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• Audi A3 + S3 (2003 - 2008) - A3, A4 or Honda Civic 18 Dec 2009 (Forum)
  Other possible options I'll look at this week are the Mazda M3 and Golf diesels but am happy to shop around though I need something by Jan 4! As someone who knows very little about cars, I want something fuel efficient and reliable most importantly, but obviously something I enjoy driving too. I'd welcome any advice. Cheers, Paul
• Renault - Master - 96 2.5 too much oil- no engine start 23 Sep 2009 (Forum)
  When started, it is fine throughout the day. Just a little more sound than normal (slight knocking). Halfords auto shop told me to drain the fuel, change the diesel filter and flush the system (not sure how). This morning, I cannot start the engine and the battery is slowly dying. Have I totalled the engine? What is my best move now? Thanks for any advice, Matt
• Citroen Xantia (1993 - 2000) - 99 2.0 HDi Auto Diagnosis Light 10 Sep 2009 (Forum)
  I don't know if its a co-incidence but I had filled up at a supermarket about 20 mins before the AD light came on. I have read that supermarket fuels are not as good - is this true or fuel snobbery? I am not that bothered about the car being in limp mode but am towing a caravan in about 8 weeks and wouldn't mind having the power there for that.
• Peugeot 406 (1999 - 2004) - 03 2.0HDi Car not starting 6 Aug 2009 (Forum)
  When repeated later, same again, but higher revs before shut down (2 secs) Diagnostics indicated a fuel regulator problem and the high pressure fuel pump was changed (Siemens version, no pump in the tank). The contacts for the regulator on the old pump were blackened, which suggested the solenoid had overheated.
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  Hope dashed 18 Apr 2009 (Ask HJ)
  My wife has a Ford Focus and the dashboard has just failed - speedo, temp gauge, fuel gauge etc. A local auto electrician has advised that this is a known...
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  My kinda gal 4 Apr 2009 (Ask HJ)
  I’ve just taken delivery of a 2008 BMW 535d Touring with only 600 miles on the clock. The consumption readout says 30mpg at 60-70 mph on the motorway....
• Nissan Sunny (1991 - 1995) - 1994 1.4 passed mot then conks out! 28 Mar 2009 (Forum)
  While returning from mot station with friends Nissan Sunny (which it passed) the car started stuttering as tho running out of petrol. I had some fuel in the boot and topped it up......after a lot of cursing and cranking the engine eventually fired and drove home without further trouble. The following day the car refused to start.....cranked over no problem but would not fire.
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  Unperturboed 14 Feb 2009 (Ask HJ)
  I recently purchased a March 2003 BMW 320d. I saw in your car by car breakdown entry on BMW 3-series E46, that 320d prior to October 2003 are prone to...
• Renault Laguna II (2001 - 2007) - 03 1.9dci Engine "stop" light and other problems. 15 Jan 2009 (Forum)
  Please help, i bought a 03 reg 1.9dci laguna a few weeks ago and started experiancing problems i was driving down the motorway when the engine stop light and the engine management light came on. i pulled over an it would not start again so i got recovered... a mechanic mate of mine looked at it and now its seems to be a ecu or injector fault as its losing the coding..is this a regular problem or can anyone shed any light.. hes fitted a fuel filter and got the diesel to maintain pressure but apparently the injectors are working intermitently thus allowing NOT enough fuel through hes also eplaced a turbo solenoid and cleaned the egr valve and throttle body... short of taking it to a main deal who will probably charge a fortune im and hes at a loss he did say i needed to obtain the code for the key. how do i get this what do i ask for and roughly how much is it?
• Citroen ZX (1992 - 1998) - 1994 1.9 Diesel losing power 2 Aug 2008 (Forum)
  I am a disabled person with a Citroen ZX diesel when I was coming home from a long trip the other day my car started losing power on the motorway. LIke spluttering. The fuel tank was at 3/4 full and no other apparent problems. A friend of mine suggested that I should get the Fuel filter and the Cam belt changed so I went ahead with his advise but after spending £160 on it the problem is still there infact it seems to be worse.
• Enjoyable motoring still possible! 24 Jun 2008 (Forum)
  The A3 did 51 mpg over the whole trip too (average speed 42mph according to GPS), another advantage of uncongested roads. Unlike trips up there a few years ago fuel is the same price as most of the UK ? the only exception was Mull where fuel was about 10p a litre more than the mainland. Highly recommended.
