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• Toyota Landcruiser Prado 1997 - Landcruiser Prado service 1 Jun 2010 (Forum)
  I have a 1997 Prado which is running fine and done just over 100,000 miles. I would like to keep this vehicle for several more years, what do I need to ask my local garage (not a Toyota specialist garage) to do at the next service to ensure its reliability into the future?
• Chevrolet Camaro (1998 'ish) - Fuel pump replaced, will not start 20 Mar 2010 (Forum)
    The fuel pump failed and was replaced by access to tank gained by cutting floor. replacement pump( from the states) runs and fuel arrives at the pressure regulating valve located at the rear of the rocker cover, this is checked by breaking into the lines at the wheel well, but does not pressurise the fuel system and there is no fuel to allow the engine to fire, sounds a bit af a coincidence that the pressure regulating valve should have failed at the same time, anyone with clues or advice?
• Car choices with boot space in? 18 Feb 2010 (Forum)
  Top of the list so far is the Pathfinder, a fully specced Aventura, 56/07 plate, manual, diesel. This is based on size and reasonable running costs and not too big a list of common faults. Any suggestions will be much appreciated. Thanks
• Oil wars. 15 Feb 2010 (Forum)
  Wars are usually about resources and our economy runs on oil. I had always believed that the main reason we wanted to keep the Falklands was oil, the islands sit on a big shallow plateau similar to the North Sea. If there is oil there, as the price of oil increases it will become viable to extract it.
• Mazda Mazda 3 (2004 - 2009) - Mazda3 vs Focus 2 S/H ... 11 Jan 2010 (Forum)
  If you do a search for problems in the Backroom for Focus, and 3, you get far more Focus ones! Of course that may be because more Focus' are sold, but still... anyone run a 3 to high mileage here like 200k ... ?
• Ford Fusion (2002 - 2008) - 04 1.6 Water leak 6 Jan 2010 (Forum)
  Also is it normal to have air being expelled from the oil filler cap if removed while the engine is running? Thanks
• Honda Civic UK (2001 - 2005) - 01 1.4 Hesitation in 1st gear when cold 5 Jan 2010 (Forum)
  My car has a serious hesitation when pulling off after cold start in winter. If I disengage the clutch to keep the engine running, then the engine stumbles then recovers after a few seconds. It only happens in the first few minutes after starting, and once moving it pulls well in all gears. In summer the problem doesn't occur.
• Ford Focus (1998 - 2004) - 02 1.8 poor cold starting 21 Dec 2009 (Forum)
  I noticed the glow plug light is on for a very short time, a second or so, even when the temp is below freezing is that right. also after driving for a couple of hundred yards the radiator cooling fan runs could the two be connected?
• Audi A4 (1995 - 2000) - 00 1.9 New timing belt too tight? code:AJM (PD 16 Dec 2009 (Forum)
  Just had a (genuine) cambelt kit fitted and noticed heat from behind the top belt cover - removing this revealed excessive heat from the top sprocket and the belt run to the right felt very tight - I had only driven the car 10 miles..... I am aware the tension setting can be tricky on these - any theories on the error made? I understand this will have the early hydraulic tensioner.........
• Vauxhall Vectra B facelift (1999 - 2002) - 00 2.0 fault code help please :( 6 Dec 2009 (Forum)
  Plz help with my fault code I have a 2ltr xreg vectra it runs very very lumpy and slow so i done the paper clip test and got the code 0340 camshaft position sensor circuit malfunction :-S can anyone tell me exactly what this means and how hard/expensive this would be please im a complete novice with vectras so any help would be greatly appreciated
• Volkswagen Passat (2001 - 2005) - 03 1.9 tdi have to rock car to start it HELP 29 Nov 2009 (Forum)
  Hi i have a 2003 1.9 passat tdi and i have starting problems with it, it starts sometimes and other times it dosen't the lights all come up on the dash as normal but is just dead when you turn it over and you have to rock the car back and forth and after that it usually starts and runs fine so i dont know, i just want to know what it is so i can sort it.
