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• Why the change from positive earth to negative 11 May 2009 (Forum)
  So why did the car battery earthing convention change from positive to negative earth?
• Citroen c3 picasso vti 1.4 petrol 2010 - Cylinder head removal 16 Sep 2024 (Forum)
  a manual for this. It appears I have a burnt exhaust valve, starting to wonder if I should sc*** the car and recover the £200 I paid for it! Needs about £ 600 spares, battery, brakes, possibly cat. Inlet camshaft extremely pitted. And chasing a parasitic battery
• Renault traffic business - Stop start permanent fault 3 Nov 2023 (Forum)
  DF083 STOP START MODULE CIRCUIT INCORRECT SIGNAL Snap-on diag shows DF0043 stop start configuration error. Battery tested to be in good health and BMS on negative terminal shows around 1.6 volts varying. I switched the battery and the BMS terminal with one
• Vauxhall Combo 2009 - Trouble with key barrel 9 Jun 2023 (Forum)
  Hi everyone, need help with ignition problem. I went to start van this morning and it wouldn't start when I turn the key. I can turn the key full way, but it doesn't generate an ignition spark at all, just flat. The battery isn't dead and the steering wheel isn't locked. When I took the key out
• Vectra C (Elite 16v Auto) 2003 - Date display gone back to 2002, wont reset. 6 Jun 2022 (Forum)
    After battery replacement a year ago, (left battery-less for a day or two, I know that was a mistake), I had some minor electrical malfunctions that all self-corrected in use.  Except this – the date display reset itself to September 2002, (maybe the original factory
• Seat Ibiza - cannot open boot 14 Feb 2021 (Forum)
  the alarm going off intermittently, now that seems ok, and save battery. Battery is fine, have been using car every day during this cold snap have been able to get into boot until today, again   so happened around 10 days ago, then seemed to correct itself, now happened today, I
• Vauxhall corsa - vehicle not starting 23 Jul 2020 (Forum)
  Hello  I have a 2009 vauxhall corsa 1.3, I recently changed the battery as my other one was flat and when given a jump it wouldn't start. I then took my car for mot after replacing battery and it failed due to anti roll bar which they replaced and then i drove my car home fine. Next
• Corsa D petrol (2007) - Engine management light on 9 Jan 2020 (Forum)
  to test centre (N Ireland). Same mechanic replaced another sensor for £95. Car passed MOT. EML came on again 2 months later.  Last November, I replaced the battery in both key fobs as they were the original batteries and the keys needed several presses to lock and unlock - EML has been
• Volkswagen Beetle 1999 - VW BEETLE HEADLIGHT 19 Dec 2019 (Forum)
  . But today my car would not start which is very rare as my car always starts has just had service new spark plugs battery and headlight bulb and other stuff to avoid this happening. When I looked at the headlight it is not located properly and I’m sure it feels warm at the top of the headlight
• Skoda Octavia - Turbo or hybrid... which is the greater gamble? 15 Oct 2017 (Forum)
  the remainder of a 3 year warranty) or b)  Toyota hybrid... with battery, CVT and fancy hybrid system that could spell trouble at some point (would have the remainder of a 5 year warranty - extensible to 8 years on the battery if serviced by Toyota). And what about the much-lauded
• Ford Focus radio code problem 23 Sep 2016 (Forum)
  My Sister-in-Law's 4 year old Focus had to have a new battery. The radio needed re-coding but won't accept the code. She has had the car from new and the code was obviously supplied with the car. The battery has never been disconnected before its replacement nor any work done on the radio. I've
• Ford Ka - Can't key in Keycode for KA 2050 radio cassette 3 May 2016 (Forum)
  Hello everyone Tearing out what little hair I have left. A battery failure means the code has to be keyed in on the 2050 radio. The keycode I have with the documents is 4333, and the serial number is M008764. Procedure is this: turn on radio, "Code" appears no flashing
• Citroen Xsara Picasso 2 tdi - central locking 2 Nov 2015 (Forum)
  hi im wondering if someone has had a fault on thier central locking system.ive come to lock the car today and the doors will not lock withthe remote.things ive tried so far are 1 remover the car battery left off for a good min then reconnected. 2 removed the battery for the remote
• Ford Mondeo - Why does CTEK charger increase voltage to 14.4v? 21 Aug 2015 (Forum)
  Hi, I recently purchased a CTEK trickle charger to keep the battery in my Mondeo topped up, as I am often away for a few days at a time. As I understand it, the charger increases the voltage of the battery to 14.4v and then allows to voltage to drop to 12.95v before a "pulse
• Ford Focus 1.6 auto Zetec. - Jump starting a car. 15 Jan 2015 (Forum)
  My car has been in a storage container for 12 months. I disconnected the battery when I left it so when i connect it back up I expect the battery will be flat. My friend can drive me to the container and i have jump leads in the car. I have read up on the correct sequence
• Ford focus 1.8 diesel - Can anyone give any advice? 16 Nov 2013 (Forum)
  Hi guys!My wife was doing 30 miles/h in  FORD focus 1.8 diesel(51 plate) when suddenly the oil and battery light came up,the car slowed down losing power.The steering became impossible to control so she pulled over and called RAC.The guy tried to jump start it but didn`t work
• titanium x 130 - 2006 Mondeo 2.0 tdci 7 Feb 2013 (Forum)
  hello  guys my mondeo has been having the warm start problem lately where it will start when cold no problem but a pain when warm. anyway I was out last night and when I got in my car to come home I had no battery left to get the car started, I asked a taxi driver to let me use his
• Hyundai ix20 Style - Hyundai ix20 ISG not working 15 Dec 2012 (Forum)
  Registered Jan 2011 and ISG has worked only 3 to 4 times over this period, Been back to the Hyundai dealer numerous times without any success. They do not seem to have an answer but put it down to the fact that the "state of health" of the battery  falls below 94% which
• Peugeot 307 SW (2002 - 2008) - 02 2.0 Ignition lights and headlights staying on. 9 Feb 2012 (Forum)
  i have just got my 1st familey car ie my peugeot 307 sw . the problem being i am having to disconnect the battery every night due to head lights coming on when connected ...when key is put in lights go off... take the key back out 5 seconds later head lights an ignition both come on together
• Renault Clio II (2001 - 2007) - alarm/immobiliser problem 6 Oct 2011 (Forum)
  . I had to disconnect the battery to silence it. Then, after reconnecting the battery, the immobiliser wouldn't deactivate, so now the car won't start... :-( I also noticed a clicking relay noise... a bit like the relay sound that you hear when the indicators are operating, but this was much faster