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The problem is intermittent, but it has been narrowed down to happen when the car is driving with the windscreen wiper on, rain or not. There is an amber light to warn of a fault with the lights, and...
Depollution system faulty indicator on most of the time, occassionally goes off for a few days. Tried bottle of forte, went off for a while then back on. Computer diagnostics: permanent fault. Upstream...
I own a Peugeot 307 HDI 110 2002. Management light on permanently (message comes as: antipolution fault & ESP no function). I plugged it on computer and it comes up with: P0246 Turbo Pressure, P0401...
I'd like to check when my DSG oil filter was last changed (if ever), is there a date-code on the filter casing? If so, how do I de-code it, mine shows PA66-GF30. I suspect this is just a mold code rather...
Last week the engine warning light would not go out on my wife's 2003 Jazz 1.4. I rang the local Honda dealer and was quoted £86 an hour to read the fault codes to find out what was wrong ("or a bit less...
I got someone to plug a reader into my wife's car at the weekend, and got some fault codes which are as follows; P0560/P0380/P0603 and lastly P1517. What would your second opinion be? I think it could...
I have a 307SW 1.6 HDi and the anti pollution fault light is coming on whenever I start the car up. There seems to be nothing wrong with the car, though. No loss of power or anything. I have the following...
I own a 2004 Nissan X-trail 2.2 diesel. Whilst I was driving the car suffered loss of power (limp mode). Diagnosis was done by a trustworthy local garage and I was given a fault code of p0089 and quoted...
I was coming up to a roundabout in my 1999 Peugeot 306 LX HDI the other day. I lifted the throttle only for the engine to cut out. There was no prior notice, noises, whines or rattles. After that the car...
I have an Audi S4 (the 2004 B6 version). The cause of the engine warning light coming on has been diagnosed by my local Audi dealership as a failure of the coolant sensor. They have asked for £310 to effect...