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• Golf MK2 - clutch problem? 19 May 2007 (Forum)
  I should mention that when the cable was slack and I had to force it into reverse gear the car was juddering like mad, but after I had tightened the adjustment nut it changed gears just fine - for a few minutes anyway.
• stolen keys again 4 Dec 2006 (Forum)
  How can it be that even Audi dont know whats involved in resolving this situation with all the coathanger / letterbox car thefts around. Any bright ideas?
• Strange running Mk3 Golf 29 Nov 2006 (Forum)
  Yesterday I repaired a burst pipe on my Steering servo feed pipe that had deposited the contents of the header tank all over the engine. After completion and running the car a short while I bathed the whole engine bay in gunk and left it 20 mins or so then carefully washed it all off after covering the dizy and throttle body. After doing this I restarted the car no probs and moved it to clean the drive OK.
• Advice wanted on 1999 Mondeo td estate 27 Mar 2006 (Forum)
  I'd quite like to speak with the previous owner to discuss the servicing gap. 4 - Any minor/major problems with mondeo's of this age? This will be the first car I've bought and I want to make sure I've covered everything. Thanks in advance for any advice.
• Mondeo Alloy Corrosion 5 Oct 2005 (Forum)
  When I complained to the Ford main dealer where I get it serviced he said that the anti-corrosion warranty didn't cover it. Moreover, as he didn't know the history of the car, the wheels might have been refurbished/resprayed and could be much older than the car, and thats what you get when you buy from car supermarkets (I bought it from a Ford dedicated Supermarket at 6 months /7000 miles and the wheels were immaculate then).
• Working with Xenons (any car) 6 Dec 2004 (Forum)
  Normally, of course, this would be no big deal, but my one has xenon lights and the handbook insists that the car should be taken to the dealer to change the bulb! Can anyone advise on the following. 1. Is this fault almost certainly a failed bulb as opposed to the circuitry that 'ignites' the xenon? (Could it simply be a fuse?)
• Mercedes W123 230 E 15 May 2004 (Forum)
  I am looking at a 1983 example of the above with a view to buying it, it has a full MOT and has covered 160 000 Miles There are two concerns which I have about it and I'm hoping one of the backroom boys can alleviate ( or confirm ) them. 1. The Engine rattled slightly on start up and the oil pressure guage didn't go to the top until the car was driven, then it fell to halfway when ticking over.
• Argggggggggghhhhhhhhhhh 8 Feb 2004 (Forum)
  To top it off, I went up to my local Halfords to get some wax to sort out the minor scratches that had also appeared in the dent and having got there parked well away from other cars. On returning to Jazz I discovered that not only had it been surrounded by other cars but was also covered in bird muck. Drove home seething, was wiping muck off car and discovered a nice fresh scratch on my wing mirror that definitely hadn\'t been there 30 mins ago when I washed it.
• Inflexible free insurance - help please 13 May 2003 (Forum)
  We need to get a car for Mrsb as she can't drive my company car on business (she's a slf-employed classical musician). Mrsb has been driving for 2 years (no claims or accidents). She's test-driven the Yaris and really likes it.
• Audi Reclaim Question 17 Apr 2003 (Forum)
  It has already two holes, one on the front and another on the back of the shift where the leather folds. I personaly think that such quality is simply unacceptable in a car which costs that amount of money or for any car for that matter. I have this car less than 2 years and I always used the official audi garage for the service. I believe that the guarantee (which would cover such cases) is only value for the first year however I do think that they should replace it for free as such wear in such a short time and use is simply a big fat joke!
• Big Bang Insurance 23 Aug 2002 (Forum)
  Major mechanical failures aren't all that common, so the insurers should be able to make good money out of it, and it might even bring normal car insurance premiums down a bit, for those of us whse cars are too old to be worth taking out this kind of policy, even if we could get cover. Richard Hall http://bangernomics.tripod.com
• Excessive tyre wear - Alfa 166 12 Dec 2001 (Forum)
  I am in correspondence with Alfa Romeo (GB) over what I perceive as being excessive wear on my car. The inside edge/shoulder of the front tyres wears considerably faster that the tread covering the rest of the tyre. Alfa have intimated that it is driver habits rather than the car or the tyres.
