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  Why is my Vauxhall Vectra's engine management light on? 19 Aug 2010 (Ask HJ)
  My S-reg Vauxhall Vectra 1.8's engine management light has been on for a week. Does anyone know why?
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  Why are my BMW 325i's runflat tyres wearing heavily on the insides? 14 Jul 2010 (Ask HJ)
  I have a 2008 BMW 325i coupe with 19,000 miles. I told by Sytners that all four tyres have worn on the inside. The readings are O/S 5, middle 5, I/S 0....
• "That`s no good, its Monkey Metal" AKA `foreign` 13 Jul 2008 (Forum)
  Spoken by a man I knew in the 60`s on him examining the all alloy bike engine I had at the time. An older chap at the time, he had grown up working on iron heads and blocks and just hated alloy in all its forms. Idiosyncratic views of one ageing mechanic or a symptom of island nation, car
• Sultan of Brunei?s modified Mercedes for sale 22 Sep 2007 (Forum)
  Dorking, is powered by an on-board diesel generator. The Sultan is one of the world?s biggest petrolheads, and has owned 5,000 cars including 500 Rolls Royces. Now you can get you hands on the Sultan?s old car ? which has covered just 2,000 miles ? for £82,250!
• selling from home 5 Nov 2006 (Forum)
  Hi, I?m looking for any advice or pointers: I am seriously considering starting a small business as well as keeping my current job (for now) selling cars from home. My plan is to sell more prestige cars in the 10k to 18k bracket (Audi?s, B.M.W?s etc). I have a detached house with a large drive so
• VW Passat S TDi PD (130) Auto 25 Jul 2006 (Forum)
  I have recently purchased a: VW Passat S TDi PD (130) Automatic 2005 (05) which has covered just 11000 miles. My question is with regards to Fuel Economy, I have the computer on board which works out the MPG whilst driving and on average until reset at every refill. This car is driven 75% around
• Alfa Cam timing jigs 23 Oct 2004 (Forum)
  in which place. The four jigs are numbered: 1825040/1 DX S 1CIL ; 1825040/2 DX S 1CIL ; 1825040/3 SX S 4CIL ; 1825040/4 SX A 6CIL respectively. The first number sequence is the part number, I think that SX means "Sinistra" for the left head and DX "Dritto" for the right head. The 1CIL, 4CIL and 6CIL must
• What should I do? 15 Jun 2003 (Forum)
  that in effect, I get to do an almost straight swap of my 02 Ghia for an 03 New shape Zetec with A/C. Has anyone driven the 1.4 new shape Fiesta? Any opinions on it\'s handling and the responsiveness of it\'s engine? Also, what is the tyre life like? I\'m concerned \'cos I really don\'t wanna replace the tyres
• Mini Cooper S Convertible 2006 - Smoke coming from engine 13 Jul 2020 (Forum)
  Hello! Wondering if anyone can help this damsel in distress?! I have a Mini Cooper S Convertible 2006 plate. The car was serviced and MOT’d on Thursday and all was fine. A few bits under the car were recommended to do but the mechanic told me not to bother. Friday I drove approx 100 miles
• MINI Cooper + Cooper S - EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION 28 Apr 2016 (Forum)
  My wife bought a 56-reg Cooper S six months ago.  It has now done 42,000 miles.  Twice it has made an odd noise and we have discovered that it is out of oil.  The first time our garage put in five litres less than the engine and oil filter holds! We blamed it on the dealer
• Jaguar S-Type - ABS and handbrake fault lights 28 Oct 2015 (Forum)
  Hi All, I have followed the site but now joined tobe able to ask the advice of the Forum. I am looking at a nice Jaguar S type. On the test drive the ABS and Brake light warning came up, though there seemed no problem with the handbrake operation, and I did not put the ABS
• S Type 2.5 SE - Loss of power, why? 24 Apr 2015 (Forum)
  I had a diagnostic test on my S Type and was told it had quite a few things that had to be repaired. It all started with a loss of power when driving up hill. I'm told I need two new cats, four Lambdas new plugs and ignition coils, all a result of engine backfire. I bought all the parts, only
• Jaguar S-type 2.5 v6 - Automatic gearbox jokts 23 Jan 2015 (Forum)
  Hi, I have just bought a 03 plate s-type with 130k on the clock, everything seemed fine for around 100 miles but on the way home from work today as I accelerated joining the motor way from around 20-40mph it started to jolt quite badly, the traction control light blinked and it felt like I slid
• Vectra 2.5 V6 S plate - Can't lock the doors. 2 Dec 2013 (Forum)
  First time post. I have just purchased a second hand Vectra 2.5 V6 (S Plate). It was a cheap car that had a few problem which have been fixed apart from one thing "I can lock the doors".  It looks like the car was broken into at some point. So, the key i have starts the car from
• MINI Cooper S - Is 79,000 miles too high for 58 plate Mini Cooper 30 Sep 2013 (Forum)
  I am looking at purchasing 58 plate Mini Cooper S but the mileage is 79k. The price seems quite good at £8000 but I'm not sure if it would be better to buy an older mini with lower mileage. I like this car and it has the lower tax as well as some great features, but I have always had low mileage
• Ins cancellation repercussions. 18 Jan 2011 (Forum)
  Please After selling car with 3 months ins to run,I`ve  withdrawn my DD`s online and monitor account daily to make sure broker hasn`t applied to reinstate them.Also cancelled existing debit card and ordered a replacement for that account. The brokers had told me that I owe
• Reliable runabout for Gladys? 31 Dec 2010 (Forum)
  in his sack(Trade unions+H&S),so plan A is to find a reliable narrower car than her 2007 fez-bomb.She`s not a fan of the Micra`s looks but did mention Kia,don`t think she wants anything too small.Assume she would buy newish previously owned or new.I haven`t had time to go around supermarket
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  Can I change my 2004 Peugeot 206's self-adjusting clutch cable to a manual adjustment? 17 Sep 2010 (Ask HJ)
  Can I change my 2004 Peugeot 206's self-adjusting clutch cable to a manual adjustment?
• MINI Cooper S R53 (2002 - 2007) - seat hard to push back-not sorted by dealership 22 Sep 2008 (Forum)
  My mini cooper s is in for its last free service today.each time i have sent it in for the other service,I have pointed it out for attention. Each time it has still been a problem. It doesn't happen evey time,but most of the time. Sometimes it has been stuck in the forward position,and i have
• Jaguar S-Type (1999 - 2007) - 2004 2.7 diesel - DSC sensor 21 Mar 2008 (Forum)
  Jaguar S-type 2.7 diesel 2004 (04 plate) {this bit now added to the subject header, as per the 3 separate requests you missed} Intermittent fault with sensor for dynamic stability control (DSC) system. Warning light appears at random intervals (every few days) saying "DSC not available