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• Honda C90 Project 10 Jun 2019 (Forum)
  Bought the bike home a couple of weeks ago along with a shed full of parts. Dragged it out of the garage earlier and gave it a pre inspection clean. Typically Honda the 40 year old paintwork shines at the touch of a sponge and leather. Some wires have been re-connected and the battery taken off
• Volvo electric cars 30 Nov 2018 (Forum)
  Got a magazine from Volvo this AM trumpeting the path they are taking with electric cars. They say battery technology is excellent now but don't quote ranges achieved by their vehicles. I sometimes drive from N Hants to N Yorks and wonder how an electric car could do this trip. I don't know
• Vauxhall astra twintop sport 2010 - Radio not switching off with ignition off. 18 Jan 2017 (Forum)
  Hi I have recently had a problem with my car stereo not auto switching off when I turn the ignition off and lock the car, this is now causing the battery to be flat and requiring a jump start. It has never done this before. I have turned off the ignition logic to stop the battery going
• 2009 Ford Focus Estate 1.6 TDi - Non-starter.Auto light prob?Electrical storm? 11 Sep 2016 (Forum)
  Hi,Anyone know their Focuses please? After driving through electrical storm deluge and parking up,leaving car for a day,car wouldn`t start and there appears to be an auto headlamps issue.Headlamps remaining on after disconnecting battery and reconnecting after charging.Headlamps only
• Volkswagen Golf IV (1998 - 2004) - Radio codes 15 Nov 2015 (Forum)
  Does anyone know if the Gamma radio in my 02 Golf will "remember" its code if I disconnect the battery? The manual says some models have "convenience coding" whereby if it's the original radio (it is) the car somehow recognises the unit and you wont have to enter a code. Want to change
• Seat Ibiza 1,2S 2009 - Starting problems and possible software solution 28 Nov 2014 (Forum)
  My daughter's car often won't start after standing unused for only 2/3 days - no power from the battery. The battery is OK, current drain is acceptable when engine is turned off, it's charging OK with the engine running. I've read elsewhere that a software upate has solved this problem
• Astra 1.7dti fan relay fault 28 Jun 2014 (Forum)
  My Astra 1.7dti suffered from a flat battery I started it using jump leads then when I disconnected the leads the car shut down. I've had the fuel pump ecu replaced a new alternator and battery, yet the EML is still illuminated apparently reading fan relay faults the air con isn't working either
• Mercedes A170Cdi 2001 - Mercedes A170 CDi starting after injector seals fi 18 May 2014 (Forum)
  , refited battery and will not start. Faitfull e30 alongside keeping the battery going but crank as I might it will not start! Any ideas?
• Citroen Saxo 1.1 1996 - Clicking noise from ECU 12 Sep 2013 (Forum)
  Can anyone shed any light on a clicking noise coming from the ECU. When I turn the key the ignition lights don't come on. When I put a light load on the battery (which is fully charged) the clicking slows down, with a heavier load the clicking stops, but still no ignition lights
• Mercedes Benz e class W210 320 cdi - Mercedes starting problem 23 Nov 2012 (Forum)
  motor, key fob batteries. Battery is good. Drove it home fine, now will not start again. At a loss - any ideas?
• Nissan Micra (52 or 53) - Cant unlock Nissan Micra either Remotely or Manual 1 Jul 2011 (Forum)
  Hi - I can't unlock a Nissan Micra that has been standing for about a year.  Neither of the keys will unlock the car remotely or manually (via passenger side door).  Do the batteries in the keys need to be 100%  to unlock the car manually ?? - I am pretty sure that the car battery
• vw Golf mk 4 - Not turning over 15 Jan 2011 (Forum)
  Hi, been away for three months left my car with my brother now the car wont start. it was turning over before he changed the battery i think he may have connected the terminals the wrong way round. i have checked the fuses on top of the battery all good and also the ones in the fuse box. have i
• Peugeot 205 - Starting Problem 6 Dec 2010 (Forum)
  battery lead, then reattach it and everything back to normal. Except yesterday this quick fix didn't work and I had to jump start it from another car. Could this be a battery fault, a dodgy lead (which looks fine) or some strange Peugeot electrical gremlin?
• Ford Focus 1.6 Zetec - Delay on ignition 30 Sep 2010 (Forum)
  HI, I recently changed the coil, ht leads and plugs and to make the engine warning light go out I disconnected the battery for 10 minutes. Since then I now find when I start the car there is a about a 1 second delay between turning the key fully to when the start motor actually kicks
• Audi A3 + S3 (2001 - 2003) - 03 1.8T Audi stereo power supply 9 Sep 2009 (Forum)
  Hi, I've been told in the past that the way that the Audi stereos are powered is that they receive a constant feed from the battery and when the ignition is turned off would continue to supply power to the radio. If there is no demand for power then the stereo cuts off its demand for power itself
• Ford Fiesta (1995 - 1999) - 99 1.25 Revs dying when cold 22 Feb 2009 (Forum)
  Hi, Ive been having this problem for a while on my 99 1.25 fiesta. when the engine is cold, somtimes putting the clutch down will now make the revs die completly to 0 and the battery light etc will come on. Sometimes it will save itself from dying at around 400 revs but the battery light
• BMW 3-Series E36 (1991 - 1998) - 98 2.5 alarm advice 9 Jul 2008 (Forum)
  , and the battery's fairly flat. Is there any way of locking the car without setting the alarm, or how can I disable it, as it just drains the battery when left for a few weeks.
• Vauxhall Omega (1994 - 2003) - 1996 2.5 Engine management light 24 May 2008 (Forum)
  Parked the car last night and set the alarm. Car was running normally. This morning the car wouldnt start. The engine management light and battery light stayed on after turning the key and after resetting the alarm. Starter operates normally.I have disconnected and reconnected the battery without
• Honda CRV Radio Won't Turn Off 12 Feb 2007 (Forum)
  and depressing it does not turn off the power. The only solution is to disconnect the battery. When the battery is reconnected, and the radio code re-entered, it will work again for a period, and the fault will then recur. Has anyone encounetred this problem? Is it a fault with the radio, or is it in the car's
• 306 key fob programming HELP! 21 Jan 2007 (Forum)
  i recently disconnected the battery becasue i replaced my throttle position sensor. Come to reprogramme the key fob as the book said - doors unlocked, key in the ignition to the 1st click and immediatly pressed the large button The doors locked and lights flashed as usual but outside the car