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• Ford Fiesta (1995 - 1999) - 96 1.25 LX Problems in starting car 26 Apr 2008 (Forum)
  Rang my mechanic today and he said to try my spare key as the chip might have gone in the other one, but that didnt work. I don't think its the battery since it wouldnt start at all if it was? Any ideas of the prognosis or what could be causing it not to start up straight away? Thanks
• Renault Megane II (2002 - 2008) - 03 1.9 dci electrical fault after jump-start. 14 Apr 2008 (Forum)
  I tried to do a good deed and allowed to jumpstart their car via my megane 1.9DCI 2003 I dont know al ot about cars, but he connected the correct cables but think one of the cables was not touching the terminal- but instead that little pack that fits ontop of the battery & has wires and metal. He reved his car and mine cut out and came out and displayed a msg 'electrical fault'. I had to have the car towed home. It is completely dead but lights, cd player, locks all work fine (although a message also at the time stated auto lights fault.
• Renault Clio 1 Petrol (1991 - 1998) - '95 1171cc - alternator & warning light 1 Sep 2007 (Forum)
  May be worse when wet, and has been getting more frequent. Drive belt is secure /tight. When light is out my multimeter shows that the battery is getting charged (14.4v ish), including when loaded (lights on etc) if engine is buzzed. I suspect alternator (brushes?). - What do you think? - Where can I buy alternator brushes? - if its the regulator is that included in an exchange alternator?
• 406 hdi 2.2 fuel filter warning (FAP) 2 Jun 2007 (Forum)
  Shortly after the management system light has also lit (the one bottom centre that looks a tad like a brake cylinder) saying Anti Pollution system has failed, which I take as a consequence of this filter not doing it's job. Manual say take it out for a run. Done this-still on. Took battery off for an hour. Still on! So dearest experts, what do I do? I have googled this, not getting too much that helps back. I mean I don't even know where this filter even is! Is a 51 plate on 39k miles.
• 306 hdi cooling fans again (sorry) 15 May 2007 (Forum)
  One fan feels stiffer than the other but im not sure if this would have caused a burn out Basically i want to test the fans to see if the motors are working but dont know much about electrics so dont want to go connecting a battery anywhere to it. People have talked about this 'briton sensor' on cars with aircon but ive been told that mine doesnt have one. The only sensors i can see is a blue on on the side of the thermostat (very arkward to get to).
• 406 8v Turbo - Warning light issues 31 Mar 2007 (Forum)
  I have a 406 8v Turbo (1998) which regularly shows the engine warning light during hard acceleration and the turbo cuts out. This is particularly annoying if your overtaking!! I disconnected the battery for some time to reset the ECU - made no difference. I have taken it to Peugeot for engine diag info. The results showed 2 errors recorded, one for the oxygen circuit and one for the turbo switch.
• Renault Megane 1.4 Not Starting Right 19 Mar 2007 (Forum)
  It then got worse and wouldn't start at all, even though it sounded like it was turning over properly, it just wouldn't start up at all :-( I bump started it and took it down to the local garage, but they couldn't find a fault. They said they checked the Battery, Starter Motor, Leads and Spark Plugs and they all seemed ok, it was just as though a spark wasn't reaching the engine? So they reckon it'll need to go back to a renault dealer :-( Anyone have any ideas?
• Why I'm not going to let cars in 6 Feb 2007 (Forum)
  * I note that this comes across as a bit of a rant, but I'm in a rotten mood since my £200 bike lights have packed in after the blasted smart charger crashed and overcharged the £80 battery, I've gouged a hooooge chunk of flesh out of my calf while on the bike, and I nearly got sideswiped today on the ring road roundabout by a car doing well over 100mph. By the police station, of all places.
• Picasso HDi Cambelt Crankshaft pulley 2 Feb 2007 (Forum)
  Hoping it would go away (yes, I know ... ) I drove on until yesterday when the noise got really bad, the power steering packed in and a battery charge warning appeared. Shortly after there was a big bang but the car continued to run. Took the car to the dealers and it would seem the cranshaft pulley rubber interior had disintegrated and fallen off.
• Hyundai Yellow Engine Check Light 6 Oct 2006 (Forum)
  A day later i got the Yellow Engine Check light comer on so i called the AA, they said that it might be a malfunction so cleared it, it was coming up with 3 codes , P1128 FUEL VOLUME REGULATOR CONTROL CIRCUIT , P1801 AND P1805 FUEL SHUT OFF VALVE CONTROL CIRCUIT. It stayed off for about 3 days and came back on so i dissconnected the battery and then true to form 3 days later it came back on again. The car appears to be running the same as normal so i'm stumped to whats wrong with it. Surely if there was a major problem then the light would come straight back on instead of the 3 day delay?
