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• Unusual Sightings Vol 5 5 Sep 2005 (Forum)
  . ---------------------------------------------------------------- What the hell. I was bored and had nothing to do...and well, Stargazer did want a new thread! Not as extravagant as all of your cars but I did see what seemed to be an ST220 in white before. Now I've never seen one in white which leads me to believe they don't exist but the lengths this guy went
• What is it with motorcyclists? 23 Aug 2005 (Forum)
  motorist has then to brake and make space rather than hit the motorcyclist. - While waiting at traffic lights, pull alongside the leading car. When the lights change they cut across into the path of the car not realising that the car is also pulling away at the lights. A very interesting manouver
• Alfa Romeo 33 - cutting out 3 Aug 2005 (Forum)
  Hi there. I wanted some suggestions about a fault with a recently purchased Alfa Romeo 33 1.7 IE 1990 model. I bought it in good condition with recently serviced items (oil change, air filter, plugs, leads and cap). It was running well for the first couple of weeks. Then I noticed
• Megane 1996 electrical problem 26 May 2005 (Forum)
  earth or break in the main power lead, but the symptoms seem to suggest something slightly more obscure. Any ideas out there?
• V-reg Clio 1.6 Start Probs When Hot 19 May 2005 (Forum)
  I have the above vehicle with an intermittent problem when the engine has warmed up a bit. Over the past 3 or 4 weeks the problem appears to be getting worse. I have already replaced the HT leads, spark plugs and air filter without success. My renault dealership wants £40 for half an hour
• 306 Dturbo diesel pump and immobiliser 26 Apr 2005 (Forum)
  thought id try here. Will I need to swap the pumps over? surely the code is stored in the ECU and that then sends a signal to the fuel shut off valve in the pump? The pump on the new engine is slightly different in that it has a damper and a pipe leading to the oil filler, whereas the old one doesnt have
• Peugeot 205 Engine Power Loss 29 Mar 2005 (Forum)
  it anything less than this and the power drops away. Changed all the leads, plugs, distributor cap, rotor arm etc, no joy. Compression good and equal accross all cylinders, cam timing checked and seems OK. If any one has any ideas, or know of a garage in north Kent that could help, would be greatly
• Another dull F1 season over..... 27 Oct 2004 (Forum)
  Lets hope the changes to F1 lead to a more entertaining season next year. F1 is going down the plug hole regarding entertainment value. If the powers that be want entertainment get rid of Hungary, Barcelona, and Magny Cours. These 3 races are normally the peak of tedium every season. It may
• Clio stutters once each journey 13 Jun 2004 (Forum)
  been like it for about a year and a half. You can almost predict where on the road it will happen. I replaced the distributor and rotor arm at Xmas, so can't be them. Could it be the HT leads? They are still the originals, i.e. nearly 10 yrs old. If so, why does it only do it once per journey. Car
• renault clio1995 - no spark 9 Apr 2004 (Forum)
  Hi, My partner had trouble starting her Renault Clio 1.4 Auto a few weeks ago So I popped to the local halfords and bought a new set of plugs and leads, which i fitted in and it then started absolutly fine till yesterday when it left her stranded in a tesco car park. She called out the RAC who said
• 205 starter motor 26 Feb 2004 (Forum)
  why I thought that might help!, but anyway) then on the third try the starter worked absolutely normally - not slow cranking - normal speed. The car started this morning and then again this evening totally normally. I checked the battery leads were tight - about all I could do due to the arctic
• Petrol Terrano misfire only in damp 8 Dec 2003 (Forum)
  with this engine that might be causing this? What should he be getting the garage to check? I would be grateful for a back-to-basics check list I could give to him. (It sounds to me like HT leads or damp getting into the distributor cap). The car, he tells me, is a 1997 (German-spec) model with the KA24E engine
• Rover 214 continual cut out 1 Nov 2003 (Forum)
  then plays up again. Even called AA who suggested a stopper pedal was broken, but garage says there is only a stopper motor and so far this has not been replaced. Tried new distributor cap, leads and various other cheap solutions. Tried bypassing CMU with theirs and same problem happened so said it could
• Golf VR6 cold start problem HELP!! 1 Oct 2003 (Forum)
  but cannot find a problem. I have replaced fuel filter HT leads and spark plugs. I am not quiet sure what else to check as I do not want to pay VW £70 an hour to test all the electrics! Can anyone give me some pointers??
• Vxl Omega 3 litre probs 26 Feb 2003 (Forum)
  plugs, and bought a new set. I was amazed to find the plugs sitting in an inch of oil, so off to the garage it went for a new head gasket. Garage repaired the head gasket, but the car still ran quite rough, and wouldnt pull up hills. So they changed the HT leads, it ran a bit better but is still crap
• Low idling rpm / stalling Astra 1.4 13 Jan 2003 (Forum)
  ? Has been running fine, has had new HT lead on one spark in last 3 months, but that was different symptoms, this has power without problems when foot down, and in this cold wet weather I suspect it's not going to get better on it's own! TIA
• BMW 518i Rubber Smell 1 Jan 2003 (Forum)
  of the smell except the plug leads which are in good condition nor is anything stuck to the exhaust further back. Has anyone experienced anything like this please?
• Mondeo and jerky running 22 Dec 2002 (Forum)
  A pal of mine has a P reg 2 litre with a/c & the car has been suffering from jerky running/misfiring at about 2000 rpm, below or above that OK. He's paid for the diagnostic check at Ford's & no fault found. Changed the HT leads as well, plugs next. We have also been looking at some Mondeo specific
• Help HJ -Fiesta Rust :( 15 Dec 2002 (Forum)
  the rear passenger door, hence chipping the paint, leading to a nice little spot of rust (fortunately invisible when the door is shut so far). I'm taking it in for the repair next week, but have two questions: 1) Is the rusting A-pillar very common, if so, is it likely that the repair will fix
• Exploding Batteries 7 Oct 2002 (Forum)
  of the engine bay - the securing bracket held what was left of the case in situ. I called the RAC and 40 mins later they were out , and replaced the battery for me...he also flushed out where the battery had been with water. RAC man said that he's seen this in about 1 in 300 cars and its usually the lead