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• Volvo 805 T5 battery problem ? 30 Aug 2002 (Forum)
  Any of you technical chaps got any thoughts as to why the battery on my brother's 850 T5 keeps running down. It's not old and seems to lose its charge even after a long run on the motorway. The obvious thing to do is to buy another but could it be something else which might damage the new battery
• Lexus ES300 rough running 2 Dec 2001 (Forum)
  The vehicle has 160k miles, I am experiencing poor starting, rough idle and less power when picking up speed. I have changed the Exhaust manifold oxygen...
• new premises. 14 Sep 2001 (Forum)
  i am looking for new business premises, as the area i am in is very run down. i have seen a four car workshop, with electric, running hot and cold water, a toilet, and a new roof, but i dont know if £55 per week is a good rent, as i owned the last place i havent a clue about rents. the workshop
• Volvo V40 ECU light 16 Jul 2002 (Forum)
  on no other symptoms. 1. 19/6/02 Driving in slow moving /stop-start city traffic for 10 min, engine stuttered then recovered but with ECU warning light on. (dont know if fan had started). Stopped and restarted engine at traffic lights but light still illuminated when engine running. Parked car for approx 3
• Volkswagen Tiguan 2.0tdi 2010 - Rattling noise from engine area 10 Sep 2018 (Forum)
  a horrendous noise as if the engine is struggling to run, or atleast thst is how it sounds to me. I have taken it to my local mechanic who has suggested it is the flywheel starting to go. Now I get where he is coming from but I am not totally convinced this is the soul route of the problem. I previously had
• Peugeot 406 (1999 - 2004) - 01 2.0 HDI 110 - P0190 AP Fault 21 Feb 2009 (Forum)
  Hi everyone Been having a problem recently with my 406. Had a second hand fuel tank fitted after the old one was vandalised and this seems to be when the problems started. At idle it runs very poorly and even when I drive it there is a heavy crackling noise. I think it is missing
• Cmax grand - Ford C-Max grand won’t run 12 Mar 2019 (Forum)
  . A mechanic quoted me 350 to install the engine, I bought a replacement cam belt kit, water pump and a clutch release bearing. The mechanic installed the engine but the car just won’t run, it cranks but does not start, mechanic then gave me a bill for 450 because it took an extra day (even though it does
• Peugeot 306 - Pug 306 1.9td rough running, white smoke etc... 29 Apr 2010 (Forum)
  My 97 306 1.9td started running rough and smoking a little on my way home the other day, it was then hard to start and the level of smoke had increased as had the rough running. A mechanic friend took a look and thought it to be contaminated fuel ( he poured a bit on the floor, chucked
• BMW E21 - distributor and poor running 30 Jun 2007 (Forum)
  Hi All, I'm in awe of the wisdom here! I hope someone can help because I?ve run out of knowledge! I've got an M10 engined 1776cc BMW E21(love it and the rust it came with for free) and have got a gremlin. Since I bought it it's stuttered (loss of power) under moderate/ hard acceleration but I can
• 03 Micra K12 - Cranking but won't start when Engine Cold 13 Jan 2021 (Forum)
  First post on the site, although i've often used it for the great info. So, Hello to all ... My K12 Micra has developed a Cold Start Problem that has me stumped !! Over Xmas, I noticed it was struggling to start first thing in the morning ... but would start eventually and run fine
• Expensive Mercedes? 24 Apr 2020 (Forum)
  I thought I'd put my experience with running 2nd hand Mercs on. I've had 5, 2 c220 diesels from 2000 vintage thought to my present 2012 slk 250d. The first 220 had my most expensive repair with £1000 going on some electrical fault. Apart from that the slk needed a £500 indicator
• Running older vehicles, 8 - 12 years old 29 Aug 2018 (Forum)
   fitted or Exhaust Gas Recirculator valves.   No prizes for guessing whats failing on my current car.  Does anyone have any experience of running any of these vehicles?  I am quite keen on the RAV, what should I be expecting in the terms of repair bills?
• VW Golf 1.6td se DSG 2013 - Cold Start issues 21 Mar 2018 (Forum)
  to disengage the cold start, yet when I manually with key turn off and on it cuts out the cold start. This I observed when it is around 3c or lower.  otherwise, car runs fine, 55mpg on a run, no misfires or hesitations of any sort.  Does the cold start activate the DPF? Car runs
• Hit and Run 13 Nov 2017 (Forum)
  I was recently involved in a hit and run accident earlier this week painfully I was unable to get the registration of the car however I did clock the make and model. The roundabout on which it happened does not have cameras however the slip road that leads onto the motorway that the car escaped
• Ford Focus Estate 2007 tdci - Diesel focus running rough 25 Jan 2015 (Forum)
  Hi , just after a bit of advice if any one can help I have a 2007 diesel focus , high mileage its a taxi , just been through. It's taxi test & passed without any marks against it. However it's just started running loud on acceleleration & if you take you're foot off and cruise its still loud
• Porsche 911 997 - Station runs in my 997 13 Oct 2014 (Forum)
  , but am also considering a small cheap car like a £1k golf to do the run in. I have to re-emphasize that I'm not concerned about damage or anything, the car park is full of expensive cars.  Mine is a 997 C4S BTW
• Vauxhall Astra 1.7 diesel 1999 - Astra diesel wont run.......... 16 Nov 2013 (Forum)
  I'm hoping we have some GM experts out there... I have a 99 1.7 turbo diesel Astra. (Vauxhall engine). The car came to me about 200 miles ago with a receipt for a fuel pump for over £700 ! just a few months before I got it.  The car has run exceptionally well until
• Used estate/MPV economical to run? 3 Apr 2013 (Forum)
  confused as the more I have researched, the more conflicting views I'm getting from reviews/forums etc so I'm hoping to get some more expert opinions. So far I've looked at Fabias, Scenics, Picassos, Focus' and all of the Peugeot sw's I'm most eager for something economical to run
• BMW 3 series vs 5 series running costs 2006 -2008 21 Mar 2013 (Forum)
  Hi Guys I was looking to get either a 3 series or 5 series (preferable) and wanted some advice, what are the average annual running costs for the above cars in terms of servicing and likely faults/breakdowns, I've had a reliable (but slightly boring!) car for 4 years which has never gone
• Hyundai Tucson 2005 CRTD CDX - Engine misfiring 9 Oct 2012 (Forum)
  I was driving in France recently and having refuelled I drove about 200 miles on the autoroute at about 80mph. on decellerating to enter services, the engine started to misfire and run rough. I stopped it and restarted with the same result and was evenyually towed off to a garage. The French