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• Any vehicle - Online tyre retailers .... winter tyres! 4 Nov 2010 (Forum)
  Does any reader know how tyre pricing works - to me it looks that good old fashioned supply & demand has kicked in, with prices rising as demand rises, and someone (s) is / are making a good proft whilst they can!
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  I changed my Ford Focus's fuel injector pump but does it need calibrating? 13 Sep 2010 (Ask HJ)
  The fuel injector pump went on my X-reg Ford Focus TDI 1.8-litre with the Endura engine. I've replaced it with a secondhand one but still no joy! Does...
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  What's squeaking at the rear of my Citroen C5? 25 Aug 2010 (Ask HJ)
  I have a 56-plate Citroen C5 2.2 diesel. A very annoying squeak has developed from the rear of the car. There is also a clunking / grating sound when cornering,...
• The iPhone 4 sales phenomenon 24 Jun 2010 (Forum)
  As were 3 who had to suffer the 02 queue right outside their shop. This on a weekday too. It`s got to be a reflection of the retail position across the country too. Surely? Wonder what Saturday will bring?  I was was also trying to remember past products of any make, that had been so popular at launch.
• How do you steer yours? 15 Apr 2010 (Forum)
    Maybe it's because I learnt on a car without PAS, or perhaps it's some subconcious 'mechanical sympathy' thing. I've not driven a car without PAS since the 80's, but I still drive like it's not there.  The wife only discovered power assistance in the late nineties, yet is happy to consider steering and moving as two completely separate, unconnected events (whilst I try hard not to cringe).
• Ford C-MAX (2003 - 2010) - 03 1.8 Unstable Idle when slowing 17 Feb 2010 (Forum)
  The car is also often a pain to start normally when been standing overnight the car will start then the rev's just drop off to 0 causing a stall. I was wondering if anyone on here has had this problem before I start spending £££'s on parts that do not need changing. Was thinking of changing the Intake Manifold Runner Control valve first Any help or advice would be much appreciated
• Buying winter tyres - online or otherwise 12 Feb 2010 (Forum)
  Just moved to the UK from Switzerland. I am driving a Ford S-Max We take occasional driving trips to the Alps (the next one in 2 weeks). My original plan was to buy some snow chains, but the owners manual says snow chains should not be used if we have larger wheels (225/50/17), which we do.
• Synth oil solution - cold cranking & seized engine 23 Jan 2010 (Forum)
  The engine ran freely at the correct mix and was fine for the next 9 yrs until the rest of the machine fell apart. 2) Punto 1.9D. running on Shell Rimula 15w40 - at -6c recently was at it`s limit for cranking the engine over fast enough to start. Performed an emergency oil change to Mobil 1 0w40 the next day. Cold cranking at -6c was much faster - as fast as with a warm engine on the previous oil.
• VW dsg 6 / 7 speed differences 1 Oct 2009 (Forum)
  We have two VW?s with dsg in our household. I have a 1.4 tsi Golf with the 7 speed trans, while SWIMBO has a 2.0 tdi Eos with the 6 speed. I?m aware that the 7 speed is rated for less torque than the 6, and that it has dry clutches rather than ?
• Crashworthiness of BMC Mini - Video link. 3 Sep 2009 (Forum)
  It stands to reason that a car launched in 1959 would not be up to the passive safety standards of the 90's, even with various upgrades, the mini ran with no crumple zones in an era where rivals had sophisticated survival cells. How bad was the mini in an accident? The HJ write up states they have a very high fatality rate but I guess this is no surprise.
• Info gathering - Engine oil history 27 Aug 2009 (Forum)
  I thought it may be interesting, to do similar on the range of cars owned by forum members ( not just PD) CAR OIL/S USED (oil heath history ;-) MANUFACTURERS SPEC CHANGE INTERVAL OIL RELATED ISSUES The idea was to cut and paste the above into a new post and then write answers. It was a struggle - people drifted off from the format.
