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• Astra draining the life force...... 8 Dec 2003 (Forum)
  (no doubt too many 'common faults' to list???) I wondered if there could be another electrical drain somewhere between the runs....
• VW Passat running on 23 Apr 2003 (Forum)
  My E-reg 1987 Passat with the 1.8 engine, pierburg 2E2 carb has developed the problem of the engine running on after the ignition is switched off. The choke unit seems to be working ok, it comes on, keeps the revs at around 1800rpm until the engine is fully warmed up and then drops off to a steady 800-900rpm at idle.
• fiesta auto choke problem??? 4 Feb 2003 (Forum)
  no probs with thermostat or running temps, over to you bods
• fiesta cold starting : help ! 11 Dec 2002 (Forum)
  ford fiesta 1.1 cfi ( k reg 80k ) cold start problem. car starts & runs for 5 to 10 secs and dies then refuses to start. only way to solve is a tow then runs perfectly. warm start no problem. car has been checked by local garage 3 times and computer faults rectified ie. new lamdba & mass air sensors fitted. garage now at a loss to solve. once running engine never misfires and never hesitates even when cold. someone must know the answer, but who?
• Citroen Xantia misfires and runs badly 13 Nov 2002 (Forum)
  Hi Guys Citroen Xantia 2.0i 16 valve petrol estate My car is running very badly. It is difficult to start and when I've got it started the tickover is very uneven, the orange engine management light comes on intermittently. it drops down from 2000 rpm to almost zero then stars going again, also every now and then there is a bad misfire which sounds like unburnt fuel exploding in the exhaust.
• Rough running from cold 9 Oct 2001 (Forum)
  When I start my car first thing in the morning it runs very unevenly until it's warmed up - I can feel the whole car shaking. It also hesitates when I try to accelerate. It's fine one it's warmed up and this only happens when starting in the morning. A friend has suugested some overnight damp may be getting into the distributor leads - is this likely?
• 2008 VW Golf 1.9 tdi with BXE engine - cooling fan runs randomly 16 Feb 2020 (Forum)
  Obviously when the fan is on the revs will tick over above 1000rpm. That's how I know the fan is running and when I switch off the engine it usually runs for a few seconds and sounds like a jet engine.  I've got air con on this model and am aware that the fan will spin faster with this on but air con is not on when the fault occurs.
• Toyota Avensis 2.2 TD - Avensis Diesel Rough Running Problem 20 Jan 2013 (Forum)
  He cleared the code and it seemed to be running OK. He suggested putting some injector cleaner in the tank. I did that and every thing seemed to be OK for 10 miles or so and then it started missing under load again.   The car has done 68,000 miles and hasn’t missed a beat until now.
• vx corsa 2005 1.2SXI twinport - none start also no lights 5 May 2012 (Forum)
  when turning the ignition on all warning lights come on , exept oil pressure light ) when you turn the key to start the engine cranks over but no spark or fuel from injectors. fuel pump runs as i can hear it when turning the key. totally run out of ideas. any help would be appreciated , otherwise i will break the car as ive already spent £££££ hundreds trying to get it running
• Volkswagen Polo III (1994 - 1999) - 98 1.6 Lumpy acceleration when cold and jerky over 17 Feb 2010 (Forum)
  The car is run on top quality juice only. Any ideas?
• Vauxhall Astra G Petrol (1998 - 2004) - 00 1.6 Cool Engine rough running high fuel consump 2 Feb 2010 (Forum)
  I get the timming belt and water pump changed as they were due. It improved the situation but it is still running slightly rough and the fuel consumption is too high as compared to my previous cars. Could anybody in the forum help me to sort out this problem. Thanks in advance
• Ford Mondeo III (2000 - 2007) - 05 2.0tdci starting - struggle to tickover 1 Feb 2009 (Forum)
  2005 2.0(130)tdci Please help, I have a problem with the engine struggling to tickover on some starts, especially when cold but sometimes when warm. The engine starts on the key then runs rough until its revved up, after this it runs not bad. Sometimes it starts ok and runs ok. Driving the car it runs fine and the fuel consumption is acceptible (45mpg by filler/50 on the computer) Ford service suggested that there is some loss of compression on 2 cylinders and that there may be bent conrods/gudgeon pins, there is no vibration while driving even at high revs.
