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  Can I use a car cover when parked on private land? 8 Sep 2022 (Ask HJ)
  I want to know if I can use a car cover over my car. It is parked in my own space in a secure car park at my flats, the space is registered to me. I need...
• Vauxhall Corsa c 1.2 petrol 2006 - heater matrix replacement 15 Dec 2019 (Forum)
  I backflushed the matrix with a garden hose, brown water and silt came out but did not help lack of heat. Literally no heat with engine up to temp and both hoses too cold especially outlet so i guess matrix is blocked. Any other ideas welcome, thanks, mike.
• ford mondeo 1.8 mk1 petrol - Heating issues 13 Feb 2012 (Forum)
  Hi my Mondeo stays cold on the gauge unless I'm sat stationary then it will creep up to the bottom of "normal" zone, as soon as I drive off it will...
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  Audi A4 heater problem 2 Jan 2012 (Ask HJ)
  My 2006 Audi 1.9 tdi heating system is only blowing very mild warm air if warm at all.
• Ford Focus (1998 - 2004) - 01 1.8 TDDi - Heater only heats when engine is rev 3 Feb 2010 (Forum)
  Hi All, As per the title, the heater in my Missus' Focus is only blowing out hot air when the engine is revved - when driving at low revs, it blows only...
• Peugeot 306 Problem2 9 Aug 2005 (Forum)
  When starting from cold, there is no smoke for the first minute or so, then suddenly clouds of the stuff (greyish) come out till it's heated up. Once its heated up, the smoke stops completely again and it runs well. My first thought was the glow plugs, so I've just finished replacing them (a real pain in the butt), and the problem is still there.
• BL Miestro coolant problem 1 Jan 2003 (Forum)
  anybody able to help with a problem with BL Miestro water heated inlet manifold ,heated water inlet and outlet pipes (smaal robber pipes on route to heater matrix)are connected to inlet manifold using steel tubing which has corroded/roted and need replacing .does anyone know if these are just pushed in to the manifold(made of aluminium / muck metal)or are they threaded or fixed in another way, or is it a replacement manifold.hope this makes sense any advice much appreciated.
• Paper tax discs 4 Dec 2019 (Forum)
  Apparently the demise of the old paper tax disc has cost millions of pounds with people forgetting even though there are plenty of reminders around. Seeing the date on the disc on your windscreen was a constant reminder and difficult to ignore.
• Iced up washer bottle 22 Dec 2002 (Forum)
  I remember a few years ago reading something about putting methylated spirit in the windscreen washer bottle to prevent it icing up in winter. Anybody know how much to put in?
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  Loose stones from a pothole damaged our car - can we claim repair costs from the council? 8 Feb 2018 (Ask HJ)
  A car recently drove over a pothole where the road has been breaking up and showered my husband's car with loose stones. It looks like the council had...
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  Tax is invalid on my used car 23 Jun 2013 (Ask HJ)
  I bought a car from a dealer on April 25th. The tax disc on the car shows 30/6/13. I never received a reminder through the post so I went online to order...
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  What should I do if I leave my car parked up for several months over the winter? 18 Dec 2018 (Ask HJ)
  I go away for a couple of months around Christmas time and will be leaving my 2013 Volkswagen Golf on the driveway. Is it good practice to disconnect the...
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  Can I recommend the Volkswagen Service Package from my local dealer? 6 Jul 2013 (Ask HJ)
  I feel TH has been unfortunate over his service deal. I have had a Volkswagen Service Package since 2008 with Sinclair Garages of Bridgend. My current...
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  Why is my son's insurance company cutting his no-claims bonus after claiming for hail damage? 9 Jan 2012 (Ask HJ)
  My son fell victim to the freak hailstones yesterday that caused much damage to the roof and bonnet of his car. Many of his friends came off even worse...
• Ford Focus - Ford Focus II: couple of issues, help appreciated 6 Jul 2010 (Forum)
  2. When you press the screenwash button on the end of the left hand stalk it wipes the frount windscreen but it *washes* the back one :S wheras when I pull forward on the stick - to wash the rear windscreen, it washes the back one and wipes the frount!Clearly it's confused. I've tried selecting reverse and then doing it - no difference and I've checked I'm right about what it should do in the owners manual and on my wife's foci, so i'm not going mad the car is doing it wrong...
• Ford Focus - Ford Focus II: couple of issues, help appreciated 4 Jul 2010 (Forum)
  2. When you press the screenwash button on the end of the left hand stalk it wipes the frount windscreen but it *washes* the back one :S wheras when I pull forward on the stick - to wash the rear windscreen, it washes the back one and wipes the frount! Clearly it's confused. I've tried selecting reverse and then doing it - no difference and I've checked I'm right about what it should do in the owners manual and on my wife's foci, so i'm not going mad the car is doing it wrong...
• Preserving cv gaiters (any fwd car) 13 May 2004 (Forum)
  CV gaiters seem to get stiff and 'dried out' in time due to heat, light and general exposure to the elements. They then crack or split. I'm trying to preserve mine by regularly spraying the gaiters with a rubber/nylon lubricant aerosol. I wonder if other members have tried similar preventative measures?
• Car choice dilemma - £5-7k 8 Sep 2007 (Forum)
  Hi there, As many of you may be aware, I am not satisfied with my 1.6 TDCi 110 LX Focus, 5dr 06-reg. Having paid £9,000 I actually consider it disappointing as an all-round car (handling inferior to old model, no real equipment e.g. computer, heated front screen, alloys etc, and the interior is a let down, feeling cheaper in areas than the old Focus), and I really need about £2,000 for other personal uses, so I have decided to sell the car.
• Vauxhall Corsa (2001) battery Removal? 23 Feb 2016 (Forum)
  Hi guys, I am the \"proud\" owner of a vauxhall Corsa 1.2 SXi (the actual car pictured here - http://www.funkymonkey.plus.com/cars Now basically, before I actually got the car, I purchased a newer battery for my Nova (the car I had before getting the corsa as the Nova had gone kapput).
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  Can I sue the council for damaging my car with loose pebbles from badly-surfaced roads? 10 Oct 2010 (Ask HJ)
  Am I alone in thinking that the practice of resurfacing roads with a thin layer of tar and granite pebbles, often in the summer when the tar is in a permanently...