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• Volkswagen Polo III (2000 - 2002) - 00 1.4 Starting issues 21 Jul 2009 (Forum)
  turns over ok, but splutters and chugs until eventually it bursts into life, often it needs some help with extra presses on the accellerator. The car does few miles, probably 5k this year and is serviced properly, however a service is due soon. I've bought some HT lead testers, which I'll try tomorrow
• Current highest mileage with NO engine repair 3 Jul 2009 (Forum)
  . Our old 'school-run' VW Passat Est 2.0 GL did 242,000 with no attention to the engine apart from regular oil and filter changes every 10,000 and a few sets of spark plugs. Only the cambelt tensioner pulley was replaced [by me] - but not even the cambelt. Oh, and the HT leads once. No coolant change
• Ford KA, KA2, KA3 (1996 - 2008) - 99 1.3 Poor spark on 2 cylinders 6 Apr 2009 (Forum)
  My KA lost power a few weeks ago and started running on 2 cylinders. Had the usual spark plug problem (now resolved) and have changed the spark plugs, leads and coil pack but I am still getting a poor spark on 1 and 4 whilst 2 and 3 are fine - which seems to imply the coil pack but I have changed
• Parking on a very steep driveway 10 Oct 2008 (Forum)
  should the handbrake fail? Or should I leave it in gear, release the clutch to let the engine take the strain, and then apply the handbrake as a backup? Will parking in gear lead to additional wear on the engine? Thanks in advance!
• Mercedes Benz E-Class W211 (2002 - 2009) - 07 2.2 damage to wiring harness in engine bay 19 Aug 2008 (Forum)
  Failure of wiring harness in engine compartment leading to shorting and failure of Fuse 57. Root cause was the wiring harness rubbing against one of the engine compartment insulation fixing screws spot welded to the bulkhead and abrading the insulation of the engine control unit wire until
• Citroen Xantia (1993 - 2000) - 99 2.0D Is there a HDi problems FAQ? 27 Jun 2008 (Forum)
  on a 9 year old car" :o)) Any leads, or input, gratefully received.
• Vauxhall Astra F (1991 - 1998) - 1993 1.6 Would like to get this car to 200k 26 May 2008 (Forum)
  uneven when idling, feels like it's not firing properly. I've ckecked the leads are on ok and it shouldn't be damp as it's roasting for a change. The problem receeds after i've been driving for a while?? Could something just have been knocked during MOT?? Would appreciate any ideas with much gratitude
• Ford Fiesta (1995 - 1999) - 98 1.25 locked out after battery change. 24 Dec 2007 (Forum)
  tried to put battery in after recently changing whole engine gearbox and clutch. had to jump it because it was dead but when i connected the leads the battery sparked into life and locked my car... heres the bad bit, not knowing it would do this,,, (i dont know a lot about cars) i left my keys
• Audi A4 B7 (2005 - 2008) - Want an Audi A4 - But when? 21 Dec 2007 (Forum)
  Now then guys, its been a while. Back in july i treated myself to a 2004 Audi A3 TDI Sport for my 70 mile commute to and from work everday... Mileage is now just over 50k and before it gets stupidly high i want a change... Leading to my next choice, a facelifted version of the A4 2.0 TDI S-Line
• Vauxhall Cavalier (1988 - 1995) - 1995 2.0 16v - hesitating- no power 11 Dec 2007 (Forum)
  randomly when engine is hot or cold and can go a couple of days without trouble. The engine never actually stalls but sometimes idles a bit slow before it plays up. Recently i have replaced spark plugs, leads and coil pack which has made it slighty better but not got rid of the problem. Any help or advice
• Ford Mondeo III (2000 - 2007) - power loss at low revs - 02 1.8 petrol. 28 Sep 2007 (Forum)
  thoughts on this problem ? tried resetting the ecu by removing the pos batt lead but still the same.. fed up with it now, shame because its a top drivers car.. any thoughts ? cheers, BK ( BATH UK ) Edited to include engine variant. - PU
• Bed of nails 23 Sep 2007 (Forum)
  On my way to work I drive past a house on a country lane that has a short piece of driveway before a gate which then leads up to the house. On this small piece of driveway they have what appears to be a piece of plywood about 6 foot square and full of what looks like 6 inch nails. I assume
• Peugeot 306 (1993 - 2001) - 1.9TD 'Water in fuel' warning light 13 Aug 2007 (Forum)
  filter- to no avail and yesterday I changed the fuel filter- again to no avail. The car starts fine and performance is still good, as is the fuel economy, which leads me to believe that it's likely to be a simple electrical fault. As the car is 13 years old and with 203k on the clock, I'm not worried
• Is it worth getting rid of rust? 5 Jun 2007 (Forum)
  the wheel arch. Do I need to get this sorted - ie, will it lead to MOT failure down the line? Is there a cheaper way of sorting it that will prevent the rust coming back? Thanks in advance for any advice. Pete
• Carelessness 22 May 2007 (Forum)
  People whine in a litany for an 'edit button' enabling them to alter posts after the event. Sometimes one can almost see what they mean. The mild form of insanity induced by this dabbling in the virtual world, a sort of false omnipotence, often leads one to write things one later wishes one had
• Ford Explorer LPG misfire on petrol 16 Mar 2007 (Forum)
  appalling misfire. It's currently back in the Garage where, they reckon, it needs new plugs/HT leads. I don't quite understand this because it works fine on LPG, which uses the exact-same igniton system. Of course, if it comes out of the garage working fine, then that's ok, but any ideas may be appreciated
• VW Golf Mk3 GTI 96 power problem 13 May 2006 (Forum)
  Hi: I have had a lot of running problems with this car but I have now ran out of ideas!!. The car was running really poor and I have now completed the following: Service including new plugs/leads. New crank shaft sensor. New exhust complete including cat. Timming checked and all comprestion test
• New Toyota Yaris-Starting 1 May 2006 (Forum)
  on the crankshaft thrust bearings when there is no pressured oil present and would lead to rapid wear of the washers. In their reply they justified this device from the safety angle, and stated that although deactivation this wouldn't invalidate the warranty itself, subsequent failure that involved the systems
• recall or service bulletin 8 Apr 2006 (Forum)
  problem, the mounting bolt holes are failing and this leads to either catastrophic failure or the chain guide prematurly wearing out. Nissan have issued a service bulletin re this failure but this information is not made public!!!. It seems recalls are now only issued for safety critical problems
• 306 emissions (overfueling?) 8 Apr 2006 (Forum)
  Hi, did a search couldnt find anything about this. Im trying to get my 1.4 '97 306 through its MOT but its failing on the emmissions. For the MOT ive just changed the Lambda sensor and Cat and its recently had a new coil pack, air filter and plugs and leads. The exhaust doesnt seem to have any