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• volkswagen corrado - 2.0 9A having trouble starting when left overnight 11 Nov 2011 (Forum)
  of 20 ... but now leaving her overnight  and starting her  first time is not happenning ..yesterday it wouldnt start at all .. i have re timed her @ 7 degrees put new plugs in changed coil and coil lead she took some starting again.. but had a slight misfire .... warmes her up took her
• Peugeot 205 (1983 - 1997) - 1992 1.6 GTi - wont start 23 Jul 2011 (Forum)
  Hi All, Anyones help would be a god send. I have a 205 gti 1.6 on a J reg that refuses to start. There is a spark present, and there is fuel going in ok. I have replaced the following to eliminate problems: coil, plugs, leads, distributer and rotor arm, ignition module. Whe I first bought the car
• Ford Fiesta 1.25 - 2004 Fiesta Revving issue 2 Jun 2011 (Forum)
  ).  The fact that the light goes out after a short while and the revs drop lead to believe that its not the alternator but I am no mechanic so any advice would be greatly appreciated. Many thanks, Leom.
• Avensis 2002 2.0i vvti - Head Gasket Failure 15 Apr 2011 (Forum)
  .. Is the car lilely to be OK to keep long-term (my intention) or should I be moving it on in a years or so time.... I had been lead to believe by the buyers guides on the web and my mechanic that these vehicles were bombproof (why so many minicabbers use them)
• Ford Fiesta - Cambelt advice 15 Feb 2011 (Forum)
  plugs and leads and since then she doesn't whisle but now there's a light clunking noise. But i've now been told she needs a new cam belt coz it's frayed? There wasn't any service history with the car and she's done 115,020 miles. The bloke said he had her for 2 years and never serviced her once
• Ford Focus - Focus 1.6 Zetec MK1 2001 - Temperature Gauge Jump 25 Oct 2010 (Forum)
  on the dual carriageway at 60-80 mph with revs at around 4,000rpm. I stopped to check coolant levels and all seemed OK and engine didn't seem overly hot. I know there is a sensor between the spark plugs on this model and I had the leads off recently to check the spark plug condition. The issue only
• BMW 3 Series E46 - Flickering HID xenons on BMW E46 28 Sep 2010 (Forum)
  ? The one ive just bought states its for a d2s/d2r bulb but apart from that its identical and my existing leads do fit the new ballast. Ive checked the fuses but I can't find one for headlights. I have a 2004 325ci m sport coupe. Any help would be great. Ive been told by HIDS UK that I have
• Ford Fiesta 2003 Duratec - Engine noises 9 May 2010 (Forum)
  )   Firstly when cold it is very ‘tappety’ a distinctive ticking noise which disappears once warm.   I am lead to believe this is normal, but it has got louder lately
• Peugeot 307 SW (2002 - 2008) - 03 2.0HDi - cold starting problem 7 Jan 2010 (Forum)
  and had it checked out as ok. when it is really cold I have sometimes to use jump leads from a spare battery but this does not seem to crank it over much quicker (this spare is on a trickle charger just in case) I have fitted new glow plugs also but my thoughts are looking towards the starter motor itself
• Ipod to "old style" Ford 6000CD 1 Dec 2009 (Forum)
  that can do this? I can buy a simple FM adapter or knock together a basic line input lead for the unit, but I would really like to have the control and display elements as well if at all possible. Anyone know if a pukka kit is available? Cheers DP
• Peugeot 307 SW (2002 - 2008) - 06 1.6 (petrol) lumpy idling 22 Oct 2009 (Forum)
  , dodgy HT lead or plug. So you can see I'm spoilt for choice :-) Have any of you guys got a "speaking from experience" idea as to what it is or some suggestion as to what to check (idiots guide please). ps. I already done the BSI reset procedure. Thanks all
• Runflat tyre jumped the rim? 22 Jul 2009 (Forum)
  for the driver who was on the phone standing by their car (no not standing on the phone..;) I wouldn't know what the lead up to this was, but it's made me a bit unwary of trusting a runflat to continue a journey safely. Anyone had similar...was it indeed one of our merry crew?
• Daewoo Matiz (1998 - 2004) - 00 796 Ignition failure while driving 8 Jul 2009 (Forum)
  question is, am I being ripped off? What if replacing the ECU does not solve the problem? If a friend asked me to look at their computer because the screen wasn't working, I would not simply replace the monitor, signal lead and graphics card. I'd swap out each part. I know very little about cars
• Ford Focus (1998 - 2004) - 2001 1.6 help with erratic temp gauge 25 Feb 2009 (Forum)
  for blockages, had the cooling system flushed through so there are no air locks, thermostat has been changed, so has the tempreture switch between the ht leads, the water pump has been taken off and changed, the car has been to an electrical place to check for fault codes and the ecu but they have found nothing
• Ford Escort (1993 - 2000) - 94 1.6i -Power loss 11 Jun 2008 (Forum)
  bits like plugs, leads, filters, etc are ok.
• Citroen BX (1983 - 1993) - 1987 Turbo Diesel - Flat battery 7 Apr 2008 (Forum)
  and that we hadn't given the car a good run for a while. Unfortunately this time lights were left on (wasn't me!). Tried to jump start it today with jump leads using our VW Caravelle Diesel Turbo, but after many attempts it just wasn't charging. My partner reckons the VW battery not giving enough charge
• Media used to influence holiday traffic flow? 25 Mar 2008 (Forum)
  to be a dreadful weekend full of massive holdups, jams and delays then do people take heed and stagger their journeys or even avoid traveling at all ? If this leads to quiet roads and quick journeys then thats great for us motorists who ignored the warnings and the government too as its less congestion, pollution
• Queue jumping 2 Dec 2007 (Forum)
  On my way to work there is a stretch of 2 lane road where the left lane is usually solid with slow moving traffic (it leads to a traffic lit crossroads and then to a motorway). The right hand lane is normally fairly free as it becomes right turn only at another set of lights about a quarter
• Vauxhall Corsa B (1993 - 2000) - Some questions about a mid-90s one 18 Aug 2007 (Forum)
  of masking - unless it really is the only worthwhile product. 3. The leading edge of the bonnet is rusting - apparently a common problem on Corsas from this era. Access is, as opposed to wheel arches etc, easy and I wonder what Backroomers would suggest as a good product for arresting the rust prior
• being pulled over 20 Oct 2006 (Forum)
  their access. After a short while I got pulled up, for doing just 80mph, which she pointed out was above the speed limit- I thought, thank god I'd slowed down from the 90 mph I had been doing- no ticket 2 On a road leading towards my house one Sunday I had to mount the kerb to avoid the temporary bollards