Hi all

I own a Mk3 Golf GTi 2.0 8v 95' N-plate, which has been running well since i bought it last July up until the middle of last week.

I filled my car up as i do every 2-weeks. Left the forecourt travelled up the road to work got less than a mile casually gazed across the dashboard, and noticed the fuel gauge rapidly decreasing. Naturally i pulled over at the next safest place. Looked around for a fuel leak none everything was fine, so i carried onto work.
Later in the day went out in the car had done approx 30miles and the fuel gauge is now showing 3/4 tank which was about right, thought no more it was now fixed.

Went out on Sunday had done a couple of miles and suddenly without warning the car stalled total loss of power. I tried to re-start it but nothing. Fortunately i was close to a halfords(for a plastic 5litre can) and a Sainsburys petrol station. So i got some petrol topped up the tank and the car started first time so i thought better get car home quick.

Got no further than 1/2mile and again it died, and wouldn't re-start so i called a friend and got a tow home. Soon as i'd parked the car on the drive i managed to start the car no problems. Bizarre.

Has anyone else had this problem or something similar or can shed any light on the matter i would be greatful. I'm sure both faults are related but how. Could it be a faulty earth?
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I have the above car (2004, about 40K miles) with "Check Emissions" showing. Fault code scanner reports P2413 "Exhaust Gas Recirculation System Performance" Reading about lots of problems with EGR valves on Renaults I decided that must be the problem - so I changed the valve. I still have the same fault - can anyone please please offer any pointers as to what else could be wrong. The car seems to run ok but I am loathe to drive it without knowing what the problem is.

TIA

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Hi everyone. I need some help.

Last year I was involved in a car accident that clearly was not my fault, but I have been told I may have to pay out because someone drove into me.

Briefly I was driving along a dual carriageway and as I passed a T-junction on my left (minor road entering a dual carriageway) the driver pulled out and drove into my N/S front wing. The driver said at the time he did not look as he thought I was turning left, as it appears that my left-hand indicator was on and had been on for more than 500 metres, unbeknown to me.

I accept that if he and a witness say my indicator was on then it was on. But the supposed left turn I was taking was more than 25 metres before this T-junction, which I have timed is 7 (seven) seconds away from the point of impact, travelling at the max speed for the road.

My insurance company have been offered a 2/3 ? 1/3 split in my favour stating case law in Wadsworth V Gillespie but I contend my circumstances are totally different if for no other reason that 7 seconds is too long a time not to again look right to check the situation. What if a motorcycle had legally come up on my right hand side to overtake had I actually been turning left, which I was not.

Does anyone know of any other case law that may help me in challenging this offer?
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Hi,
Anyone know a website where you can download service sheets for cars?
It's just we have a few cars in the family (including nieces/nephews/ in laws) that need servicing and to be able to download a service sheet specific to each vehicle would be most useful.

Thanks


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These are the views of Robin the Technician with 35 years in the trade. I fix, therefore I am... Read more

I have a Vectra 2.0 DI LS (diesel) from 97, that I bought in second hand one year ago. Since I bought after some miles the Engine Management light (EML) pop up and the power is reduced, but even without the light on the car is not to much responsive specially after reaching 3000 revs it seems that the acceleration its slowly.

After the EML pop up the "P1125 - Critical System Malfunction 2" is stored in the ECU. I have been doing some research and found some possible causes, so I though and realize that would be the EGR Valve, I start asking quotes in eBay and other places and because of the confusion about which EGR valve would be on of them send me two diagrams with the possible valves or pumps, in one of them I could see a valve that I couldn?t see in my car, I rechecked in the car and I just could see the place where the valve was supposed to be and the pipe from the vacuum pump was blocked with a Hailey key. I?m talking about the Solenoid vacuum valve that open and close a butterfly valve in the inlet manifold. I realize that finally I could find the problem, so I bought the valve and before fixing I just try it to see if everything was working properly and notice that after push the throttle the actuator of the valve goes down but immediately comes to his initial position even if the engine is working in high revs. I think that this is not normal, so what is the problem? Is the Vacuum pump not socking enough? How can I know if the vacuum strength it?s with the right strength? Is there a simple way to know about that?

I would be very appreciated if someone can help me with this problem.

Regards,
Jony
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