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• Starting trouble - VW Passat 1995 30 Jan 2007 (Forum)
  Hello everyone, My 1995 petrol Passat has become very difficult to start from stone cold. Crank and crank then a cough and nothing. Again and again. Eventually it starts, runs rough, and is then fine. When warm it starts fine. Have replaced the water temp sensor. But this has not cured it. Any thoughts out there? I am thinking of replacing the coil next. Thanks for any tips
• 1996 Ford Galaxy Starting Problem... 20 Jan 2007 (Forum)
  A local mechanic told him it's a common thing with these, the CRANKSHAFT PULLEY wears so much that when turning the engine over the pulley's wear actually puts the timing out????? When towed started it runs lovely so can this be true? Pls help....thx
• Cars 'Settling' 3 Jan 2007 (Forum)
  I don't just mean the suspension either as that is obvious - I took mine out after a week parked uphill on the drive (It goes up then down onto the road) and the creaks from the interior as the chassis flexed slightly were quite noticeable! Also, everything definitely felt better after a run, especially the steering and gearbox.
• Rally of Wales gone soft? 2 Dec 2006 (Forum)
  I note that the forthcoming rally has 230 miles of competitive driving over 17 stages and lasts for three days. In 1985 it had 570 miles and 63 stages over four days. Group B cars were running, it was a true test of the drivers and cars and was a superb event to follow. It seems to me the present WRC is pretty tame in comparison. Are there any forms of motosport that haven't become softer, slower, easier and more boring to watch?
• Metro 92 1100cc 1 Dec 2006 (Forum)
  Hi im having a problems with my 92 1100cc Metro carb run. Iv replaced the carb with a 2nd hand 1 and replaced the fuel pump, plugs and leads. all the hoses goin in and out of the carcoal canister are all clear and now im stuck and dont know what to try next.
• KIA advert crashes IE7 23 Nov 2006 (Forum)
  The Kia Motors advert started consistently crashing IE7 this morning. (All ok when Nissan advert was displayed). Investigation showed I was running version 7 of Flash as an extension to IE7 and removing that and then installing latest version (9) cured all problems. May save some people some time. You may like to move to Computer IHQ after this has been seen by a few people. -- pmh (was peter)
• Yorkshire to Dover Thursday evening/Frid 30 Oct 2006 (Forum)
  Hi, I am going to france on Friday Morning. Need to be in dover at 7am, so I thought a nice overnight run should avoid all the usual congestion. Then someone said something about the A2 being closed overnight ? Is there something I need to worry about or can I assume that setting off round midnight will get me there with lots of time to waste.
• Mazda 6, due for facelift??? 17 Oct 2006 (Forum)
  He is quite keen on getting a Mazda 6 but he has heard that this model is coming up for a facelift soon and is a little cautious. He asked me, but I don't really pay much attention to news about new cars (I prefer to run older cars), so thought I'd ask you guys. TIA CItivanvin
• Nil HC & CO MOT emissions readings 2 Oct 2006 (Forum)
  Admittedly the 2005 read out showed only small amounts - same garage. The only difference is the engine has been run on Shell Optimax & now V Power for nearly 12 months.
• Where's my Turbo on my Rover 400D?? 15 Sep 2006 (Forum)
  I found a slight split on a pipe at the back of the engine on a a part which has got a rod going to it and a small pipe running to the front of the fuel pump ( think it's the fuel pump). Please help!!
• Mains Battery charging 11 Sep 2006 (Forum)
  I have a heavy duty 12v tractor battery that has been allowed to run flat. When I put it on a mains battery charger the casing of the battery becomes very warm to hot even on a trickle charge. Is this normal or is the battery beyond recovery? Is their any simple way to know if the battery will hold a charge long term?
• Vectra 2.0 dti timing belt change 8 Sep 2006 (Forum)
  Hello everyone I've recently bought a 51 plate vectra 2.0dti club and it has run in just over 61k miles. I'm thinking this is the time to get the timing belt changed, but someone mentioned to me that this model of car uses a chain therefore it wont need any belt change. Can anyone clarify if this is definitely the case with the model of car that I have bought.
• vectra electrics 8 Aug 2006 (Forum)
  having serious trouble with all interior elecs on 2.0 sri 140....alternator light is on but is charging at 14v interior lights flash windows wont work unless handbrake is off low fuel light flashes all the time all gages and dials dropped to zero but all exterior lighting works fine a engine runs fine...oh..and the windows will do up as and when the choose lol ....any ideas or help would be much appreciated..thanx
• fiat punto engine management light 1 Aug 2006 (Forum)
  Over the week end I washed under the bonet of the car, started playing up this morning, slight mis-fire. Tonight I took out the HT lead and spark plug and dried and cleaned the plug, engine is now running fine but the light is still on. Is there a way I can turn off with out taking to a garage ?
• 99 vectra fans help 1 Aug 2006 (Forum)
  hi i have a 99 vectra v reg.and the temp goes quite high there are two fans one in front and one behind the rad. how can i test both of the fans are running correctly.i think one is for the air con, but whitch one and some one has told me they have differant speeds on them ......so can some one tell me how to test each one . many thanks dave
• VW Golf MK3, engine stalls at idle speed 1 Aug 2006 (Forum)
  It also will not start unless I have my foot on the accelerator. The engine appears to be unable to run at idle, which I think is about 600 rpm. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated.
• Mk2 Golf idle speed 30 Jun 2006 (Forum)
  I have a vw golf 1991 mk2 auto. The car starts and runs really well. However it idles at 500 rpm and is really stable but now and again the idle speed drops and it cuts out. I feel the idle speed is set too low, can anyone tell me how to increase the idle speed, In laymans terms of course as i am new to vw golfs.
• Polo TDI - smoking - injectors? 15 Jun 2006 (Forum)
  My 1999 TDI90 Polo estate has smoked a little on start up for sometime. Always happens when left overnight. Smells of diesel. Car has covered 70k & uses no oil. Runs well. Gives average year on year of 60mpg. Could my injectors be a little worn or clogged? I'm thinking of trying something like STP diesel injector cleaner. Anyone have any other ideas?
• Special Offer on Merc C Class Coupe 14 Jun 2006 (Forum)
  My cousin is interested in buying a C class Sports Coupe. I am 99% certain that I saw adverts in the press last week with a special deal Mercedes were running with £3K of extra equipment on it for no extra cost. On the Merc website there is no reference to this, only to a similar deal on a C Class Saloon. Did anyone else see this advert or have I been having strange dreams again?
• Citroen C4 steel to alloy 8 Jun 2006 (Forum)
  Hi all, Just got some standard Citroen alloy wheels from a VTR to replace the steel ones on the VT. Both cars have exactly the same running gear and the wheels appear to be the same size (diameter). Will they just swap over? They're both the standard citroen supplied items. I've got the alloy wheel nuts and locking nuts. Or where could I find out...?