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• Hyundai i20 - Hole in seat 22 Mar 2012 (Forum)
  Bought new from main dealer at end of October,noticed small hole in back of drivers seat.Told they would sort it under warranty,now getting the run around,alsorts of excuses,twisted seat frame,cover made in China seat in India or vice versa.Been told to just put some super glue on it to stop it getting worse.Just want to get it sorted out properly.
• Santa FE 2.0td - Santa FE Diesel smoke.. 20 Mar 2012 (Forum)
  Hi my old santa fe td - 130k miles so quite new really - has some smokey issues - under any sort of load or aceleration and to some degree on tick over - its rather smokey .. not black more grey - not blue or white ... its not using oil or water and has been desooted with cleaner - starts on the button no problems, tick over nice and smooth , and does run ok apart from the smog out the back....doen the usual filters and oil - and a good dose of cleanner but not shifted it... thinking the injectors would be ok otherwise i would not start so easily, SO i am thinking EGR, TURBO or CAT ..Any thoughts out there!
• Buying advice - small family car, around 6k 21 Feb 2012 (Forum)
  My budget is 6k and I'm basically looking for something that will offer good mpg and is cheap to run, also safe and spacious. I'm kind of going round in circles at the moment so any advice would be great, Thanks
• Renault Megane - Owner experiences of Megane MK3 20 Feb 2012 (Forum)
  [endif]--> Hi   I’m interested in hearing from anyone who is running a Megane MK3. We used to have a Megane MK2 dCi but due to a change in commuting arrangements it made sense to only have one car and our Focus was newer so we kept that. But now it’s time to change again so it’s either another Focus or one of the new Meganes.
• 320D - BMW E91 07 plate 320d 19 Feb 2012 (Forum)
   Recently the engine is vibrating more than usual when the car is idleing and in neutral at standstill. This only happens when the car has been running and the engine is warm. The rev metre flickers ever so slightly with each vibration. I have had the car hooked up to diagnostic machine and nothing appears wrong with it. Clutch appears fine as does the air filter.
• Any - Is there are a directory of start/stop 21 Jan 2012 (Forum)
  Hi, I may be looking for a good quality 5 door hatch, petrol (too many short runs to consider diesel), and with "Start/Stop" feature.  I would look for something up to 3 years old, a little more if from one of the premium brands. Has anyone compiled a directory of makes/models that have been offered with start/stop?
• Peugeot 307 SW 2005 2.0 16v t-diesel engine- rhr - missfire 20 Jan 2012 (Forum)
  However when I go into the engine managment data ,and under fuel circuit information scroll down to cylinder injection flow correction %, No 1,2 and 3 cylinders show betwee 97-100% but No 4 cylinder is showin 66.3% - 66.7% when the car is running. When the engine is switched off No 1,2 and 3 show 0% but No 4 is still at 66.3%. Have previously changed No 4 Injector with No3 but made no difference. Any help would be appreciated  
• Teepee Zenith - Peugeot Partnet Teepee Problems 2 Jan 2012 (Forum)
    Now to makes things worse it is sometimes making a brake screech type sound when the brakes are not being applied.  This is more apparent when the car has been running for a while at higher speeds and is slowing down. It's been back to the dealers several times but they say that they cannot find any faults with the suspension or wheel bearings.  Have any other Tepee owners had similar problems?
• All - Fule Save? 31 Dec 2011 (Forum)
  OTOH, the weather in the Northwest has been very wet over the last couple of weeks. Moreover, I've been running late for work quite a lot recently-and my driving style has change accordingly. Add a couple of Chritmas traffic jams and the difference is easily explained. Engine performance, tip-in response and idle quality were all exactly the same as with Asda smart price.
• Ford Mondeo III (2000 - 2007) - 05 2.2 TDCI air conditioning problem at idle 29 Dec 2011 (Forum)
  The compressor is cycling approximately every 5 seconds when the car is idling - I can hear the click and see the compressor clutch engaging and disengaging. The results in no cold air entering the cabin. The engine bay fan runs when the aircon is turned on. When the car is moving the air con definitely has some cooling effect, but I'm not sure it is as effective as it should be. The car has climate control fitted as the air con has very rarely been turned off in the last 2 and a half years I've owned it.
