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• Focus stalls when cooling fan cuts out 25 Jan 2006 (Forum)
  I've searched the archives but only found a couple of articles on cooling fans etc being on constantly, nothing like this. Any pointers will be much appreciated. My father seems to think when the cooling fan is running it ups the revs slightly, so could be related to idle control somewhere. Cheers, Jonathan
• VW Golf MkIV - Exhaust Emission Warning 14 Jan 2006 (Forum)
  The manual says that it could be something to do with a Lambda probe fault? Is there any way I can confirm what exactly is wrong with it? The car generally seemed to be running fine but I am a bit worried that this is going to get expensive.
• Support good cause, with motoring link! 7 Jan 2006 (Forum)
  Just looked at the Sniff Petrol site today. There's a link that will enable you to buy a calendar of spoof MG Rover ads (example - "It runs over kittens ... and enjoys it"), collated from previous editions of the Sniff Petrol website, all in aid of helping a member of mg-rover.org pay for Herceptin for breast cancer treatment. It's funny whether you like MG Rover cars or hate them (with plenty of swearwords, but don't let that stop you), and it's for a good cause.
• Golf mk2 misfire 3 Jan 2006 (Forum)
  at cold it revs up fine on choke , after 10 seconds it will missfire to the point that im needed the accelerator to keep it running, after approx 40 seconds i can let it idle its self and the misfire goes. now if i drive it straight to work, after 5-10mins of steady driving it starts to miss again and the only way to clear it is pull up and idle.
• golf mk 2 weber conversion? 25 Dec 2005 (Forum)
  ive got a mk 2 driver.. i have posted a few running problems since its dropped cold outside... its on the origianl pierberg 2E2 which has hardly been touched.. so im amazed its got this far (172 543 miles) its now doing 14.5mpg, missfire on start up when cold, over chokeing on cold ect ect.... so where can i get a weber conversion loookin at about £150-200. brand new wanted with everything i need bracket manual choke, intructions!
• Peugeot 406 hdi vs Volvo v40 £2,000 24 Dec 2005 (Forum)
  Since my Corolla has been written off, one option (other than fixing the damage) is to get a run-about for the next 6 months .... I noticed 406 hdi's going for less than £2,000 - any good ? Since I drive about 80 miles per day, diesel would help - how do I make sure it's not a 'clocked' taxi ?
• Best time to change the oil ? 1 Nov 2005 (Forum)
  The reason I ask is, IIRC modern oils are actually thinner (less viscous) when cold, so would actually flow better cold. Based on this (and maybe answering my own post), would it be best to run the engine up for a few minutes to stir up the crud and then drain the oil whilst still cold. What do you guys think ?
• mondeo camber 29 Oct 2005 (Forum)
  what i want to know is why make an estate car ,which will obviously be used as a pack donkey,with such dodgy running gear? all replies are appreciated..
• heater trouble - 1991 vw golf 5 Oct 2005 (Forum)
  i have trouble with the heating in my car which is a 91 vw golf 16 gtd mk2. someone told me it might be the heater bypass valve can someone describe what it looks like or email me a photo of one. my heater will work as normal until it gets to normal running temp then it goes cold if i turn it off for a bit and turn it back on its fine. its not the thermostat i replaced it and checked it. has someone any other ideas? {mobile phone text language edited out and amended.
• Rumble from corner of Citroen AX 24 Aug 2005 (Forum)
  Hi, I just bought a cheap and nasty '92 Citroen AX Echo 1.1 for £250. Engine sounds fine and runs clean and it has just passed its MOT so engine permitting I'm hoping not to need to do anything to it for a year. However, I have noticed the car has a rumble from the front left corner when travelling.
• Rover 75 oil and filter change 1 Aug 2005 (Forum)
  Question is, what oil should the garage be using as i am aware that they just have one big barrell that they use for every oil change (well one for Petrol and one for diesel) Does my engine need special oil..being commonrail diesel i was wondering whether run of the mill stuff is doing any damage..this will be the 5th change this year and everything has been ok so far but dont want to cause any long term damage thanks in advance
• Mazda 626 noisy tappets 26 Jul 2005 (Forum)
  His next suggestion is to replace all of the valves/tappets but this would work out to be quite costly with there being 16 of them. Question is, what would be the consequences of doing nothing and continuing to run the car. Is engine damage likely? Thoughts appreciated Thanks
• I'm SO mad 3 Jul 2005 (Forum)
  Despite the presence of 20 mph limit signs and and 'no overtaking' signs, you decided to go for it, and thanks to you I now have a bonnet thats covered in a million little stonechips and a windscreen with a crack running the length of it that will no doubt cos me hundreds to put right. You'd better hope that I never see you driving about again. There is no real point to this post, I just needed a place to have a rant.
• Mk II Golf 1.8 Carburettor 1 Jul 2005 (Forum)
  I know these get moaned about a lot and people say bin it and buy a Weber - but that isn't an option on a rushed Friday afternoon when my mission is simply to get it running. Any hints or general pointers?
• Vectra help required please 11 Jun 2005 (Forum)
  My Vectra has just failed it's MOT today , on two brakes pipes . No big deal , but there the one's running down the center of the estate disapearing behind one corner of the diesel fuel tank .So, I have visions of taking the tank off to get to these pipes. Can someone tell me the safest points to jack up the vehicle .
• Computer Related Questions - Volume 55 2 Jun 2005 (Forum)
  She has emailed her cv to various places and was amazed to find that one company not only had the cv she had sent but had managed to read the saved(unedited/corrected) version(s)of it. We run windows xp pro and microsoft word. I have two questions. 1 Is this possible and how? An explanation suitable for a computer illiterate would be appreciated. 2 I told her to copy the text in reasonable "chunks" and paste it into a new document which would not need editing.
• Mercedes E300D 95 leaking fuel 24 Apr 2005 (Forum)
  It looks like the pipe is just a push fit without any sort of clip but I was peering at it with a torch so I may be wrong. The fuel has run down the side of the whole engine block. (good job it is not petrol!) Can anyone tell me what this unit is and what I am likely to need to fix it Thanks Steve
• Traffic report 20 Apr 2005 (Forum)
  Traffic in to Victoria Island was at a complete standstill but as we were heading out to Lekki office we had a pretty clear run of it.
• Fiesta mk 4 Idle problem 13 Apr 2005 (Forum)
  I have an S reg Fiesta Ghia x with a zetec 1.4s engine, started to notice that when I approached junction at low revs the engine would sometimes stall this will occasionally happen when I am in sittting in traffic and the engine is idling it will rev fine for a while and then suddenly revs will drop and either stall or almost stall and then revs go back to a normal level, there is no set pattern either for this sometimes it does it and sometimes not. Car starts fine every time and runs fine in higher revs just seems to have a problem idling totally confused about the cause of this any ideas much appreciated !!.
• 306 noise when cornering 11 Apr 2005 (Forum)
  my lad has just bought his first car a pug 1.4 306, the car runs well enough but we have some problems to solve, first one is when the car is cornering a knocking noise can be heard from the front of the car, lve checked the wheel bearings - no play and the wheels spin freely enough with no apparent noise, l then jacked the front of the car up and turned the steering from side to side there is a knocking/grinding noise coming from the top of the suspension mounts one side louder than the other, could this be the noise when driving the car?