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• Vauxhall Astra H 1.6 (Z16XEP) - Exhaust rattle 23 Mar 2016 (Forum)
  The sound only happens again when moving off in 1st. It also happens again when I labour the engine (below 1500rpm). I'm running the car on v-power so I don't think it's engine knock.
• 2010 Renault Grand Modus 1.2 Tce - Renault Grand Modus Stalling 20 Jan 2016 (Forum)
  The only small problem I have is that, when the car is warm, and usually after ticking over for a minutes or so, it stalls when I attempt to pull away.  It always starts and runs fine immediately I turn the key again. Thanks
• 2010 ford mondeo 163 titanium x - manifold pressure feedback 24 Nov 2015 (Forum)
  Hi Guys, I have an intermittant amber warning (Engine malfunction) which does not show on restart. I have no fault codes appearing when interrogating the ECU and the engine runs normally whether the fault indication is present or not. The only thing that does not make sense is the feedback from the manifold pressure sensor when the engine is static. The reading is -0.8Hg.this is a significant vacuum reading with engine at a standstill.
• Toyota Corolla Verso 2005 - Oil Loss 21 Nov 2015 (Forum)
  We have a Toyota Corolla Verrso 2005 automatic 1.8cc vvti t3 s-a petrol. 7 seater. It has 97k on the clock & runs very very well with no sign of oil leaks anywhere. No smoking, heating head gasket looks fine. No blue smoke. Me & the garage are at a loss. In 10 days over 310 miles have lost half litre of oil.
• Gordon Bennett - I blame you for this ;-) 30 Oct 2015 (Forum)
  I spent the afternoon spraying bilt hamber dynax UB with a Sealey SG18 spray gun.  It was mainly a practice run for me to see how well the gun works with the Dynax UB wax. I think it could be better if I had either stood the wax in a bucket of hot water for some time before or maybe thinned it down a little but, overall the gun sprayed it fairly well and it didn't drip despite me putting it on a bit thick in places.
• Kia Rio @ 20000 miles - New Tyres 21 Oct 2015 (Forum)
  Treated myself to 2 new front tyres before our predicted "bad winter" as tread down to less than 3mm, and the original fitting kumhos have developed cracks between the treads Car still as boringly efficient as ever. 45 mpg local and 50 on a run, with no dpf/egr etc. Bought tyres online 195/55/17 Avon zv5  from F1 autocentre here in Colchester, Used voucher code found on vouchercode site and tyres were a mere £113.81 for 2 fitted and balanced and quicly done.
• Volvo V50 or Mercedes C220 - Compact Estate Options 4 Sep 2015 (Forum)
  I need a compact estate (2 kids and a dog) my spec is: £5k max Auto Diesel 2007 onwards 100k or less mileage I've narrowed it down to a 2007 C220 Cdi & a 2009 V50. I'd like some input on which might be the better choice regarding overall reliability, running costs etc. I have experience with the Merc - my last car being a C200. Thanks in advance
• Ford Mondeo ST220 - Idle / tick over speed 28 Jun 2015 (Forum)
  Mondeo ST220 - idle speed normally 800 revs, however during quickish use, tick-over speed can vary between 1000 - 1500 revs. Car continues to run @ this tick over rate as if on cruise control so for example, you cannot do 30 mph in 6th gear without constant braking. Temporary solution is to pull over and switch off via the key, re-start and the idle / tick over speed immediately returns to normal @ 800 revs.
• Audi A3 tfsi 2.0 Quattro - Premium Petrol 11 Jun 2015 (Forum)
  My 2010 A3 tfsi has covered 56000 miles, the engine uses very little oil. I'd like to keep the car for a couple more years. Would it be worth running on premium petrol, would this reduce carbon build up on the valves or would it have little effect as the fuel doesn't pass through/over the valves to clean them anyway? Also is there much difference between ESSO Supreme and Shell V Power and could you switch between the two if one wasn't available?
• Holiday Estate? 2 Jun 2015 (Forum)
  I'm looking for an Estate car to travel round europe in this winter/next year. I am after a diesel and i have a budget of £3000. I have given google a run for its money with questions and i have come up with some options. Volvo V50  Volvo v70 Saab 9-5 It needs to be comfortable and lots of space. When i am not globe trotting in it my wife will be driving it 30 miles a day to work.
