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• Cit ZX water loss 8 Feb 2005 (Forum)
  My son's Citroen ZX turbo diesel appears to be losing water although no puddles or tell tale "water marks" seem to be present, except a bit round the rad cap. The water is not at all foamy and does not smell of combustion. It does not overheat either and runs at a constant 85 to 90c. Would a new rad cap fix it?
• Mondo Accelerator Pedal 8 Feb 2005 (Forum)
  Just bought a second hand P Reg mondeo 2L. When the engine is running and I'm stationary if I very faintly touch the accelerator pedal it vibrates like a foot massager....lol. I've never experienced this before in any other car. Anyone got any idea what is going on?
• Vauxhall Senator 4 Jan 2005 (Forum)
  Everything is working, its only a 3 speed auto and is heavy on the juice - however i will be using it for motorway runs. been told i can sell it on in 6 months for 600 quid plus to a memeber of the senator club. are they reliable? capable of 20,000 miles at such an old age?
• A3-Sport or SE 11 Nov 2004 (Forum)
  I haven't driven them yet, but should I be focusing on a sport or SE. Is the ride significantly better on the SE. Also, if snybody owns an A3 diesel, any idea on running costs. Thanks. (No, I don't like the Golf)
• fiesta p-plate engine 3 Nov 2004 (Forum)
  fiesta 1.2 zetec p plate 5 door. engine nackered. big ends i think. car runs, but as soon as you put your foot down - horrible loud noise. can this be fixed or is a new engine the only option? car is mint so worth repairing. how much for a new engine?
• Quickly 31 Oct 2004 (Forum)
  early next week need to purchase a small run around for a friend with no more than 2 grabd to spend. must have power steering and central locking. and easy to park/drive. small is good. a mid mileage y plate new shape corsa 1.0 gls? im at brigehouse on monday anyhow to pick up a car for a client, probably try and buy one then.
• citroen xantia brakes 12 Oct 2004 (Forum)
  Trying to fit new rear pads to P reg xantia 1.8 estate. The disk runs much closer to the inside edge of the caliper, almost touching it, while there is a decent gap on the outside. Caliper piston is fully retracted but there is not enough space to fit new inboard pad.
• land rover overdrive 30 Jun 2004 (Forum)
  My Land Rover Defender 90 Td5 has plenty of power through the gears but seems to run out of gears. Did Land Rover make two types of gear box with different ratios or would an overdrive be the solution? If so do you have any experience of types to consider or avoid? (PS I am in high ratio)
• MGB Oil Throwers-what do they do? 26 Apr 2004 (Forum)
  Investigating poor running (pre ignition, top end clatter) on a rebuilt MGB engine that - on removing the timing chain cover- to check the valve timing- that the oil thrower is missing. Can anyone advise exactly what this circular disc does and what happens if you leave it out?
• Octavia 99 110 slow to start 26 Mar 2004 (Forum)
  The above car will start fine when it is cold but after it has been running for a while it is slow to start but it will always go Has anyone any ideas as to what would be causing this The engine has only about 40 k on it so compression and the likes should be fine Any help would be appreciated
• Fiat Punto not starting 22 Nov 2003 (Forum)
  Over the last month it has decided not to start at all on numerous occasions.There is a good spark and if petrol is squirted into the carb it will fire up.Fuel pump is working ok.Once running it is ok.Been to main dealer with it 4 times but this was a total waste of time.Any ideas please.Tom.
• C class Merc with big miles 12 Oct 2003 (Forum)
  Thinking about getting a Mercedes C-class estate found a 98 c200 manual for £4500 trouble is it has done 190K miles. Does anyone have experience of running up big miles with one or should I find one with less mileage on it. I understand that it has FSH Thanks
• Vectra missfire at mid revs 5 Oct 2003 (Forum)
  Me again, I have a problem with my 2.0 LS vectra 1997. The car seems to run fine except occasionally at around 3200 rpm it hesitates whilst accelerating. Could actually be misfiring, does it for about 2 seconds then seems to punch through and roars away. Anyone ever had this before?
• 306 Dturbo exhaust + Dump Valve 12 Aug 2003 (Forum)
  Hey Just had a full Mongoose decat system fitted to my 306 - it's making a loud whistle when the boost is running, is this just the sound of the turbo cuz of the silencers being removed or is there a problem??? Also can I fit a dump valve to this??? would sound good with the whistling exhaust. Cheers
• Windscreen coating 19 May 2003 (Forum)
  Recently went on a trip to the motorshow in a mates Impreza WRX on a rainy day. He had coated his 'screen with something that enabled the water to almost run off without needing to wipe the 'screen. Great invention but does anyone know more about it - how long it lasts, how much it costs etc and where I can buy it from? Cheers!
• 2001 Fiesta 1.25 belt (alternator) 12 May 2003 (Forum)
  The rubber belt which runs on the drivers side (exterior) of the engine block causes engine vibration, especially at idle and high speed, as it turns since there is a wobble on the roller/pulley at the top of the engine. Any ideas from the forum as to the cause or possible remedy?
• After fit remote cent locking 24 Mar 2003 (Forum)
  Super car but no remote CL (nor incidentally is there a Haynes for this model - v annoying, but probably best in the long run for my quality of life) Any info gratefully accepted.
• Fiat Punto SX 20 Feb 2003 (Forum)
  My car's running fine and then on occasions loses revs and begins to kangaroo and the fuel injection system malfunction light comes on. Sometimes flooring the accelerator makes it stop, sometimes I have to switch the engine off for a few minutes, but it only ever happens once in a journey and often days pass before it happens again - any suggestions?
• How long have we got? (oil) 31 Dec 2002 (Forum)
  I seem to remember a few years ago it was popular for various doom and gloom merchants to predict that oil would run out in 20, 30, 40 years or so. What's the current estimate? I heard one chap on the radio the other day saying that there was 'plenty of oil around'. Is there?
• escort deisel relay problem 18 Dec 2002 (Forum)
  Here's the story so far Car starts but runs ropey (if it were petrol you would think it was misfiring) a relay keeps striking. Car has trouble starting, no relay sound. Glow plugs changed, car starts again but the relay is continually striking, (can.t ascertain which one) Any ideas out here?