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• vw golf mark 3 vr6 - Temperature gauge under reading..coolant advice pl 22 Apr 2010 (Forum)
  Next day,went on a drive,stopped in traffic,steam coming out of expansion tank,fan not running.temp gauge a bit over 70. Auto electrian took lead off yellow temp sensor,put it back on,and now fan comes on just before 70. Temp gauge reads 30 40 degrees under temp. Should i change yellow temp sensor?  Is the blue green coolant ok for this car?
• Ford Mondeo III (2000 - 2007) - 03 1.8 2 mondeo's same engine both have same probl 26 Oct 2009 (Forum)
  They both jitter when accelerating past 3,000 revs,but sometimes are fine,i have spent load's of money on both they have had new spark plugs,coil packs,ht leads,air filter,fuel filter etc. I have had them both diagnosed 1 was egr valve had that changed and nothing,the other 1 was diagnosed as temp sensor,again dident work so i dont know now sick of spending money on them so can anyone help me please.
• Where's the scam here ? 2 Oct 2009 (Forum)
  I didn't have an accident last year and I briefly toyed with the idea of stringing him along to see where it might lead but time was a bit pressing so I asked where his information had come from, but he spoiled the game and rang off. Where is the scam and how would I have been parted from my money ?
• Skoda Octavia II (2004 - ) - Millers diesel power ECOMAX 21 Aug 2009 (Forum)
  Leading on from long term caretaking of new Octavia, would it be worthwhile running the car on this? It is the 1.9 105bhp PD engine, used it before on old Mondy never saw any difference, but would have needed a strip down to see if any cleaner inside.
• Volkswagen Polo III (2000 - 2002) - 00 1.4 Starting issues 21 Jul 2009 (Forum)
  The car does few miles, probably 5k this year and is serviced properly, however a service is due soon. I've bought some HT lead testers, which I'll try tomorrow... any other advice greatly appreciated. Regards H.
• Current highest mileage with NO engine repair 3 Jul 2009 (Forum)
  Only the cambelt tensioner pulley was replaced [by me] - but not even the cambelt. Oh, and the HT leads once. No coolant change, apart from an early water pump failure at around 60,000. Should be a short thread - will most be German, French, Swedish or Japanese?
• Ford KA, KA2, KA3 (1996 - 2008) - 99 1.3 Poor spark on 2 cylinders 6 Apr 2009 (Forum)
  My KA lost power a few weeks ago and started running on 2 cylinders. Had the usual spark plug problem (now resolved) and have changed the spark plugs, leads and coil pack but I am still getting a poor spark on 1 and 4 whilst 2 and 3 are fine - which seems to imply the coil pack but I have changed that again to another brand new one and I still get the same problem.
• Parking on a very steep driveway 10 Oct 2008 (Forum)
  Or should I leave it in gear, release the clutch to let the engine take the strain, and then apply the handbrake as a backup? Will parking in gear lead to additional wear on the engine? Thanks in advance!
• Mercedes Benz E-Class W211 (2002 - 2009) - 07 2.2 damage to wiring harness in engine bay 19 Aug 2008 (Forum)
  Failure of wiring harness in engine compartment leading to shorting and failure of Fuse 57. Root cause was the wiring harness rubbing against one of the engine compartment insulation fixing screws spot welded to the bulkhead and abrading the insulation of the engine control unit wire until it shorted.
• Citroen Xantia (1993 - 2000) - 99 2.0D Is there a HDi problems FAQ? 27 Jun 2008 (Forum)
  (Certainly not "take it to the dealer and expect the fault code reader to work on a 9 year old car" :o)) Any leads, or input, gratefully received.
• Vauxhall Astra F (1991 - 1998) - 1993 1.6 Would like to get this car to 200k 26 May 2008 (Forum)
  It judders when I pull off, and sounds uneven when idling, feels like it's not firing properly. I've ckecked the leads are on ok and it shouldn't be damp as it's roasting for a change. The problem receeds after i've been driving for a while?? Could something just have been knocked during MOT?? Would appreciate any ideas with much gratitude.