• FIAT Punto II (1999 - 2006) - 02 1910 EGR blanking plate - made from what? 13 Aug 2009 (Forum)
  Hi Guys, I`m stripping off the top manifold/cambox cover on the old 1.9D at the weekend and at the same time want to try blanking the EGR to see if it`s causing a slight hesitancy at low speed. The question is about the actual thickness of material to use to make an EGR blanking plate, rather than any other issues around doing this. Where would you blank it?
• I thought insurance dropped at 25! 8 Jun 2009 (Forum)
  So, now that I've discovered this I'm left asking the question, just what on earth is good about being a quarter century old? I now interview people who were born in the 90's and it makes me depressed! I want my youth back! {made non make/model specific as this probably applies to any car, and not just a Mondeo II}
• Volvo V50 (2004 - ) - V50. Is it any good?? 15 May 2009 (Forum)
  I am considering buying a used Volvo V50 2.0d, either S or Sport model. I currently run a V W Passat 1.9Tdi 100hp, which now has 167,000 miles on. I have not had a minutes trouble with the Passat. Prior to running the Passat I have run 3 Golfs, all having around 140,000 on them when I got rid and again I did not have a moments bother with any of them.
• Audi A4 (1995 - 2000) - 98 1.6 Alarm problems 2 May 2009 (Forum)
  My alarm has started to go of randomly on hot days (not often then) I had a bout of this last year, 2 or 3 times, I found a rather large spider hanging...
• BMW 3-Series E46 (1998 - 2005) - 04 2.0 Unenven tyre wear 13 Apr 2009 (Forum)
  Had 4 new tyres fitted about 2 years ago. We don't do big miles so they're still in reasonable shape. That is, apart from the n/s rear which got an advisory at recent MOT because it's wearing on the inner 3rd (outer 2/3rds are fine). This is going to need replacing soon but I'm wondering why this has happened. Is it that the wheel just wasn't balanced properly (which will be remedied by new tyre being fitted)?
• Ford Mondeo III (2000 - 2007) - 04 1.8 Zetec: emissions failure 23 Mar 2009 (Forum)
  Started from cold yesterday and idled until warm, it let out a bit of steam and perhaps later a small haze of blue oil smoke, nothing much. The exhaust smelt very faint and very clean. The garage was talking piston rings and a s/h engine. But could there be a problem with valve stem oil seals? and would a bit - it only is a bit - of oil smoke make a car fail disastrously on emissions? There is no guarantee that the car hasn't been abused, run dry of oil or something, in the past, but it runs very well.
• Citroen Xsara (1997 - 2004) - Citroen Speedo 2 Mar 2009 (Forum)
  I had to take the battery off to recharge, when it was very cold. could be relevant?? maybe something in engine management s/ware reset? AGS.
• On drive oil & filter change at -1c pics 15 Feb 2009 (Forum)
  (ok ) Pic 1, shows the extractor I use - the old oil has just been poured back into the Mobil container ready for disposal. http://www.forumpics.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/oilchange1.jpg/ Pic 2, the filter and sealing ring. http://www.forumpics.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/oilchange2.jpg/ If you look closely at the sealing ring - you can see the snow `particles` This oil change is at only 4,000 miles - last changed in August 08. Images on my own site - valid for 1 week - Photo`s taken with a G600 phone
• Today's auction report 1 Feb 2009 (Forum)
  Before Christmas, most cars were struggling to get near "book". Now, to use some of today's examples at Blackbushe: S-Type 2.7 D V6, 23k, Glasses: 12050. Sold: 12600 (and this was Grade 5 online which means horrible) VW Tourag 2.5 TDI, 28k CAP Clean: 15600. Sold: 16300 Honda Accord 2.2d Exec, CAP Clean 3475, Sold: 3500 (these were well under book 1 month ago) Peugeot 307 HDI, 40k, CAP Clean: 5175, Sold: 5850 Audi A6 TDI, 114k, CAP Clean: 5725, Sold: 6450 VW Bora 1.9 PD 100, 45k, CAP Clean: 4125, Sold: 5150 BMW 525d, 119k, CAP Clean: 7175, Sold: 8050 If this goes on it will filter through quite quickly to retail prices.