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• Renault Clio 1 Petrol (1991 - 1998) - 1997 1.2 high idle and rough 31 Dec 2008 (Forum)
  (Which only started after I unplugged the idle control valve electrical connector) 2. What is making the engine run rough? Thanks in advance, Alun {edited to make use of drop down menus that weren't originally here when first posted}
• Renault Espace (1997 - 2002) - 1999 2.2 diesel dealer/brakes problem 6 Feb 2008 (Forum)
  the person at the dealers he spoke to when he was told about the brake problem said (quote) "you wouldn't normally notice it in day-to-day driving, only in stop start town traffic" (un-quote), normal day to day driving for the car involves 4miles through rush hour traffic to get home from work in the morning (varies between 7.45am and 8.30am), 2miles for the morning school run, 2miles for the afternoon school run, aswell as the shopping run on a saturday, as the car was collected and returned on a flatbed lorry, they only time it was driven after the accident was to get it onto the lorry and on the test-drive by the dealer, he has been back to the garage that MOT'd the vehicle and has asked if there any cause for concern regarding the brake's master cylinder (ie they passed MOT but might not be in 100% working condition) but the mechanic was non-commital, in short, what are his options..?
• Hell's Granny hit and run! 6 Sep 2005 (Forum)
  It's been one of those days today but capped off by having a hit and run this evening when dropping my son off for work. I had dropped him off at the local supermarket where he works and was waiting to turn out of the service road into the main access road when I saw an old lady in one of these electric buggy things coming along the pavement from my left some 50 odd yards away.
• Coolant temp conundrum Astra 1.7DTL 20 Aug 2003 (Forum)
  Motorway driving is something quite different. If the ambient temparature is more than about 20C, on a long motorway run at 70MPH or above, gauge temparature starts climbing higher and higher, eventually reaching the red (~103C), which is not really what I would expect. In winter, it doesn't even reach 95C for the same load/speed.
• Cost effetive Ins for van Please Help 31 Dec 2002 (Forum)
  I use the van to renovate my own house (We're moving to a place that needs a lot of work. I have worked out that it is just about cheaper to run a 2nd car to cope with all the mess etc, saving money on skip hire, material delivery costs, soiling the car etc. And we will use it to move house, thereby saving money on hiring a van. When I have run two cars, the second had usually attracted a 2nd car discount, roughly equivilent to full NCB on the first.
• Shell Optimax Test Results... 11 Nov 2001 (Forum)
  The results are detailed below as follows: [b]Vehicle: Mercedes E280T 204bhp V6 Advantgarde [b]Registered: 01/12/00 [b]Starting Mileage: 34916 [b]Closing Mileage: 39414 [b]Total Mileage covered in Test: 4498 [b]Date test run: 01/10/01 - 31/10/01 [b]Fuel used: Shell Optimax 98 Ron [b]Time engine running in test: 95 Hours 39 Minutes! [b]Amount of petrol used during test: 739.39 Litres [b]Cost of petrol used during test: £582.01 [b]Average cost per litre: 78.7 pence [b]Average speed during test: 47 MPH [b]Average MPG during test: 26.9 MPG [b]Pence per mile cost: 12.94 pence [b]Average MPG prior to test: 24.1 MPG [b]Mileage above MPG based on: 12176 [b]Cost of petrol for above mileage: £2009.12 [b]Average cost per litre: 78.5 pence [b]Pence per mile cost: 16.50 pence The results are obviously conclusive, an increase in the MPG over 4500 miles of 2.8 MPG is obviously excellent, I can not compare the running costs because in the last few weeks petrol prices have dropped considerably, giving an unfair comparison.
• Main dealer not confirming milleage in contract? 20 Feb 2024 (Forum)
  However, the odometer reading has been left blank. It has the wording "*Recorded mileage cannot be relied upon as the actual mileage run by the vehicle" How can an 'approved' car, if have the mileage left off? The car is 2018, but it has main dealer service history, except for a couple of year where it has been serviced independently.
• Kia Picanto - Kia picanto automatic 18 Dec 2023 (Forum)
  I have noticed when looking at engine that i have no coolant but i have never topped this up so hard to Know if that has caused the leak or ive juat run out
• Toyota Auris 2008 2.0 D4D - funny noise when revs get to 2500rpm or higher 4 Sep 2023 (Forum)
  Hi Car was running fine and still sounds ok when idle. You can drive it fine but seems to be missing every now and then. I also have some strange air release noise from the back of the engine when it gets above 2500rpm.
