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• Honda CR-V - Honda CR-V II - 2005 / 2.2 Transmission Vibration 11 Mar 2014 (Forum)
  My local garage says there is no play in any part of the propshaft. Rear driveshafts are in good condition, Rear differential has had regular oil changes. The car has done 149,000 miles. I have not taken the car to Honda - yet. Can anyone suggest where the vibration/shake could be coming from? Thank you.
• vauxhall astra club 16v 1.6 w (2000) - misfire in 4th gear 14 Apr 2013 (Forum)
  I,m no expert but if it was a gear linkage the gears would  be difficult to engage but they are not  i,m not losing oil or water . any suggestions.     
• Peugeot 307 XSI - Fuel System Monitor "Not Ready" 25 Mar 2013 (Forum)
  I have checked it with a small scanner and there are no fault code but the Fuel system monitor reports "Not Ready" all other sensors are reporting "Ready" Any ideas, tips, suggestions would be helpful. i have had a mobile mechanic look at it, he said its running ok, but wants to give it an oil change etc?......... Could this be right? Cheers
• Toyota Yaris d4d t3 2004 - Powe loss, then ok for 300 miles, now not start 24 Sep 2012 (Forum)
    I did notice couple of days before problem engine sounded really boomy/loud for a few miles but this disappeared. Car has been serviced at recommended intervals and done 80,000 trouble free miles. had oil and filters changed just before breakdown,   Any suggestions gratefully received.   Thanks   hagrid1
• Renault laguna 1.9 DCI - Tapping noise when engine turned off 23 Aug 2012 (Forum)
  The cars starts fine and the only problem it has that I know of is it is due an engine service (booked in for tomorrow) and the check emissions light intermittently coming on.........which I believe to be linked to the oil change being due. Does anyone know what the tapping noise may be,or had a similar problem? The only thing I can think of is the starter motor, but the car works fine and I'm not mechanically minded!
• Vauxhall Corsa C - Power loss 19 Jul 2012 (Forum)
  I posted ages back about a silly friend of mine who owns the new shape Corsa. It's an '08 1.3 CDTi. 75000 miles now. At the time she'd done 60,000 and it hadn't even seen an oil change - she just "gave it a drink whenever the red light came on"   Anyway, its now refusing to rev beyond 3,000 unless dropped down a couple of gears to force it. Power is cut a few seconds after.
• ford mondeo 1998 model - gear problem 19 Mar 2012 (Forum)
  And when it picks up it suddenly jack back, and sometimes either when in speed or slow movement, it  surges forward that you hear the noise. My mechanic changed the oil, but did not abate. Last week the mechanic worked on the gear, cleaning some place with fuel, after that, the reverse mode completely faiied while it also fails to select gear mainting only gear one.
• Vauxhall Cavalier SRi - Where is the 16 point pin / block?? 22 Jun 2011 (Forum)
    A friend (part time mechanic) has offered to have a look but he's not sure where the block is - any ideas folks?? As an aside she's had a full oil change, new filter and new plugs just this week. Thanks  :-)
• peugeot 406 hdi - 406 ...did i wreck it? 14 Jun 2011 (Forum)
  The car starts fine and idles at a steady 800 rpm....prior to me cleaning the "dozier" valve car ran sweet returning 50 plus mpg....oil was always changed at 5000 miles. It is like the car has gone into limp mode and is undriveable at the moment.....how would removing the said valve cause this or was it just a coincidence ...?
• Peugeot 406 - Peugeot 406 2.0 HDi - Loss of power / warning 9 Jun 2011 (Forum)
    I have just had the Alternator changed at a local garage, but it's happning again (the same day).   I am not very technically minded so in desperate need of help!!!!    
• Vauxhall vectra diesel - Poor performance in gears 1 and 2 8 May 2011 (Forum)
  The car is very slow to build up revs in gears 1 and 2. Takes an age to accelerate then pulls and enables a gear change. Fine on the motorway and drives normally. Tried some catalytic cleaner on advice and performance has improved though still a hint of sluggish acceleration. Various advice from wrong oil, to air sensor but it's a real mystery.
