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• ford focus road noise 25 Nov 2004 (Forum)
  I own a focus 1.6 zectec,which runs on goodyear eagle nct 195/60/15.i have found the road noise intrusive especialy on motorways.i am about to change both front tyres,has anybody tried a different brand and found them to be less noisy.
• Peugeot 306 Fitting Amplifier! 11 Nov 2004 (Forum)
  Hi, Anyone able to offer any advice on where to run cables through from the battery (ie, where abouts on the firewall is appropriate?) It's a diesel engine, so I don't want to inadvertantly let any fumes through, obviously positioning and correct gromets are important!
• VW Golf GTI vibration in 4th gear 16 Oct 2004 (Forum)
  This problem only occurs in 4th gear when accelerating. As soon as i change into 5th the vibrations stop. It is also smooth running in 1st, 2nd and 3rd. Any ideas?
• LPG ? 11 Aug 2004 (Forum)
  But my big worry is (please excuse me) because its a 2.4 5 cylinder no turbo , will it still cost as much to run , as say a diesel Vectra ? The car will be doing a lot of town work .
• Fifth Gear Repeats ALL day! 9 May 2004 (Forum)
  For the really sad ones amongst us Discovery Home & Leisure on channel 133 are running repeats of aforesaid programme ALL day! Another chance to lust over VB-H, chuckle at Quentin Willson and think you can do better tham Tiff Needell! Roger.
• What to write on receipt 12 Feb 2004 (Forum)
  I know that there was a thread running here recently about private sales, sold as seen, and what to write on the receipt. My search skills aren't up to much and I can't find the thread. Friend has a prospective buyer for her car and wanted to tell her what to put on the receipt.
• Headlight protectors 22 Dec 2003 (Forum)
  VW Passat 95 N My headlights have clip-on plastic protectors fitted by the previous owner. One has broken - must have happened last night coming back from Scotland down the east coast running ahead of the snow. Anyone know where they can be purchased? Who makes them? Thanks
• Peugeot 306 remote locking 4 Nov 2003 (Forum)
  My 306's remote locking key's batteries have lasted just 3 months. I seem to remember someone here saying that poor contacts in the key cause the batteries to run down. One: are there any fixes for this? Two: does anyone know of a source of cheap batteries (they are lithium)?
• Now I know I'm sad .... 2 Oct 2003 (Forum)
  ... after having filled up at the local Shell and paid, on returning to the car to make a note of the mileage and number of litres etc to keep the running total on the fuel consuption... to see grandma in her Toyota Corolla doing exactly the same thing on the other side of the pump...! Sad Steve
• Citron AX - power loss ? 15 Aug 2003 (Forum)
  I am currently borrowing a standard Citron AX Début, baby engine - while low speed accelerating it occasionally looses some power and then picks up again - Any suggestions on what might be causing this power drop off in this 45K miles,5yrs old, run about?
• citroen zx on straight veg oil 29 Mar 2003 (Forum)
  does anyone know if i can use straight veg oil to run my citroen zx 1.9d on, i know u can with the boshe fuel pumps but im not so sure about the lucas/cav one which i have? the seals might go in it
• Cooking smell 26 Mar 2003 (Forum)
  This happens even if I have cool air blowing. Smell range from egg to curry. My car is a Carlton Diplomat , with 122,000 on the clock. Runs extremely well. Can anybody enlighten me ? Roadrunner
• Fiat Panda 1000cc air lock in coolant. 26 Mar 2003 (Forum)
  I cant refill with coolant without air locking. The system will only take 3 litres out of 5 initially and when i run the engine, it just boils and overflows(cap left off). Can anyone offer any advice please?
• Closed Auctions 18 Oct 2002 (Forum)
  When BCA run a closed auction, I know that it is closed to retailers of that brand and selected dealers. What I can't get is how the seller gains from doing this, as they must be restricting the number of potential buyers and hence restricting the prices they receive.
• Cat Bypass on LPG 23 Sep 2002 (Forum)
  I have a Peugeot 406 with a knackered cat and I have been thinking about puting a cat bypass instead of replacing the cat. The car runs on LPG so has lower emmissions. Would it still pass it's MOT without the cat because of the LPG? Any advice gratefully received!
• Engine knock! Rover 25 Impression 14 Apr 2002 (Forum)
  Dear John, I have recently purchased a new Rover 25 Impression 1.4. As I normally run with the blower on, it was not until I turned it off that I heard a slight knocking coming from the engine. Is this usual for the K Series engine? Regards, Roger Beveridge.
• WHen can I get MOT. 29 May 2001 (Forum)
  My MOT is due 27th June. Can I get it done tomorow and have the MOT run from the 27th still? IIRC you are allowed to do so up to one month before *BUT* I'm not sure if month means calender month or 28 days?
• Peugeot 3008 eHdi semi auto - Subject real mpg 4 Oct 2016 (Forum)
  Three year ago I was convinced by everyone to change my 2.0 ltr auto diesel to a new economical 1.6 auto diesel I still need space so peugeot eHdi came up as a car goes it's ok the gearbox is a total disaster area the egc automated manual is crap! Never again. But the worst thing about it my Skoda superb always retuned 45 mpg running around town and some motorway and 62 on a run of200 motorway miles. The pug best mpg to date is 40.2 mpg.mostly it's around 35 mpg I got more from a petrol 2.2 2002 Vauxhall omega auto. This car has been a total disaster when it come to economy.if you do any sort of motorway travel you can for get economy the engine is under powered and the car to heavy put 4 people and luggage in her and it drinks diesel like a Scot drinks free whisky quickly and lots of it!
• Ford Galaxy 1.9 TDi 2004 - Engine squeal noise at steering full lock / aircon 2 Jan 2015 (Forum)
  Misdiagnoses have included replacement of the belt tensioner (twice) which brings some temporary relief from the noise, allowing the garage to claim they have "fixed it", but only because the spring is nice and new, and it soon gets worn out by the bouncy cable running. Also numerous checks of the power steering pump and aircon system, with various flushing, topping up, cleaning etc. One garage even started to look at the wiring loom that runs the injectors, claiming that it was common for this to perish and then the engine will run badly at low revs.
• Mazda Mazda 6 (2002 - 2007) - 07 2.0 Loss of power, DPF flashes,TCS on, MAF sens 17 Jan 2012 (Forum)
  Back to garage and they clean and 'recharge' the DPF. 5 days later, on a dual-carriageway doing 70mph and car suddenly starts to slow on long hill - speed drops to 40 in 4th - really hairy with traffic running up your tail! DPF starts to flash again. Stopped and switched off for 10mins. Restarted and DPF continues to flash - pull away and car runs fine. DPF then stops flashing and goes solid. Then just before destination it goes out completely.