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• BMW 3-Series E46 (1998 - 2005) - 02 2.0 Car not starting 7 Aug 2009 (Forum)
  Experiencing strange behavior with my 320D. Was running fine until Sunday when I stopped the car. When I came back and tried to start it again no joy. It was turning over but just not starting. My initial reaction was that it must be the battery. I got a set of jump leads and the car started
• Peugeot 106 (1991 - 2002) - 99 1.1 Overheats, top hose cold, replaced thermost 9 Jun 2009 (Forum)
  is good but the top hose was never getting hot, thus the switch never activating and therefore not turning fan on. I assumed thermostat problem and REPLACED this but i made no difference. Running the car - coolent gets hot, top hose cold - over heats. I'm now thinking water pump? But I can't even find
• Peugeot 306 (1993 - 2001) - 98 1.4 cylinder liner disturbed 2 Jun 2009 (Forum)
  of the liners popped up slightly, resulting in coolant disappearing down the sump i think. I was very careful when turning the engine over again to make sure that i held the liners down. I have put everything back together, drained the oil. refillied with oil. CAr strarts o.k. and runs but there is a lot
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  Sprocket set 23 May 2009 (Ask HJ)
  I have just recently bought a 2004 SEAT Ibiza 1.2. The oil warning light came on after driving for approx. 20 mins and intermittently thereafter. I have...
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  A tension seeker 16 May 2009 (Ask HJ)
  I bought a Toro mower with a TUD 5 diesel that had broken a timing belt and bent a few valves. I got a new head from the UK and put all back together with...
• Mercedes Benz E-Class W124 (1985 - 2000) - 88 2.6 Disappearing coolant... 13 May 2009 (Forum)
  Hi chaps I've recently got myself an old Merc 260E. It's a fine old bus and is running great, however it's losing some coolant - needs a top up every few weeks or so depending on usage Horrible head gasket related thoughts immediately entered my head - it doesn't seem to be showing any other
• Diesel gear change with DMF in mind 7 May 2009 (Forum)
  When do you change gear in your diesel. A big forum post i found say most shift around 2 - 2.2k. I take mine up to 3 - 3.5k but sometimes feel the need to do an economy run. Mine has shift lights that do actually come on at 2k. Usually takes me down to 1.5k for the next gear. This got me
• Ford Mondeo III (2000 - 2007) - 01 1.8 Serious engine problems 21 Apr 2009 (Forum)
  Faced with a list of symptoms like this, what would you suspect (other than hoping that the price of scrap goes up?) Mileage is low and genuine at 68k with previous MoTs to support. ? Collected from auction 15.04.09 ? Running unevenly, engine management light on, temp gauge erratic, down
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  Motor boater 18 Apr 2009 (Ask HJ)
  I have recently bought a Left Hand Drive, (UK plates) FIAT Barchetta and am planning on driving it down to the coast of Spain and leaving it down there...
• Demonstrators 13 Apr 2009 (Forum)
  Just rang up a local garage to arrange a test drive only to find the demonstrator I want to try is away for Easter. It seems whoever is running the car is taking a long weekend. I'm sure someone will correct me if I've got this wrong but I thought demonstrators were meant to be available
• Ford Mondeo II (1996 - 2000) - 98 1.8td 'Squelching' noise when revving engine. 28 Mar 2009 (Forum)
  Hello everyone, I'm new to this site and I've recently bought a '98 Mondeo 1.8TD, it's got 120K on the clock and seems to run well - most of the time. I've just noticed that when going up a nearby steep hill and having dropped to 2nd gear on full throttle, I get some 'stuttering' as if I'm running
• Man maths and cars 27 Mar 2009 (Forum)
  that appealed to me for many years - 10 months MOT and starts all on its own, I was your man. Butr what a load of embarassing rubbish. A Hillman Mix super estate with rattling big ends, ugh. Buy new at big discount and then run until the warranty runs out might be another approach. How do backroomers justify
• Ford Mondeo II (1996 - 2000) - 00 1.8 diesel engine running on and white smoke 24 Feb 2009 (Forum)
  Hello - I'm new to this and to diesel! I have a well maintained mondeo - serviced and low mileage for year - I also have an excellent and trustworthy mechanic...
• Ford Mondeo III (2000 - 2007) - 01 2.0tddi - no fuel in filter 31 Jan 2009 (Forum)
  and it started straight away i left it running for 10 mins then i cut out and would not restart so i disconnected the filter again and once more no fuel in it.Could it be the lift pump under the car near the fuel tank and also is there a relay that runs the pump.I know there not cheap is there any way of testing
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  Runflattery 31 Jan 2009 (Ask HJ)
  I recently had suffered a puncture of one of my Bridgestone runflat tyres and had to run it flat to get the car to a place of safety. I then faced the...
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  Winter warm 10 Jan 2009 (Ask HJ)
  What would you recommend as a cheap, reliable car at up to £2k to do 5k miles a month? Has to be reliable (don't want to have to resort to freezing to...
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  Sulph-righteous 3 Jan 2009 (Ask HJ)
  I recently purchased a newish brand of diesel fuel here in France. It stated on the pump that it was sulphur-free. The price was a few centimes more expensive...
• Ford Focus (1998 - 2004) - 03 1.8 tdci Injectors? Fuel Pump? Cheap Diesel? 20 Nov 2008 (Forum)
  ) It was running ok although was having a small timing issue on the motorway at around 2000 revs (which later cleared up) I have since had problems & had a new clutch & fly wheel. I have also been replacing the fuel filter regulary (the last being 2 weeks ago) This is due to running it on some 'cheap' diesel
• Honda Jazz/Fit (2001 - 2008) - Honda Jazz or Nissan Note - which to go for? 2 Aug 2008 (Forum)
  Hi, I'm looking to buy either a second hand Honda Jazz or Nissan Note and have about £5000 to spend (or maybe a little more) - which one should I go for? I previously had a honda civic and was very impressed with the low running costs, one of the reasons why I am wanting to sell my VW passat tdi
• Ford Focus (1998 - 2004) - 01 1.8 TDdi Mysterious pool of liquid under car... 11 Jul 2008 (Forum)
  . The car seems to be driving OK, doesn't seem to be running poorly. Does anyone have any ideas? Having never owned an air-con fitted car myself, It's a bit of a mystery - the wife only uses the air-con sporadically, but I follow the Ford manual which instucts running the air con for at least 30mins per