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• Volkswagen Golf IV - Judder when crawling in first gear. 27 Aug 2011 (Forum)
    Other than the above, the car runs smoothly.   Any ideas what it could be, or is it a characteristic of this engine?
• High (ish) mileage diesels - risk or bargain? 14 Aug 2011 (Forum)
  What's the view - are they a risk or seriously worth considering as a prestige marque with a low price tag that will actually run for 150 - 200k miles?
• Ulysse, Synergie & 806 rust ? 6 Aug 2011 (Forum)
  MPV and a Ulysse/Synergie/806 ticks the boxes.It won't be a main car as I've got a Skoda Fabia as family motor, Smart Fortwo as run around and Austin Healey Sprite for fun. Use will be as single person camper for overnight stops, dog carrier, tip trips, mobility buggy hauler etc - ie a workhorse ;)Like any older car I fully understand there can be problems but my biggest hate is rust / rot.
• Volvo V70/XC70 - warning message engine management system 28 Jun 2011 (Forum)
  I switched off at home and then switched on 10 minutes later.   The car has run well since then! HJ said take it to a dealer so I did. The info I have been given says Fuel pressure problem Is this a common fault?
• Suzuki Alto 1.0 GL Petrol 54 reg - Oil in Air Filter Housing 5 Jun 2011 (Forum)
  Hubby got his mum's car for a couple of days to do a service, and when he took cover off air filter, found a lot of engine oil in the housing and around the edge of the filter itself.  He's dried it out and going to take it for a run to see if it happens again, as don't want to ruin a new filter, but any idea what might be causing it.  Oil fill level is slightly over max, but never come across oil in the filter in a car before.
• Ford Mondeo SCI estate - Heater blowing cold all the time? 28 May 2011 (Forum)
  Help... I have a Mondeo 1.8 petrol (sci) estate. runs fantastic , temp always sits in the middle of the gauge, performance fine but the heater will only blow cold air, i can switch through the temp range but no change just cold air. I have followed another thread and reset the climate control and had no error codes present, both heater pipes from bulkhead seem to be warm to hot and no evidence of any contamination in the expansion tank.Has anyone any ideas before i have to dig deep and visit fords
• VW/Golf - Drive Shaft 9 May 2011 (Forum)
  This is very annoying as there are only 25k of miles on the clock. Has anyone managed to get VW to replace this post the warranty running out.  
• Peugeot 306 Roadster/Cabriolet - Temporary Loss of Acceleration 23 Apr 2011 (Forum)
    I have a Peugeot 306 Roadster/Cab 2.0L a strange this happend the other day when accelerating to overtake at around 75mph it suddenly loss power and speed dropped to 60mph (bit scary) and then it sped up again, this has happened twice now. Also today when I switched off my engine it was still running!! And yes I did switch it off my friend thought I hadnt! I do hope someone can help. Many Thanks Miss T
• Driveway in front of zig zag lines 7 Apr 2011 (Forum)
  I'm buying a house on a main road. There are traffic lights about 30 yards away and the white zigzag lines run along in front of this house. Obviously i will need a dropped kerb before getting permission for a drive way. BUT do you think the local highway agency will give me permission for a dropped kerb seeing as there are zig zag lines in front of the property?
• Ageing airbags. How safe are they? 3 Apr 2011 (Forum)
  I have always been an advocate of the "bangernomics" school of thought, having previously owned a string of old crates that have (more or less) got me from A to B) My latest car, a 1995 306 1.9 xrdt has proven itself to be a little gem. It has never missed a beat in the three years I have had it, and I would like to keep it running as long as possible. My only concern though is the drivers airbag. How long is the life expectancy of these things? When do they need servicing or replacing, and what are the chances of an old one simply deploying at random?
• Vectra 18" Wheels - Advice please 3 Apr 2011 (Forum)
  This could affect my decision whether or not to buy. Any other comments on this car ? I know it will be expensive to run, MPG, Insurance, Road Tax etc. My current car, an Omega 2.6 estate has been great and now at 155k, could I expect the same ? Any comments good or bad appreciated Thanks and cheers !
