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• Primera Oxygen Sensor 14 Jul 2003 (Forum)
  ? Apparetly all they did was to reomve the connecting wires and replace, although the first one they tried was the wrong one. If they attempted to run the engine with the wrong one, could this cause a problem (reading the stuff on this site probably not but...) (for the readers information they also
• gremlins in trooper enigine! 11 Feb 2003 (Forum)
  the cranking). Also if the hand fuel pump in the engine bay is tried before cranking it is soft for the first two or three pumps before it becomes stiff, suggesting possibly that the fuel is running back? It is fine to start any other time, just has bother when left overnight, or for a long period. The vehicle
• Cold Engine 4 Feb 2003 (Forum)
  My wifes Polo (1994L) seems to run very cold. Is this possible? It recently had a radiator problem, which coupled with a faulty temp guage sender resulted in a head gasket problem. Anyway the guage now reads down around 60 degrees, except when stuck in traffic, then when you get going it goes
• Fiat Punto Unreliable starting 23 Dec 2002 (Forum)
  I wonder if anyone could suggest a cause for a frustrating long term problem with starting my Mk 1 1998 Punto 60SX? 50% of the time the car starts first time 25% of the time it will start on the second attempt but 25% of the time it requires muliple attempts (5 or 6) to get the engine running
• Mother is trying to make her car go bang 5 Sep 2002 (Forum)
  Mother has had her Rover 111 (ok Metro) for about 6000 miles and refuses to service it or even change the oil because it is 'running fine.' Well it isn't. She doesn't know when it was last serviced, could have been 10000 miles before she bought it and its definately been a short run car because its
• Grey greasy grime 11 Jan 2002 (Forum)
  After any journey involving a spell of high speed running ,say 50 miles up the M1 my side windows get a coating of grey greasy grime worst down by the door rear view mirrors but generally all over the glass. To shift it I have to use washing up liquid in water because a dry duster just spreads
• Sludge under oil cap 22 Nov 2001 (Forum)
  Hi I have a 1.6GLXi Skoda Octavia running on LPG which is 18 months - 20000 miles old. Recently I noticed a film 92mm thick) of tan sludge forming under the oil cap. I haven't noticed this before. There has been no apparent lose of coolant, the performance has not been suffering, the oil was clear
• Pre-War Special. 17 Oct 2001 (Forum)
  I saw a 1936/37 Riley Kestrel with a sexy Yellow fishtail sports body on Sunday. Engine Chasis and running gear were original. Body was a home made aluminium affair from the 1990's. THe body was not at all original. I'm assuming that, despite it's looks, this car will be cheap 'cos no collector
• Daewoo Nexia 10 Oct 2001 (Forum)
  My stepmother has an unmarked '99 T-plate Daewoo Nexia with 12.5K miles on it which she thinks is too big (!). She would like to change it for a Toyota Yaris now that the free servicing Daewoo Deal is about to run out. My opinion is that at 12.5K miles, it's barely done a tenth of its potential
• Help with cold running/Starting. 7 Sep 2001 (Forum)
  A friend has these symptoms form cold. Anyone care to comment? It's a direct quote from her mail: "Sometimes it won't start at all without pumping the...
• Espace vs Kangoo 12 Feb 2001 (Forum)
  I have a 1994 RT 2.0 Espace, owned since new, and now with 82k miles. It has air con, and is generally comfortable and goes OK. But I am wondering whether its reliability will begin to suffer on University runs for the children and other longer trips. I do about 10k miles per year, mostly local. I
• Orange/purple pipes by the M3 Chobham 23 Nov 2014 (Forum)
  Anyone seen the miles and miles of orange pipes on the fence running by the road? What on earth is it for?
• All - Oil Changes 12 Apr 2013 (Forum)
  Blimey, if you can't afford to change the oil and filter now and then, you can't afford to run a car. Go by bus.
• Cars without software - possible? 14 Jan 2010 (Forum)
  In today's world, is it possible to design a car which does not need any "software" to run it? Will that be road legal?
• E numbers 30 Oct 2003 (Forum)
  Any body know the full run down on the BMW E designations? Which one was the first to be given an E code? Cheers, Nitro
• advance or retard? 8 Sep 2001 (Forum)
  My 1949 triumph roadster has been converted to run on unleaded,should I change the ignition timing,Ithink it is pinking.
• toyota avensis D4D - starting 24 Mar 2013 (Forum)
  car starts and then immediately stops. does this several times then starts and runs ok anydody got any ideas.
• Kia Sorento 2.5 - Glow plugs 22 Feb 2012 (Forum)
  Can faulty glow plugs make engine run uneven even when engine is warm?
• silly parking 24 Jul 2007 (Forum)
  wonder if this driver was over the edge http://tinyurl.com/2go32b if the bbc site is up and running again? maybe the valves have water in them?
• Mercedes Benz Finance Deals? 14 Apr 2007 (Forum)
  In the panel on the right, HJ is running an MB Finance Deals ad. What is the difference between PCP and an Operating Lease?