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• Honda FR-V - Battery charging/losing charge 2 Mar 2011 (Forum)
  Hi all. I am having a problem with my Honda FRV 1.7SE. If I park up and turn off the engine I cannot use radio/lights/fan or anything 'battery powered' as the battery seems to lose charge very quickly (I'm talking a matter of seconds) and the car won't start. If I use jump leads the engine fires
• Volkswagen Polo III - CEL light on - cylinder 2 misfire 1 Mar 2011 (Forum)
  I got a check light a couple of weeks ago and it reported a cylinder 2 misfire. I changed the HT leads which solved the problem for about 10 miles.  I then replaced the coil pack which significantly improved the drive quality.  The light has since come back on.  The car drives
• Ford KA 2001 - Broken spark plug and defective easy-out 16 Sep 2010 (Forum)
  I tried this and the easy-out broken off in the whole. Looking at it, it seams as though there was an imperfection which lead it to break off. So now I have both the spark plug and the easy-out stuck in the whole. Could anyone out there help? Thank you!
• ford ka 1997 - car misifre 29 May 2010 (Forum)
  fine in 3rd ive had someone look at it and they have said plug 4 is misfiring so i have to pay for new plug leads. im just wondering if this will deffinatly stop the rumberling or could it be anything else?? thank you
• Ford Mondeo II (1996 - 2000) - 98 1.8 Central locking 'bouncing'(locking then unl 4 Feb 2010 (Forum)
  the connections on the central locking control box at the weekend as I understand these can work loose and lead to poor connections, but if I just wanted to disable central locking could I just pull the appropriate fuse and resort to manually locking each door?
• Vauxhall Vectra B (1995 - 1999) - 1999 (s) 1.8 (x18xe) eml on , loss of power 29 Jan 2010 (Forum)
  on its had new plugs , leads , dis pack ,cleaned throttle body, new crankshaft sensor,cleaned iac, new colant temp sensor and also new maf some help would be good thanks. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------
• Peugeot 406 (1999 - 2004) - 99 2.0 JVC aftermarket cd player fitting 10 Jan 2010 (Forum)
  rather it came on with the ignition, as it also doesn't switch itself off when exiting the car. It is wired straight to the existing iso lead, barring the steering wheel controls, so does anyone have any ideas?
• Renault Clio II (2001 - 2007) - 2001 1.2 Engine occasionally cuts out 29 Nov 2009 (Forum)
  and new oil. I notice that the plug leads seem to be the the carbon filled type which were never the best. Apart from that it must be a fuel problem. I think that the idle speed appears to be quite low. Any suggestions??
• Peugeot 205 (1983 - 1997) - 94 1.1 Major Battery malfunction 27 Nov 2009 (Forum)
  I have never had this problem with any of my cars, so it has puzzled me I recently took the old battery out of my 205 as it was dead, and replaced it with a brand new one, the problem came when I connected the negative lead to the battery... as soon as I did, a crackling sound came from the front
• Mitigating circumstances for red light penalty... 8 Sep 2009 (Forum)
  Hi, Have just received a notice of intent to prosecute for passing through a red light. As I have accumulated 9 points within 3 years, this will lead to a totting up ban. I went through the light in Bristol at 1.30am in the morning following a 5 hour drive from Manchester in my camper van
• East Riding of Yorks to get Speed Vigilantes. 26 Jul 2009 (Forum)
  http://tinyurl.com/speed-patrols VILLAGERS are to be trained by the police to use speed guns, in a drive to put a brake on motorists. Pilot schemes are to go ahead in several villages, which could lead to the initiative being rolled out across the East Riding. Under the scheme, communities
• Future cars, small engine with turbo 3 Jun 2009 (Forum)
  Just checking the likes of autocar web site and found that the future of cars seems to be leading to small engines (1.0 Litres to 1.4 litres) with turbo's. This got me thinking that are we going to end up a nation of non paying road tax (sorry I mean Vehicle Exercise Duty) as all of these cars
• Ford Focus (1998 - 2004) - 02 2.0 ST170 hesitation at 2200rpm 21 Apr 2009 (Forum)
  Hi all I have a flat spot/hesitation at 2200rpm. I noticed it in most gears, mostly if I cruised at 2200, and also if I accelerated through it in 2nd gear. It's had new spark plugs. I changed the HT leads this morning and it is better but not perfect. I don't notice it on cruising anymore, only
• Toyota RAV-4 (1994 - 2000) - 94 2.0 Immobiliser removal and loss of ignition 9 Apr 2009 (Forum)
  I have removed the 918T ECU unit from my Rav 4.First I could not run the starter motor until I was told to connect together the leads going to Pins 14 & 15 on the 15 pin socket. Others may be interested in this as it took me a while to find this out. I was highly chuffed to find the starter motor
• Ford Sierra and Sapphire (1982 - 1993) - 1985 2.8 power loss 2 Apr 2009 (Forum)
  hi i have a ford sierra 1985 2.8 v6 it has been well underpowered since i bought it it only has 40,000 miles and has been garaged for 10 years i have done all the basic service things to it like oil, oil filter air filter, spark plugs new ht leads etc when i start it it will cut out straight away
• Traffic light duration. 13 Mar 2009 (Forum)
  going away from home the lights give plenty of time to clear traffic, including a right turn arrow. Coming back, the lights are on green for precisely 6 seconds, leading to tailbacks, especially at 'school chucking out' time If there is a mimser at the head of the queue who doesn't realise that being
• Vauxhall Astra F (1991 - 1998) - 92 1.4 Strut removal problems 19 Jan 2009 (Forum)
  Hi. how do you release the bottom ball joint without destroying it? it is rivetted to the lower arm; there is no room to put on a small seperator due to the drive shaft; I am nervous about driving in a wedge as there is a good chance of wrecking the rubber leading to new lower arm etc. any tips
• BMW 3-Series E46 (1998 - 2005) - 04 320d Car start Battery removal/charging/jumping 19 Nov 2008 (Forum)
  it to charge it? or where it is so that I can try to jump start it with leads? If anyone thinks it might be something else then please suggest Many thanks and sorry for my ignorance! Regards
• FSA and Insurance comparison websites 13 Nov 2008 (Forum)
  on the sites leading to price differences when choosing an insurer. Data from the comparison may not be transferred correctly to the insurance company So use them, but always double check everything before entering into a contract. Full review here: http://tinyurl.com/47e6oh My personal experience
• Volkswagen Golf III (1992 - 1997) - 1995 1.4 Engine cuts out after a few miles 31 Oct 2008 (Forum)
  for a few hours and then still refuses to start, I then have tow it back home and if I try to start it 9 times out of ten it starts immediately, I have changed the spark plugs and leads, can anybody help me.