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  Would an independent garage repairing a Teves Mk 60 ABS Pump count as a modification? 5 Jun 2010 (Ask HJ)
  Hi, do you think if this replacement or modification is fitted, would any insurance company consider this a modification and increase the insurance costs?...
• Toyota hilux pick-up - Fast and slow tick over on a diesel engine 14 Apr 2010 (Forum)
  Hi, I`m new to this forum and have joined in the hope someone can help me with a couple of n*****ly problems with my pick-up. It`s a 1997, 145,000 miles of trouble free motering.  Recently the tickover varies from fast to normal.  I`ve oiled the linkages and tey sem fine.  Any ideas? Also the symbols on the dash imtermittently start to pulse about once a second.
• Distinctive motoring `sniffs` 10 Apr 2010 (Forum)
  ;-) Duckhams Q20/50 stood out as really different to other motor oils at the time I had a Mini van in 68. Not just in it`s green colour but it also smelt great. Wonder why? - I certainly don`t notice anything attractive about the smell of Mobil 1 currently. Wonder if it was a youth thing. Too long in chalky classrooms perhaps, only a couple of years before and experiencing `motor` related smells for the first time.
• Vauxhall Astra G Diesel - Astra radio code entry DRIVING ME CRAZY !!! CDR500 31 Mar 2010 (Forum)
  BUT, upon pressing the AS key whilst switching the radio on, it does indeed come up with the display showing the four dashes, for the code input  _ _ _ _ HOWEVER, as soon as I release the AS key to input the code, the _ _ _ _'s disappear and the word PANEL comes up in the display. Aghhhhhhhhh This is a factory installed system, been working for ages, no panel swaps etc. Please, before I go crazy (well, crazier), can anyone help ?
• Renault Megane (1999 - 2002) - 01 1.4 Lumpy Tickover 21 Feb 2010 (Forum)
  Once warm the engine runs reasonably well but at idle it deviates by around 200rpm. The stepper motor and map sensor have both been replaced with s/h but working units. Any ideas? Thanks in advance.
• Volvo S40 (2004 - ) - Volvo S40 - real life experiences? 17 Feb 2010 (Forum)
  Are the seats comfortable for long journeys and has anyone got a realistic MPG for the 1.6 petrol? I had one as a courtesy car for 3 days and was impressed, the spec seemed good even for the 1.6 S variant and the prices seem to be around Ford Focus level as well ( I know the S40 is based on the Focus chassis so the handling is pretty good)
• Volkswagen Polo IV (2005 - 2009) - Variable Servicing or not? 10 Feb 2010 (Forum)
  If on variable servicing it may not have had its first service yet. (it has done 11k) Is there are easy way to tell if it?s on standard servicing or variable. I used to have an Audi A4 and on that you pushed a ?spanner? button on the dash and it told you when the next service was due. Does the Polo have a similar set-up?
• Volkswagen Passat (2001 - 2005) - 01 1.9 31mpg from a tdi 130 wots wrong with it 8 Feb 2010 (Forum)
  i used to get around mid 40's to the gallon now im lucky to get over 32mpg. iv had it on diagnostics today and the mass afm is slightly down but not by much. what could it be, i gave it a full service when i bought it 5k miles ago. also driving steady or driving fast it dosent seem to make a difference to how much fuel it uses. im getting at tops if im lucky 150miles to £20. there is no eml light when i put the ignition on but there were no fault codes either. any help would be great cheers
• Peugeot 307 (2001 - 2007) - 02 2.0 second handturbo 6 Jan 2010 (Forum)
  Does anyone know which eng code for the 110 bhp model (dw10 Ated rhz) or (dw10 td rhy) the reason i ask this because i'm going to the breakers to -morrow to pick upa s/hand one any feed back greatly appreciated Best Regards Mickey bo
• Ford Fiesta (1995 - 1999) - Cam belt Change costs 4 Jan 2010 (Forum)
  I had the cambelt changed on my 1997 1.25 16v Zetec engined Fiesta by a small local French garage, billed for 2.5 hrs labour (total 110?). Has anybody got the book time? I thought that the book time was 3.5 hrs (with P/S), or is my memory failing? Rhetorical question, I know it is! A good result, because otherwise the car would have been left in an airport carpark at 90?. I supplied the Gates cambelt kit - which had been riding in the boot for the last 18 months as a guarantee that terminal failure would occur.