• range rover lack of popwer 30 Jul 2001 (Forum)
  Would replace chain £150 - £250 and re-time I think I am being had . Could the valve timing be so far out to reduce compression to 60 psi and yet car still start and run okay. fuel economy is 15mpg on lpg which is about right. runs runs equally well on petrol or gas Your comments would be appreciated David
• ford focus 1.6 tdci - air flo meter 1 Jul 2012 (Forum)
  can i drive my car with the air flo meter disconected till i get a replacement, it runs ok without it but wont run with it. wayne
• Honda Civic - Camera to catch hit & run drivers 29 Jul 2021 (Forum)
  I have to park my car in the road outside my house and it keeps getting damaged by hit & run drivers. This year I've already had a window smashed by a van (witnessed and number plate taken, but the police weren't interested) and now my mirror's been damaged even though it was folded in - they came so close they even scuffed the front wing.
• Renault Megane scenic RX4 P-M DCI - White smoke from back of my 52 plate scenic 1.9TCi 30 Jun 2017 (Forum)
  I then park it up still running and its still smoking like crazy. and I can leave it running for an hour and its still billowing out smoke even on idle. BUT if I turn it off and leave it half an hour or even less I can start it again and not a whiff of smoke nomatter how long its run for or how hard you rev it!!.
• Peugeot 406 - intermittent non start and run on 2 Feb 2017 (Forum)
  Hi, i would like to request some advice for my car , it is a 2002 406 2.0 hdi 110, a couple of times in the last 2 weeks when i have come to start it in the morning it turns over fast but the engine doesnt fire then after a few attempt it eventually starts , i`m not sure if it a coincidence but the radio had to put on standby before it would fire , any how it can then be ok for a couple of days then it will struggle again , when it does finally start the idle is a little lumpy similar to if there was a glow plug down and then it will settle , yesterday it did the non start thing and eventually fired up but when it came to turn the car off the engine kept running for about 4 seconds then turned off , ive been out today and there hasnt been any problem , started first time and turned off fine , there are no power issues , when it is running it is perfect , its just the ocassional difficult starting and the run on after the key has been turned off , i am going to try and get it scanned this next week but as the engine light hasnt been on i`m not sure if anything will be found , i hope someone can assist and advise , thanks in advance , simon
• Ford Mondeo Mk5 (1.5 Ecoboost) - Running in Period 5 Jun 2015 (Forum)
   The journey from Lincolnshire to Austria is basically 900 miles of mainly motorway (each way) driving with plenty of hills along the way.  Now I know long runs always do engines good but obviously this kind of driving is not compatible with running the car in. Is it a case of 1000 or 1500 or 2000 clear local miles treating the car with care before the long motorway heavy haul?
• Vauxhall Vectra B facelift (1999 - 2002) - 99 2.0 engine run-on and ticking sound 13 Apr 2009 (Forum)
  my only train of thought so far is that the timing is advanced which is causing pinking (the ticking sound, although ive never heard a car pink before) and being advanced this may cause the engine run on. when it goes into safe mode, the ignition is retarded and brings it back into range. plus if the timing is out of range perhaps this is why the cam sensor is throwing up a fault. incidentally, if i put my foot on the brake when i turn the engine off i get no run on.
• Vauxhall Vectra B (1995 - 1999) - 1999 1.8 SRi Running Bad 8 Jul 2008 (Forum)
  X18XE-1 VECTRA 1.8SRI T REG 90K Hi to all on Honest John's forum. My car has started to run bad after 7 miles from cold when the engine light comes on, or 3 miles if i stop it for 5 mins then start again then it runs bad again, the pattern is always the same. It sounds like its running on 3 cylinders and its struggles to go up hills.