• Ford Fiesta - Problems starting when cold or wet and slowing dow 2 Apr 2015 (Forum)
  It also cuts out when slowing down at junctions and again only starts up if I turn ignition and Rev engine at same time. Once it's been running a while it doesn't cut out when slowing down. Any idea what this could be? Thanks
• Old Saab 9-3 2.2 TiD - Adding extra gauges 6 Mar 2015 (Forum)
  Thinking of adding water temp (the existing is not direct reading), oil pressure, oil temp and boost pressure, on "A" pillar housing(s). Yes, it's a strange choice of car, let's say it's a practise run.... Where best to insert the senders/sensors, either specific to this engine should anyone reading this be familiar with it, and are there any senders already extant which could be exploited/piggy-backed (I assume the ECU receives some of those values anyway).
• Ford Mondeo 1.8 tdci MK4 - car stalls when you tap acceletatior at idel 6 Jan 2015 (Forum)
  Hi I'm having problems with my mk4. It had an engine change as the cam snapped in 2 place and now it's not running right. Problems are:- 1) if you tap the acceleratior when still the idel revs go up and down and then stall. 2) big puffs of black smoke The only fault code that it keeps bringing up is :-  Code P0380 – Glow plug/Heater Circuit A  I would appreciate any help.
• Seat Ibiza 1,2S 2009 - Starting problems and possible software solution 28 Nov 2014 (Forum)
  The battery is OK, current drain is acceptable when engine is turned off, it's charging OK with the engine running. I've read elsewhere that a software upate has solved this problem for other people, but my dealer doesn't know of such a fix. Has anyone else experience of this starting problem, and have they heard of / used this software update to solve the problem successfully, please?
• toyota celica 190 self revving /high idle 2 Nov 2014 (Forum)
   vvtli 190 celica 2002.I have a problem when the engine gets warm, when I bring the car down to tick over,it revs at 1500 and blips the throttle to 2000,on off, like someone revving it for you, it then will suddenly change, drop down to 900 and runs sweet, few minutes later it's at 1500 again revving to 2000, could this be a  problem with the coolant temperature sensor, iacv? Maf? Can't find. Any vacuum leaks as such, please give me your knowledge.
• Nissan Primastar 20dci 115 - smoke from oil filler and dip stick 5 Oct 2014 (Forum)
  hi  my nissan  with the m9r engine. has smoke coming from the filler cap and dip stick what happened was the gear box went  a water hose  came off because it hadnt been put on properly  ,the van was run for abit with out water  new gear box in now not using water but smoking from filler cap runing fine  i dont seeit being the head gasket with no lose of water or signs of oil mixing a any sujestions wecome
• 1.2 Polo (05 plate) - Help with Fuel Filter 19 Sep 2014 (Forum)
  VW no longer make the original part so I can only get at 4 bar one (the guy at the dealership said it'll be alright, but seemed unsure). According to the Haynes manual, the pressure runs at 2.5 bar. The fuel filter doesn't have a built in regulator...that's on the pump in the tank. I was just wondering if the higher 4 bar rating will cause any problems with fuel pressure etc.?
• Vauxhall Vectra C - Smoke coming from under car 20 Aug 2014 (Forum)
  Seems to be either something on the exhaust or coming from under the shielding of one of the pipes running next to the exhaust (passenger side i think) - stopping and turning off car for 5 minutes allows me to continue with no smoke for a while?? 2007 Vectra 1.9Tdi Estate Any ideas?  
• Tax Disc Renewal Admin Fees 1 Jun 2014 (Forum)
  Just renewing my Tax Disc online it occured to me that the poorer amongst us running older cars and without the readys are somewhat penalised. eg a £205 renewal is over 10% more over the year if payed 6 monthly and you can add £5 more if needing to pay by credit card - Thats a lot of admin, which post aside is not much more than zero if paying online.
• Mercedes E220 - Mercedes E220 - anything to know? 29 May 2014 (Forum)
   Car looks clean but just wondered if there's anything in particular I should look out for? Plan is to keep it and run it to death. If anyone has an idea of service intervals/cost at main agents I'd also welcome that as I've been away all week and haven't had time to call and find out.  I know a very good MB Indy in my area that I'll probably use if they are significantly cheaper.