• Any - Vaseline as assembly lube? 31 May 2023 (Forum)
  I'll use whats left of my SAE40 motor oil on other surfaces,, and then if the engine actually runs, I have some diesel-only 10W40 that may or may not be OK in an SI engine long term (havn't found any info on that) but I'd guess should be OK as a short term "flush", so the vaseline (thermally stable?)
• 2007 Fiat Panda - Battery dash indicator flashing on and off 29 May 2023 (Forum)
  Hi when i switch on the ignitio the battery dash indicator flashes on and off. when istart the engine it goes off and stays off while the engine is running. I am not sure if this is normal as when you get in to start the car you don't normally sit and look at the dash lights you start up and drive off. I weas having a problem with the battery so ifitted anew one and had the alternator checked.
• Pot Holes 14 Apr 2023 (Forum)
    Besides the cars needing roadside assistance because of damage there must be plenty of other cars running with damage tyres and suspensions.  Weeks of delays in repairing our roads only causes more damage to motorists cars. and just another symptom of our declining country.
• NIssan Micra - Door sagging/dropped 2006 Nissan Micra help 7 Mar 2023 (Forum)
  Hi all,  just after some advice on a cheap run-around I've spotted for sale.  2006 convertible Nissan Micra. Seller says the driver door opens and closes but it's hanging a little.  Has anyone any ideas on the worst case scenario?
• honda jazz 1344cc manual transmission key start - intermittent no crank 20 Feb 2023 (Forum)
  Hi ther e i have an intermittent no crank when I turn the key to start sometimes there is nothing total silence after a few attempts sometimes just one, car starts runs perfectly.I have changed clutch safety switch to no avail. Code reader shows no  codes stored. Please has anybody got any idea what the fault may be. I am wise enough to know it will let me down some day.
• BMW 3 Series M3 - Repairing Suspension SubFrames 6 Jan 2023 (Forum)
  He having searched the usual places online and most are no better than current one fitted. The M3 frame differs from the standard run of models. For a MOT pass can the bad areas be cut and removed then be plated and welded etc putting the strength back into the frame.
• The early days of motor racing 26 Dec 2022 (Forum)
    An almost total lack of any sort of safety considerations and cars which were incredibly physical to drive. Usually run over very long distances compared to most modern motor racing, there is one point where the commentator mentions an unusually short 23 mile lap!. Tyres narrower than on some current bicycles, braking would be primitive at best, ineffectual, and quite possibly only on the rear wheels!.
• Mercedes CLK 200 Kompressor - Car left ticking over too long? 24 Jun 2022 (Forum)
  After a recent new MAF sensor, the car had been running brilliantly. Really quick. However being French registered, it had to have its Controle Technique, and the slob who was doing this whilst chatting on his mobile phone, left my car ticking over for at least 40 minutes.
• Is it a bad idea to buy a non electric car? 3 Mar 2022 (Forum)
  Getting worried as hearing lots of negative things about non electric cars ie how gov want us all to go electric and will try and find ways to make it difficult to run a non electric car ie tolls, banned from city centers, higher taxes and that if you want to sell it in a few years it won't be worth much as everyone will be getting forced to by an electric.  What are people's thoughts?
• Electric - £4'500 Bill 23 Nov 2021 (Forum)
  ocid=msedgdhp&pc=U531">Electric car drivers warned of battery mistakes that could land them £4,500 bill (msn.com)    As one of the customers I del to also confirmed the batteries in new electric cars are usually only guaranteed for 5 years, and, unlike diesel or petrol, if you do run out of juice then you have to wait for the recovery vehicle.    This is JUST THE COST OF THE BATTERIES, and they still have no way of recycling the batteries once they are no good, so not even eco friendly as the media would have you believe.
• Audi A1 Sportback 1.0 tfsi - Epc warning light showing 3 Nov 2021 (Forum)
  It has come on few times since but intermittently. It’s not the type of journey the car is used to. No sign of any restricted running or limp mode. Hasn’t come on at all today driving locally. Took it my local garage today who plugged it into whatever they plug it into and no errors were recorded or faults found. Do I need to take it to an Audi dealer for a more accurate diagnosis?