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• Any - Most efficient RPM 5 Jun 2014 (Forum)
  I generally drive between 60 and 70 on the motorway so the car tends to sit in the rev range where the torque output is in the 'sweet spot'. Question - is the car running at it's most efficient when the engine is producing maximum torque?   As you can probably tell from my question I'm no engineer.....
• Ford Fiesta - ex-Driving School Cars 14 Apr 2014 (Forum)
  What experiences has anyone had of buying and running an ex-driving school or ex-driving instructor car? Received wisdon is that the clutch will be shot and the gearbox on its last legs, but is this what people have experienced? The trade avoids them or marks them well down in price, so is a 12 plate Fiesta 1.25 Edge with 45-50k on the clock a reasonable buy at less than £6500?
• Vauxhall Astra H Estate 1.3CDTi - Diesel engine vibration (again) 7 Apr 2014 (Forum)
  Oh dear, I thought my 1.3 Astra was running so well and then the previously described engine vibration started at around 65k miles. The shaking occurs around 1800 to 2000 RPM (see http://www.honestjohn.co.uk/forum/post/index.htm?
• Skoda Yeti or other - Best Small SUV? 2 Feb 2014 (Forum)
  There are only 2 of us and 2 small dogs but we would like to upgrade to a more robust car for bad weather conditions and long journeys. Can anyone recommend a small SUV or 4x4 at reasonable cost to buy used, cheap to run and insure and reliable? There are so many good car companies it makes choosing so difficult. Your help would be much appreciated. TraceyJC
• Peugeot 807 SE. 2.0HDI, 06 reg. - The wifes 807 12 Dec 2013 (Forum)
  It will not rev over 2000 rpm & occasionally 3000 rpm & has with very little power (no misfire or rough running) When the engine warms up (approx 2 mile ish) all the power kicks in. Not good fun on wet/greasy roads or in traffic.  Its done just ovr 60,000 miles & has a non dealer service history.  Grateful for any advice.
• Vauxhall zafira b 2006 - Winter tyres 28 Nov 2013 (Forum)
  My car runs original 205/55/16 summer tyres on original alloys. I want to put on a set of winter tyres and have been offered a set of 15" steel rims that supposedly came off a scrap zafira.Will these rims fit my car?
• Vauxhall Astra G 1999 - Trouble with valve to heater matrix 17 Nov 2013 (Forum)
    The sound remains when the engine runs, and stops first when ignition is turned off. In all other ways the car works normally.
• Ford Focus Zetec 1.8TDCi 110k - Engine System Warning 12 Nov 2013 (Forum)
  Earlier, 1 month ago at a service carried out at Kwik Fit the "engine" symbol" came on with a code of PO299 unknown fault. They could not ID a problem The car is running fine at the moment. Have any mechanics got advice for a non mechanic. Thanks.
• chrysler voyager te td 2000 x reg - immobiliser problem 16 Oct 2013 (Forum)
  anyone help car wont start when warm weather is here,when going long distance all instruments stop working and alarm set light comes on,car still runs as normal,when things cool down alarm set light goes out and instruments start working again.tried wire in pin 21 behind heater panel all ok,can anyone help thankyou.
• 1995 vw t4 van 2.4ltr diesel - glow plug test 15 Oct 2013 (Forum)
  I have looked but cannot see any wire's just the diesel pipe going to the injectors and the return pipe. plus how can I check the fuel pump is running. thanks for any help you can give.  
• BMW - Sparking From Tyres 1 Oct 2013 (Forum)
  Another improbable story. A colleague followed her husband home the other day and noticed sparking from the BMWs run flat tyres. Husband was doubtful at the tale but  swapped cars around and saw it for himself. A 'garage' could not see any problems. At work we debated whether the carcase wires were protruding (easy to spot surely) or if flinty stones were lodged in the tread.
• 1.8 Citroen Picasso - Citroen Picasso Slight Taping 6 Sep 2013 (Forum)
  You get the same noise when driving but only at slow speed and low revs, but will drive through it. It usually does it after 5 minutes of running. It has had a recent service. Any ideas please. thanks.
• peugeot 407 1.6 hdi 2005 - starting problems 3 Aug 2013 (Forum)
  i have a 407 diesel. when i try to start it hot or cold it sounds as though the battery is flat although i have just bought a new battery, new starting motor.new clutch when you turn the ignition ther seems to be a lot of compression before it actually starts, sometimes you can here a heavy clunk and then it will start. the car runs perfect apart from this problem, can anyone enlighten me please. regards Eddy
• Ford Galaxy 2004 type: WGR/ASZ1/7AG - door key is trapped into the door 13 Jul 2013 (Forum)
  Fortunately I could open the car using the plastic spare key on the trunck door. The situation now is that the drivers door opens and close, the car runs using the plastic key, but the main key remains trapped into the door. How can I take the whole lock off the door and then take the key of? Thanks in advance Patricio
• VW Golf GTi Mk5 Manual - irregular idling speed 4 Jul 2013 (Forum)
  When the car is at a standstill and in neutral the idle speed willl suddenly drop from its normal idle speed, judder and then rev up to approx 1000rpm and back to normal again. It does not seem to matter whether the car is cold or at normal running temperature. does anyone have any idea what the problem could be?
• Vauxhall corsa C 1.0l - Horrible rattle on startup 30 May 2013 (Forum)
  The car is high miliage (nearly 130k) and its the 3 cyl 1.0L engine and it gets very regualr oil changes. No smoke. Does anyone have any experience of this? Could it just be hydraulic tappets running for a second without oil or is it something more serious?   
• zafira club 1800 petrol/lpg - zafira b code faults 26 May 2013 (Forum)
  hi all i have eml faults of p0130 p0135 p0135p i`ve had a new lanbda sensor and a new maf meter but still faults wont clear  also my car runs poor when cold(ok after about 5 mins) and my interior heating is not as hot as before i changed my radiator  now on my dash i get a reading of  ecn 000000 help
• vw touran 1.9 tdi 2008 . - vw touran 1.9tdi 2008 oil in turbo pipes. 23 May 2013 (Forum)
  hi the car has done 67000 k ,i found oil in the air intake rubber pipe ,is that normal ,its not alot and its not smoking when running or on start up . i had to replace the camshaft and was surprised the wear on it most of the buckets were badly worn or cracked .any advise would be good  is this normal or is it lack of servcing ,thanks ray .
• 306 hdi - rev restriction 13 Apr 2013 (Forum)
  i  recently had a problem with my pug 306 (it wouldnt start), i changed wiring loom but that didnt solve the problem, i then got an open ecu which bypassed the immobilizer, the car now runs but  wont rev above 3000rpm. also sometimes when i turn the key on i get a horrible noise from the fuel filter housing. could it be a wire i missed out or something? any ideas would be very helpful..
• 2002 mercedes vito - EDC light on dash on a vito 108cdi 3 Mar 2013 (Forum)
  my van runs fine but sometimes the EDC light comes on i loose all power  the van then stops there is no warning this is going to happen it can be at roundabouts on junctions or even when i am just going down the road as soon as it happens if i remove the key an restart van it goes on as if nothing has happened  until it does it again !