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• Broken sunroof and insurance 1 Jun 2006 (Forum)
  some lowlife put a brick through the sunroof of my mondeo. i have comp insurance with norwich union. have rang the customer centre twice. twice because they are based in india the the first person was unsure. the second person says the sunroof is not covered under windscreen cover. it will be treated as a seperate claim whose excess is £175. are they correct? on my policy document it says windscreen/window/sunroof is covered and will not affect the no claims bonus.
• Peugeot 306 (2000/W) Windscreen Wipers 30 Sep 2005 (Forum)
  I have a 306 GTi6 that has the Automatic Rain Sensitive Wipers. These are now causing me no end of grief. About 95% of the time when the wipers return...
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  Why won't my diesel Zafira start? 17 Dec 2016 (Ask HJ)
  My 53 reg 2.0 DTi Vauxhall Zafira won't always start, unless you repeatedly try. But until the light on the dashboard with the little car and spanner appears...
• Renault Laguna Interior Lights 5 Dec 2002 (Forum)
  I cannot believe that the car has been designed like this. Cheers Redfred
• direct/indirect diesel injection 31 Mar 2001 (Forum)
  My current Polo is indirect injected and uses glow plugs to start. I know the fundamentals of indirect injection, but how does a direct injected car start like a petrol, i.e straight away without waiting for the fuel to be pre-heated ? Does the direct injection use glow plugs, and if not is the fuel heated up by the action of the piston moving up the cylinder and compressing the mixture ?
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  What's a good replacement for a Lexus CT200h? 23 Mar 2023 (Ask HJ)
  We are looking for a replacement for a 12 year old Lexus CT200 which had all the bells and whistles in its day. We also have a Honda CR-V so don't need...
• Ford Focus (1998 - 2004) - 01 1.6 rear demister & heated mirrors not working 20 Dec 2009 (Forum)
  Hi all im a newbee so please bear with me. My rear demister and heated mirrors have stopped working. The power light does come on when you press the button but i checked at the rear screen and there is not a feed. The fuses are ok. Does this sound like a relay. Would i still get the light on the switch if relay was faulty.
• Antifreeze/Herald heating 12 Feb 2004 (Forum)
  Don't winemakers add it to boost the alcohol levels? PS Anyone know how the heater valve attaches to the heat exchanger on a 1969 Triumph Herald? The heater is made by Smiths. It looks like they just push together with lots of goo. Can this be correct?
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  Mazda CX-3 blocked heater matrix - will my warranty cover it? 22 Feb 2022 (Ask HJ)
  I have a Mazda CX-3, which I bought from new from a Mazda dealer. It has a full service history and 14,500 miles. As of the past few months the air conditioning...
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  The fan on my car keeps running when it's switched off - what is the cause? 7 Oct 2024 (Ask HJ)
  My 2015 Peugeot 3008 fan keeps running after switching off the engine. It suddenly dies off but immediately you start the car and turn it off, the fan...
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  Jaguar XF problems 30 Oct 2016 (Ask HJ)
  I've recently bought a 2011 Jaguar XF and have two minor operating issues which I hope you can help me with: 1) Wipers will not fold back to enable...
• Citroen C8 Car Tax 3 Jun 2006 (Forum)
  Hi Bought this vehicle new last June. the Car Tax on the windscreen was showing £170 for twelve months. Got the reminder in the Post this May for the New Tax £195 for twelve months paid the Tax and fogot about it till I came acress the Old Tax Disc.
• Auctions & Write-offs 7 May 2005 (Forum)
  Im going to a few BCA Auctions in the next month to get a feel for the market before buying my next car and I wonder if anyone can tell me what notice is given to buyers against Cat. C/D repaired cars? I understand that they dont refuse to sell these cars but do they mention this in the info on the windscreen or only by the Auctioneers Description?
• Biggest car design bloopers. Volume 2 4 Dec 2004 (Forum)
  {This thread follows on from Biggest car design bloopers. Volume 1, which is here:-} http://www.honestjohn.co.uk/forum/post/index.htm?t=23727 The original Beetle had windscreen washers that ran off the air pressure from the spare tyre.
• heated rear window repair 20 May 2004 (Forum)
  I have in the past sucessfully repaire single elements using conductive paint. Is it possible to sucessfully refix a spade connector to the rear screen????...
• Price of diesel 16 Nov 2001 (Forum)
  In an earlier thread HJ indicated that diesel was more expensive in the winter due to the increased demand for home heating oil. However, the price of home heating oil has just fallen by almost 20% with no reduction in the price of diesel. Any one any ideas?
• Suzuki Baleno - Problems with new (used) car 29 Jan 2020 (Forum)
    I sent them an email (copied to the dealer) outlining the issues.   This afternoon I took the car to a very well-regarded insurance approved bodyshop.  The chap there was of the opinion that this probably wasn’t a stone chip but rather damage caused in changing the windscreen.  He felt that the corrosion started under the windscreen surround and had spread up.
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  How can I prevent condensation freezing on the inside of my Honda Jazz and Peugeot 207's windscreens? 20 Nov 2010 (Ask HJ)
  Are there any tricks to prevent a windscreen icing up on the inside during winter? If it's unavoidable, what is the best way of dealing with it as quickly...
• Vauxhal Zafira 1.6 Club Petrol - Heater Problems 25 Nov 2010 (Forum)
  My heater does not seem to give out much heat, I have checked out the LED reading as the car does not have any temperature gauge fitted, by pressing the settings button waiting for the bleep then pressing the BC button and scrolling through until I come to an LED readout which gives a temperature reading, that I assume is the water temperature, the car never goes above 30 to 45 degrees, (this is only after a 35 min motorwary drive) if this is the water it seems low to me hence no great heat, the blower is working fine, so what could be the problem?
• mondeo mk3 2001 ghia 30 Dec 2006 (Forum)
  Hi just found this site and seems like a great place to post my question. Great if anybody can help thanks.. My problems is with the heating/climate control. on pushing the control buttons to turn on the heater either manual or the auto button the aircon clutch kicks in and a few seconds later the cars main cooling fan starts up ( i been informed this is ment to happen if the aircon button is pressed) and cooles the car before it ever has a chance to warm up so drive around for miles with little or no real heat.