• Water Ingress-VW Passat 1.8T Estate 2 Apr 2006 (Forum)
  However carpets now saturated in even lightest rain shower and at a loss as to where the water is comming in and what to do about it? Other sites/bulletin boards suggest drains blocked under battery, or, sun roof rain channels blocked or pollen filter housing leaking-but pollen filter is on passenger side. I'd love to keep the car as otherwise its been OK, but as have young children in the car, unless someone out there can come up with a solution, it has to go.
• Focus intermittent instrument failure 11 Nov 2005 (Forum)
  But since it is intermittent it's going to be hard to be sure of demonstrating the problem if I take it in to them. I have tried remaking the earths next to the battery, removed and replaced fuses and jiggled the connector on the back of the instrument panel. I'm starting to think that it's either a faulty instrument panel or a 'sensor fault' (but which one?) Any advice would be much appreciated.
• Clio 1.2 Erratic running 19 Apr 2005 (Forum)
  He has just been away for 2 weeks and had trouble getting it going when he came back, had to take the battery off a couple of times before it would start and run. At idle it occasionally misses, but a couple of times it just refuses to respond to the throttle, usually coming back after a moment or two.
• Laguna Starting problems 1 Mar 2005 (Forum)
  Jan 2005 - failing to start, apparently loose wire on unit. Feb 05 , appears slow to turn over engine, put this down to cold weather / old battery. Feb 05 - sometimes struggling to turn engine over , sometimes OK Mar 05 - as above, but then getting terrible screech as motor failes to engage. My fears are that it's taken the teeth off the ring gearor something.
• Civic accident write-off value 9 Oct 2004 (Forum)
  The insurer paid me at market value (£3500) but I intend to dispute the offer price given the car has always been serviced by dealer. In additon, cambelt & exhaust, battery & engine oil were changed 6 months and 1 month respectively. I believe they will sell it at a cheap price to a garage for repair and re-sell the car thereafter (as the car is not really that bad damaged beyond repair, it's beyond economical repair!).
• rangerover 4.6hse 1995 elec fault ! 29 May 2004 (Forum)
  i was driving to my mates, got out of the car, as i turned engine off the horn seemed to beep, thinking nothing of it i tried to arm the remote locking but it didnt work, as i wasnt going in i ignored it as it has done this before and i just thought it might be remote batteries! when i came back to the car i again tried the remote but still nothing, i got in the car and turned key, got a message as it started up saying alternator fault, i thought it was strange but more so as i noticed the head lights flashing with a mind of their own !
• Diesel Punto - Glowplug control unit 22 May 2004 (Forum)
  I will have to double check, as the unit is £77.08 with 3 days delivery quoted Have got an offer of NGK plugs for £8 each as against Bosch at £10 Just to crown things I went to my 309 to move it, before deciding whether to tax it while I repair the 405 and the battery read 9v. Hope I have just left the interior lights on or something
• new car advice 8 Apr 2004 (Forum)
  I have had it as new from a lease then bought it. Apart from bushes I haven't spent any money on repair except usual battery, cam belt (*1). It is a three door however with 2 kids and 1 on the way. I need something bigger. I am in the market for a replacement. I am think of either a mondeo or primera. Anyone have any views on what i could pick up 9-10k at auction?
• Megane Alternator problem 12 Mar 2004 (Forum)
  The RAC man came out and said it sounded like a worn alternator idler pulley - it could be driven a short distance to the garage for repair. Later that same day, with a loud clunk the car gave up the ghost - battery light on, power steering off etc. Clearly a related alternator problem. The next RAC man said that the drive pulley on the alternator had gone - the attaching bolt was loose and appeared to be extremely worn - it was clear that it had been like that for some time.
• 1991 ford fiesta 1.1 starting problems 12 Jan 2004 (Forum)
  Started fine up until Nov 2002 when car wouldnt start at all some mornings - but then some mornings ok. Seemed ok during day. Plenty of juice in battery and engine always turned over fine. Garage never could work out what problem was as could never find the fault but towing always seemed to start the car. Garage eventually replaced all possible problem parts they could think of and referred to Ford main dealers without anyone ever really ever finding out what problem was.