• Best way to give employee a car? 19 May 2008 (Forum)
  I know there are three ways of doing this: - 1. Buy or lease a car for him and he pays tax. He claims fuel back at how many ppm?? 2. Give him a car allowance anad he claims fuel back at how many ppm? 3. Give him the usual HMRC mileage rates and tell him to sort himself out. I am concerned that using 3, the car he would drive would not be of a standard suitable for the work, so would prefer 1 or 2.
• FIAT Cinquecento (1993 - 1998) - 97 1.0 Stuttering Cinquecento Sporting 16 May 2008 (Forum)
  any gunk in the system, but it makes no difference. Our local garage has been unable to find anything wrong. Everything to do with the fuel system has been cleaned. It might be sensible to get something newer but I hate to throw a good car away for what should be a soluble problem. Can anybody suggest anything?
• Reducing Carbon Emissions . . . . 3 Jan 2008 (Forum)
  Increase road tax on cars with CO2 levels f over 200g - seriously increase them to the 000s per year, after all posh won't mind if her Bentley is more exclusive will she! 4. Tax aviation fuel at the same rate as motor fuel - after all most of flights are non-essential. 5. Make all shops fit revolving doors - stop them having open doors and heating on full! 6. Deal with the blocks on moving home (Consistently good schools and stamp duty etc.) so people can re-locate rather than commute.
• Rover 75 (1999 - 2005) - (99-05) 2.0 Diesel engine cut-out 23 Dec 2007 (Forum)
  On both these occasions I had allowed the level of diesel in the tank to drop to very low levels just prior to the engine failure but had refilled the tank and driven about 40 miles before failure. Diagnostic testing by a Bosch agent gave an error code which showed low fuel pressure and his educated guess was that the auxiliary fuel pump had an intermittent fault, but 2 instances in 11 months is not a lot to go on. Again the car seems to be behaving itself and replacement pumps are expensive, especially on an educated guess!
• Ford Fiesta (1989 - 1995) - 1994 1.3 Auto - Starting Problem 11 Dec 2007 (Forum)
  The car had a full service 2 months ago and once restarted runs normally with good pulling power.There is a good spark. 4. The AA mechanic thought it might be a sticking fuel injector, I've added 2 lots of fuel cleaner to the tank at inervals over the last 5-6 weeks witout seeing any improvement in restarting, Model: Ford Fiesta LX Equip Auto 1299cc 1994 Grateful for any advice.
• Price of Shell diesel 13 Nov 2007 (Forum)
  I see that Shell have now introduced a credit card that gives you cashback of 1% on purchases but 5% on Shell fuel purchases for the first 60 days, then I believe it goes down to 3% after that. My local garage is Shell and at the beginning of the week diesel (I drive a diesel and tend to check the price) was 101.9 going up on tuesday to 103.9.
• Vauxhall - 00 2.8d Monavo blue smoke soon after start up. 2 Sep 2007 (Forum)
  The smoke is by no means excessive, but it is causing me a little worry. I have just brought the vehicle and treating it to a diet of good quality fuel and "redex" fuel system cleaner. Is there anything I can do. I've just had an oil change new filter done. Vehicle is a Vauhxall Movano van with a 2.8 TDI engine, done 138K. I see you can get these "smoke reducing" liquids from Halfords and other motor places, that you put in with the engine oil.
• Advice on Choice of Daily Commute Car? 13 Jul 2007 (Forum)
  Also good comfortable cruiser, with good motorway accelration, as car will probably get driven 4 hours a day at least. Fuel economy is not so much of an issue as fuel is paid for by company, A car that will have good resale is also a must...ie when its over 5 years old and taken out of service we want to recover as much of our money as we can.
• VW Passat TDI 130 Jerky Acceleration 24 May 2007 (Forum)
  It passed it's MOT Emissions test without problem just after the repairs The car has just been serviced with a new fuel filter fitted but still jerky from time to time over 40 mph no problem and fuel economy is OK but just a bit lower I think. No apparent problem with power because I tow a caravan and it seems to be OK when towing I would like to sell the car soon as I am buying another one but would like to sort the problem out first I would be grateful if anyone has had this problem and had it cured or can suggest where to look my mechanic is puzzled Many Thanks