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• Kia Ceed 3 - Dual Clutch Transmission review 22 Nov 2017 (Forum)
  It creeps bit faster than TC auto. This is mentioned in handbook. I guess because it is dry clutch, the ECU needs to keep the rev bit higher to prevent stalling. In my TC auto, I often kept the car stationary in slight uphills doing nothing. The TC forward force usually cancelled out roll back due to gravity.
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  Buying a used sports car - 911 or F-Type? 28 Sep 2016 (Ask HJ)
  I am thinking of buying a used sports car. Either a 2009 Porsche Carrera S (DFI engine) Cabrio or a 2013 Jaguar F-Type S. The 911 is £45k with 26,000 miles...
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  Volkswagen emissions scandal - has it been over dramatised? 12 Oct 2015 (Ask HJ)
  You seem to think that the emissions scandal is all a bit of a storm in a tea-cup. Why is this? I have an A4 Allroad on a PCP deal and I was wondering...
• DVLA Court Case has any one been to court with the 16 Jun 2015 (Forum)
  We had a car that broke down canbus ,ecu failure.. all the nice easy repairs :-/ , NOT!  Anyway the first garage sent off the ECU and they couldn’t fix it.. so it went to another and they did.. then it didn’t work still, so had to wait for a mobile VAG comm..
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  Feeling ill whilst driving - is my car emitting dangerous fumes? 1 Aug 2014 (Ask HJ)
  I am driving a 2011 Volkswagen Passat (company car) with 50,000 miles on the clock. I've had it for sometime and felt ill. My other half told me it was...
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  Should I suspect my Mercedes C-Class has an undisclosed history? 12 Feb 2014 (Ask HJ)
  My Mercedes C220 Estate was 11 months old, with 13,000 miles on the clock when purchased from a main dealer in 2012. From the outset I suspected the car...
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  Cuts out while driving 14 Jan 2013 (Ask HJ)
  I have a Peugeot Expert 2.0HDI the MIL light kept coming on and off. So I change the fuel filter (Siemens) and then all hell broke lose. Now my cab has...
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  Sept 2011 Golf - flat battery problem 12 Apr 2012 (Ask HJ)
  I purchased a brand new Golf 1.4 TSI 5dr in Sept 2011 and have been very happy with it. When it was parked at home 2 days ago I noticed that both front...
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  Won't rev past 2,000 rpm 27 Jun 2011 (Ask HJ)
  I have recently bought a 1998 S reg Corsa Breeze 1.7 diesel. The car has been absolutely fine, however whilst driving it there was a sudden jerk and lost...
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  Why won't KIA continue to repair my Carens diesel's repeated engine management fault? 22 Oct 2010 (Ask HJ)
  I have a KIA Carens diesel that has shown the same engine management fault on five occasions. So far this has been rectified four times at no cost under...
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  Inner sense 21 Aug 2010 (Ask HJ)
  One month after the 3 year warranty expired on my wife's MINI Cooper S, and after 13,000 miles three warning lights appeared on the console. The manual...
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  No recollection 22 May 2010 (Ask HJ)
  This is a copy of my letter to VOSA: “I wanted to speak to someone about the following but there is no appropriate option on your automated telephone service....
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  Insighting a conflict 27 Jun 2009 (Ask HJ)
  I live in Portugal and have a 1997 Mercedes C180 Classic estate, petrol 1,800cc. It's done around 350,000km and the Mercedes dealership had fitted a new...
• Nissan Qashqai 1.6dci diesel 2015 - Nissan QQ - multiple dash lights 17 Nov 2023 (Forum)
  Took it to Nissan Dealership today, and they couldn't specify the fault. They said it could be the IPDM/ECU, and gave me a quotation of £1,900 to replace these. Current fault codes: P0380 - Glow plugs (historic) U0111 - Communication error C1130 - Engine signal (I think this is intake air temperature sensor, because this is historic) C1A26 - ABS (this may be Forward Emergency Braking or Traction) Lights on Dash - S/S failure, battery light, Red EML light, Anti slip light and forward emergency braking light  I think the main issue is U0111 - Communication error.
• Peugeot 508 - Peugeot 508 2019 engine and clutch failure 2 Nov 2023 (Forum)
  Then in September 2023 when exiting a roundabout, the car totally cut out with what was diagnosed by the RAC as a ECU failure but later investigation when the garage eventually accepted it some weeks later was a snapped timing chain and a whole new engine. Luckily I had a Peugeot extended warranty which agreed a replacement engine but on removing said engine the garage said it need a new clutch too!
• Ford Cmax zetec 2008 petrol - Help, diagnostic puzzle 20 Sep 2021 (Forum)
  Eml light on limit speed 5 ECU faults P2121 accelerate pedal sensor P1260 immobiliser malfunction P0571 brake switch malfunction P0231 electric fuel pump open circuit U1900 can bus data malfunction the others were not listed.
• Skoda Octavia vRS 2019 - Skoda RS problems 17 Sep 2021 (Forum)
  But the main issue is the oil sensor which has been replaced 6 times, along with the cable, the ECU has been reset and yet I still get the message on the virtual cockpit: "Oil sensor faulty" Please visit workshop and this appears and disappears with an increasing number of times and then disappears again.
• Honda Accord - 2004 Accord v 2008 Mondeo mk 4 24 Jun 2020 (Forum)
  Does anybody have any advice for me when looking at these cars? With RE: to the Mondeo, I understand the ECU is behind the passenger-side bumper, so any indication of damage around that region is likely a walk-away situation, and any rattling while the clutch is depressed could indicate a dual-mass flywheel problem.
• Audi A4 Avant - 2003 A4 Avant error codes P0102, P1290, P1137 ... 1 Jun 2017 (Forum)
    I have had the error codes read, and they have returned ed with the following: P0102 - Mass airflow sensor (G70): signal too low: P0102 sporadic - no fault type identified P1290 - Coolant Temp Sensor at radiator outlet (G83): signal too small - P1290 P1137 - Fuel trim: bank 1 (add): system too rich: P1137 - static - no fault type identified And P1857 - 18265 - Load signal: error message from ECU: P1857 - intermittent Also this one without error code: 01542 - Yaw rate sensor (G202)  - sporadic - implausible signal   I am assuming/hoping there's a problem which is causing a bit of a knock on effect with these codes, and hopefully one problem to fix.
• Ford Focus Mk2 1.8 Sport - Ford Focus Mk2 1.8 Idle/running issue 3 Sep 2016 (Forum)
  When warm the car does seem to run ok, but there is still a very slight hesitation when accelerating hard. So far I have done the following. Changed the spark plugs, read the ECU to see if there are any codes. None were found.   I have checked around all of the hoses and I couldn't find any obvious air leaks I have also hooked the car up to Torque, the Lambda voltage is around 0.7v (RMS I think), the coolant temp sensor seems to work ok, as does the ambient air temp sensor.