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• Best car polish/wax 12 Dec 2013 (Forum)
  I wash my motor with a bucket of water and sponge with a cap full of car shampoo in it, rinse and dry with a chamois, and have used turtle wax in the past, but this has now run out. Cheers, B01
• Hyundai i10 - Engine cutting out 2 Dec 2013 (Forum)
  A friend has a 13 reg Hyundai i10 with an engine that cuts out.  When switched off and on again and it restarts and runs without problems for a couple of weeks and then plays up again.  The owner has taken the car to the dealer who says that there is nothing wrong with the car and it must be down to the driver.  The driver has been driving fore 30 years now and has never before had any problems.
• bmw 318i es 04 - engin 1 Dec 2013 (Forum)
  hi when my car starts from cold it has black smoke from exhaust which does fade when warm .ive noticed a popping noise like sucking air from engin aswell.it dosent overheat but smells like burning rubber when driving and the engin feels hot if taken on long run the tempreture goes from half way down to quarter any thoughts many thanks...it has 139.000 on clock
• Volkswagen Passat (2005 - ) - VAG DSG Gearbox reliability 6 Aug 2013 (Forum)
  I notice that the first VAG DSG gearboxes are now out of warranty, so people are starting to run them on their own budgets. Now that the Volkswagen/Audi DSG gearbox has been out a few years, does anyone have an informed opinion on reliability? What about owners - how many of you have had problems?
• Chrysler Voyager - chrysler voyager battery drain solved 30 Jun 2013 (Forum)
  Its all to do with the ignition key. You can remove the key and the van will still run. To remove the key correctly push in the button next to the barrel and turn the key towards you as far as it will go. Then turn away from you once. The key should line up with a small mark on the barrel.
• Audi A4 - engine warning light 28 Apr 2013 (Forum)
  some 6 dignostics all show same result that the fuel air mix is lean. On correction car runs for approx 20 miles with no warning light and then it comes on again. Both relevant Bosch sensors have been replaced and the catalytic converter cleaned. No difference to petrol consumption and the garage confirms no adverse effect on performance.
• Manual electrics 4 Apr 2013 (Forum)
  With my motoring being largely confined to short suburban runs, I feel it's time to join the electric revolution.  However, I've always driven a manual and want to stay with a stick shift. The fuel savings versus automatic are particularly appreciated when I have the horse box in tow.
• any - Raised suspension and economy 20 Mar 2013 (Forum)
    Ideally I am looking for something with a raised suspension that can cope with this road plus I drive about 20 k miles per year for work.  Looking for something cheap to buy and run.  Currently have a citroen berlingo that just cant cope with the farm road.
• mk4 fiesta zetec - Erratic idling. 7 Feb 2013 (Forum)
  Hi. I was driving my car home lastnight when sitting at some traffic lights the car started running erratic. The rev counter was going up to 2000 revs then dropping down to 1000, then dropped right under till it nearly stopped.! This happened all the way home , had a look but couldn't see anything visible i.e throttle cable sticking.
• Dacia Sandero - Sandero seat and test-drive 22 Jan 2013 (Forum)
  At 6ft2in I found the seat tight without the seat height adjuster only available on the Laureate which begins at £8K... plenty of headroom... car runs nicely and "feels" sure-footed in contrast to some comments I have read... so if you are interested in a simple car without black boxes or stuff you never need then make sure you can get comfortable behind the wheel before you do an impression of Borat...
• Mitsubishi Carisma 4g92 - Oil 10 Jan 2013 (Forum)
  On my last oil change I used ACEA A3/B4 AFI SL CF -  is this  okay ? The car has covered 107 000 miles about runs well - on tick over it sounds as sweet as a nut !! If I lift the oil filler cap the oil still looks very clean, even thought it was changed June 2012 Many Thanks Mark 193
• ford fiesta 1.6 zetec se - thermosat 30 Dec 2012 (Forum)
  hi there i just survices my car and changed the coolant on it and when to run the car up and the fan kicks in and the temp gauge gose to red and no coolant is leaving the expansion tank i undone the bleed nippal at the bottom of the rad to see if the is water in there and there was so i toke the top hose off and no water come out so i checked the thermosat houseing and no water has pasted thought so can any 1 help thanks
• SEAT Leon - Hot start problem 25 Sep 2012 (Forum)
  We have a 55 plate current shape 1.9PD Leon with 68k on the clock. Runs fine except when it comes to hot starting. It can take 4-5 seconds of cranking to get it to fire. When it does it starts with a substantial jolt. This happens on every hot start. Cold or part warm starts are fine.
• FORD FOCUS ESTATE 2000W 16v ZETEC PETROL - OIL CONSUMPTION 5 Sep 2012 (Forum)
  It has been to the garage and had the rocker cover seal replaced. They reported no other problems. The car is very reliable, I often do runs of 500 miles, getting >38mpg. The only thing I need to do is fill up with oil. Any ideas please  
• ford focus - v/slow coolant loss 18 Aug 2012 (Forum)
  My Focus (one owner from new (me)) is a 1.8 petrol January 2008 with 17,000 miles, the expansion tank over three months or so drops from max to below mimimun or under, it runs very well never overheats, someone said its head gasket another said its the core plugs - can anyone be more precise ? the Ford dealer couold not find a leak on pressure test Thanks Governor
• Short Term Insurance 9 Jul 2012 (Forum)
  My wife has got a newer car and her old one is polished up for sale. It is in extremely good condition but now I thought I might run it around for bit as a second car ( I have only a SORNed MGB and a bicycle!) as it can't depreciate much further. How can I best get , say, six months insurance and then get rid of it next Spring?
• Volvo s70 - Volvo Power steering 3 Jul 2012 (Forum)
  Dear all,   I have a 1997 volvo s70 that runs fine, but needs power steering fluid fluid to be topped up every now and then probably every 2 - 3 months.   A garage changed the steering rack because they said the previous one had been leaking, not sure they have done a good job.
• C5 Tourer - new shock absorber on 1st MOT!!!! 21 May 2012 (Forum)
  I have never had to replace shock absorbers on previous cars and the first car i owned was 10 years old! The warranty runs out in 3 days, any advice would be great.
• Ford Transit - non sstart 17 Apr 2012 (Forum)
  ford transit 2006 2.0 diesel was running ok stopped parked up for 3 days now will not start has error code of p1361. have had fuel pump edc checked and repaired will start on easy start so mechanical timing ok have swapped main relay in fuse box. cant get fuel feed pipe off fiter to manually prime system. immobiliser gives all correct signs of working ok
• Jeep Grand Cherokee 2.7 Diesal Auto 2002 - Engine Management Limp Mode 2 Apr 2012 (Forum)
  Diagnostics have cleared the Codes but the Fault has re- occurred  . When the EML is out the Vehicle runs perfectly and the Gearbox performs as it should so suspect some sort of faulty sensor  . Would it be possible to disable the Sensor so as to allow the Vehicle to by-pass and prevent  the Limp Mode  from operating  ?