• nissan micra 1998 - starting problem 17 Dec 2011 (Forum)
  Can any one please help give some advise on my micra.It was running fine one day the next died. Breakdown guy added fuel to air intake and car ran for 10 seconds then stopped. Mobile mechanic called and carried out diagnostic and produced fault codes P0003e and p0007e.
• vw bora 1.9 tdi pd 130 - bora intermitant judder 27 Oct 2011 (Forum)
   I have just had a new sach dmf clutch kit fitted and since it has been done it has had a intermittent juddering at idle speed and when it is juddering there is a strange noise coming from gear box area and the way to stop it is by pressing the clutch or gently push it up to first gear without the clutch in or wait untill its been running a while and the juddering stops. I think it could be a faulty dmf but not sure. The noise dont sound like a typicle rattling dmf. And the car drives fine with plenty pull. Can you help me please.
• Chrysler Voyager - cutting out on road test 24 Oct 2011 (Forum)
  ive solved the non start was a bypassed starter motor ign feed. Took on road test today and is cutting out as customer described, runs at idle seems all day took it quarter of mile conked out. waited few min started again. took on further road test conked out again. we found 2 problems no spark or injector noid light not ighting up, then pressed brake pedal and started again.
• Toyota Townace 1998 - Toyota Townace heating and shivering 15 Oct 2011 (Forum)
  However, after I ran for some time the engine started to shiver in a way that the whole vehicle vibrates. Every day for the 1st 20 mins or so the vehicle runs smoothly but after the temperature meter raises a bit it starts to shiver and when I accelerate a bit (on neutral) the shivering stops & when I let it go the shivering sometimes stops but then again it starts all over again when I accelerate to move on the road.
• Qashqai or Octavia - Qashqai or Octavia 14 Oct 2011 (Forum)
  Bringing the money back into it which will hold its money and be better in the long run? Thanks Chris
• Now what? 20 Sep 2011 (Forum)
  I'd made up my mind to spend somewhere around 7 or 8K and get a 2 yr old used fiesta or focus diesel (possibly an econetic) as seeing as how I intend to keep the car 8-10 years I assumed the better economy and lower tax would be beneficial in the long run. However I'm now reading that the 1.6 diesel engines may give problems in the long term. So it looks like I may be back to square one. Any thoughts on the above (or suggestions for alternatives) gratefully received.
• Renault Megane II - Injector Fault 29 Aug 2011 (Forum)
  Hi - Ive got an 03 Megane 1.9DCI and has been running perfectly since I bought it 3 months ago.  Yesterday I went out in it twice and then went to use it again and nothing worked as if it was a flat battery - tried to jump it from our Grand scenic but still no joy - still as if was flat battery but electrices were showing life.
• Air conditioning, air too dry! 19 Jul 2011 (Forum)
    We tried opening the windows a bit which seemed to ease the situation a little.  Having the windows almost fully open with the air con running was about the best we could come with, but seems to make air con almost pointless. Is there any way of reducing the drying effect of the air con or even adding some moisture somehow?
• Citroen Berlingo Multispace - Poor MPG from Berlingo 2.0 HDI 18 Jul 2011 (Forum)
  It had it's last service (done before I got the car) about 6 months ago (4,000mls). It starts and runs great but i have done a tank to tank MPG check and found it is only doing 37 mpg, I was expecting high 40s. I drive with economy in mind changing at around 2500rpm or less if possible. Also the engine does not smoke (on the odd occation it does get  reved) nice and clean.
• 1999 VW Passat 1.8 turbo - Losing oil 18 Jul 2011 (Forum)
    Googled the problem and the result was suggesting a suspect PCV valve stuck open,. Youtube video advised to remove the oil cap when the engine is running. I tested this and the cap moves on top of the engine which I believe this means the crankcase is breathing properly. Any ideas? Thanks Mike.