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• Diesel or Petrol 9 Jul 2009 (Forum)
  How are they in term of longlevity, reliability, maintanance costs for lots of very short journeys. School run, short commute to work, shoppping etc etc. I'm specifically looking at the Ford 1.6 diesel
• Ford Fiesta (1995 - 1999) - 96 1.8D Cam Belt Replacement 17 Jun 2009 (Forum)
  The garage owner told me he had to advanced the pump timing because the engine kept cutting out. The engine was running fine before. I am wondering if he put the belt on wrong and compensated by adjusting the pump timing. I hope I'm wrong but the engine sounds a bit harsher although I could be imagining that as I'm listening out for problems.
• Toyota Yaris Verso (2000 - 2005) - 05 1.0 Transmission vent hose leaking fluid 6 May 2009 (Forum)
  I have just bought a yaris 1.0L (yr 2005) and changed transmission fluid. Car is running fine exept for the transmission vent hose leaks transmission fluid only when engine is cold and after about 4 mins after starting engine and leaving it to idle.Fluid level appears to be normal (there is no dipstick)but is full of bubbles.
• Peugeot Partner Combi (2001 - 2004) - 04 1998 Oil level Indicator 5 May 2009 (Forum)
  On turning the ignition on I get the three beeps and the oil level light shows all -------- The Oil level is correct, there is no STOP warning light and the engine runs fine. I used to get this happening intermittently without the beeps, this is now happening all the time and all I have done is to have a new battery fitted in the last week. Does this sound like a sensor issue ?
• Volkswagen Passat (1988 - 1997) - 95 1.8 Wants to stall - plugs? 14 Apr 2009 (Forum)
  Hello, My trusty petrol passat has started to run very slightly fluffy and it is ticking over slower than usual (about 600 compared to usual 800) and wants to stall. I know the plugs are a few years old. Do you think new plugs would be a good start?
• Volkswagen Golf III (1992 - 1997) - 94 1.9 Noisy power steering 10 Apr 2009 (Forum)
  I replaced the belt and retensioned after a week, and also bled the system. The noise is present without the engine running but with the car jacked up. I've replaced the fluid in the reservoir and this seems to have improved matters. The car has covered 155k miles. Grateful any guidance. Cheers
• Ford Mondeo III (2000 - 2007) - 03 2.0 TDCi - Stalls after a few metres, then ok 6 Apr 2009 (Forum)
  As I start the engine and drive for a few metres, the engine stalls and I had to restart the car to run again. Pls advice on what the problem could be? Thank you very much 130 miles - 5 years Mondeo TDCI Auto Diesel 130
• Permanently illuminated dash display 3 Apr 2009 (Forum)
  Any other vehicle I have ever owned or driven, you know it is time to turn the headlights on when you can no longer see the display. I have taken the decision to run with headlights perpetually on (they are automatically turned off when the ignition is turned off).
• Phishing warning from online car parts site, 27 Mar 2009 (Forum)
  i used an online car parts internet link the other day to locate a hard to find part and used a specific email address,fortunately not my main business one and since i used it ive had emails telling me my bank details have gone missing and i need to click the email link to update them ive advised the monks that run the bank but not a lot more i can do as im not in the habit
• Which car 26 Mar 2009 (Forum)
  I would love the 3.0 Legacy, but understand they are really thirsty? The BMW i know is okay, as i used to run a 328i some years back and averaged 30mpg. Also. BMWs tend to make the driving experience feel special. any comments \ thoughts \advice most welcome
• Nissan X-Trail (2001 - 2007) - 03 2.2 water leak 21 Mar 2009 (Forum)
  Recently have found that there is water leaking into the front footwells, and no apparent or obvious sight of entry. I have heard that it could be something to do with the pollen filter or blocked run off tubes in the sunroof. Does anyone know how these can be easily checked, or if anyone else has had a similar problem, what the solution was. This coupled with a failed turbo, is making me rethink about the delights of the X Trail.
• Renault - 95 2.5d Master - burning from o/s front 20 Mar 2009 (Forum)
  Hello all, A quick one hopefully. Burning smell after some moterway running - traced the smell to the aforementioned wheel. Quite a large initial smell, but died down a bit. Brakes not especially hot when we'd stopped - though it did take a few minutes to park and find the affected area.
• New 09 reg spotting 8 Mar 2009 (Forum)
  Now I would have thought they would have had to be on trade plates as it isn't yet 1st March but no trade plates on the first so I did a closer look on second - definitely no trade plates. Or am I mistaken about running an 09 plate before March 1st without trade plates?
• Ford Fiesta (1995 - 1999) - 98 1.25 blown head gasket ??? 1 Feb 2009 (Forum)
  I own a fiesta 1.25 on a v plate there is cream cheese at the end of the breather hose which leads into the air box, it also has a lumpy exhaust note,(only n tick over) it also uses oil. and on tick over if I pull out the dipstick alot of vapour comes out. there is no mix of oil with water and the car runs well any ideas!!?? >year and engine size edited in
• Mandy to Offer Loans to Car Buyers 29 Jan 2009 (Forum)
  What an utterly stupid idea. It's a market economy and people aren't buying cars as often. I run a small business and we are feeling it. When do I get my bail-out? If you want to protect jobs in the motor industry, take VAT off car repairs and servicing and say make MOTs free. That way you are helping the sector, you're incentivising safety and helping the environment by keeping existing cars in decent nick - all of which are key Government targets.
• Citroen Berlingo Multispace (1998 - 2010) - 2005 2.0Hdi Rising dip-stick 29 Dec 2008 (Forum)
  Strange one this but I'm sure someone will have experienced this problem.Car's a 55 reg Berlingo 2.0Hdi with 25k on clock .Have checked the oil level and found the dip-stick about an inch out of it's holder.Oil level fine,not over-filled or anything.A week later the same thing-about an inch out of the holder.Anybody any ideas whats going on?Car's running fine.Never had any problems with it.
• BMW 3-Series E36 (1991 - 1998) - 1997 1.7 Fully synth pointless on beemer ? 13 Dec 2008 (Forum)
  Is it pointless using fully synt engine oil on a high mileage bmw 318 diesel? The car has 100k plus and runs well.....I changed it when I bought it with some duckhams semi(Just to be safe)......and car seems ok. Would castrol magnatec be ok? The bmw site is confusing giving all this long life palaver. Any advice appreciated.
• Peugeot 106 (1991 - 2002) - 01 1.1 rev counter problem 3 Dec 2008 (Forum)
  I have yet to check to see if voltage across the battery picks up when above idling, but the rev counter has also stopped working at same time. Can the faults be connected as i have heard the rev counter is run off alternater? any help very much appreciated.
• Ford Fiesta (1995 - 1999) - 96 1.8d MK4 - Poor MPG 19 Nov 2008 (Forum)
  The engine is the 1.8 Endura diesel. I'm only getting 44 MPG running around local in a rural area and 47MPG on long journeys doing around 60 - 70 MPH. I have only just bought the car and on the assumption I would get about 50MPG, so I'm a bit disappointed. Is this normal for Fiesta diesels or could any adjustments be made by a garage to make it more fuel efficient.
• Who is to blame here? 17 Nov 2008 (Forum)
  v=ggANNvHttBA&fmt=18 {link made non clickable, also the language used right at the end *may* offfend some people} Who is to blame here? I know that generally if you run into the back of another vehicle then you are to blame, but is that still the case if someone pulls out into a non-existent space in front of you? Thanks for any replies