• Best car for refinement? 3 Nov 2009 (Forum)
  What do you guys think? and any other cars that make the grade.It must be brand new. Have the new shape C5's been reliable so far? or its it still the same old Citroen. Others on my list are Honda Accord,Mazda 6,Ford Mondeo,Vauxhall Insignia,Toyota Avensis,Skoda Superb. Thanks guys
• Ford Mondeo IV (2007 - ) - 08 2.0 tracking problem 18" alloy wheel 24 Oct 2009 (Forum)
  My car is a Titanium X estate with sport appearance pack. I have got bad tyre wear on the front o/s wheel. A tyre specialist garage checked the tracking, but informed me that they did not have the correct settings available for my particular model. They then said they should be the same as a previous model.
• Filth beyond belief - descending gaga to cylinders 16 Aug 2009 (Forum)
  Straight down the throats of those once pristine inlet tracts - and into the cylinders as gritty grinding paste for the bores and rings. That`s the EGR. Or rather `the facilitator of filth` I`ve just blanked off the EGR on the 1.9D (as in tech) But woa.. what wet oily filth has been descending.. I`m amazed engines keep running... Now add DPF..
• KIA Sorento SUV (2003 - 2009) - 04 3.5 Engine management mil light 25 Jul 2009 (Forum)
  I have a strange problem with the MIL light.The light is on all the time and the power is down,my scanner says there is no fault codes stored and the system...
• Baked on bugs > best remedy 10 Jun 2009 (Forum)
  Having travelled on a long hot trip about a week ago when it was hot, I?m still left with some of the baked-on remains of bugs. ( even after lots of rain. ) It?s a black car so they seem to show. I?ve tried hot water & sponge, and non-abrasive kitchen cleaners, but there always seems to be some left on. I?m trying not to scratch the surface of course, so I?
• Ford Fiesta (1995 - 1999) - 97 1.25 replacing drop links 7 Jun 2009 (Forum)
  Other than machining an old spanner (which I cannot do), as anyone managed to undo these drop links and with what? Thanks! S.
• Road caves in half an hour after driving on it 1 May 2009 (Forum)
  I am quite shocked by this, I drive downt his stretch of road about 2-3 times a week and is only 2.5 miles from where I live. http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/s/1112627_hole_halts_traffic I drove down this just half an hour before, I remember being stuck in traffic behind a police van I just feel so lucky I set off when I did and if I didn't have a car there was a good chance I would have been on the bus which went over it :( It is nice to see our raod tax goes on inspections to ensure roads don't just fall in.
• Ford KA, KA2, KA3 (1996 - 2008) - Ford Ka as a cheap runaround 24 Apr 2009 (Forum)
  Having reconsidered budgets regarding purchase price and running costs I was thinking of the Ka. I'd never previously considered a Ka but a friend has just bought an S Reg. I was amazed at just how simple and basic it looked. It was strangely refreshing to see bare metal and basic controls. It even looks vaguely repairable by a DIY mechanic compared to my Pug 406!
• Thoughts on DRLs (Day Running Lights) 3 Apr 2009 (Forum)
  I've read threads about use of sidelights in poor visibility, which I think DRL's address quite nicely, though there fitment to my car was purely incidental. I noticed Fiat 500's, and many Volvo's & BMW's, and of course all those Audi led ones. Mind a lot of the Beemers seem to drive with lights on in daytime. I think they just like to pose with those "angel eyes" lights.
• Warranty Direct -no pairs exclusion 31 Mar 2009 (Forum)
  Had recent f/n/s coil spring failure; no problem said W/D, get it done. My Vx garage and Vx themselves, strongly recommend doing both sides [the springs from Vx are only supplied in pairs, perhaps to reinforce this message].