• Ticking engine 25 Nov 2001 (Forum)
  I can describe it best by saying it sounds like a creaky radiator does when cooling/heating up. From careful listening all over the car it appears to be coming from the top cam-wheel as I have removed the cam-belt cover and this is where it is loudest. There appears to be nothing wrong with the belt (which is 18,000 miles old and was only replaced Oct 2000) and so I am a bit worried as to what it might be and whether some serious failure is due?
• Nissan 200SX - Very slow to build revs when hot 6 Jan 2001 (Forum)
  Dear Sir I own a K-plate old-shape Nissan 200SX Auto that has been regularly serviced (including semi-synthetic oil changes at every 6,000 miles) and has covered 84,000 miles. The car has always idled at about 700-800 rpm in gear but recently, when the engine was hot after a long motorway run, the engine took a very long time to pick up revs from a standing start.
• Fiesta 1.0 Ecoboost mk 7.5 - Fiesta 1.0 Ecoboost,wet belt change question 9 Nov 2024 (Forum)
  Hello,i want to ask the owners of ecoboost 1.0,in few months from now,i'm going to change my wet belt,the manufacturer uses belt from Dayco,but they suggest me Contintental or SKF as alternative choices,more stronger than Dayco's.My car has near 95.000km,in few months will catch 10 years,as FORD suggests for belt change.   Also read that should be replaced the above stuff:   Cambelt And Tensioner Kit Auxiliary Drive Belt Camshaft Cover Gasket Crankshaft Pulley Stretch Bolt and Friction Washer Front Crank Oil Seal Reseal all components as required Oil Pump Drive Belt Replace exhaust gaskets as required Oil Change with Genuine Filter and the correct specification Oil Engine coolant drained and replaced   What you did with your Fiesta and wet belt change?
• Land Rover Range Rover Sport - Engine 'submerged' and written off 18 Mar 2023 (Forum)
  What is confusing is, if the 'flood' was so deep why is there no water damage in the interior? Why did the car not stop in the flood as I gather they will 99% of the time (it broke down after a 280 mile journey in dry weather.) I am at a loss what to do and any help or advise would be welcomed. Thanks
• VW Golf 2018 - Satnav routing issues 13 Jul 2020 (Forum)
  But none I can find reaches any conclusion other than it’s being a known issue. My work around is to set the display to cover a wide area and to ignore obvious errors.  Had anybody come across this and found a solution? 
• Volkswagen Passat - 1.9TDi noise 7 Aug 2019 (Forum)
  Then I thought maybe it’s mechanical and maybe the timing skipped and a piston hit a valve bent, but the timing belt looks to be in very good condition and is tight. I started the motor with the timing belt cover off for which I had to remove the egr valve tube first and when I started the car to see how the timing belt behaves I noticed that it’s the same noise coming from the EGR valve except it’s louder with the tube off.
• Land Rover Range Rover Evoque - Evoque map update problem 11 Jun 2019 (Forum)
  The local distributor will work on the problem at normal rates [£98 first hour amd £174/hr thereafter] with no guarantee that LR will cover the costs. Looking for a more cost effective solution I called Land Rover and request they open a case and pass to their technicians for review (today 9 May).  So I'm expecting to be contacted in the next 48 hours.
• ford mondeo tdci 115 2005 - 05 mondeo tdci won't start and sounds funny 7 May 2015 (Forum)
  hi all   since i've had it it's alway been a bit lumpy when 1st started, so usual injector issue. but if anything it's been slightly better recently. it's covered 115k   i came to my car last night after being parked for 10 hours and it initially started, but it didn't sound right, (not the usual injector issue) it was running but just didn't sound right. i tried to rev it but it didn't do anything. i can't remember if i stopped it or it stopped itself after a few seconds. tried starting it a few more times but it wouldn't fire, it was turning over fine. i don't remember seeing the engine light on, but it was getting late!