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• Ford Fiesta (1995 - 1999) - 1997 1300 Noisy engine and slave cylinder issue- n 19 Feb 2009 (Forum)
  There is also a thick black ring at the tip of the exhaust so I assume it is running rich. I've just had the plugs changed so its running a lot smoother now, it was mis firing before it still does a tiny bit but its hardly noticable. Would I right in thinking that worn plugs would cause it to run rich because of unburnt fuel?
• Ford Focus (1998 - 2004) - 2000 1.8 Zetec, Intermit. Whirling/rattle gearbox 7 Apr 2008 (Forum)
  They say there is no play in any of the bearings and are baffled as to what it could be. I don't want them to start stripping the gearbox down at great expense in case its not that. Oil levels are all ok and there's no signs of any leaks anywhere! Any suggestions anyone? Anyone experienced anything like it before? Cheers Ando
• Rover 400 (1995 - 1999) - 1998. 416 model - heating issues 15 Jan 2008 (Forum)
  Hi have been proud 416 (r reg) owner for 6 months. have previosly only needed to add air to tyres and check levels etc. around 4 weeks ago car steamed over from expansion tank and got worried , temperature on dashboard said between 1/3 and half, refiled and drove home thought all was well. then couple of days later heater now heater only blows cold. car has had new radiator, plugs, leads, dizzy cap, starter, thermostat, recent oil and air filter change. also after reading through this web site other symtoms have lots of white smoke and water from exhaust at all times and whithe mist and petrol smell in expansion tank when running. also bubbles before boil over usually after 10-15 mins (sometimes more). fan comes on not that much but think may be normal as high running temp?
• Vectra 98R 2.0 16V Cutting Out 23 Mar 2006 (Forum)
  My 98R Vectra 2.0 16V estate has started to stutter and cut. Beyond topping up oil and changing the odd bulb and wiper blade I leave my maintenance to a small one man garage, but he has not got any diagnostic stuff, so tommorrow I am going to bite the bullet and take it to the local dealer for a tech test (at £50!).
• Peugeot 308 SW 1.2L Puretech - Peugeot 308 SW 1.2L Puretech Engine Problem -P1032 28 Aug 2023 (Forum)
    I don’t think there is a problem with the engine, certainly not one that warrants an engine change and if it does have a problem that serious then surely Peugeot has a big responsibility to put it right free of charge.  Nobody should have to replace a brand-new engine after it has only done 24000 miles.
• MGF P Reg Coolant Overheating 9 Jun 2007 (Forum)
  A couple of mninutes later steam started to come out of the coolant tank. My first thought was HGF, so I checked the oil, no milkyness. I called out the AA, they did their pressure and chemical tests and the car was fine. They towed me to a local garage who said it WAS HGF and the head had to be sent off for the tests - ie £££.
• Renault Clio - Water leak, Renault/RAC unable to find 25 Jun 2019 (Forum)
  Bought a Pre Reg Clio a few months back,  2 weeks after buying the car, I checked the car for oil, water etc and noticed that the water reservoir was totally empty, To i topped it up with approx 1 to 2 litres of water, So i thought that the water cant have been checked before i bought the car or that maybe there had been a air lock in the system.
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  Have there been many cases of problems with the Volkswagen Golf since the emissions fix? 13 Feb 2017 (Ask HJ)
  I understand that many Volkswagen Golf that have had the emissions fix have had subsequent problems with the engine. Is this correct?
• Vauxhall Zafira A - Ecotec 1.6 - turns, fires, immediately cuts out. 1 Jul 2015 (Forum)
  My cheaply purchased Zafira A 1.6 16v petrol has been pumping out a lot of smoke (clouds!), feeling "strangled" and underpowered, and knocking under load. It burns a lot of oil, I top it up about twice a week and the knocking stops immediately afterwards, but returns in a day or two (low mileage, local town driving mainly, although it has had a few 200+mile Mway trips recently.
• Mazda 3 2008 - Service interval reset. DPF lamp flashing. 18 Mar 2014 (Forum)
  At first I thought this was serious, but it transpired it was just the service interval indicator needed reseting. I had changed the oil and filter on schedule, but had been unable to find reference to resetting the service interval, and some 1000 - to 2000 miles later the "DPF" started flashing. Some research on the net re-assured me it was just the service interval, BUT, I could find no way of resetting it without a Mazda specific computer ( Can not be done with an ODBII reader as it isn't a "Fault" ).
