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• 59 reg Mazda 3ts 1600 petrol - Clattering Mazda 21 Mar 2011 (Forum)
  After seeing someone else who had a new Mazda 3 with piston slap and after great difficulty had a new short engine installed only to have the same problem again but even worse. I'm  wondering if piston slap is a common problem with Mazda 3's. Has anyone else had this problem? Would be so grateful for any help, Many thanks, Barry  
• Is this car "New" or should I haggle a discount? 18 Mar 2011 (Forum)
  Obviously the car in question looked immaculate, but no doubt it has been sat in by a lot of potential customers, who will also have kicked the tyres, played with the controls and perhaps accidently put a few small marks on the interior/bodywork (I'm paranoid like that). I would be happy to still take the car, but surely a discount of a few £100's would be in order....but like I said there is no way I could prove it is that car and of course the salesman would just deny it....... Should I walk away?
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  Rover 25 ignition problem 2 Jan 2011 (Ask HJ)
  In the last month my 2005 Rover 25 has had problems starting. At times when I turn the ignition key there is a silence and then a two-tone warning sound...
• mondeo 56 plate 2.0 tdci - tdci cold running and knocking like big ends gone 25 Sep 2010 (Forum)
  my mondeo starts up in a morning no problem but runs a bit lumpy and has a slight misfire and sounds like a transit diesel with that knocking like the big ends are gone....once the car is warm the tickover is perfectly fine and no missing but the knocking is still there....i`ve just changed the oil and filter and put 10w-40 oil in it but it hasn`t quietened it down and it`s not affecting the performance of the car.i have replaced the thick pipe from the egr valve which had split and cleaned up the egr valve and cleaned the mass air flow sensor....when i take the vacuum pipe off the egr valve it makes no difference to the tickover is this normal?.......
• Ford Mondeo Mk3 1.8 Hatch. - Servicing - Engine flush or not???? 24 Sep 2010 (Forum)
  This time I've opted for a garage next to where I work, they have done a few bits over the years on my car a s well, new washer pump, new window regulator etc. No problems again. MOT and full service is £160 but he says he always does a full engine flush which he doubts the other garge does. The garage is always busy and has a good reputation locally so I've booked it in for the convienance  of being next door to where I work.
• Ford Fiesta 1388 zetec year 2000,"x"reg - Correct rear brake hoses? 21 Sep 2010 (Forum)
  Another accessory shop after giving reg no again,said the hoses they had listed for this model were female both ends(but that`s for 2001 onwards I reckon).Two reasonable sized outlets in Lincs and no luck! Anyone any idea where I can get some reputable make hoses ,355mm total length,male one end,male/chamfered female  the other end.At chassis the hex head seats in bottom part of bracket while top of hose pops through upper part of bracket where cutaway is secured by "u" clip.
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  I want to buy an old Nissan Sunny but is the clutch on the way out? 15 Aug 2010 (Ask HJ)
  I'm thinking about buying a 1993 Nissan Sunny 1.4 with very low miles of 39,000. It drives well, but the clutch seems a bit high on the biting point. Is...
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  Does my Renault Master have a glow plug fault? 12 Aug 2010 (Ask HJ)
  After travelling about 300 miles, I parked my Renault Master 2.2 DCi for two days, went to start it and it won't start. I checked the fuel and it's coming...
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  Can I install a new cigarette lighter socket in my Peugeot 306? 7 Aug 2010 (Ask HJ)
  My Peugeot 306's cigarette lighter does not work. All the fuses are okay as the dashboard lights and the cigarette light works, and these are all on the...
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  Will the Renault Megane Sport Tourer tow my 750kg boat and trailer more economically than my Laguna ST? 25 Jun 2010 (Ask HJ)
  I currently use a Laguna Sport Tourer 1.9 diesel to tow a small yacht. The all-up weight of the boat and trailer is about 750kg. I am considering replacing...
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  Would you recommend a Peugeot 106 for my son, who would like to drive to France in it? 10 Jun 2010 (Ask HJ)
  My son has just passed his test and wants a good secondhand vehicle for £1000-£1250. He is an adventurous lad and will probably drive it to the south of...
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  Should I swap my Nissan Primera for a Hyundai XG30? 9 Jun 2010 (Ask HJ)
  I have a X-reg Nissan Primera SE Plus with 140,000 miles. I was wondering if it would be better to buy a W-reg Hyundai XG30? Are the Hyundais rated as...
• Peugeot 306 - 96 Pug 306, nearside rear weel camber issue 25 May 2010 (Forum)
    The nearside one is a lot more obvious, now i've been told that this is: 'normal', as the car picks up speed the body raises and the wheels straighten all 306's do the same the torsion bar requires adjusting (even though from a different mechanic this was dismissed) but when i took it for it's MOT it was noted as an advisory as "**dangerous**" Now as i carry 3 teens in the back every morning to take them to school this is worrying me.
• When does a car "wear out"? 18 Feb 2010 (Forum)
  Maybe an Auris/Civic 2.2. My Golf plus £3k should see us right, but at what mileage do cars start to wear out. Most C70's im looking at are knocking on 100k, and my Golf will be the same this time next year. Do major components such as Gearboxes etc start packing up once a car is into triple figure territory?
• Citroen C4 (2004 - ) - 09 1.6 Fitting a towbar - "Trailer Stability Progr 30 Jan 2010 (Forum)
  I expect this applies to other cars with similar electronic stability programmes. (BTW, it is not possible to permanently switch off the C4's ESP without serious tinkering.)
• Steam trains in austere times & cars of the day 25 Jan 2010 (Forum)
  I can remember going around with a grimy shirt collar at school in the 50`s and thinking it was my fault. But really it was all those smoky chimneys here up North - and on the LMS line - those great Austerity class steam trains stonking by at walking pace - pulling 150 coal trucks.
• Honda CR-V III (2007 - ) - Replacement tyre time. 18 Jan 2010 (Forum)
  Car was taken in for tyre rotation last November - the tread was down to 4mm then - two months later and 2000 miles later they were down to the wear bar indicators, so a change was deemed. Handbook say that the standard 225/65x17s are "winter" tyres and they do have an M&S mark on them. Despite being close to the bone, they performed very well in the recent bad weather, never losing traction (apart from one slide down an iced up hill when I "forgot" to come off the brakes !
• FIAT Grande Punto (2006 - 2009) - 1.3 Multijet problem with unwanted acceleration 6 Jan 2010 (Forum)
  the answer to me is obviously -YES!!!!The only thing I can think of doing if he [as I expect]tells me it`s o.k. is to ask for a test drive of another car with the same engine to see if it does the same thing.I would appreciate any input on this topic.
• Volkswagen Golf VI (2009 - ) - Help With Golf Model Confusion 15 Nov 2009 (Forum)
  Here starts the confusion; It appears that VW have done a model change, so the gold bluemotion is now based on the Golf TDI s, not the SE. This obviously means you loose a lot of nice extras, and get a cabin missing some of the plushness. This is known as the Golf Bluemotion 2010. However, looking through the price list we were given, it appears you can now buy a Golf 1.6 TDI SE with Bluemotion.
• Ford Fiesta (2000 - 2002) - 01 1.25 engine flooding when attempted start, rece 3 Nov 2009 (Forum)
  Got a small issue with a 1250 zetec engine, Ive just replaced it into a 2001 fiesta so its the later of the 1.25's. The old engine had spun a shell but still run OK. The new engine did have 2 bent valves where it had been turned by hand with no bottom pulley on so I replaced the head with the one off the old engine.