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• Jaguar S-Type 2.7 d - water coolant loss 22 Feb 2013 (Forum)
  help i am loseing alot of water coolant have changed cap have replaced header tank only lose water when car running have had head gasket checked passed temp gauge never shows engine over heating but after an hour of driving when lift bonnet  you can hear water boiling and cannot take cap off for about 24 hours because of pressure
• Merc Vito Traveliner 2002 - Vito 2002 110CDI idle problem - help please 3 Feb 2013 (Forum)
  I have just bought a 2002 Vito Traveliner with a high milage 110 CDI engine. The engine starts fine and seems to run fine overall and the van goes well however when starting from cold the engine won't settle on idle and the rpm bounces up and down a little? Any ideas? New to the Vito so any advice welcome! Cheers Mike
• any - Magic cooling? 30 Jan 2013 (Forum)
  Took the old Meggie out for a good run today. How interesting! But with a difference. I've had the lower radiator grille raped over for over a year now. But I thought I'd go the whole hog and tape over the entire grille and see how long it took for the coolant to completely heat soak.
• 2002 Ford Fiesta 1.4 zetec - ford fiesta wont start 24 Jan 2013 (Forum)
  Removed and checked resistence should be 399 ohms, getting 388 which is not too far away cleaned clutch dust fom it & replaced it engine still not starting.Fuel pump runs whe ignition switched on, but no spark at plugs. No voltage at coil low voltage pin 2 when cranking. Could this still be crankshaft sensor? All help appreciated Iain
• Chrysler 300C CRD - accelerator warning light coming on 18 Jan 2013 (Forum)
  Now warning light more frequent and sometimes going into limp home mode.  Car has been into main dealership in the past (this has been a long running problem) but no faults with accelerator have been logged. Also been to independent garage but fault not found.
• Chrysler 300C CRD - accelerator warning light coming on 18 Jan 2013 (Forum)
  Now warning light more frequent and sometimes going into limp home mode.  Car has been into main dealership in the past (this has been a long running problem) but no faults with accelerator have been logged. Also been to independent garage but fault not found.
• Audi a4 electrical issue 12 Jan 2013 (Forum)
  hi my audi a4 refuses to start, ive narrowed it down to a lack of fuel supply, ive checked the fuses which are fine, and the relay which doesn't look the best but clicks and buzzes when the ignition is turned on, but i have measured the current at the connector on the in tank pump and it is only 1.3volts at most, would this indicate the relay is broke? i trried running 12volts straight to the pump but it did nothing, i had expected it to pump some fuel, is the pump also dead? cheers chris
• citroen picasso 1.6 hdi 56 plate . - glow plugs citroen picasso 56 plate 1.6 hdi 27 Nov 2012 (Forum)
  hi ,my citroen picasso when starting from cold is lumpy and smoking ,not running on all 4 cylinders .once ive rev it a couple of times it clears and drives fine .the error code is p11351 .glow plug relay fault.can you tell me where the glow plugs are ,and is it them thats faulty or the relay.thanks ray.
• Help, what's the best used car for £4000 - £5500 12 Oct 2012 (Forum)
   I am female & no absolutely nothing about cars, other than how to drive them. I would like something that is cheap to run, smallish, and reliable in the cold... needless to say my current car struggles on cold mornings, as do I !!! What would you recommend?  Any advice would be great. Thanks :-)
• VW Jetta se TDI 140 Auto 2007 - Startiung issues when hot 15 Sep 2012 (Forum)
  But when it's up to temperature and we try to re start it, it cranks over very lumpy (as if there is an engine mounting issue) and eventually starts. When it's running. it's fine. Performance is good too. Anyone come across this before?   Cheers guys / girls   Keith
• Ford mondeo tdci 130 2003 model - blue smoke and engine cut out 2 Sep 2012 (Forum)
  Hi can anyone help me when i start my car from cold it struggles to start and alot of blue smoke comes out, it struggles to rev up as well. After 5 minutes driving the smoke disappears and the car runs fine, but occasionally will cut out on me and i jump start the car when it does. Can anyone help?
