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• Mitsubishi Carisma - Cooling Fan 3 Jan 2013 (Forum)
  Hi all My cooling fan been running now and then during the colder weather recently, usually when the air-con is on.Is this to keep the air-con 'bits' cool with it running so much ? The temp gauge sits plum in  the middle as it's always done.
• Hit & Run 28 Nov 2011 (Forum)
  My daughter in law has today, received paperwork from the Met Police informing her, her car was involved in a hit and run situation. She does not live or work in the London area and has never driven there. It could be someone has cloned her number plates or the number misread. Obviously she cannot fill the driver's details out as she has no idea etc. but we do not want to get into legal saga with the Met. but could anyone give us guidance on how to proceed.
• Latest Government twaddle about green motoring. 13 Mar 2008 (Forum)
  http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/7290467.stm If running "cleaner" cars costs less[?] and they're planning to "show the lifetime cost" of running them; will that include the consumption penalty and huge cost of servicing the emissions junk every 50,000 - or will that be quietly hidden.
• Ford Fiesta (1995 - 1999) - MK4 Endura running rough and reving 19 Aug 2007 (Forum)
  The car seems to idle perfectly fine and never stalls. Could the two problems be connected? The car also runs far too hot though this is a separate problem.
• 1995 micra running problem. 12 Apr 2007 (Forum)
  My 1995 1L nissan micra normally runs fine but occasionally when I slow down to a junction it looses all power, judders and stops unless I rev it excessivly and drive it hard for a while and then it goes back to normal. It always starts first time everytime even straight after it plays up.
• Dirty Petrol - Rover 414 19 May 2005 (Forum)
  I've got a Rover 414SLI 1990 H with an intermitent running problem - after about 1o mins running it starts to miss fire but only as if on 1 cylinder then picks up ok - its got new plugs, leads, dist cap & rotor arm, air filter. The coil was changed about 20K ago - is it dirty petrol as it seems to be worse after say a motorway run but will 'miss' going up/down the off ramp?
• Northern VW Charity "Cannonball Run" 30 Oct 2004 (Forum)
  Short notice I know, but tomorrow is the Northern VW Charity "Cannonball Run". Meet at Chester Services (J14 M56) before 10am and prepare for a 136 mile relaxed cruise through North Wales, taking in Moel Famau, Bala, Horseshoe Pass amongst other places. Minimum donation of £5 per car, with all money going to Marie Curie Cancer Care More details at http://www.merseysidevwclub.com Hope the mods don't mind me posting this!
• Volvo S40 running lights 19 Oct 2004 (Forum)
  He is not indicating, his indicators are on all the time! Is this legal in the U.K.? I have seen American spec. Goldwings with these running lights. What happens when you indicate? Does the rhs one go out when you indicate left?
• Peugeot 405 Diesel Running Problems 12 Jan 2004 (Forum)
  I have a 405 diesel - and it runs fine most of the time. When you have to go up hill it loses all power and really struggles - as soon as you start to go back down the hill - all is fine again. I'm thinking the pickup to from the fuel tank might have become blocked as the car had been standing a while before I had it.
• BMW 318i hit and run damage 8 Dec 2003 (Forum)
  Hi today I have been the unfortunate vctim of a minor hit and run incident. Som toerag has decided to leave a nice dent on the rear quarter panel of my car. I think it may have been caused by some body reversing into it at say 5-10mph. Surprisingly the paintwork seems undamaged.
• Petrol RON 17 May 2003 (Forum)
  I have just bought a 172 and its states that it should run on 98RON petrol only, does this mean I can't use 95RON standard unleaded? The only 98RON petrol is Optimax as far as I know so must I run the car using that or is standard 97RON Super Unleaded acceptable..
• The dreaded 1.1 Fiesta 19 Dec 2001 (Forum)
  Our 1995N 1.1 Fiesta (73,000 miles) has developed a habit of starting OK, running for 2-300 yards, stopping, then refusing to start. This tends to happen when slowing down to negotiate a junction. There's plenty of life in the battery, but it won't fire. If you then tow it, it will start and run perfectly well.