• Nissan Micra K12 '53 Plate - Fuel Economy 1 Jan 2011 (Forum)
  It has gone from doing about 420 miles to a tank down to around 300, and usually just under that. It has done 35k. I have had new front tyres, changed the air filter and had both the fuel and oil systems flushed and fitted with new filters. All with no affect. Can you suggest what else may be causing the problem? I can only think of spark plugs, but when the fuel system was flushed it had an emissions test and was damn near perfect, so they are unlikely to be the cause.
• ford focus 1.6 tdci - ford focus new turbo fitted, but making deep noise 6 Sep 2010 (Forum)
  hi, ive recently had my turbo changed on my ford focus 07 tdci. along with a new oil feed pipe and banjos as i was informed. but since its been done, now and again when im accelerating, i hear a deep noise, like the suck of an induction kit or air from a blown exhaust. im not loosing power at all!
• Honda Jazz 1.4 - Honda Jazz Service Rip off? 15 Jun 2010 (Forum)
  As it has full honda service history I thought I'd stick with the main dealer. I've just been quoted £330 for a service which consists of: Changing oil filter, brake fluid, fuel filter and pollen filter. I don't know what prices for servicing are meant to be but this seems a bit steep to me. What does everyone else think? Should i stick with Honda or find somewhere else to get the service done.
• Alfa Romeo 147 - Alfa Romeo Cam Belt Failure 10 Jun 2010 (Forum)
    We want to know what actually sheers the woodruff key, Would this cause the cam belt to slip and shouldn't it be checked on a cam belt change..
• `ere in France - motoring under ze conkers 16 Aug 2009 (Forum)
  Cars service today - none! Pierre our head mechanic is suspended for letting his great great Grandaughter change the oil on his motor - eze only an 11 year old girl -- sacre bleu! Further more `e as failed in ze risk assessment of `developing conkers`. These are located in a tree across the road from our garage and we are fearful in ze anglo forum (thank you) way of them hitting us like ze doodlebug or bullet.
• Nationwide Autocentres - any experience? 29 May 2009 (Forum)
  Need a full service and first Mot on my diesel. Dealer charged me £400 last year for what's little more than an oil change and giving the tyres a kick so won't be using them again. With Nationwide they quote £235 on their website for service + MoT and I see I could use Tesco points on a 4 to 1 basis - so assume would cost just £60 worth of points.
• Ford Mondeo II (1996 - 2000) - 2000 2.0i engine running way too fast on tick over 5 Mar 2009 (Forum)
  my mondeo with the zetec engine has recently started to run at about 1500rpm when ever i pull up at a junction or at the lights, but after about 2-3 minutes it will slowly come back down.I have tried spraying the cable and linkages with copper slip but no difference ,someone told me it will be the idle control valve/air mix valve .This from a person who hasn`t changed his oil in 2 years so i`m not sure if i trust him..PLEASE HELP it`s doing my crust in..
• Vauxhall Astra H (2004 - 2009) - 04 1.4 broken valve and lost compression!! 27 Feb 2009 (Forum)
  My sister has a 54 plate 1.4 astra, recently started firing on 3 and then 2 cylinders. only got 27k on it and has two oil changes a year using all vauxhall items as my dad is ex vauxhalls. Inspection at lookers vauxhall found knackered rings and a valve which had a chunk missing out of it which we have kept. Its obviously a material defect in the way its broken.
• Ford Focus (1998 - 2004) - 02 1.8 Gearbox/clutch/Dual-mass flywheel.... 30 Jan 2009 (Forum)
  OK, so my gearbox on my TDCi is getting a bit difficult - the car has done 160k miles on the original clutch - is it a cert that I need to replace the clutch? Mainly difficult to engage from cold, and into second a bit 'clunky'. I got the box oil changed, and the action was better, but not fixed. I have stalled the engine a couple of times from cold because of it. Also, my garage reckons it best to replace the dual-mass flywheel as well, I presume becuase once the clutch is out you may as well - sound advice?