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• Oil light on Ford Ka2 1998 3 Jan 2006 (Forum)
  I noticed a couple of weeks ago on the moterway that my oil warning light came on after I had to brake very hard. The light went off after a couple of seconds. I was abit bored earlier so tryed a bit of brake testing and after a couple of goes I managed to do it again. Is this the decelerating force pushing the oil to the front of the engine?????
• Golf Mk4 High Level Brake Light 13 Dec 2005 (Forum)
  There is an intermittent problem with this - sometimes it works ok other times it is dull or only a few of the bulbs (led's?) are lit. VW dealer wants...
• zafira handbrake failure 26 Sep 2005 (Forum)
  2004 zafira diesel 20000 miles,after a long journey which ended in comming down two long hills the car was parked on a slope with the hand brake ON. after about 5/8 mons the car rolled back down the hill stoping with the aid of a large tree!! the car was started but would not move forward until the hand brake was released. Have any other reader experienced this problem or is this a one off
• noisy handbrake - audi 1.8T 30 Mar 2005 (Forum)
  when i get in or out the car the brakes on the back make a squeaking noise. it also makes a noise when i release the handbrake - sounds as if its coming from the back, maybe the brake pads. any ideas on how i can cure this. i had new pads on the back about 6 weeks ago - it was making this noise before as well.
• discovery brakes 12 Dec 2004 (Forum)
  A friend of mine was quoted £240 to fit new discs and pads on his 2000 Disco.Thinking this a little pricey I offered to do it for him and ordered Quinton...
• Audi 100 value 22 Apr 2004 (Forum)
  Can anyone tell me how much a 1990 (H) Audi 100 2.0E is worth. It has done 95K. It's with the garage at the moment and will need brake shoes, cylinders, hand-brake cable, rear light cluster, a full service and replacement exhaust front section (and maybe a cat as well) to make it roadworthy. I don't know whether the cost of the jobs will exceed the value of the car!
• Semi automatic handbrakes 31 Aug 2003 (Forum)
  Whats wrong with a normal hand brake?
• Nissan Sunny Electric Fault 9 Apr 2003 (Forum)
  Hi, I've got a problem with a J-reg Nissan Sunny in that when you press the brake peddle, the sidelights come on. Haven't seen it for myself yet, not my car, but the only solution at the moment it to drive with the sidelights on! Any idea what could be causing this? Owner says she also hears a click when she presses the brake peddle.
• Saab 900 discs and brakes. 11 Feb 2003 (Forum)
  Evening all, I checked my discs and pads today, and thought they could probably do with replacing, as it's an automatic, and is heavy on pads anyway. So...
• technical one... 30 Aug 2001 (Forum)
  quick query... my car pulls slightly to right under acceleration, and to left under braking. there's nothing wrong with the brakes (the balance has been checked), and i was wondering what would be the first thing one of the mechanics out there would look for. the car is a '97 fiesta with 40k on the clock, hence front wheel drive and i'm suspecting play in the front bushes, which are then affecting the geometry of the car depending on the load being placed on the components.
• Seized nuts and bolts 2 Mar 2001 (Forum)
  Hi, I am a Classic Car enthusiast and would like a few suggestins of how to remove seized nuts etc in a cramped position e.g the REAR of a brake assembly. (or Brake bleed nipples with rounded corners ??)etc etc ? I know all the normal ways such as correct size spanner !!/ penetrating oil/heat /nut splitter /hacksaw /grinder but what about those inaccessible positions?
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  Problems with new Jaguar XF 22 Feb 2012 (Ask HJ)
  I picked up a brand new Jaguar XF 2.2d SE on 17" wheels in November 2011 and immediately noticed that the whole car was vibrating at anything above 50mph....
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  Did speed cushions damage the tyres on my wife's Ford Focus? 22 Oct 2010 (Ask HJ)
  I'd like to pick up on two things that you constantly bring to the fore: speed cushions. My wife recently had her car MOTd and we thought it would sail...
• Vauxhall Zafira Tourer - Advice after MOT Fail 27 Jan 2020 (Forum)
  I was horrified to see that the MOT fail for dangerously worn brake pads is on there from 2018. This leads me to two conclusions. Either the brake pads had not been replaced in the February, which I paid for and still have the receipt for, or the garage thought that they would try and charge me for new brake pads which I clearly didn't need.
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  Where can I have a Volkswagen Golf ESP fault repaired cheaply? 16 Mar 2013 (Ask HJ)
  I have a 2007 Golf 1.4 which I've owned for around four years. Last month the ESP light showed on the dashboard and now I find that the warning brake light...
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  Volkswagen Polo is wearing brake discs and pads very rapidly - why? 1 Jul 2012 (Ask HJ)
  Last year I purchased a brand new Volkswagen Polo under the scrappage scheme. In the first 18 months a distance of about 8500 miles was driven, mostly...
• Ford Mondeo III (2000 - 2007) - 2.0 TDCi - Fuel System and Brake Light Despair! 16 Nov 2007 (Forum)
  Took delivery August 2005. This new car started playing up almost immediately. Two issues - first the brake lights - I would brake and the lights wouldn't come on or alternatively they would activate when no brake pedal/hand brake had been touched. Secondly the vehicle would just loose all power. Almost lost my life on the A12 trying to visit my kids.
• ALB under difficult conditions 16 Dec 2006 (Forum)
  The car also was unsteerable, slaloming across the road from side to side. What did stop the car were the aforementioned bollards, not the brakes. I have previously personally experienced something like the above when driving a Toyota RAV on smooth snow, pushing the brake pedal so hard that the seat-back bent and producing only a very slight braking effect with non-existent steering.
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  What's the best way to tackle a steep incline in a 4WD? 26 Feb 2020 (Ask HJ)
  I have a Mitsubishi L200. There is no 'hill descent' facility on this vehicle. To avoid excessive brake wear, would you suggest I select 'Sport Mode' and...
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  Should the dealer pay to replace the faulty brakes on a used car I bought five months ago? 15 Apr 2017 (Ask HJ)
  I purchased a 65-plate Skoda Octavia vRS 230 from Skoda Watford in November last year and while I love the car there's been a grinding sound when driving...