• Peugeot 106 (1991 - 2002) - 02 1.1 Battery losing current 31 Mar 2011 (Forum)
  Dear Members, I have just bought a 106 from my aged aunt who had not run it for about 8 weeks. It started first time when I tried it. 3 days later without use the battery was flat. I have repaced the battery but there seems to be an excessive drain from somewhere as it goes completely flat in a couple of days.
• Golf 2 (1992) Gas - Starting Problem 17 Feb 2011 (Forum)
  Hey people, i just bought a 1992 golf 2 on saturday. It runs on gasoline and right of the bat i am having problems with it. It was working fine for 3 days but today this morning i turned the key and nothing happened. Nothing in like no lights no fuel pump sounds no leds blinking, nothing.
• Vauxhall Combo van (2002 - ) - 05 1.3 high pressure injector pipe breaking 2 Feb 2011 (Forum)
  hi, i have a 2005 ex royal mail 1.3cdti combo van for some reason the no.1 high pressure injector pipe from the common rail keeps breaking near the common rail side just at the swollen end , a hair line fracture to be more pecise ,but enough to stop the engine running this is the third time it has happened , i have checked common rail mountings ,they seem okay , so it would not seem to be a vibration problem , any help would be appreciated i am getting desperate
• focus 1.8 petrol zetec 2007 - wining noise,car stalling and battery light showin 29 Dec 2010 (Forum)
  car has started showing battery light  on always when driving and stalling at low revs around 1000  to 1500 revs, there is also a whining noise at low revs (not gear box  ) once car picks up speed ie 30 mph then car runs fine until i stop for traffic lights etc then car is stalling unless revs are kept above 1500 revs car has only done 35000 miles ,problem started today has been fine otherwise
• Vauxhall Corsa B 1.2 8v 1996 - non starter flashing management light on 29 Dec 2010 (Forum)
  hi plz help my little corsa was running great parked it up for the night.the next morning management light flashing and not starting,i done the usual checked all electrical conections all plugged in and ok. then removed spark plug still a spark there but plug dry ie. no fuel i have removed petrol pump from tank and checked pump thats fine to.i also checked fuel at  inlet to carb and the return and theres fuel there but no fuel seems to be runnig into the carb plz help 
• 2.0 tdci mondeo - mondeo 56 plate tdci egr valve 21 Dec 2010 (Forum)
  had the car on the diagnostic machine and the egr valve is faulty.....looked on tinterweb and a egr valve for my year tdci is about £90....i phoned ford up out of curiousity of how much they charge and they have told me after taking my reg that the egr unit i have was on a short run and it`s £438!!!!.....question is will i need that specific one or will any egr valve for an 06 tdci work? i`d be very grateful if anybody can supply a definate answer as ford would not commit to saying anything
• Volkswagen Passat - Tyres that don't seal to rims... 21 Nov 2010 (Forum)
  Hi all, Have a 99 VW Passat TDi that I've run for ages, huge mileage and best car I ever bought. However in it's old age a couple of the alloys don't seem to be able to seal with their tyres. It's quite annoying, and means they need a pump-up every week or so.
• Peugeot, Xantia, Suzuki - XUD 1.9 TD, 75 HP, Lucas Pump, 1999 1 Nov 2010 (Forum)
  Hi, a/m engine is fitted to a Suzuki jeep. seems to run well but top speed with pedal on the floor is down to 140 Km an hour (without head wind) and revs mx 4200/4300. There is a gap between accelerating start and actual accelaration start on the pump.
• If you have a technical question.... 23 Sep 2010 (Forum)
  Not used the forum before - so not sure whether this question belongs here: I need to replace my PIRELLI P6000 195/65 R15 91H (or V) tyres on my 2001 BMW 320D Touring with alloy wheels . Are there any better tyres available with combination of smoother running / better traction in wet or on ice / better cornering / longer life? The MICHELIN Energy Saver publicity sounds interesting but I am looking for an impartial opinion or result of independant tests.