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• Renault Clio 1 Petrol (1991 - 1998) - 94 1.4 hi fuel consumption 23 Nov 2008 (Forum)
  hi all .... i've had a renault clio I RT auto 94 for 7 months... after driving a frontera 2.2 lwb for the past 8 years .....wow its cheap to run.... well it was, its gone from about 40mpg to under 20mpg if im gentle.... its running normally.... i did the usual checks, all connections, plugs, leads
• Renault Megane (1996 - 1998) - 96 1.6 - petrol judders 17 Nov 2008 (Forum)
  it could be the HT leads, spark plugs so I changed them to no joy. Then I was told its the coils so ive spent £80 on two coil packs but the car still jumps when you decelerate sometimes when you accelerate you can feel a slight lack of power then it comes back again. I have now been told its a map sensor
• When do tyres lose their edge in the wet? 12 Aug 2008 (Forum)
  of the leading traditional makes.
• Volkswagen Golf III (1992 - 1997) - 1997 MKIII, 2L GTI - turns over doesn't fire up 4 Apr 2008 (Forum)
  lights are lit. My initial thoughts were spark plugs, alternator but these along with the battery, HT leads and distributor cap are all new and working fine. A new ignition coil has been fitted and not sorted the problem. The garage is stumped. They say there is no spark or fuel going to the engine
• Citroen Berlingo Multispace (1998 - 2010) - 1996, 1.9d, fuel pump/ immobiliser 22 Mar 2008 (Forum)
  i am looking at this for a friend - he had the immobilser by-passed by his local garage. A ignition-switched supply was connected to one of two leads to the fuel-cut off solenoid - behind the cover on the lucas fuel pump. Several other wires in this region (not all) were cut at the same time
• Nissan Primera IV p12 (2002 - 2006) - '05 2.0 - misfiring 21 Mar 2008 (Forum)
  ". Before the service there was no problem. The problem was only slight at first but it's getting worse. Trying to crawl along on the M25 this evening was a nightmare as the problem seems more acute at lower revs. I'm assuming it's gonna be an electrical thing - faulty coil, spark plug or HV lead
• Winter vehicle health advice 6 Dec 2007 (Forum)
  On the right, in the news section, there are two stories today regarding winter driving. http://www.honestjohn.co.uk/news/item.htm?id=4109 Winter vehicle health advice 'ignored by drivers' http://www.honestjohn.co.uk/news/item.htm?id=4111 Seat checks 'to avoid winter discontent' This leads to two
• Renault Clio 1 Petrol (1991 - 1998) - '97 1.2 86k Stuttering Engine 13 Nov 2007 (Forum)
  it was rough. Changed the HT leads as they were the originals, no better or worse, same rough idle and no power. Any ideas, I'm thinking fuel filter next, air filter was done a couple of months ago. Up until now the car was running well easy 55mpg, no smoke etc. Any experience or advice welcome, Thanks
• Volkswagen Polo (1981 - 1991) - mk2 1.3 violent judder/mifire under load diagnosis 24 Oct 2007 (Forum)
  and it jolts like crazy...idles great and revs at standstill nicley i thought it was the hall sender and fitted a new dizzy complete with cap and rotor, plugs, leads and coil are very recent as is the fuel pump and carb base its got the dreaded pierburg carb that wasnt running to bad apart from cold
• Category D write offs 30 Jul 2007 (Forum)
  will likely be deemed non viable leading to a write off. Clearly he has a perfectly good car, looked after by him with known history that he'd be happy to have fixed with a couple of scrap doors. How do you go about this through the insurance? Will they agree a value and then allow him to buy back
• '93 Polo 1.0 - Hesitation under throttle 28 Jun 2007 (Forum)
  tried: New Cat, Lambda Sensor, New Oil Filter (and Oil Change), Air Filter, Petrol Filter, New Spark Plugs and Leads, New Distributor Cap, and I have put Wynns Injector Cleaner in my Petrol. I've also had other things replaced recently (which shouldn't affect this problem) such as Brake Pads, Discs
• Expensive shine? 15 Jun 2007 (Forum)
  that will 'withstand years of stone-chipping, aggressive abrasion from the environment and track day or off-road events'. It allegedly has a lifetime guarantee and has been 'rigorously tested and approved around the world with leading OEMs such as Mercedes-Benz, Ferrari, Ford and GM'. This coating is said to safeguard
• Renault Modus / Alfa brera recalls 24 Apr 2007 (Forum)
  of the brake lights. Alfa Romeo is contacting the owners of 51 Brera coupes manufactured between June and August 2006. It has found that a heat shield may have been fitted incorrectly, or not at all in some cases, and cause damage to a brake pipe. This won't lead to a total loss of braking power
• vauxhall carlton starting problem 1 Sep 2006 (Forum)
  spat out and sometimes smokes up , but when she wont start i take out plugs and there wet there is a great spark at each plug. what i have done is changed the rotor arm new (made sure this went on right way) distributer cap new leads new oil and filter change erm im pulling my hair out
• Black Plugs - Vectra 2.0 16v '97 Ecotec 15 Mar 2006 (Forum)
  in soot every time I check them! The missfire is between 1.0 and 1.5 revs,worse on the overrun-Changed coil,idle control valve,cam and crank sensor,plugs and leads and air filter.Somebody help me please,starting to pull my hair out here!
• ignition system current starvation 14 Feb 2006 (Forum)
  it is automatic. It has electronic ignition ie. no contact breakers and I have checked everything else, like the coil, plug, HT lead, earths, etc etc but NOT the battery. The bike cranks well and all the lights are also ok. However, the pathetic spark will not ignite the fuel air mixture and it floods. The carb
• Uni Project on MG Rover 14 Jan 2006 (Forum)
  Hi guys, I've got a uni project to do and it's based on MG Rover, the question is asking me to explain, from a business perspective, events leading to the takeover of MG Rover by Nanjing Automtive and it asks me to explain why the linkup with SAIC did not happen. I've also got to outline what I
• golf mk2 1600.. cylinder head 13 Dec 2005 (Forum)
  in the coolent. so this leads me to believe its valve seal failure, as piston ring failure would result in alota blue smoke.. so heres the question does anyone have any experiance in cylinder head/valve seal replacement on this engine? or is it better to take it to a vw specialist, approx prices?
• Fiesta 1.25 Zetec 12 Dec 2005 (Forum)
  Due to MiL writing off her Trajet, we have loaned her our Trajet in return for her mother's Fiesta. Her mother is now 95 and stopped driving! The Fiesta is fantastic to drive and a good example of mid 1990s Ford improvement which lead to the Focus. Anyway. I do not think the car has been
• Polo GT '91 again 24 Oct 2005 (Forum)
  Damn! I fixed all that stuff before of it not running righ, that was new plug leads, disi cap rotor arm and plugs. It ran well for a few runs (I don't use it that often). Today drove into town, waited for missus to finish her appointment. 1hour and half later, it wouldn't start! It turns over