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• Ecotec V6 oil cooler info. 22 Jun 2004 (Forum)
  on the front flange of the sump, having run forward either side of the cooler cover and run down the front of the engine either side of the water pump (I suspected the pump initially). Another sign is white encrustations on the side of the bellhousing flange at the bottom, where the water runs down from
• First Car (memories) 11 Nov 2001 (Forum)
  I got an email telling me that I should have put this msg in its own thread sorry... how many recall their first car and how many still have theirs? I still have and drive my first car. A Jeep CJ2A. My father bought it new the year I was born (1948) and gave it to me in a non running condition
• Vauxhall Corsa SXI 1.2 2007 - Coolant loss and white smoke after head gasket. 12 Jan 2023 (Forum)
  Hi looking for advise, I sold the Corsa SXI 1.2 1.6v person came back with it over heating, white smoke, running badly and over pressured coolant. I took the head off, got it skimmed, new head set set and rebuilt. All seemed well it runs very smooth person was happy, 10 days later get
• Nissan Qashqai 1.5dci - Fuel pressure regulator and starting/running prob 10 Dec 2021 (Forum)
  to about 1500rpm for about fifteen seconds and the car stays running.   The fuel rail has been cleaned several times and they have checked for air leaks and fitted new grommets to the fuel filter
• 2004 Honda Jazz CVT 1.4 - Glitch under load 7 Feb 2020 (Forum)
  they had never been changed !). Runs well. Indicated average 45+MPG on short run normal use. Just recently it started suffering with a "glitch" on light/medium load between 1500-2000 rpms. It is exactly like momentarily switching the ignotion off and then back on. It only seems to do it in "normal" CVT
• Maximum Mileage of Long-Distance Coach 4 May 2019 (Forum)
  Hi there. I was wondering what a realistic estimated life expectancy for a very high mileage coach would be? Imagine a coach is running around 1,000km per day or about 350,000km per year, almost entirely on the motorway. Some of the more extreme National Express/Megabus routes might have
• Mercedes-Benz B-Class - Mercedes B Class running rough on start 21 Dec 2017 (Forum)
  moving and makes a bad noise when revs are fluctuating. Once warm and run for a bit, all seem to disappear. All in all dosent sound the best, has two logged faults on an OBD reader P0263 and P0272 but has had these a little while when car ran ok. Engine management light stays on all time
• 2011 BMW 1 series - Run flats to regular 13 Mar 2014 (Forum)
  2011 BMW 1 series    I want to change from run flats to regular. I worry about the low air sensor and having the right tires for the car. I would get one of those flat repair kits that come with a sme geneator and some gunk to seal a flat tire so I could drive a short distance
• mercedes 190e 2.0 - misfiring engine 26 Dec 2012 (Forum)
  I have a 190e 2.0 litre year 1993 . I was driving in trafic at aby 30mph and sudenly in started to run on 3 insted of 4 slight loss of power etc. Ive had the car for 5 years and never thrashed the engine .Even now she is starts strait away, but she just wont run smoothly like she used too.My
• Citroen C3 1.4 HDi HX engine Siemens Injectors - Sticking injector? 30 Oct 2011 (Forum)
  Hello everybody, I hope you can help me! We recently had a blowing injector replaced (it blew on the motorway, puff of white smoke engine management light on, chuffing noise) Now we have a problem which I suspect is another injector, where from cold, the car runs on 3 cylinders until
• Peugeot 307 SW S HDi 110 - Battery going flat due to cooling fan running on? 5 Jul 2011 (Forum)
  My car battery was flat a couple of mornings ago. On further investigation it seems that this was caused by the cooling fan running on and then not switching off over night. A diagnostic test at Kwik Fit has identified an intermittent fault on a 'coil' adjacent to the radiator cooling fan
• BMW 520 TOURING - FUEL CONTAMINATION TESCO 18 May 2011 (Forum)
  Put diesel in car on Friday (40 miles left on computer), car was running perfect!! Saturday pm after approx 35 miles, car lost power had white smoke pouring out back, left for a while and then drove approx 1 mile very slowly. Then drove car approx 1 hour later- car drove fine again
• Ford Mondeo - Mondeo 2.0 TDCI 53 reg - rattle at start / stop 16 Apr 2011 (Forum)
  Hi, My Mondeo 2.0 TDCI 130 53 reg seems to run fine, but when I start the engine there is a rattle that lasts a second or two. Engine runs smoothly , but I get a slight rattle when I turn the engine off. I know little about diesel engines, actuall less than little, but did read online that diesel
• Ford Focus 1.8 16v zetec estate - Timing Belt changed - Now the engine runs lumpy 26 Jan 2011 (Forum)
  Hi, I fitted a new cambelt to my car today as it has done 99000 miles and at the same time replaced the shims on the cam followers to correct the valve clearances in an effort to cure a tappety sound After re-assemling the car and running it it was struggling to idle over
• Peugeot 307 2.0 petrol - Ticking noise from RH dashboard / scuttle 1 Dec 2010 (Forum)
  After a decent run the car sometimes makes a ticking noise that sounds as though it comes from the far right hand side of the dashboard. It can be heard quite plainly with the engine idling. Having pulled the panel off which covers the diagnostic point there doesn't seem
• Ford Fiesta 1.2 s reg 1998 - Cambelt 31 Jul 2010 (Forum)
  . I know - if I could go back 24 hrs.... etc I have had the car recovered to my house (did not even get to say hi to Mum) so I am trying to decide is it worth getting fixed as I was hoping to run it a bit longer then pass to No1 son for hs first car to run into the ground.... How can I
• Ford Fiesta (2009 - ) - 09 1596 Fiesta Econetic Cooling System 23 Jan 2010 (Forum)
  I have one of these and noticed over the cold spell the heater was blowing just luke warm. Sent it back to the main dealer who said "working to specification" Had the usual arguments and made the workshop Supervisor check it out after a run of 10 miles and he confirmed by placing the trip
• Honda Prelude (1992 - 1996) - 94 2.0 Ignition switch malfunction ??? HELP PLEASE 30 Nov 2009 (Forum)
  then let go of the key to return to normal running position ...... all the dashboard lights go out and the engine stops ................... only way I can keep it running is to start engine and then keep rotational pressure on the key but turn it back only part of the way to stop the starter motor engaging
• Small, cheap 2nd car recommendations 23 Aug 2009 (Forum)
  I'm after a small second car, for use on small school run, pootling, and occasional works trips when the family volvo in use by him indoors. Budget - less than 2k. I want really cheap to run, good reliability, no rust. My favorite car of all time was my F reg Polo - TBH I'm used to crappy cars
• Ford Fiesta (1995 - 1999) - 99 1.25 Running very rough after 'kangarooing' 18 Apr 2009 (Forum)
  power. Once home I had a quick look in the failing light but could not see anything immediately obvious wrong in the engine area (bits hanging off etc!). The engine still starts OK but still runs 'rough' and 'lumpy' and you can here a pronounced 'pulsing' from the exhaust. The exhaust has also moved