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• Audi A4 tdi 1995 Turbo Seals? 29 Mar 2006 (Forum)
  Hello all, it has been some time. I have started to notice that the waste gate diaphram on my wifes Audi A4 tdi is leaking oil.......I can not see how oil would get there unless the turbo was leaking? Any thoughts or advice...thanks H
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  Where do I stand with a parking problem? 24 Feb 2011 (Ask HJ)
  Where do I stand...? The people who live opposite me persistently park their motor home across the gate blocking access to my field. I live in the house...
• Yellow Hatched Boxes 9 Feb 2003 (Forum)
  I saw policemen pulling over motorists who had stopped on a yellow hatched box. For those who know London it was the Cromwell Road junction with Queen's Gate. Has anyone heard of motorists being prosecuted for this offence. In fact what is the offence? and what was the penalty? I would add that pulling them over caused chaos - but for me it was worth it.
• Mondeo front wing removal 10 Oct 2002 (Forum)
  It appears to be of the bolt on type but my Haynes manual does not give the procedure for doing this. Unfortunately I managed to scrape the gate reversing out of my drive and its dented quite badly...so I think the only option is to replace the whole wing...thanks :o)
• n/a - Smart meter overhaul introducing ‘surge pricing' 11 Feb 2022 (Forum)
    To open gates for ‘surge pricing’ Smart meters are to automatically send energy suppliers half-hourly updates on their customers' power use in a revolutionary move that will allow "surge pricing" in millions of households' bills.
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  Should I claim against Volkswagen for the emissions scandal? 4 Oct 2018 (Ask HJ)
  I owned an Audi for seven years that was affected by the diesel emission scandal. Although I sold the car twi years ago I notice that there are legal firms...
• Mitsubishi L200 - Brake failure 10 Jan 2018 (Forum)
  eventually comes to a stop just before the gate. large fluid leak at a rear wheel. - AA contacted who diagnosed a failed wheel cylinder - handbrake cable still attached to drum.   final report from garage states that wheel cylinder found loose, one piston has come out of cylinder  and damage to the handbrake mechanism.
• Ford galaxy 1.9tdi mk2 - Ford galaxy goes into limp mode @2500rpm 31 Mar 2014 (Forum)
  To all those budding engineers out there I want to share my experience with you :- I set off from work to travel home 205 miles in my trusty galaxy mk2 and noticed I had no power and at 2500rpm around 65mph the car was flat (no power) I couldn't overtake or build up speed so I pulled into the layby I happen to own a cheap £16 diagnostic reader that I also use on my audi a4 it gave me the code 17954 under boosting , upon googling the code it relates to the waste gate not operating or mass air flow sensor fail . Over the weekend I pull the vacuum hose off the waste gate and noticed a split in the hose very small mind but chopped out the bad bit and refitted hose, I erased the codes turned on ignition checked for further codes nothing came up the car now runs right as rain .
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  Is it common for the tailgate lock on the Volkswagen Touran to malfunction? 5 Feb 2011 (Ask HJ)
  I am having trouble with the tailgate on my Volkswagen Touran. Once closed it unlocks and it won't completely lock home again, and you can hear the lock...
• Ford galaxy 1.8 tdci 125 - EGR 25 Jan 2020 (Forum)
  How is it that when some 1.8 TDCI EGR valves are blanked of the engine management light come's on, ( with or with out a 10mm hole in the plate ) Question 2 how does the system know, i can not see any sensors on the EGR except for the intake pressure sensor but i believe it is for Turbo pressure so it can open or close the Turbo waste gate.????
• MAZDA 3 TS2 AUTO '57 plate - Starter does NOT ALWAYS turn engine 23 Apr 2013 (Forum)
  First I thought it a solenoid fault, so the starter motor with solenoid were replaced. But this intermittent fault is still there. Could it be the ignition key/lock or the gating for the automatic selector lever?   Or something else? JohnB24 (or m****)    
• New Range Rover Sport spotted 24 Mar 2005 (Forum)
  Looked like a normal Range Rover from behind, was only when I got closer that realised rear tail lights were wrong, and Range Rover was written across the base of the rear tail gate in large script. Front was also far more rakish than normal. Anyone else spot this?
• Identify this Car Please? 8 Apr 2004 (Forum)
  Now I know this could be embarrassing, so I am quite prepared to accept answers which begin with 'I didn't see it myself but....' or 'a mate has informed me' ;) But, someone has asked me what car the captain (Conrad Gates - the suspiciously Beckham'like character) was driving when he pulled into the club car park. I didn't see it, but I'd like to be able to tell them authoritively. Anyone got an answer for me .... please?
• Ford Fiesta 1.4 2002 - New Serpentine Belt Now Fiesta Will Not Start 27 Mar 2018 (Forum)
  Hi all   My serpentine belt failed partially, (it did not snap completely but began to shred) and as i was only 1 mile from home i carried on driving. I fitted the new Gates belt(and also replaced the power steering belt with a Gates belt ). When i came to start the car it felt like the battery was dead. It churned slowly and then died. Jump started it, went for a 20 minute drive to charge battery.
• Corsa 1.3 CDTi Life 2004 - Corsa 1.3CDTI low power, EML/emission lights on 24 Aug 2014 (Forum)
  They said that the vanes were probably sticking, however I have been under the car and looked at the turbo and it appears to have a waste gate not variable vanes (as you would expect with the 75hp engine). The waste gate actuator moves when levered with a screwdriver and the pressure pipe looks intact.  Am I right in thinking that the turbo boost pressure is measured by the MAP sensor?
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  Broken exhaust on Mercedes SLK - what's the cheapest fix? 25 Sep 2013 (Ask HJ)
  My wife drives a 2004 Mercedes-Benz SLK 200, with 73,000 miles on the clock. It is in decent condition, but last week my wife ran over a gate closing device...
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  What happened to overdrive gearboxes? 9 Jan 2013 (Ask HJ)
  I have a Discovery 3, which has been an excellent vehicle but has a plethora of gears. Older cars had 4 speed with overdrive on 3 and 4, which effectively...
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  Gear stick doesn't spring back to neutral 20 Aug 2012 (Ask HJ)
  The gear stick on my 2004 Seat Leon no longer springs back to the neutral setting when pushed/pulled out of gear; it has lost all elasticity so that you...
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  Fault codes on 307 26 Jun 2011 (Ask HJ)
  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...
• The dim pedestrians 5 Feb 2007 (Forum)
  So I pulled in hard to the left leaving the nearside rear corner of the car just inside the gate with the left indicator on, unhitched the trailer and wheeled it across the yard, jumped back in the car and selected reverse. Before I'd got the handbrake off the reverse sensors bleeped hysterically.