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• Citroen Berlingo Multispace - Faulty heater/blower 23 Oct 2011 (Forum)
  with the electronic fan speed regulator. Do you thinks this could be the problem with my mothers? the garage now want to change the switches but I am concerned that my mother is being lead a merry dance as she has already paid £100 for motor that is not needed I wold be grateful for you advice. Would you agree
• Learning more about cars 29 May 2011 (Forum)
  I have noticed how technologically awesome some of you are on this forum, which leads me to believe that there are vehicle mechanics and hobbyists among you. I enjoy reading about cars and have a good memory for what the vehicles I see on the roads have inside them, and I can perform very
• Ford Escort 1.8 TD - Battery has me flummoxed - one for HTH possibly 26 May 2011 (Forum)
  Really a bit gobsmacked is all. I have an 18 month old Varta Blue E11, a superb battery that has now seen me through two winters down to -30c here in Latvia and is still very strong indeed. What I can't understand, this being a standard 6 x lead acid cell accumulator, is how
• Renault Laguna II 1.9 dCI - Whistle from engine 16 Nov 2010 (Forum)
  have caused any problem. I have checked all the piped leading to and from the turbo, but all seem fine with no splits. The sound only gets noticable whilst accelerating at around 3000rpm and not any higher than about 50mph. Any ideas?
• Renault Clio II - possible key/immobilser problem 30 Oct 2010 (Forum)
  , then the crankshaft sensor, immobiliser, transponder in key. Most recently i called the RAC out, he put the jump leads on and it started straight away, in his opinion it was the battery, he was going to check properly but that meant turning the engine off and risking the car not starting again. My head
• Ford Fiesta - Ford Fiesta not starting- cambelt gone? 21 Oct 2010 (Forum)
  lights all went out, as well as interior light. Got RAC man out and he tried jump leads- nothing, still only a clunk and the lights went out. I then put it in gear and tried to roll it down the hill, it went a few feet and stopped itself without any interferance from us. Same thing when we tried
• astra G 1.7 dti - astra G 1.7 dti 2004 model missfire and power loss 26 Jul 2010 (Forum)
  dear all , i have .....well its my wifes....an astra 1.7 dti. it drives great from cold but when it is warmed up , after 25 mile or so it starts missfiring , very similar symptoms to a lead breaking down on a petrol engine...it also has a loss of power  , a sort of lag , up
• MK1 FORD FIESTA - MK1 FIESTA RUNNING PROBLEM 16 Jul 2010 (Forum)
  to bog down and needs to be revved harder just to get it to pull, and feels like i only want to use a light acceleration and change up as soon as i can because it seems to be killing it if i try and drag each gear out. I have changed the points,rotor arm,leads,dizzy cap,plugs,condensor,air filter,oil
• Vectra C - diesel or petrol Vauxhall? 16 Apr 2010 (Forum)
  The prices on fairly new ones of these are very reasonable.  In fact they seem lower than cars of the size below.  I was looking for a Seat Leon, astra, focus size but the value comparision to the Vectra is leading me there. Having spent a lot of time reading this forum
• Ford Fiesta (1995 - 1999) - 91 1.6 xr2I 8v emissions too high 15 Feb 2010 (Forum)
  hi all hope some one can help me i hope my car is up for m,o,t and the emissions are at 4.5 and i can not get them down under 3.5 for my m,o,t i have fitted a new co control screw with a new one from the main dealer and it did not do any thing fitted new plugs plug leads air filter full filter new
• Compulsory driver training for 4x4 owners 16 Jan 2010 (Forum)
  along a stretch of road they suddenly came across a large crater in the road, the lead LR drove over the crater, while the following driver decided to try and swerve around. Unfortunately, he swerved too hard and too fast, and on clipping the edge of the crater the LR rolled over. A guy in the back
• New Chinese electric car 400km range 21 Oct 2009 (Forum)
  but the battery. The E6 is roomy with space for five passengers and a good-sized boot. The battery tucks under the back seat. It needs 7-8 hours with a domestic plug to charge the car but BYD - it stands for Build Your Dreams - says a specially developed fast charging point with a lead the diameter of a fire
• Nissan Micra (1983 - 1992) - 90 988 starting problems 19 Aug 2009 (Forum)
  arm, and leads which have made it sound a little less "rough" when it does start, but doesn't actually help with the problem. Yesterday I charged the battery fully (as I thought that I had been trying to start it so much I don't want to completely deaden the battery) and this mornign it did try
• Peugeot 306 (1993 - 2001) - 97 2.0 xsi car won't start!! 5 Aug 2009 (Forum)
  difference i dont have a key fob only a key. I tried some jump leads on it but still it wouldnt turn over and just clicked. The car did have trouble before with starting but it just sounded like it was struggling to start but only for a second. I noticed aswell lastnight that when i was driving along
• Ford Focus (1998 - 2004) - 99 1.8 Problems 22 Jun 2009 (Forum)
  as it is a lead battery and it should be calcium? any advise greatly sought, i am determined to get it soughted. Thye only thing is when i unplug the speed sensor it doesnt do it?. should i change it again or could ther be a short circuit somewhere?
• Parking Enforcement and common sense. 22 Jun 2009 (Forum)
  parking time or not parked in the right bay. Clearly, indiscriminate parking can lead to safety issues and congestion but some times there are other matters that need attending to first. I have this vision of a town or city in the Uk being wiped out by a terrorist nuclear device but the remaining jobs
• Renault Megane (1996 - 1998) - 98 1.6 RT Sport - poor idle, loss of power etc 1 Jun 2009 (Forum)
  the sound of the car when it is like this is - lumpy, which I hope makes send to someone! One mechanic has had an educated guess that it's the idle control valve and another mechanic thinks it is the coil packs and ht leads, which is really expensive especially if it turns out not to be an accurate guess
• The VERY simple electric vehicle - why not? 19 May 2009 (Forum)
  be a market for the simplest possible electric car - ten miles at 20mph. That would get many people out and about locally. A sort of sub French micro- car. More like a Peel 50. A simple lead acid battery array - nothing fancy. A new deal. Able to park in the City centre at no charge - except a `re-charge
• Peugeot 306 (1993 - 2001) - 1998 1.4 Petrol - Missfire 23 Mar 2009 (Forum)
  , but then the missfire will all of a sudden start again. It never stalls, it just missfires and loses all power for a second or 2. I have had it in the garage, and a diagnostics has shown nothing wrong. And every time a mechanic drives it the car behaves!! I have had the coil, leads and spark plugs changed and it made
• FIAT Punto II (1999 - 2006) - 01 1.2 Recurring Flat battery 4 Feb 2009 (Forum)
  the alternator having a discharge, and I noticed that after I took the alternator off, and put the battery lead back on again, without the alternator fitted, there was no spark from the battery terminal. But when the alternator is back on there is a good spark from the battery terminal. Could the alternator