• 2003 vectra 2.2 dti - limp mode 15 Dec 2013 (Forum)
  hi guys im new here i have a 2003 vectra 2.2 diesel and i buy it with airflow meter problem later i went to the mechanic to scan it and it was the air flow so i got a second hand from a friend car wish one him hv been crased im the back but the engine was working fine ...well my mechanic changed it then i went to test the car and it was the same at 60 miles ph the car light come on (the car with a spanner)  and the car losse the power i back to the mechanic him scan it again and it shows egr valve him cheked the egr and she wasnt moving free and also the car was smoking a lot like a black dry smoke like a powder  so him took it out and give a good clean put bck  i drove it for test again and it was the at 60 miles cut off with the light ..back to him scan again and it shows airflow again but it wasnt smoke anymore  so him tryed a lot of things and nothing solve the problem the car still the same till today and now some times the car dont even want to start the light (with the car with a locker come on  and i call my mechanic him just took off one cable off the batery wait few mins put it back and the car started but somrtimes the car works verry funny stranger jumping like a frog so i went to another mechanic him has a big huge computer  him hook up it on the car and it shows 15 erros codes (i will take with him all the codes and put here i dont hv it now) but i him called some other guy on gthe phone and told him abt the car and the guy says it is something with some memory i dont know where  she was like broken because the other mechanics wasnt delet the faults codes ...but if someone can help me or hv some issue like this let me now  i give a look at the vaccum pipes and i did not find air leak i took the pipe from the turbo out and spin the turbo it was movin fine free but i noticed oil on the pipes from intercooler i heard abt cat or pdf but i tryed to took the exhaust pipe out but i colud not due to no enough tools pls help me 
• Any - BMW vs AUDI 14 Jun 2013 (Forum)
  The point of this rant is to say that AUDI dealers are completely awful to deal with, whereas BMW seem to have much better people who keep their promises and know how to ensure their prospective customers are looked after. I have a VW now and have not had any issues, its just time to change, I hope AUDI start to recede from their position in the UK  
• Nissan 100NX 1.6 Targa - Reconditioned gearbox failing! 9 Jan 2012 (Forum)
  Now the gearbox was starting to crunch a few months back so i went to a different garage to get the oil changed and they told me there was lots of metal in the gearbox and it couldn't be refurbished. I thought they was trying to get money out of me so i left it.  Now live in London and my girlfriend and son live in Swindon till i can save enough for the big move and on my way down for my 21st birthday the gearbox went into fifth and straight back out and was grinding, no matter how much i go to put it in it will come out again either straight away or 5 mins of driving and the dirveshafts are clicking on turning which is the cv joints!
• Honda Accord 2.0 SE Vtec (1999) (auto) - Engine Management light issues 12 Jul 2011 (Forum)
  It did, and so on Friday the dealer confirmed the garage would sort out the engine management light issue and took it back to the garage. They changed the plugs for me (the others were pretty new and leads are new on last service in Feb). Diagnostics then brought up no codes. Garage also advised me to check oil regularly with that engine, I must say I feel very confident about the work they have done and that they are not trying to rip me off, they treated me with respect and showed me everything they did as they did it.
• SEAT Leon (1999 - 2005) - Rough running at lower revs, warning light 22 Mar 2011 (Forum)
  Checked oil which was slightly low but not below minimum and had no real choice but to drive home. I noticed that intermittently, the harsh running sound seemed to suddenly disappear and asked des. driver (aka wife) to vary engine speeds and gears.
• Mazda 6 2008 - Recall on my car whilst in production 19 Aug 2010 (Forum)
  Where do i stand in regards to asking Mazda for all documents including what works they carried out and why this recall was neccessary directly specifying documents on my vehicle of what they changed or modified. Only reason i am asking is because now VOSA are reluctant to do anything more in my case because there has only been a few complaints but the problem is near enough exact to why 15,000 Mazda 6's got recalled.
• Ford Fiesta (2000 - 2002) - 02 1.6 EAC Fail and engine mangement warning light 13 Nov 2009 (Forum)
  I am due to take the car tomorrow but yesterday it happened again doing it's usual. I pulled off the motorway to turn off and back on again, but when I started to slow I changed down into 4th gear and when I released the clutch it jolted like it was too soon to release and a few moments after as well as eac fail flashing, my engine management light and oil light also came on and it seemed as though I lost my power steering also.
• Cars easier to service, DIY declining 16 Jan 2007 (Forum)
  The following ( manual brake adjustment/tappets/head removal/decokes/lapping in valves//greasing/contactbreakers/frequent spark plug replacement/HT leads/distributercap/dealing with structural rust), are no longer part of the regular DIY of contemporary cars Some current car *engines* are only oil and filter changes (Servicing for the actual engine at routine services) . OK I`m refering to the Fiats Multjet here as I`m familiar with it, but the aygo`s petrol engine must be similar. Both with hydraulic tappets and chain drive camshafts reducing servicing even more.
• Vauxhall Omega ABS Light 14 Jul 2006 (Forum)
  The cars not worth much, has a minor oil leak that's going to cost more than the cars worth to repair & I intend to run it until something else costs too much to replace & then scrap it. Thanks for any pointers
• Three Wheels On My Waggon 15 Dec 2005 (Forum)
  I can only assume that the wheel came off as a result of the nuts not being tight enough, and of course that would have been my fault. We had actually checked the tyre pressures and the oil and water levels before commencing the journey, but as it was dark when we set off, we didn't notice anything untoward with the wheel nuts. It's not something I would have even considered checking in any case.