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• Citroen Picasso Diesel Overheating 6 Nov 2004 (Forum)
  Hi my picasso has no internal heat ....the matrix is cold, when the engine has been running for 15 mins i get the radiator cooling fans come on with two blips on the temp display gauge and then 2 mins later the dashbord display tells me to switch off because the engine is overtemp when all blips on the gauge are lit...at this point the top hose to the rad is solid and hot but the bottom is cold...
• Peugeot / Citroen HPi (petrol) 28 Oct 2004 (Forum)
  My 30 mths old 406 is fitted with this (2.0L petrol, low emissions) engine but it hasn't run properly all this year. The dealer says there's a problem with the unit that advances the valve timing (apparently it has VVT just like the Honda's). They change the unit but within a few wks it plays up again - misfire/hesitation under load.
• Vectra engine cuts out at traffic lights 7 Oct 2004 (Forum)
  However, it still does appear at the most inoportune times, but not as often and although HJ sugested fitting new HT leads, this had already been done. Apart from this car runs very well indeed. Has anyone any suggestions ? Regards Derek
• Golf GTi Mk2,ignition problem! 22 Aug 2004 (Forum)
  I have a 1990 8v GTi and there's an intermittent fault with the ignition.Every so often when you try to start the car there will be no power getting to the coil,if you feed a live straight from the battery to the coil the car starts up fine then after running for brief period you remove the wire and the car works fine for a while,then without warning,you come to start it again another time and it just sits there turning over but no life at the coil again.
• First car for 17 year old 26 Jul 2004 (Forum)
  Having done a search on this site with no useful results, perhaps I could have some advice please! Above all else, the car must be as safe as possible - image is irrelevant. Cheapness to run, partucarly wrt insurance, and reliability is important. My budget would be no more than £1500 assuming that I sell one of my beloved Saabs. I have my own thoughts, but perhaps the serried ranks of wise backroomers can confirm them?
• Xantia Rear Brake Change 13 Jul 2004 (Forum)
  Hi I have a 95 1.8 SXI xantia 8v it needs new discs soon which i have contemplated doing myself but there is one problem from what i can see i have to take the caliper apart to remove the rear disc which in turn will mean bleeding it "but this is just a guess" can anyone tell me the procedure for replacing the discs does the car have to be set to highest suspension level as i wondered whether this would be wise due to the pressur in the pipes or does this not affect the braking system even thoug they are all run on the same hydraulic system, any help will be much appreciated.
• Frugal MPV 20 Jun 2004 (Forum)
  42 mpg for a great big 7 seater with pretty good performance seems truly outstanding to me. I really do enjoy depriving the motorist's friend Gordon Brown of all that money now I no longer run a petrol car :)
• Vectra Advice 9 May 2004 (Forum)
  I won\'t save much in fuel costs as my annual mileage is only around 8k made up of a daily commute and the odd longer run at weekends.
• What would you do? 2 Apr 2004 (Forum)
  But only when I called them did they let me know, 3 days after the accident. In the first story a lorry had run into the back of it. In the second a member of staff had driven it into a pillar. I was willing to pay £120 over the lowest quote because I reckoned they'd be good, God help me. But when I asked if they'd make a damage report or insurance claim available I was told 'No'.
• Any Citreon AX experts please-part ID? 14 Mar 2004 (Forum)
  My next door neighbour has had a long running intermittent problem starting his AX. Today he had a \'tune up man\' out who has diagnosed and fixed the problem. The bit that he has replaced is similar to a HT lead but it has a reddy/brown electrical connector one end and a diffrent type of connector at the other end.
• BMW 7 Series 3 Mar 2004 (Forum)
  At the mo i own a Vauxhall Omega 2.5 Elite, i am thinking of getting 7 series BMW 3.0 or maybe a 5 series, has anyone got any tips, buying advice and actual running costs on these cars, it will proberly end up being a 1996/1997 model ,are BMW's worth the extra 50% buying cost over say a Vauxhall Omega 3.0 Elite bearing in mind i do like my Omega and might still upgrade my 2.5 for a 3.0 model, confused i am.
• Alcohol fuelled internal combustion engi 26 Feb 2004 (Forum)
  I am in the process of rebuilding a 100 year old stationary (car link - M25 this morning at J23!) engine which I was originally designed to run on alcohol. I can find a google of sites extolling virtues of ethanol or methanol mixes for car engines but no references on use of pure e or m as a single fuel. Any advice on merits of either gratefully received.
• Lexus - am I mad? 25 Feb 2004 (Forum)
  I've noticed that 5-7yr old Lexus LS400 prices are getting down towards my range, and I've begun to wonder whether I should consider one. Does anyone have any experience of running one? Are they as phenomenally reliable as they are made out to be? And what kind of real-world fuel economy can I expect? Can my local garage service one? Or should I just go for another Omega?
• Fiesta 1.3 and ECU 20 Feb 2004 (Forum)
  Hi, I have a friend who has a 1997 P reg fiesta 1.3 with a 'DuraE' engine. His problem is that the engine will run erratically when idling for most of the time, but is fine when driving normally. He took it to a few places and they all said the ECU was wrecked and he should get shut. Unfortunately he cant really afford a new car, but I suggested he may be able to "swap" the ECU with an identical one from a similar "scrapped" car.
• Can this be justice? 5 Feb 2004 (Forum)
  I have just heard that the hit and run driver responsible for killing 9 year old Callum Oakford has been sentenced to just 2 years in prison. The driver, with no licence, insurance etc. was given: 16 months for having a false passport; 4 months for having no licence/insurance and 4 months for failing to stop.
• MX5 Light and mysterious noises 28 Jan 2004 (Forum)
  The light and noise seem to be connected and comes on after the noise comes (but then again the two seem to sometimes run independently of each other). Any thoughts welcome! Ta.
• Life Expectancy of Ford 1.3 pushrod engi 13 Jan 2004 (Forum)
  Hello, We have a 1990 Escort 1.3 with the pushrod/OHV engine. Currently it has 109k miles on the clock and apart from being rattly, it seems to run well and oil consumption is fairly low. My wife keeps asking how much longer it will last (i.e. please can we replace it with something newer soon!) I know this is rather a 'how long is a piece of string' question, but what expereince have other people had with this motor?
• Help - What Car? 8 Jan 2004 (Forum)
  I thought buying a car would be fun, i\'m just frustrated and fed up. I was going to buy a 4x4, (easy now people, calm down, deep breaths) but due to the extorniate running costs, i\'ve got in narrowed down to... VW Golf MKIV Audi A3 (Old Shape) I need 5 doors. Audi A4 BMw 3 Series Now all advice would be greatly appreciated, I\'m currently driving a MKIII Golf GTI, so i\'d like a bit of poke, safety is important, and obviously a good drive.
• Rover 25 17 Dec 2003 (Forum)
  Each time the plug and valves have been replaced and been ground back in, or whatever they do. When its not just on its way out, it runs fine. It looks like its about to happen again. The dealer has been in touch with Rover but as far as anyone can work out this is not a well known fault. The dealer is at a loss. It has had at least one new cylinder head in this time.
• New Car Profit Margins 14 Dec 2003 (Forum)
  Of this approx £1000 is for the metallic paint and park control and the rest is for even bigger holes in the engine. Although the report doesn't say so I accept there may be some beefing up of the running gear, but there must be a huge extra profit margin in these bigger engined cars.