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• Vauxhall Vectra B - sounds like a taxi 20 Sep 2011 (Forum)
  had the car for 7yrs now,spent lots on it over the years,new this new that,plus a recon engine about 4yrs ago,but its bin of the rd now for 12months, i took it for mot and it failed on its emissions, how do i ajust to bring it down , have changed the lambda sensor thinkin that could sort it out, anymore suggestion,the cats ok ?? and it sounds like a taxi is there any of the other sensors thats not running properly that relate to the running of the engine smoothly ??
• Ford S-MAX 1.8TDCi - Flat Battery After New Pads And Discs Fitted 30 Aug 2011 (Forum)
  After replacing the front discs and pads, a few days later the battery was completely discharged. After recharging and reconnecting the battery I noticed that a motor was running. I traced this to the ABS pump motor, this was confirmed by removing the 40amp fuse protecting that circuit, Any ideas what has caused the ABS pump to continue running even when the key is not in the ignition, has it anything to do with the replacing the front discs and pads?
• pug 406 hdi - hunting 19 Jun 2011 (Forum)
    "hunting" i would desrcibe as running unevenly on tickover,thanks for any help
• Hyundai i10 - hyundai i10-old or new????? 19 May 2011 (Forum)
  hi all, im looking for a small cheap to run, safe car and have settled on the i10. I saw through this site that brand new 1,2 actives are on offer at £7500 at the moment. For about 6k i can pick up a 10 reg 1.2 comfort with under 10,000miles.
• ford galaxy - problems starting ford galaxy 18 Apr 2011 (Forum)
  I am having problems starting my Ford Galaxy. It starts great first time with jump cables and runs ok. As soon as you turn the engine off and try and restart it turns over a little bit but doesn't restart. There is no battery light lit so it appears the alternator is ok and I have cleaned all the battery contacts and the earth and it is still the same, When started the car was run for 20 or so miles yet it wouldn't restart when the ignition was turned off.
• Vauxhall Astra G Petrol - keeps kicking out of gas all the time 6 Mar 2011 (Forum)
  Hi i just got a car that runs on petrol and gas, it was fine for a few months but now the gas keeps booting in and out all the time and now i get a noise like water flowing too. iv changes a few pipes that come off the koltec as they where split and i emptyed the water out and run water thow it then topped up.
• VW golf 2.0 petrol 2001 - ommission symbol 15 Jan 2011 (Forum)
  The ommission symbol has come on twice in the last 4 or 5 weeks when starting the engine ''bit lumpy not running properly'' but dissapeared on re-starting, should I take it to a vw garage,  would the problem show up on their computer ? Car seems to be running fine though my miles to the gallon have dropped from about 38 to 34 in the last 3 months.
• Toyota Aygo - running of the aygo diesel 11 Jan 2011 (Forum)
  hi i have an 06 diesel aygo, i have had it for just over a year, and i have had to have a new power steering column as the eps motor does not come seperate,...
• Reliable Small Car - good for 8 to 10 years. 23 Aug 2010 (Forum)
  I want to buy a small 2nd car. I have upto 7K to spend and want something that will be reliable and cheap to run as well as safe. My plan at this stage is to run the car for the next 8 to 10 years. i am predicting an annula mileage of approx 5K/annum. Any suggestions. I am currently looking at a Fox  as I know of VW reliability.
• Ford KA, KA2, KA3 (1996 - 2008) - 05 1.3 alternator doesn't appear to be charging? 21 Sep 2009 (Forum)
  the alternator on my ford ka doesnt seem to be charging. i put a multi meter across the battery when the engine was running and it read 11.82 as it did when the car wasnt running. is this just a straight forward alternator swap or could it be something else. i dont want to take the part off if it could be something like a relay or fuse somewhere. does it need to go on a computer????
• Volkswagen Golf VI (2009 - ) - Daytime Running Lights 30 Jul 2009 (Forum)
  As drivers we take in a massive amount of information on each and every journey. Most of it is in the subconcious, checking road conditions, other cars...
• Volkswagen Golf III (1992 - 1997) - 1993 1.8 auto - stalls after approx 30 seconds 12 Jul 2009 (Forum)
  Can anyone help with this please? Car starts OK when cold, after 30 seconds runs rough and stalls. Restarts fine then runs OK. VW Dealer diagnosed a faulty road speed sensor and repaired this which improved it but not totally. The diagnostic equipment shows no faults. Any ideas?
• Nice little run. 11 Jun 2009 (Forum)
  Just had one of those 'nice little bike experiences '..nothing special, been to a barbie at the bike club. Got the Silverwing out for a change. Left...
• Travelling abroad without ins certificate 8 Apr 2009 (Forum)
  We are off to see the GFs parents in France on thursday evening for 9 days or so, and whilst we are away the insurance runs out. Knowing this we arranged the cover for next year early, (1st April). As of today the documents have not arrived, and despite calling the company they are next to no help. The certificate runs out just before we are to travel back.
• Ford Mondeo III (2000 - 2007) - 05 2.0 tdci starting problem 18 Feb 2009 (Forum)
  hello just got a mondeo tdci 130 05 plate problem is car starts great in a morning when cold and runs great but when its warm sometimes hard to start any ideas read a few things about updating the firmware any one done this and did it work it is showing no fault codes done the crank shaft sensor not that when car is running goes like a dream any help would be grateful
• Peugeot 306 (1993 - 2001) - 98 1.9td engine temp 10 Aug 2008 (Forum)
  Just bought a 1998 306 Turbo diesel. Runs fine, good power but am a bit concerned that the engine temp seems a bit cool. Have looked at forum before and 80 - 85 seems a good temp but mine is running at more like 70 when fully warmed up.. Should this be a cause for concern, should I attend to it would it cause low MPG or anything worse.
• Jogger on roundabout. 10 Aug 2008 (Forum)
  I know that a jogger is effectively a cyclist without a bicycle, but when I'm a pedestrian I'd never dream of re-classifying myself as a vehicle and walking/running in the carriageway, unless there was no footway to use.
• Ford Focus (1998 - 2004) - 02 1.8 howling noise on a tddi 8 Aug 2008 (Forum)
  hi am getting a howling noise from the oil cooler, its ok when cold but when it gets to normal running temp and at 17000 /20000 rpm i get this noise, i took off the aux belt and run the engine but it was still there ,had all new belts/tensioner fitted + oil & oil filter . it done 84,000 mls. there is no loss of power or smoke , some one said it could be the turbo :( any help pls
• Ford KA, KA2, KA3 (1996 - 2008) - '98 - Engine Cutting out at high speed/revs 27 Aug 2007 (Forum)
  I have checked the normal fluids (I am not a mechanic by any stretch) but wondered if it is something obvious I am currently running a couple of mile to work and on short B road runs it is fine please help Booted over from discussion -PU
• Land Rover Range Rover 'Classic' (1970 - 1995) - 3.5 EFI - Erratic idle 19 Aug 2007 (Forum)
  Hi all, can anyone advise I have a range rover classic 3.5 EFI that runs on LPG when it starts from cold the choke kicks in and revs at aprox 1500 once warm it ticks over normal at about 500 revs but when you brake it wants to stall as the tick over drops right down. however this doesn't happen all the time it often runs sweet .