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• Renault Laguna II 2.2 DCI - Injector Warning Light and Losing Oil 10 Feb 2012 (Forum)
  Got a second opinion and he said he could find nothing serious, he steam cleaned the engine, flushed the engine, drained all the old oil and changed the oil pump. However the same thing happened again, dipstick has blown out followed by oil. Any ideas? As car is old, any repairs over a grand won't be worth it. Thanks Michael
• Digital Cameras 16 Aug 2010 (Forum)
  I sell cars on the internet and relly on superior photographs to draw attention to my adverts, I've been using a Fuji Finepix A605 which is probably about 6 years old and it's been taking crystal clear pictures filled with vibrant colour.
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  When should my 2006 Volkswagen Golf's cam belt be replaced? 2 Aug 2010 (Ask HJ)
  My Volkswagen Golf diesel 1.9 TDI is four years old with a mileage of 35,000. When should the cam belt be replaced?
• Ford Focus (1998 - 2004) - 99 1.9 Locking wheel nuts - Lost the key 15 Nov 2009 (Forum)
  I was hoping it would be easy to get another one from Ford but they were very unhelpful and told my wife that their 'Rapid Fit' centre would remove the old nuts and charge us £40 for the new ones plus the labour to remove the old. This to me seems absurd and in any case hell would freeze over before I would let one of those places anywhere near my car.
• New model's impact on depreciation of old one 8 Apr 2009 (Forum)
  Hello Does anyone have any info. on the affect of a brand new version of a given car on values of the previous version ? Am thinking of buying an '07...
• Rover 200 and 400 (1989 - 1996) - 97 1.4 Dead cat, only a year old 5 Dec 2008 (Forum)
  Hi, My wife's Rover 214Si had a new exhaust, including cat, last year. This year it failed its MOT on emissions. Kwik-Fit are putting a new cat in under...
• Ford Mondeo II (1996 - 2000) - 97 2.0 Loose baffle in 'back-box'? 24 Sep 2008 (Forum)
  Judging from the rattling, it sounds as though a baffle has come loose in the exhaust back-box on the old Mondy. The 8-year old original was replaced 2yrs9mths ago. The rattling can only really be noticed when the car is idling at a standstill and can't be distinguished once moving. I'm not sure if this would be an MoT issue, but it still has another 9months to go on the current one.
• Best £3-£4k convertible? 20 Apr 2008 (Forum)
  As the g/f would use it most it will need to be able to carry much shopping, so an MX5 or similar is out. Three cars I'm considering are the old style Saab 900, the GM Saab 900/93 or the Audi 80 convertible from the 90's. Does anyone have any experience of these or have any other suggestions? It would need to be reliable so anything too old is out.
• Citroen C5 (2001 - 2008) - '06 2.0 petrol ~ Water trickle on carpet 4 Jan 2008 (Forum)
  I suspect the heater matrix, but as the car is only 1 year old (10k) i would find that surprising. There are no leaves blocking the drains below the windscreen and the drain holes are clear. Any ideas what its likely to be please?
• Peugeot 306 (1993 - 2001) - 1994 1.9 XRD - Glow plug problem 21 Nov 2007 (Forum)
  I got some new glow plugs for my old car [to get it half decent to sell it!] - but when taking the old glow plug out, the bit of the engine which the glow plugs screw into broke off! ...I was just asking what that bit is called, I'm not sure if its the cylinder head because I've looked at some images of cylinder heads and none of them have a top cover bit...
• Nissan Primera III (1999 - 2002) - No shim on one back brake pad 12 Sep 2007 (Forum)
  I bought a new set of rear pads and when fitting them found that one of the shims had rusted away and broke up when I removed the old pad. I have refitted the old pads and am going to get new shims tomorrow. A quick internet search refers to the shims as anti-rattle or squeal. I am therefore hoping the car is safe to drive? 80 mile round trip tomorrow.
• Wrong type of ATF on my old Honda? 7 Jun 2007 (Forum)
  On my automatic transmission change interval, my mechanic put 2.5 metric liters of Mobil 320 Dexron IIIg in my 1990 Honda Civic(same drivetrain with 1990...
• hillman minx coil overheating 21 Aug 2006 (Forum)
  hi, this is driving my old man mad, i know this is an old car but someone may know the answer. dad's got a hillman minx 1600, 1965 and it has started to misfire when it's hot, after about 5 miles, then it dies. he's changed the carb, fuel pump, spark plugs, and had the distributor apart, changed the condenser and points.
• How can you tell ? 22 Jun 2006 (Forum)
  My son got his imported 2nd hand Toyota Lucida yesterday. The dealer assured him they had changed the cambelt. They had shown him the old belt, (well, an old belt) but a suspicious person like me can't help wondering. The engine seems very clean, and has fresh oil, but should he have some documentation to say the job had been done ? Or does he just trust their reputation ?
• 5 Doors, under 5 yrs old, less than 5k 22 Jun 2005 (Forum)
  My girlfriend is due to change her car in the next few months. She currently has a Picasso 2.0 HDi SX. She is looking for a 5 door hatch with plenty of...
• Rover 416 98 R Tourer Radio Display CD 13 Feb 2005 (Forum)
  Hi, I have just purchased an R 98 tourer but the clock radio display on the dash does not function properly. I have currently replaced the old tape player with an old sony cd player for the time being but have some questions as I like my cars to remain original and with factory fitted equipment: 1. Will any clock/radio display work with any of the Rover CD head units?
• 1 year old Vectra clutch problem? 9 Nov 2004 (Forum)
  When left overnight, or all day for example, my clutch seems to slip when the vehicle is first started and i move off.It only happens in first gear and...
• Citroen C8/Pug 806 any feedback? 8 Sep 2004 (Forum)
  I am at last persuaded by my 15-year-old and 7-year-old sons that my trusty 1996 Synergie should be consigned to history at 115K miles, and replaced with a C8 2.2 HDi 6-speed. Having driven one recently, I am sorely tempted. Anyone think any different?
• Proof of NCD - Help! 29 Jun 2004 (Forum)
  My broker has promised twice on the phone that they would get a proof of NCD sent out to me and nothing has materialised. The new InsCo claim that when they phoned my old company they said the policy was still in force. They are now asking for more money as they think I'm using the NCD on another policy. Where can I go from here? The broker of the previous policy was told I was not intending to renew with them, I have made no payment to them and have no other car to insure but how do I prove this to my new InsCo and get the relevant info out of the old one before I have to cough up another couple of hundred?
• Creaking Passat Dash 20 Jun 2004 (Forum)
  When I go around a bend the dash creaks and groans like mad. The car is just over two years old. I've tried a few of the old tricks, for example, being liberal with the Pledge and turning the CD player up but it still persists. At first I though it was related to the steering column but having finally located the cause (by driving around a bend and reaching forward and pressing the dashboard down where it meets the windscreen in front of me) I'm fairly sure that it is the dash.