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Which small economical car? 16 Oct 2012 (Ask HJ)
I currently own a Skoda Fabia 1.2 54bhp Classic which has done nearly 115000 trouble free miles and will do 47 mpg when driven carefully. I'm looking... -
Is V-power suitable for use in my Skoda Octavia? 6 Sep 2012 (Ask HJ)
Is there any benefit in using Shell V-Power diesel in my new Octavia 1.6 DSG or is it intended more for high performance cars? I only do about 6000 miles... -
Any - Most reliable car/cheapest to run to high mileage? 4 Apr 2012 (Forum)
So, any recommendations from back-roomers for a reliable, low cost car to run to 250k - all my journeys are motorway so low-stress on the car. Thinking 3 years/30k miles old, £8k-ish. My current thoughts (all non-diesel!): Honda Civic, 1.8 vvti Seat/Skoda 1.4 TSI 120ps Think I need to get about 45mpg, which since petrol is cheaper means not much increase in fuel costs..... -
Volkswagen Bora 2004 pd 130 sport - Bora TDI PD 130 is a Fecker to start!!! 15 Dec 2011 (Forum)
Sometimes I would depress gas pedal once, and that had a 50% success rate, then wiggling the ignition key on start up also worked. Changes / replacements made include (all new)Glow Plugs / Fuel Filter 3 times / fuel Pump / 507.1 oil / Intercooler /Battery /crankshaft sensor / Shell diesel / clean inlet manifold / double check all seals / serviced reg... I generally do 90 miles of motorway driving a day, without a blip, averaging 50mpg overall. -
Small cars with removable rear seats 17 Jun 2011 (Ask HJ)
My present car, a Mitsubishi Colt CZ3, has removable and slideable rear seats, as did my previous car, a Mercedes A Class. Can you please advise me... -
Trading Audi A3 for Nissan Qashqai or Hyundai IX35 9 Mar 2011 (Ask HJ)
I currently drive a '09 Audi A3 1.9 TDI Sportback and travel 80 miles a day. I have the car on HP and still owe approximately £9k on it. I am looking... -
Ford Focus (1998 - 2004) - 02 1.8 Non start Diesel 15 Jan 2011 (Forum)
Hi, I am a new poster to the forum. I'm having trouble starting my Focus 1.8 TDDI, since changing the glowplugs last week. In order to gain access to... -
I've got a 'Check' warning coming up on my Kia Rio's dash. 23 Aug 2010 (Ask HJ)
I have a 06-reg Kia Rio which is displaying a sign saying "Check" which, according to the handbook, relates to the emission control system. I have not... -
Bmw x3 - DPF problems advice please 28 May 2010 (Forum)
Hi all, Have a problem with my car, for the second time.Background= Its a bmw x3 diesel 3SD. It has a diesel particulate filter. I drive to work each day 6 miles there 6 miles back. It does long journeys fairly often. 400 miles last friday. Yesterday when driving home the engine warning light came on "amber". called the garage and booked it in. -
Non swimmer 20 Feb 2010 (Ask HJ)
My daughter’s diesel SAAB 9-3 has had a catastrophic failure after passing through shallow water on the road. The breakdown man seemed to think that this... -
Gas trick influencer 4 Apr 2009 (Ask HJ)
Many adverts for LPG converted Range Rovers claim that vehicles so converted, will be TfL congestion charge exempt, yet a conversation with someone from... -
Locked spout 17 Jan 2009 (Ask HJ)
I have a Vauxhall Cavalier 1.7TD. The car had a problem with the driver's window not going up and down. I repaired this, as it was the runner that had... -
Nissan Primera 2.18 Diesel 04 12 Oct 2006 (Forum)
Can somebody help. After having a 24,000 mile service my Primera was returned to me. The next day I experienced loss of power after idle. I found that... -
Focus Tdci Running Problem 30 Jan 2005 (Forum)
2000/w focus 1.8 td di ghia, 89,000miles ,fsh ford only serviced 250 miles ago and fitted new battery leads . drives fine and then for no reason the diesel glow plug light flashes and the car stalls ,but rev counter stays where it is ,stuck in limbo!this happens at lower speeds 30mph ish restarts fine and drives off and does the same thing again usually a mile or so down road. have changed fuel filter and it has made no difference ,yet it will do 70 miles or so without a problem thinking the auction the car came from had put petrol in tank(only a 1/4 tank in car when problems started)i filled it up with diesel to full and this has inproved things but it still breaking down every now and then ,it usually jerks before it dies . i drove the car at 70mph the other day and it went fine but every now and then it popped like some rough fuel was going through but it didnt stall or the light stayed out any ideas ,was her indoors xmas present and she wont drive it anymore!!! -
Brand new car broken down and no fault found 10 Jan 2013 (Ask HJ)
Brand new car delivered in October, chosen because of unsurpassed reliability record on warranty direct and JD Power data. Driven towards the Alps,... -
Vauxhall Vectra C cdti 1.9 sri - Not starting after cut out 26 Sep 2014 (Forum)
Looking for some info vectra cut out after juddering and would not start again put into garage that was thought fuel pump so stripped out and checked out by diesel engineer everything ok. Now were stumped can any 1 help thanks. -
Peugeot 306 (1993 - 2001) - 99 2.0 hdi - starting problems P0230 & P1138 24 Jul 2008 (Forum)
Pump was refitted but no change. Fuel lines all checked and inlet taken out and car fired up. Fuel comes out at full pressure before car dies. Petrol has not been put in and no dodgy diesel has been put in that i know of. Plans for the morning are to put back on computer to clear codes hopefully..maybe will help im not sure and also see if any new codes come up? -
Vauxhall Corsa 1.3 diesel - Squeaking engine 2 Apr 2015 (Forum)
have read old forums/posts as I too had a persistant squeak (like chirping sound) from the engine of my corsa - no specific time it made this noise but... -
Extended warranty won't pay for repairs - what are my options? 15 Sep 2013 (Ask HJ)
My son exchanged his Peugeot for a three year old diesel version, along with extended warranty. Last week the car suffered a burst a steel injector fuel... -
Update on Supermarket fuel 22 May 2006 (Forum)
My son in law is back driving Texaco fuel tankers on nights after two years on car transporters. I asked him recently if Supermarkets had additives put in their fuel. His first response was no, they didn?t the last time he was working on tankers .
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