• SEAT Leon 1.4Tsi - Noisy engine on start up. 18 Aug 2012 (Forum)
  Has just been serviced and has FSH had noise before service but definetly noisier but seems to run ok.   Thanks
• Mk2 Mondeo - Expansion Tank is blowing bubbels 3 Aug 2012 (Forum)
  I recently returned for a long run that I have done several times.  On getting home I switched off the engine and heard bubbles and saw some steam. On checking under the bonnet all the hoses were fine but the expansion tank was blowing bubble in through the bottom hose and pushing out the coolant.
• Citroen C3 Pluriel - Power steering fail 29 Jul 2012 (Forum)
  I have owned this 55 plate car for a year and it has 40k on the clock. Was running fine, til Fri when power steering was jumpy. Got it towed to Citroen dealer for diagnostics and they called thar evening to say ECU and steering rack need replacing at a cost of 2800, which is only slightly less than car is worth.
• mazda 5 2.0 diesel sport 2007 - oil spray out and smoke when remove oil engine cap 24 Jun 2012 (Forum)
  just done 49k plus miles... why smoke and oil spray coming out when i remove engine oil cap while engine run.. this happend now, after the garage done the changing of seal on injection(four injection on top of engine)... though no smoke coming out from exhaust..
• Ford Fiesta 1.4TDCi - Ford Fiesta 1.4TDCi 2006 Engine Warning Lamp on. 14 May 2012 (Forum)
  Today the engine warning lamp has stayed illuminated after start up. Have checked all levels - OK. Engine is running OK. No power loss. Was serviced only a few months age. Am in the berkshire area. Where is best place to go to get fault record downloaded? Cannot see a generally known problem on HJ up to now, unless I have missed something.
• Vauxhall Omega Estate automatic 2.5 v6 CDX 1998 - Engine cutting out 10 Apr 2012 (Forum)
    Engine turns over easily but wont fire.  If allowed to cool down (say 20 mins) then engine starts as normal and runs quite smoothly until the next stoppage
• RENAULT MEGANE - THERMOSTAT 12 Mar 2012 (Forum)
  MY MEGANE KEEP CUTTING OUT AND I'VE NOTICED THAT THE THERMOSTAT IS AT ZERO WHEN THIS HAPPENS, WHEN THE THERMOSTAT IS AT 1/4 OR 1/2 IT RUNS FINE BUT EVERY NOW AND AGAIN IT DROPS TO ZERO FOR NO APPARENT REASON AND THE CARS CUTS OUT. I HAVE NO KNOWLEDGE OF CARS WHATSOEVER SO WOULD BE GRATEFUL FOR ANY ADVICE. I RECENTLY HAD THE CAM SHAFT SENSOR CHANGED AS THE MANAGEMENT LIGHT WAS ON AND A DIAGNOSTIC MACHINE SAID THAT THIS WAS THE REASON.
• Vw Passat 2.0TDI 140bhp - New fuel injectors on Passat improve mpg 11 Mar 2012 (Forum)
  I bought an 08 Passat with 90K on the clock 18 months ago and was disappointed with getting an average 40mpg doing 20K a year on mostly long motorway runs. It was recalled in January 2012 for new fuel injectors after which the consumption increased to almost 46mpg. As VW have known about this injector problem for some time do you think the is a case for compensation for reduced consumption to that advised by VW?
• 1999 Toyota Corolla Hatchback Automatic 1.3 - Flat Spot on Acceleration 6 Feb 2012 (Forum)
  Recently developed a flat spot of a second or three on acceleration from standing start and on putting your foot down generally. Once picked up runs fine and smooth. Gears and kickdown seem to work fine. Replaced plugs, air and fuel filter but made no difference The car did not used to do this and it started recently - can anyone point me in the right direction as what to look at next.