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• Vauxhall Zafira Tourer 1.6cdti - Stop-Start batteries 1 Mar 2021 (Forum)
  .  I know the stop start works, but never really use the Stop-Start and actively switch it off before it kicks in.  I also note that once the car is running optimum after a long run the Start-Stop doesn't kick in anyway!  Should I stay clear of a Start-Stop battery if it needs replacing?
• Volvo V50 Diesel (2009) - Volvo Cold Weather Power Loss 2 Dec 2020 (Forum)
  faults. I have also run through 2 bottles of Forte Turbo cleaner. After all this the car still has no power in cold weather. Please note that this problem is specific to cold weather as if the temperate is above 3 degrees the car runs perfectly. Any help will be much appreciated.
• Volvo V40 - Volvo V40 (2004) starting problem 9 Oct 2020 (Forum)
  '04 V40; has sat in driveway for a few years now. Started regularly but eventually the battery began to run down so I would jump start it every 10 days or so and leave running for half an hour; not ideal, I know (but life got in the way) - and I couldn't bear to part with it for sentimental
• Daytime Running Lights 5 Sep 2020 (Forum)
  I have just been followed by a new Peugeot 2008, and found the 8 strips of DRL in my rear view mirror absolutely ridiculous, talk about distracting..it...
• Citroen relay - Citroen relay 2.2hdi nightmare with cutting out 7 Mar 2020 (Forum)
  Hi guys looking for a bit of help with my citroen relay 2.2hdi 2007 van it seems to cut out when doing city driving but will fire up straight away . Before it cuts out it will judder as if it's running out of fuel then when the speed/revs go low enough it just cuts out . Seems fine on the motorway
• Operation of Electronic Handbrake Question 15 Feb 2020 (Forum)
  My walk to the local library this afternoon took me past the Primary school. About 3/4 of an hour before kicking out time so plenty of cars parked up, engines running, parent/grandparent on smartphone. Moan over. One car was a 19reg Mercedes A Class. Engine running, DLRs on, reversing
• Ford S-MAX - Dual Mass Flywheels - what causes them to go? 11 Jan 2020 (Forum)
  Purchased 6 months ago. Runs fine, very slight occasional miss around 2k rpm. Clutch went week before Christmas and DMF and Clutch replaced. Christmas even the car runs like a Tractor / Narrow boat chugging away with the car vibrating. Garage returns from break and we
• Any - Do you drop your tyre pressures 14 Sep 2019 (Forum)
  I seem to read every couple of weeks HJ’s advice on tyre pressures, and the comment that he runs his at reduced cold pressures “because, as the tyres heat up in use, the air inside expands and the pressures increase by about 2 - 3 PSI.”  Yes, tyre pressure does
• Astra Twintop 1.9 - Astra 1.9 tdci engine fault 16 Jan 2019 (Forum)
  to off but the engine kept running at maximum , still blowing out white smoke for about 5 mins. the coolant was blown out but there were no signs of oil in the water or vice versa. The car start with reluctance and seems to lack power as if it is only running on 3 cylinders. Any ideas? 
• Zafira B 1.9CDTI - 1.9cdti Engine Oil increasing 10 Sep 2018 (Forum)
  Hello, I have got a Zafira B. I'm facing a strange problem, the engine oil level is more than MAX level (about 1cm above MAX level). I send to garage and drain 0.5 lit of engine oil, after that, the oil level is around MAX level. After 200KM running, check oil level again, the level
• bargain banger for many motorway miles 10 Oct 2017 (Forum)
  new job is going to result in about 20k miles pa -  I don't want to use my family car as its too expensive to run like that and not what we bought it for - so looking for: Something that does real world 45mpg plus costs about £1k only needs to last
• Insurance/NCB query 28 Sep 2017 (Forum)
  Wonder if somebody can advise. 2 years ago I went from running my own car to a company car. For the sake of a couple of months I just let my own insurance run to its expiry (Dec 2015). I had 10 yrs NCB at that point. I have had no claims since (touch wood!!) Fast forward to now, and I hope to have
• Used car for family - £7-8k budget 5 Jan 2017 (Forum)
  Hi everyone, I had my Ford Focus written off this week and need to buy a car which is going to be used mostly for school runs with our two kids within London, and the occasional trip further afield (we probably average 9000 miles a year).   Finding something which is cheap
• Honest John's Motoring Agony Column 19-11-2016 Part 1 18 Nov 2016 (Forum)
  One for your Reviews 'Good and Bad' section. My wife has a 24,000 miles, 2013 Audi A3 1.8 TFSI, and the 'Thermo-management' unit (thermostat to most people) has failed. - Just after the warranty expired. This gives an engine warning light. The car runs fine it just runs cooler than it should
• Most battered car you've seen running 16 Nov 2016 (Forum)
  Just returned from a few weeks work in Tunisia, and you can imagine the state of the cars over there. One of note was an early mk3 Escort, bonnet held...
• Ford Focus 1.8tdci 2006 - Ford Focus 2006 1.8tdci low speed misfire 22 Sep 2016 (Forum)
  I have a 2006 focus 1.8tdci that has a misfire between 1100 and 1900 rpm. I have had the injectors professionally bench tested and they are all ok. The car runs perfect above 1900rpm. It doesn't smoke at all. The mechanic that looked at it said that as it runs perfectly at higher revs it can't
• Peugeot 5008 1.6 THP 156 petro engine 2012 - Engine sounds like a diesel when running ? 9 Sep 2015 (Forum)
  Hello List, Can someone throw some light on the following problem I have been having with my 5008. The vehicle has been to the garage a few times...
• Volvo V50 - Garage Cannot fix Car 1 Sep 2015 (Forum)
  in it was running fine. Instead of ringing me to inform me that the car was damaged they went ahead and tried to reprogramme the ecu, now the car wont start, the garage have now sent the car to Volvo who have quoted £2500 to repair. What is my legal postion? Car was running before it went
• Honda CRV 2015 - Garmin Sat Nav 11 Jul 2015 (Forum)
  CRVs are running on Version 3.9.  By comparison my old handheld Garmin system is fully up to date and has no problem in updating via download and is running Version 4.0.  Does anyone have any idea how I can get a more recent version downloaded into my car as Garmin Express continually says my
• peugeot expert 2.0 hdi - peugeot expert 2.0 hdi p0230 16 Mar 2015 (Forum)
  Hi any help would be great.  I have a Peugeot expert 2001 start but wont run for any more than 4/6 seconds. I then have to wait for a minute with the key off before it restarts anything before then and it just cranks over. I have changed the tank pump and the relay with new Peugeot parts