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• Kia Sportage 2006 CRDI - Odd coolant leak 15 Nov 2012 (Forum)
  , and if you take off the expansion tank cap you can see coolant around the seal. - The tank level is at the Min when cold, and roughly halfway between Min and Max when hot - When the engine is cold, I squeezed the coolant pipe going into the thermostat housing and it wasn't hard - so the system
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  TomTom adaptor for Giulietta 10 Aug 2012 (Ask HJ)
  I own a new Giulietta fitted with a Blue and Me mounting for a TomTom device. However, just before I purchased the car I bought a new TomTom 825. Do you...
• Nissan Primera 2.2TD P12 - ABS and Engine lights on 31 May 2012 (Forum)
  as there is also an engine fault code and it is losing power and I am having to restart the engine to get going again. The only way I can describe it is as though I am braking but I am not. Though it feels like more of a cut out than actual braking. When this happens, the speed drops to about 40 max
• Private insurance as a trader 9 Feb 2012 (Forum)
  it to a trader and therefore the car is still in the previous owner's name), can I still add the car to my personal policy for a day or week? Thanks in advance, Max.
• not applicable - Private Parking Charge 22 Nov 2011 (Forum)
  and had a look at the site and there is a sign at the entrance - I did not notice it when parking - it does clearly say max stay 3 hours/free car parking, it only details that a parking charge will be issued if fail to comply in very small writing at bottom of sign.
• Vauxhall Corsa - '08 Corsa CDTi - 52,000 miles, no oil change! 22 Apr 2011 (Forum)
  ago when she checks the dipstick? Or will it do more harm than good? I'm suprised its still going really; it's a testament to how it's probably a pretty strong engine despite recommended changes being what, every 10k max!
• Morris Mini 1962 - Dynamo 24 Nov 2010 (Forum)
  to a battery charger again to test the lights. When I connected it up, the needle on the charger went to max and a murmering sound started coming from the dynamo. The red light on the dash was bright even though the key was in the 'off' position. When I turned the key to 'on' the ignition light went out
• Skoda Octavia - Low Oil Level Warning 10 Nov 2010 (Forum)
  in and the light went off. Checked the oil when I parked on the level and it is now a little high. About 1/2 way up the top black spheroidal thing. I expected the handbook to say something like 1l oil between min and max but no. The black dipstick has been giving dodgy readings -it is difficult to get
• Citroen Xsara (1997 - 2004) - 98 1.8 No heat in a climate control model 30 Jan 2010 (Forum)
  air from the heater matrix and the cold air from the condenser to get the required temp. This mixer flap is controlled by a stepper motor, could it have failed. Also our fan does work on several speeds but when it is turned to max the engine temp gauge rises even though the engine temp isn't. I
• BMW 5-Series E39 (1996 - 2003) - Automatic Gearboxes and Coasting/Freewheeling 15 Oct 2009 (Forum)
  Hello all, I have a question; When driving my 3Litre BMW Diesel lump around, I often drop the tiptronic automatic box into neutral when I can see the...
• FIAT Punto II (1999 - 2006) - 02 1.2 overheating - no water circulation 24 Jul 2009 (Forum)
  * plenty of water remained in the system - above max in fact due to expansion * high pressure remained in the system * bottom radaitor pipe and radiator itself seemed too cool by touch, indicating no circulation * no heat from cabin heater, which I believe means it's not a stuck thermostat as the cabin
• Vauxhall Vectra C (2002 - 2008) - 06 1.8 Brake Fluid Level 23 Jun 2009 (Forum)
  Hi All Had the bonnet up yesterday to check oil level etc, and i noticed that the Brake fluid bottle was clear, IE, i could not see any fluid at the Min/MAX levels. I tried to tap the reservoir to see if i could make the top level of the fluid shake but i got nothing, although the reservoir didn
• Nissan Almera (2000 - 2006) - 01 1.8 Crossmember rot 4 May 2009 (Forum)
  My Almera's lower front crossmember is gradually going the same way as many a Micra crossmember. There's a couple of small (1cm ) holes rusted in it, and one of the drainage holes has gradually been rotting away. The latter is now a ragged hole of about 6 or 7 cm in max diameter
• Toyota Celica (1994 - 2000) - 95 2.0 Auto - holding too high a gear 16 Apr 2009 (Forum)
  as smooth as usual either. I am sure it never used to be so sluggish in normal mode. I recently flushed out the gearbox with a quality Dexron III recently, several changes, and the fluid level is at Max. as far as I can see there is no kick-down cable to adjust (I have done this with other auto-cars I
• Confessions of a part time mimser 21 Oct 2008 (Forum)
  darting onto the motorway from a sliproad I would gently accelerate up to the max. 120/75 and when all was clear again I let the car slow down to 100/60. This happened four times in an hour and a half. I was, naturally, in the nearside lane. I can honestly say that I got in nobody's way, never caused
• Nissan Primera III (1999 - 2002) - 00 1.8 Engine management + oil pressure lights 1 Sep 2008 (Forum)
  intermittently (both of these happened at around the same time, about 250 miles ago). Assuming a sensor glitch when the engine management light first appeared I was going to wait until the MOT (due Sep 12th) but I'm not so sure now. The engine is running normally and the oil level is just under the max
• MINI v's Grande Punto V's MG ZR - help! 5 May 2008 (Forum)
  We are car shopping again for my partner. We have a budget of £6K max, preferably £5K would be nice and the only considerations are a MINI, Grande Punto Sport or a Mk2 MG ZR. Dilema is the MINI will be older and higher mileage - 60K plus on the clock and probably an 02 at best. The Punto would
• Toyota Landcruiser 80 Amazon (1990 to 1998) - Modern diesels - what's the point? 28 Apr 2008 (Forum)
  I've been running my 3 litre CR auto D-Max for nearly 3K miles now, and I get about 29mpg running around, dropping to 25 when I tow 3 tons. My old '93 Landcruiser 4.2TD auto does around 25mpg, dropping to 22 towing 3 tons. So considering the LC is 15 years old, has a 6 cylinder engine
• Washing paper air filter elements 31 Jan 2008 (Forum)
  , shake out water and dry at max 60 degC. This can be done a maximum of three times thus extending the change interval to 40,000 miles or 2 years (which ever comes first). "Air filter elements without perforated metal covering are not to be cleaned, these must always be replaced."
• Brooks' Gambit 26 Nov 2007 (Forum)
  I heard about this a few years ago, and a quick google search came up with the below. The question I have is: Who is Brook? "Brooks' Gambit This...