• Toyota Camry (1987 - 1991) - 87 2.0 Jumping out of 5th gear... 25 Nov 2009 (Forum)
  I looked in the haynes manual, and looks like the cable needs changing, but I cannot be sure. Can ayone advise me on this one? The car is great, it runs really well and it would be a great shame to scrap it. With thanks Greg
• Mitsubishi Shogun (2007 - ) - Considering.... 24 Nov 2009 (Forum)
  Hi I have run and towed a 'van with a 1997 2800 TD Automatic. It has NEVER let us down. Costs have been for routine servicing (by myself) and oil/filter changes every 3000 m. Mileage is 125000. However, she's a bit dated now, no airbags/ABS and other "essential" extras.
• Ford Mondeo II (1996 - 2000) - 00 2.0 Immobiliser problem 24 Nov 2009 (Forum)
  If my car has been standing for a few days and I unlock via the driver's door but open another door first, the immobiliser kicks in and I have to (fully) lock the car and wait for some sort of timer to kick in and restore my access to a running engine. Around 20-30 minutes, I guess. This doesn't happen when I've recently used the car, say shopping & opening the back. Any ideas round this?
• Renault Megane (1999 - 2002) - 1999 1.6 over revving 17 Nov 2009 (Forum)
  hi all when i start the car on a morning it goes straight to 2000 revs instead of the 1000 revs,it stays there for about 7 minutes before it calms down also when i stop the car sometimes does the same.(2000 revs). and sometimes the needle goes about halfway below the 1000 revs mark. car runs ok when driving. just these few little issues..any help is very much appreciated...thanks for looking. {T reg, that'll be something like 1999 then?}
• Computer Related Questions-Volume 200 [Read Only] 11 Nov 2009 (Forum)
  I know I can vacuum my keyboard to get all the cigarette ash and so on out, but is there a way of getting the thick deposits of DNA off the edges of the lesser-used keys, and indeed the fringes of my mouse, without risking any short circuit malarkey? It's a perfectly good keyboard and I don't want to have to run another one in. I am afraid that if this goes on my computer will become a source of new and deadly viruses. Not the electronic sort, real ones. {moves to computer related questions}
• Vauxhall Astra G Diesel (1998 - 2004) - Van - 05 1.7cdti Noisy and sluggish when warm 29 Oct 2009 (Forum)
  Hope you can shed some light on this one... When in 'cold mode' she runs fine with plenty of power and torque plus a smooth sounding engine. As soon as things warm up the engine becomes sluggish and noisy, under load sounding like an old sewing machine!. It'll still reach a good clip but takes sooo long to get there :-(....
• SEAT Ibiza II (1999 - 2002) - 02 1.2 engine won't start after refueling 8 Oct 2009 (Forum)
  hi i have a petrol ibiza sport 1.2 i have problems when i refuel it wont start again when i do get it started it wont always rev properly and my temp gage does not move even though the engin is hot i then it runs fine again till i put petrol in again help {header made less vague and to include part of the question being asked}
• Ford Mondeo III (2000 - 2007) - 03 2.0 TDCi - Engine splutter and sound of sucking 11 Sep 2009 (Forum)
  This seems to happen just above 2000 revs. This morning their was a cloud of blue smoke when I first stated the car up. It runs relatively smoothly when accelerating gently. any ideas out there, any help would be much appreciated.
• FIAT Ducato Sevel X250 (2007 - ) - Van - 87 1.9 losing power 1 Sep 2009 (Forum)
  Hi, I own a 1987 Ducato van with the 1900 engine (carburettor version) Recently it is losing power mainly on hills and seems to happen after 55 mph and the pedal is pressed a little harder. If I release the accelerator the van runs okay. The RAC have :- Cleaned the jets Cleaned the distributor cap Cleaned the plug leads Sprayed the carburettor with some sort of cleaner Ignition module was replaced recently. but the fault persists.