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• Renault's insane design 12 May 2005 (Forum)
  that the crank has excess endfloat (presumably due to thrust bearing wear - at only 60k miles) - someone else can break that news! The slight missing seems most likely due to the car needing new plugs and possibly also HT leads. Snag is that the rear plugs look almost impossible to reach. I thought there must
• New engine - who pays? 13 Apr 2005 (Forum)
  that the cooling was impeded leading to terminal overheating. They say his warranty does not cover this, the engine is wrecked and would he mind stumping up the multi-thousands required to replace it? Today, he is due to visit the servicing dealer for a cozy chat. Whilst he has had a good relationship
• Astra diesel (Isuzu) cold starting probs 19 Dec 2004 (Forum)
  that it was very common on higher mileage (mines is 144k) Isuzu engine TD Astras that the valve clearances go out, and that this leads to poor compression when cold. When things heat up, things expand and the gaps are filled, so all is fine and it runs OK. The solution is to have the tappets adjusted and maybe
• Did he really think this through? 26 Aug 2004 (Forum)
  themselves pushed along at 70 whether they wanted to go that fast or not! How can frustrating drivers help road safety? It is a well known fact that people drive more dangerously when they are stressed so causing people stress will just lead to more incidents of dangerous driving. I also find it ironic
• Renault To Go 10 Jun 2004 (Forum)
  by Renault and have been used as management or press demonstration vehicles by Renault UK, or they are cars and vans that have been used on short term contracts with some of the countries leading rental companies. Either way, we know the full history, we can validate the mileage, we can vouch for the quality
• Daily annoyance 2 Nov 2003 (Forum)
  missed three consecutive opportunities to turn as the lead vehicle isn't dealing with the junction properly. Am I expecting too much common sense or does that not come into play on the roads these days?! I can't find any reference to this particular scenario in the Highway Code - not that anyone would
• messing about with engine air intake 21 Apr 2003 (Forum)
  when the engine itself is hot. If the air is warm the engine is very nice, quiet and much more smooth. However when the air is cold, it sounds like a tractor engine, and is as smooth as an elephant?s backside. This lead me to think whether if I `heated? the air, or at least part of it, going
• New Speed Limits 21 Apr 2003 (Forum)
  none of the electronic braking aids available today. Their own tests showed a modern Mondeo was able to stop 22 metres shorter than a 1960s Cortina. Thie suggestion is that we follow France\'s lead and have an 80mph limit in dry, clear conditions, dropping to 65mph in rain, ice or fog. All sounds
• Speedo broken/poor performance/h. gasket 20 Apr 2003 (Forum)
  2500 revs and needs to be revved quite hard for a diesel on hills. Is this just a characteristic? Being an old design id guess the turbo provides most of the power. Also he thinks he is getting poor economy; what are the main causes on a diesel? His right foot is heavy but not made of lead. Finally I
• Prang-how to convince insurers? 7 Feb 2003 (Forum)
  it comes down to the insurance companies, how can I persuade them that it wasn't my fault (without lying, obviously!) As I say, the distance I travelled and the time elapsed between me starting my manoeuvre and the distance he travelled before he hit me does lead me to think that it must be his fault
• Renault Turbo Trouble - plse help! 7 Dec 2002 (Forum)
  it to clear. Gentle application of throttle is ok. It happens on std boost or otherwise. High boost makes it worse. Part throttle with full boost is fine and pre boost there is not a problem. When the head was done, the hoses were checked and they are ok. I have new plugs, rota arm and cap and the leads seem
• Ducati left on the grid 21 Oct 2002 (Forum)
  there and the spark plugs gave a spark (although it wasn’t the big fat one I see on cars) when connected to the leads and spinning the motor over. No joy but knowing nothing about motor bikes called at the motor bike centre and asked their advice. The man said it would be the petrol which would be useless. I
• POINTS PANIC!! 5 Sep 2002 (Forum)
  I passed in December 2000 and got a fixed penalty a few months later. I am now facing the possibility of losing my license (well, returning to provisional) after getting caught by a police radar doing 46 on a straight, quiet and seemingly hazardless stretch leading away from a roundabout
• Golf mk3 cuts out after going through puddles 5 Mar 2002 (Forum)
  time every time, but you drive over any kind of deepish puddle, and within seconds, it'll just fade away. Leave it half an hour, and it's dried out enough to start again. It's not the leads (replaced) or dist. cap as far as I (or the garage) can tell. I thought perhaps a short in the fuel pump
• This is getting serious: £28K serious 13 Feb 2002 (Forum)
  Golf, alfa and presently a BMW M something which is like a tank (T reg). Company changing to salary increase, milage allowance and 'pick your own'.She wishes to out do the boss and take a 'you only pass here once' attitude. My limited (and she knows it) knowledge leads me only to say 'go for the top
• How can anyone defend Mr Hart? 19 Dec 2001 (Forum)
  the other contributing circumstances such as the inadequate length of crash barrier the bottom line is if he had got some sleep the night before ten people would still be alive today. 3) Even with all the evidence leading to one conclusion he continued to protest his innocence rather than face up to what
• Night Motorway Driving 18 Nov 2001 (Forum)
  on either side, their margins for any small error are increased. This mentality really disturbs me and I feel that lower concentration levels lead to a lower standard of driving and the possibility of falling asleep. But this may well not be the case. If anyone has any views on the matter, especially
• Welsh Assembly Traffic proposals 14 Nov 2001 (Forum)
  and European levels are urged to play their part in changing our culture of mobility.'. Thus car use is to be discouraged by all possible means." Professor Garel Rhys of Cardiff University Business School has said that "Plans to tax and penalise car use are leading Britain into a former Soviet-style regime
• Fiesta 1.25 Zetec oil pressure.... 17 Apr 2001 (Forum)
  to taking out a fuse eg, but do I run into further problems with petrol contamination of catalyst? or loss of ECU settings which can be even less desirable? The plug leads are not immediately accessible in the dark! PS For info - Alarm on same car. Having had intermittent alarm problems I finally
• Ford Fiesta 1999 V-reg 1.25 Zetec-SE - Running & idling problems, DTC codes - help please 19 Jun 2010 (Forum)
  . The sparkplugs and leads were replaced 8 months ago (NGK plugs, Magnecor leads), I checked the plugs the other day and they were all fine (golden brown). The coil is the original