• Ford Fiesta (1995 - 1999) - 98 1.25 locked out after battery change. 24 Dec 2007 (Forum)
  tried to put battery in after recently changing whole engine gearbox and clutch. had to jump it because it was dead but when i connected the leads the battery sparked into life and locked my car... heres the bad bit, not knowing it would do this,,, (i dont know a lot about cars) i left my keys in the car... GREAT... now its blocking neighbours drive and i cant get in... spare keyfob and key were not given when i bought the car and i havent had chance to get a copy...
• Audi A4 B7 (2005 - 2008) - Want an Audi A4 - But when? 21 Dec 2007 (Forum)
  Back in july i treated myself to a 2004 Audi A3 TDI Sport for my 70 mile commute to and from work everday... Mileage is now just over 50k and before it gets stupidly high i want a change... Leading to my next choice, a facelifted version of the A4 2.0 TDI S-Line! I really like the car but i know there is a new model out soon. I'm unsure whether to wait and see what kind of price difference there is once that hits the market.
• Vauxhall Cavalier (1988 - 1995) - 1995 2.0 16v - hesitating- no power 11 Dec 2007 (Forum)
  The engine never actually stalls but sometimes idles a bit slow before it plays up. Recently i have replaced spark plugs, leads and coil pack which has made it slighty better but not got rid of the problem. Any help or advice would be much appreciated. Thanks, Jaime
• Ford Mondeo III (2000 - 2007) - power loss at low revs - 02 1.8 petrol. 28 Sep 2007 (Forum)
  my old mondeo 1.8 zetec ( 98 ) would leave this new one standing.. any thoughts on this problem ? tried resetting the ecu by removing the pos batt lead but still the same.. fed up with it now, shame because its a top drivers car.. any thoughts ? cheers, BK ( BATH UK ) Edited to include engine variant. - PU
• Bed of nails 23 Sep 2007 (Forum)
  On my way to work I drive past a house on a country lane that has a short piece of driveway before a gate which then leads up to the house. On this small piece of driveway they have what appears to be a piece of plywood about 6 foot square and full of what looks like 6 inch nails. I assume that they have put this there to stop yobs parking on their driveway at night.
• Peugeot 306 (1993 - 2001) - 1.9TD 'Water in fuel' warning light 13 Aug 2007 (Forum)
  I've drained the fuel filter- to no avail and yesterday I changed the fuel filter- again to no avail. The car starts fine and performance is still good, as is the fuel economy, which leads me to believe that it's likely to be a simple electrical fault. As the car is 13 years old and with 203k on the clock, I'm not worried in any way, but i just wonder if any other proud 306TD owners have experienced the same problem?
• Is it worth getting rid of rust? 5 Jun 2007 (Forum)
  It has various other scratches and dings that I'm not too bothered about but the rust bubbles concern me as they are slowly spreading round the wheel arch. Do I need to get this sorted - ie, will it lead to MOT failure down the line? Is there a cheaper way of sorting it that will prevent the rust coming back? Thanks in advance for any advice. Pete
• Carelessness 22 May 2007 (Forum)
  The mild form of insanity induced by this dabbling in the virtual world, a sort of false omnipotence, often leads one to write things one later wishes one had not written. It is particularly galling when those things appear in a thread which is then closed. It's easy to misunderstand things. It's easy to overreact.
• Ford Explorer LPG misfire on petrol 16 Mar 2007 (Forum)
  Recently I bought a 2000 model Ford Explorer converted to run on LPG (dual-fuel - Romano system; no idea whether it's fully sequential or not) When running on LPG, it runs lovely and smooth, but when I switch to petrol (it needs to start up on petrol, then switches over) it runs with the most appalling misfire. It's currently back in the Garage where, they reckon, it needs new plugs/HT leads. I don't quite understand this because it works fine on LPG, which uses the exact-same igniton system. Of course, if it comes out of the garage working fine, then that's ok, but any ideas may be appreciated in case this becomes a recurring problem.