Jump starting 4 Aug 2004 (Forum)
  to battery might cause ECU damage.' Does this rule apply to all modern cars? Is the positive/negative earth thing irrelevant now as all cars are the same? Is it still OK to attach battery charger leads directly to the battery terminals, or do similar rules as for jump starting apply? Comments would be very
• The Speed Camera Thread - Volume 18 26 Feb 2004 (Forum)
  to exceed the speed limit would lead to people naturally speeding in other places a)to avoid detection and b) because they think cameras are at accident blackspots. This could explain why accidents are starting to go up again as people are speeding in the wrong places. teabelly
• Golf GTI cutting out 2 Apr 2003 (Forum)
  on for the rest of the day without problems. Occasionally the car will not restart for several minutes (engine flooded?). I've changed plugs, leads and distributor cap has anyone any ideas as to where to look next?
• Cut out when starting 29 Dec 2002 (Forum)
  all the plugs and leads but no improvement (I did not think it would improve as it did not misfire but I thought I would give it a try anyway). No engine light but could it be ECU problems or anything else? Thanks, Garrison