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  • What's the best £5k car for a learner driver? 30 Apr 2016 (Ask HJ)
    My partner is looking into buying a car for her 17 year son to help pass his test and to keep through university. They have £5000 to spend, but don't know...
  • Peugeot 206 SW - peugeot 206 1.4 hdi noisy and shaky engine 10 Apr 2016 (Forum)
    i have a 2005 peugeot 206 1.4 hdi around 180.000 kms. recently, the engine started to run very noisy and extremely vibrating/shaking, some kind of rapid ticking sound comes out of it (from the timing belt side i guess?). it totally gives me headaches on long trips. i've diagnosed the car 3 times
  • Faulty thermostat on Ford Focus 7 Apr 2016 (Ask HJ)
    I originally had a coolant leak, which the garage said was a faulty thermostat, which they since changed. The garage has had it in four times now and still...
  • Why does my Peugeot 807 keep stalling? 11 Mar 2016 (Ask HJ)
    We have a 2006 2.0-litre petrol automatic Peugeot 807. It runs well and when plugged into a diagnostic machine there are no faults or issues. However,...
  • Audi A3 2002 1.6 petrol misfire ? 24 Feb 2016 (Forum)
    serviced, there is for instance absolutely no cam wear and the head is yellow inside, not black. The car runs on LPG as well as petrol. The problem is that is has a misfire on cylinder 2. It’s not the ignition. As the coil, leads and plugs have been changed. Also the coil (which
  • 2004 1.6 Ford Focus Estate - 04 MK1 Focus - lumpy when pulling up 17 Feb 2016 (Forum)
    Folks, first time on here, I thought I'd get my thoughts into one thread and see what the collective knowledge on here can suggest. Picked up my 04 Estate as a runabout whilst I took my Golf off the road last year. It's just about to hit 110k, runs fine, but I'm quite OCD regarding my
  • Best Option Between Two Models 6 Feb 2016 (Ask HJ)
    Is it worth paying the extra for a 1.5T EcoBoost petrol (150PS) as opposed to the more popular 1.0T EcoBoost petrol (125PS)? I drive lots of short journeys...
  • Fiesta Flame 1.4l 2004 - Ford Fiesta 2004 1.4l start issue 17 Dec 2015 (Forum)
    Tried to start for work one morning and car will not idle, car will start and engine will run only if I hold down the accelerator, as soon as I release car stalls. If engine is revved enough to warm car will run 100% fine, but once cooled down same issue returns
  • When does Citroen C5 production stop? 6 Nov 2015 (Ask HJ)
    I was going to change my Citroen C5 Estate for a new Skoda Superb Estate, an Audi A4/A6 Avant or a Volvo Estate. After test driving all the options I have...
  • Any - Tough used petrol Estate options? 30 Oct 2015 (Forum)
    2.5 years ago I bought a 58 reg  Octavia Estate 1.9 tdi with the intention of running to maybe 130 to 140K. Overall it's great, does the job perfectly, it's got  FSH,  oil change every 6K a year with me  and I look after it. But I'm starting to have a few doubts at 70K
  • What is the emissions situation on larger and thirstier diesel engines? 25 Sep 2015 (Ask HJ)
    With all the current hype about diesel cars, the fact that all commercial transport is oil fuelled seems to have been overlooked. What is the emissions...
  • Ford Focus - 05 1.6 petrol focus idle problem 9 Sep 2015 (Forum)
    is up to running temp. As soon as it gets to running temp the revs jump between 1300 to 1400 rpm and the throttle pedal doesn’t work. So I have to turn the car off to get it to go again, but as soon as I stop at lights for more than a couple of seconds it starts revving itself up and down again
  • Chrysler Grand Voyager 2.8 auto - voyager starting problem 3 Sep 2015 (Forum)
    on top. ( when this was changed it was perfect for a week, then all of a sudden back to normal.) since then priming the fuel guaranteed a start. Now nothing works it just cranks and cranks. There is one of the injector tops that's a bit damp and discoloured but when running the car runs perfect. Can
  • Ford Focus misfire 5 Jun 2015 (Ask HJ)
    My Ford Focus has a misfire during warm up and at some other infrequent times. No dashboard lights showing. First diagnostic showed no fault. ECU temperature...
  • Should we all buy a petrol or hybrid? 10 Mar 2015 (Ask HJ)
    With improvements in DPF technology as in Mazda skyactiv and 1.6 Renault/Nissan diesel, do you think this has only solved one problem of many in modern...
  • 2007 Chrysler Voyager 2.8 crd Automatic. - Automatic gearbox appears stuck in a low gear. 4 Mar 2015 (Forum)
    cold) and all seemed fine at their correct levels.I then started the vehicle and went for a short run and it appeared fine. Later the same day my daughter drove the vehicle and low and behold back to low gear only. She has had the AA out and they report a fault code of P.1792 which refers
  • Vauxhall Astra H - Vauxhall 1.6 Ecotec engine failure 27 Feb 2015 (Forum)
    on the drive and that was the end of that, this after only being run a few hours earlier.  When severe and on it's way the engine sounds like a diesel running from cold, there are several example videos on Youtube (  https://www.youtube.com
  • Is it possible to fit a rear diff incorrectly? 21 Feb 2015 (Ask HJ)
    Is it possible for a garage to fit a rear diff incorrectly? Our Land Rover Freelander (1997) went in a couple of months ago and has not been the same since....
  • Vauxhall Corsa C (2000 - 2006) - 03 1.1 Easytronic gearbox might need replacing 10 Feb 2015 (Forum)
    hi my corsa club is a 2003 semi auto but in the last 2 weeks iv been having trouble with it and can't get it to start regularly! it got towed to the nearest vauxhall dealership, they said it needed a new cluth actuator but then after a few days they said it was running fine, didnt need a new one
  • Coolant problem with Vauxhall Vectra 24 Jan 2015 (Ask HJ)
    I have a problem with my 2005 Vauxhall Vectra C 1.9 diesel, which dumps the coolant out of the overflow tank every time I drive it. Also the temp gauge...
 

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