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• Omega 2.5TD Doors won't open 18 Apr 2005 (Forum)
  Can anyone help please. I took the battery off to recharge locked the doors. Now i can't get the doors open. i have gained entry through the boot but there seems to be some sort of deadlock on them. The bonnet release seems to be connected somehow and that won't open either.
• Rover 100 Central Locking Remote 19 Nov 2004 (Forum)
  I lost my keys, and tried to use the spare one to get in my car. However it does not work, ive changed the battery on it and still no good! Can anyone help me? where can i get another one of these remotes from or get this one fixed? I will even attempt fixing this one. Thanks Dave
• Focus electronic interference 12 May 2004 (Forum)
  Sometimes experience 'electronic interference' which is again sometimes announced by the red ignition light coming on, then the central locking clicks as well as a small reduction in engine revs. The battery in the key has been replaced and the car is 3 yrs old with 22,000 miles. It has only been happening for approx 3 months and there is nothing else that appears to be wrong . Has anybody got any ideas what this can be or if it will get worse
• Pug 405 Heated seats 5 May 2004 (Forum)
  Hi Ive got a 1995 Pug 405 with heated seats, the problem is the heaters keep burning them selves out before the built in thermister turns them off, Is there anybody who know how to fix this problem & where I can get a new heater element if needed but not from a Peugeot / Citroen dealer? Battery & alternator are fine & not over charging, Any ideas PLEASE?
• Improving lights on scooter 18 Mar 2004 (Forum)
  I have thought of adding extra lights, but I cannot see where I can put them and am anxious they may drain the battery. What is on offer that will improve this?
• Radio Code missing 12 Aug 2003 (Forum)
  Can i get the code from a central database somewhere ? If not, is the problem easier to deal with now while working than it would be after a flat battery ? Thanks in advance
• Nissan Primera Radio Code 18 Jul 2003 (Forum)
  Bought it privately, nice people, everything there except that the radio code they noted from the previous owner is not correct. The problem is that the battery has just been replaced and the radio (Blaupunkt Nissan)is crying out for a code I do not have. Do I have to go to a Nissan dealer or is there a cheaper/quicker/better way? Thanks
• Ford Probe-No power. 9 Jul 2003 (Forum)
  Swith ignition on-f/f immobiliser off-dashboards lights on-turn key-nothing. All goes dead. Try it again, nothing. Check battery terminals, all seem ok. Then after a while she starts. No problems running.......What is going on....Please help i don't have much hair as it is and cant afford to pull anymore out :) Thanks
• 91 Astra 1.4i Merit 24 May 2003 (Forum)
  It sounds alternator vicinity ish - is it safe to run with alternator drive belt removed (apart from obvious danger of discharging the battery) for fault finding purposes. If it is alternator bearings which I suspect is this a feasible DIY option? Cheers NormanB
• citreon synergie 24 May 2003 (Forum)
  i have disconected my battery on my p reg citreon synergie, and now i can't start it due to the imobiliser having the red and green light on. i have tried leaving the ignition on for over an hour, disconecting the imobiliser box and a few variations of the two.HELP.
• Omega remote (plip?) 25 Jan 2003 (Forum)
  But sometimes it seems to work from quite a distance. Why? BOTH plips, remember, and one has a nearly new battery. (I presume the receiver is by the driver door somewhere.)
• Radio on with Ignition off 20 Jan 2003 (Forum)
  I have a face off radio which I always remove when leaving the car, so there would be no fear of the battery draining (I hope). Thanks in advance....
• Volvo V70 full size spare 25 Jun 2001 (Forum)
  The brochure stated that a 16" wheel would fit but not a 17", but I can't seem to get it to fit - the battery seems to get in the way....I don't want to be driving around with only the skinny space-saver as a spare. Please help! -Martin
• Mazda 3 - Car not starting. Please Help! 10 Apr 2021 (Forum)
  The car has a full service history and has literally just been through a full service and MOT. I had a new battery fitted around 3 months ago, so I know the battery is fine. So I was out yesterday at the park. I go to get in the park to come home, key goes in the ignition, all the dash lights come on as normal.....but then nothing.
• Vauxhall Vectra (1.8 i 16v LS 5dr) - Vectra C adlock icon -one key works, other doesn't 9 Nov 2015 (Forum)
  One more thing, when I changed the battery in Key 2 and pressed the inner buttons to test the red led was ON all the time (didn't go off) - not sure if this indicated something
• Renault Clio II - Intermittenly refusing to start and cutting out 16 Aug 2011 (Forum)
  Towards the end of June it began randomly refusing to fire, this problem worsened and in July i took it for a diagnostic which resulted in a new starter motor and crankshaft sensor. The car worked fine until the following morning when the battery died and kept dying after jumpstarting it. After taking it back to the garage they ran a few tests and said the battery wasnt holding its charge therefore I had a new battery. All was rosy until two weeks ago when the car decided to delay firing, followed by not firing, followed by not even turning over, the lights and windows etc still working fine.
• Effects of Stop-Start Systems on Engine Wear and B 20 Mar 2025 (Forum)
  Does frequent engine restarting increase wear on critical components like the starter motor and crankshaft? Also, how does it impact battery lifespan, and are there specific maintenance tips to prolong system durability? Looking forward to your insights!
• Any - OBD test in the PRC 15 Dec 2024 (Forum)
  So in order to force a BEV domestic market the authorities decided the end of ICE is now, forced ice sc***ping is on the move. Next year BEV will fail their inspections if batteries capacity fall under a certain threshold, and changing that on an EV will see it sc***ped too, madness. China Observer : https://youtu.be/ysDMvQx5pTY?si=Xg7plW0y_QyUtGjd
• Insuring a driver from and back to airport 14 Jun 2024 (Forum)
  A neighbour sometimes drives our car back from Heathrow and disconnects the battery, then a few weeks later reconnects it to drive back to the longstay pick-up area.   Any thoughts on insurance, as the fee for just a couple of hours comprehensive cover on two different days has risen hugely.
• High mileage Tesla Model S 15 Apr 2024 (Forum)
  v=wOFfKQ7SxEg"> Came upon this interesting clip from Fully Charged with Robert Llewellyn chatting to the (Australian) owner of a 2018 Tesla Model S which has done over 700,000km!.  No, it isn't on its original battery, but the reason for the replacement wasn't because the original had degraded beyond being viable. No, it was replaced because a (software?) fault developed when it got to 666,666km!.  Front pads needed doing at 460,000km............