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• Hyundai ix20 - Day Running Lights Not Fitted in 2015? 8 Sep 2018 (Forum)
  My sister in law has just bought herself a 2015 Hyundai ix20.  I noticed there were no running lights on when she was following me home from the dealer she purchased it from.  I had a quick look last night and couldn't find a fault or any reference to an ability to turn them off
• 2.0 TSI Scirocco 2011 - 4 times, still not fixed warranty running out! 23 Mar 2017 (Forum)
   an injector and want to give the car back tomorrow. I'm not convinced at all that it can be an injector, i think it's a DMF as the noise goes away once put in gear. My warranty is running out very soon and i am wondering where i stand with an unresolved claim when out of warranty. As i told them
• Skoda Octavia - Warning Lights 5 Sep 2016 (Forum)
  Re Cat's pause - 3rd September 2016 I had a similar problem to DH with a 2000 1.4 Fabia a few years ago.  A fast motorway run followed by idling at an exit junction brought up a warning light followed by 'lumpy' running when pulling away.  Filling up with higher octane petrol
• ford focus 1.0 100ps zetec ecoboost 2013 - Engine failure warning 22 Jul 2015 (Forum)
  oil level etc. The coolant level was below minimum & no visible sign of leak. Car was recently serviced at Ford dealer & recall work was done..Coolant pipe replaced. Started car,warning came up again,with engine light illuminated aswell as ! exclamation symbol & was running very
• VW Passat TDi PD 2005 100 - Poorer MPG after stuck open thermostat 3 Jan 2015 (Forum)
  In my 2005 1.9 TDi PD 100 passat, 95k, the thermostat failed open about 6 months after buying it The car ran cooler than normal (of course), and after between 500 and 1000 mile later, I replaced the thermostat. The car runs well now as it did before with no notable running issues
• Ford Mondeo - disposing a scruffy, uninsured car that runs 17 Feb 2014 (Forum)
  is interested. The old S reg Ford Mondeo starts, stops and runs beautifully, but is scruffy on the outside (rust and a dented door from being reversed into), has only 2 weeks MoT, tyres are coming to the end, may need some more welding and has a list of non-essential things that no longer work
• Peugeot 106 1.5 Diesel - Any ideas why this struggles to start? (video) 16 Sep 2011 (Forum)
  Firstly, a HUGE thankyou to all who replied in my first post http://www.honestjohn.co.uk/forum/post/index.htm?t=90758 The cylinder head is back on & the car is running, with no bubbles in the coolant. It's been a journey and a half, but I've learnt loads & will have
• Peugot 306 - Cooling fan / car runs when key removed 26 Feb 2011 (Forum)
  alongside the ignition it did get going. I took it for a short spin to get the battery charged but when I returned I got a nasty surprise. The engine stayed running even when I turned off the ignition and removed the key! I had to manually stall it to get it to stop. Unsurprisingly the cooling fan came
• VW Passat 130 PD AWX - VW 130 PD rough or smooth? 19 Dec 2010 (Forum)
  I have bought a 130PD Passat  Highline 05 plate 70K miles FSH on variable interval-always had longlife oil according to the book and bills.  This is my first diesel, and although it seems to go OK I feel that it is running a bit rough.  There is a slight vibration (like a slight
• Vauxhall Zafira 2001 1.6 - Rough Running 8 Dec 2010 (Forum)
  Hi, my zafira has started to run rough once its warmed up. It started when I stopped once and the idle rev's decreased. Not to stall but very lumpy. Its the Z16XE engine Next day the EML came on and it went to limp mode and was very very lumpy and sounded like it had a mis-fire. I got
• BMW 3 series convertible 325ci - 2001 - BMW 3 series engine 'roughness' 11 Aug 2010 (Forum)
  the cause of. During one of those episodes something else went wrong within the engine that despite the breather problem now having been cured, by way of its replacement, the engine continues to run out of balance. The whole of the ignition side has been reviewed, repaired and or replaced and the tests show
• Ford Mondeo III (2000 - 2007) - 52 reg TDCi 130 - Hesitation/Running Problem 1 Feb 2010 (Forum)
  Hi all. New to this site but remember Honest John from UCB magazine so glad I found this site. Can anyone help me?! My 52 Ford Mondeo TDCI 130 with 118000 miles on it (FSH), has started running badly. My car keeps 'hestitating'. It usually happens when I'm driving at between 1800-2200 RPM
• Vauxhall Zafira A (1999 - 2005) - 04 2.2 Water running temperature when fully warmed 6 Dec 2009 (Forum)
  that this will increase my fuel consumption. My questions are: What is the correct running temperature of the water in a Zafira 2.2 SRi once warmed up. What effect will this have on the fuel consumption I'm guessing that the guage or thermometer may be at fault or the garage did not do the repair. Any thoughts?
• Rover 400 (1995 - 1999) - 99 2.0 TD poor running, won't rev? 26 Oct 2009 (Forum)
  an favourable descripotion, seemed ok but should've been more cautious. The car drives OK, it's possibly a little sluggish and definielty smokey on much throttle. The most obvious fault is that the car won't rev beyond 3200rpm when hot. When cold it'll happily rev (very smokily) but after running for 20
• Ford Focus II (2004 - 2007) - water run off from tailgate glass each side edge 25 Mar 2008 (Forum)
  In the Honest John review of the mark 2 focus they mention the rain runoff from the edge seam of the hatchback glass are there any fixes, symptom after rain if you open and lift the tailgate hatch , water held in the open seam of where the tailgate glass is bonded to the tailgate runs off
• Media used to influence holiday traffic flow? 25 Mar 2008 (Forum)
  Having read an article in one of todays broadsheets regarding the expected Bank Holiday road chaos, it was with much trepidation I set off on the Suffolk to Wiltshire run home this afternoon. This involves the A12, M25 (northern section) and the M4 so I was expecting there to be very heavy traffic
• Citroen AX (1987 -1997) - '95 1.0 Dimension, cold start problems. 3 Jan 2008 (Forum)
  up it runs well. There was a slight burning smell whilst trying to run it cold and some smoke around the exhaust pipe (not coming out of it) I thought it was the autochoke needing adjusting or sticking, but the engine has a Bosch monopoint fuel injection system, so no choke. Have a receipt from 1
• Vauxhall Astra F (1991 - 1998) - 1997 TDS (isuzu) - rev counter 3 Dec 2007 (Forum)
  Some very wet roads on Friday night seem to have gotten to the alternator, first sign of which was the rev counter dropping to Zero as I believe thats how the revcounter is driven. Measured the voltage across the battery with the engine running and it was struggling to get much above 12.5 volts
• Vauxhall Vectra C (2002 - 2008) - Diesel Fuel Quality 30 Oct 2007 (Forum)
  For the last few weeks I had been running my Vectra CDTi1.9 on Shell V diesel to see what difference it made to the economy and performance to justify the extra cost. Over 2500 miles I found that it did accelerate better but the engine didnt seem to run quite as smoothly as it had on ordinary
• Daewoo Matiz, EGR valve fault 28 Jun 2007 (Forum)
  Hi - I hope someone can help. My 2001 Matiz 800 started displaying a engine management system fault light recently. After struggling to find anywhere in the immediate vicinity that could run a diagnostic test, I ended up at a nice Chevrolet dealership who did a complimentary diagnostic, and came