• Renault Clio - Running light full of condensation 31 Jan 2021 (Forum)
  I own a Renualt clio 66/17 model with the running light at the bottom of the bumper. Yesterday my car was in lookers having a service and MOT on the last day of the 4 year warranty. I was informed that the passenger side running light was full of condensation and for me to keep a eye on it incase water gets in causing an electrical fault and if it gets worse, Then they would contact renault to supply and fix a new sealed running light, When checking the light, I could see how bad it was for condensation, So i asked why can't it be done now, The lady on the desk told me, Renault wont replace it because its not in a bad enough condition,  This to me sounds crazy, There is a fault with the sealed unit, Why wait for it to get worse and even with condensation, Could it not cause an electrical fault.
• Yaris - A full service on car which only run 1000 miles? 14 Nov 2011 (Forum)
  I have a Toyota Yaris from brand new in Dec 2009, I hardly use it and only run less 5000 miles so far. My dilemma is, under Toyota warranty term, it need to have full services at 24 months, otherwise the warranty will be invalid. When l did the Interim Service on 1st year, it only run about 4000 miles.
• Chrysler Grand Voyager 1998 3.3 Auto - Won't start as if it has run out of petrol 24 Oct 2011 (Forum)
  Sorry but I have lost the information I was following on the threads (everything seems so old I wanted to see if the site is still active) No one wants to work on it. The car was running fine. Parked up one night. went to it in the morning and it was as if we had run out of petrol. so put petrol in, still nothing. I have had 4 mechanics looking at the car and it has to be recovered on a lorry every time to another garage.
• ford fiesta 1.25 with zetec type engine - ford fiesta not starting!!! 12 Feb 2011 (Forum)
  bought before xmas,and was anon starter,replaced battery and checked all basic stuff and after it one day cranking and not firing and then another day not even cranking it finally sprung into life...runs and drives great,but engine light on in dash,but only runs and starts when it wants too..when it starts and runs the light is on,then it will just stop either on a run or while on spot,and not start again,just crank and not fire,at this point the engine light will be off,then when it decides too a few days or longer after it will start again and be great untill the next time.....with the light on again!
• More TV products and their claims 5 Oct 2004 (Forum)
  The test was two engines - one in a car the other on a bench. Both engines had the product put in, run for a while then the oil removed and left empty. The car was then taken on a very long run (over two hours) and it didn't seize. The second engine was a V8 on a test bed. This was running with no oil and then the water hose was cut - the engine continued running.
• Puegot Boxer Van 2L petrol 1997 - Problems after Cam Belt Change 11 Feb 2016 (Forum)
      Started it up and it started and ticked over, as soon as I put pressure on the throttle it cut out. It did this for 5 minutes then started running ok  mechanic reckoned he spent 4 hours fault finding and found a dry joint on the ecu.  Mechanic reckoned it had been running rich for ages and needed a run out. drove it home and it did seem nippier and to run smoother than before.
• Renault Clio I Petrol - Run out of petrol. Won't start after refuel. 1 Jun 2013 (Forum)
  Next day in the daylight, I put in another 5 litres to make sure there enough to prime the pump. I check the pump is running by bridging the relay. I can hear the fuel running. Check all the fuses. Checked the inertia cut out switch. Confirmed I have a spark. Plugs wet with fuel after turning it over in vain. Checked all the obvious HT and LT connections and the injector wiring connection.
• FIAT Punto (1994 - 1999) - 1994 1.1 Flat spot & poor acceleration 2 Jan 2009 (Forum)
  Take it for a motorway run 70 - 80 runs fine after 15 miles or so injection warning light shows sometimes slight stagger in running often no obvious effect warning light comes & goes. So far I have replaced: lambda sensor. throttle body complete, MAP sensor & vac hose all had no effect except the MAP sensor which briefly seemed to improve running but soon reverted!