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• ford focus - v/slow coolant loss 18 Aug 2012 (Forum)
  My Focus (one owner from new (me)) is a 1.8 petrol January 2008 with 17,000 miles, the expansion tank over three months or so drops from max to below mimimun or under, it runs very well never overheats, someone said its head gasket another said its the core plugs - can anyone be more precise ? the Ford dealer couold not find a leak on pressure test Thanks Governor
• Short Term Insurance 9 Jul 2012 (Forum)
  My wife has got a newer car and her old one is polished up for sale. It is in extremely good condition but now I thought I might run it around for bit as a second car ( I have only a SORNed MGB and a bicycle!) as it can't depreciate much further. How can I best get , say, six months insurance and then get rid of it next Spring?
• Volvo s70 - Volvo Power steering 3 Jul 2012 (Forum)
  Dear all,   I have a 1997 volvo s70 that runs fine, but needs power steering fluid fluid to be topped up every now and then probably every 2 - 3 months.   A garage changed the steering rack because they said the previous one had been leaking, not sure they have done a good job.
• C5 Tourer - new shock absorber on 1st MOT!!!! 21 May 2012 (Forum)
  I have never had to replace shock absorbers on previous cars and the first car i owned was 10 years old! The warranty runs out in 3 days, any advice would be great.
• Ford Transit - non sstart 17 Apr 2012 (Forum)
  ford transit 2006 2.0 diesel was running ok stopped parked up for 3 days now will not start has error code of p1361. have had fuel pump edc checked and repaired will start on easy start so mechanical timing ok have swapped main relay in fuse box. cant get fuel feed pipe off fiter to manually prime system. immobiliser gives all correct signs of working ok
• Jeep Grand Cherokee 2.7 Diesal Auto 2002 - Engine Management Limp Mode 2 Apr 2012 (Forum)
  Diagnostics have cleared the Codes but the Fault has re- occurred  . When the EML is out the Vehicle runs perfectly and the Gearbox performs as it should so suspect some sort of faulty sensor  . Would it be possible to disable the Sensor so as to allow the Vehicle to by-pass and prevent  the Limp Mode  from operating  ?
• 02 vauxhall astra 1,4 engine code z14xe - compression through throttle housing 20 Feb 2012 (Forum)
  just replaced the engine in my sons 02 astra the engine runs and it idles spot on drives great. the only thing i have noticed is when you turn the engine off the is a puff of air comes out through the throttle boddy you can here the flap in side move up and down,anyone got any ideas.thanks
• Smart Fortwo - front brakes both seized 15 Feb 2012 (Forum)
  What would cause both front brakes to seize when the engine is running? If i open thebleed nipple to release the pressure, the wheel frees up but without the bleed nipple open, the pistons wont push in. I thought it might be te servo but the rear wheels are fine which is really odd at as i beleive these cars operate a dual line braking system.
• Renault Scenic 11, phase 1 - '53 reg - Throttle body location 14 Feb 2012 (Forum)
  I'm about to attempt a clean out of my cars throttle body as a last attempt to cure a starting/running issue - not a job I'm familiar with, to be honest. Could anyone help me out by giving me some idea of where the throttle body is located, and how difficult it is to remove/clean? My engine is a 1.6 vvt K4M.
• Mitsubishi Shogun Sport 2.5 Trojan 2006 - Fuel consumption high? 18 Jan 2012 (Forum)
  I have recently bought a 2006 Shogun Sport 2.5 Trojan with 44,000miles on the clock. Whilst I'm very pleased with it a long run down the quiet French motorways turned in about 24mpg. Never really went above 75mph and most of the time 65mph (about 3,000 revs). It's got winter tyres on it. Is this what I should expect?
• Ford Mondeo IV (2007 - ) - 07 1.8D Battery/Electrical Issues 8 Jan 2012 (Forum)
  I've had the battery replaced, a number of intermittent front headlight faults that cannot be traced, the immobiliser has taken a few attempts to dis-arm. On attempting to start the car after it not running for only 7 days the battery was flat again. There doesn't appear to be anything obvious draining the battery and it is definitely charging.
• 1999 Galaxy V6 (aaa)engine code - misfire 31 Dec 2011 (Forum)
    It has a random cylinder misfire on all cylinders, no codes or management light, no water loss or h/gasket issues, has had new c/pack leads and plugs , misfire still there, went away for 3 miles once then returned, runs like a dog, Any help greatly appreciated.   Thanks
• SEAT LEON 1.9 TDI 2005 - DIESEL ENGINE -INTERMITENT STARTING PROBLEM 12 Oct 2011 (Forum)
  Car has intermitient starting problem.. Starter motor and battery fine. When it finally catches it runs llike a dream. No spluttering, stop starts etc. therefore unlikely air in fuel or dirty fuel problem. Have been told there may be a fault in sensor to fuel solenoid.? No warning lights, or black smoke etc.
• mg zr - small amount of coolant loss a year 22 Sep 2011 (Forum)
  about 1/2 to 2" in header tank over a year,i know that mg are known for hgf but mine has been done allready, ive had the car a year now and only had to top up twice maybe a inch a time over the year,no leaks no milky oil no oil loss runs perfect.any advice would be appriciated.
• Vauxhall Vectra B - misfiring v6 vectra 28 Aug 2011 (Forum)
  i've got a '97 2.5 v6 vectra with a constant misfire.i noticed it wasn't producing a spark on piston 3.so i replaced all HT leads,spark plugs and the coil pack in a bid to fix the problem.but it still remains the same with no spark on piston 3!.i have noticed the misfire seems to get worse when the car gets to normal running temperture.any advise or suggestions would be apprecitated.   Many thanks.
• Renault K7M - Temporary misfire 2 Aug 2011 (Forum)
  At the bottom of the hill, the ignition was switched to on-which started it. However, the engine run lumpily and would not rev past 2000RPM. After the engine was switched off, it restarted as normal with no further symptoms. It has left us stumped. Does anyone have any ideas as to what happened?
• renault clio 1.4 priviledge - Lambda sensor & misfiring 22 Jun 2011 (Forum)
  My son has been experiencing rough running at tickover, we took it to the garage and their scanner indicated that the pre-cat lambda sensor  reading was all over the scale, they replaced the sensor but this did not improve things the readings were still way out, so they got another in in case this one was faulty and the same has happened again. has anyone experienced this problem that can help us sort it out.
• 3.0 v6 cdti 53 plate - new egr fitted still lacking power 10 Jun 2011 (Forum)
    Garage says it will take a little while until the new egr has settled in!!!  Any info greatly received, I am running out of ideas!!!
• Webroot Antivirus 6 Jun 2011 (Forum)
  Having initially wondered why the top end version of the current Webroot antivirus was so much more reasonable than the usual Norton/Macaffee efforts, I have just found the explanation - it slowed down my web browsing to chronic levels!! I'm running a fairly middle of the road nearly new Toshiba laptop on Win 7 Home Premium, and doing nothing above usual surfing activity. Anybody else had any problems with this software?
• 2001 Vauxhall Astra - 2001 Astra Misfire Problem 25 May 2011 (Forum)
  The orange engine management light has come on permanently and when idling it seems to be running on just three cylinders. When driving the management light flashes under acceleration and there is a serious lack of power up to about 4000rpm when it seems better again. Any advice would be appreciated.