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• Cooling seat cover 9 Jun 2007 (Forum)
  anyone ever used a cooling/heating seat cover? just wondered if they are effective?
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  Do diesel hybrids have DPF problems? 19 Oct 2022 (Ask HJ)
  How do diesel hybrids cope with switching on and off, between diesel and battery, if they have a DPF fitted? Even a medium length drive might involve lots...
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  Why doesn't my Ford Fiesta's stop-start system work all the time? 11 May 2013 (Ask HJ)
  I have a 2012 Ford Zetec 1.0 litre 125 EcoBoost with Stop/Start. However, it only occasionally seems to work. I asked my garage to check it at the recent...
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  My Vivaro has a heater problem. 3 Feb 2013 (Ask HJ)
  I have a Vauxhall Vivaro, 2007 reg. I have a bad humming noise coming from the passenger side footwell area, a nightmare squeal and it gets louder if...
• Toyota Corolla - HRW element repair 6 Feb 2017 (Forum)
  Hello, I've lost an element on my heated rear window, annoying as the car's less than three years old and I've never had anything in it that could have caused the damage. Anyone ever used one of the electrically conductive paint repair kits and would they recommend it?
• punto strange behaviour? 7 Feb 2003 (Forum)
  I have a problem, my car is a 1998 Fiat Punto 60s and over the last 2 days it is behaving strange. When I am driving I turn on the heating and hot air blows out but when I am in stationary traffic or stopped at traffic lights it blows out cold air.
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  Dashboard symbol for DPF regeneration? 28 Jul 2016 (Ask HJ)
  Is it possible to retro fit my 2011 Ford Kuga 2.0TDCI with a dashboard symbol that will warn me when the ECU triggers a DPF regeneration, so that I know...
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  Electronics failure on Rover 75 29 May 2013 (Ask HJ)
  The heater, sat nav, electric windows from drivers side, radio and heated rear window all stopped working at the same time. I have found water in boot....
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  What does Peugeot 206 error code P1351 mean? 14 Feb 2013 (Ask HJ)
  I am trying to find out if anyone has the answer to this question. My daughter has a 206 1600 HDI. The car went into limp mode - it will not go over 3000...
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  Petrol or diesel Mercedes-Benz? 5 Feb 2013 (Ask HJ)
  Having recently retired I am looking to replace my company car which was the latest model Mercedes C250 diesel sport auto which I was more than satisfied...
• Engine Insulation 2 Nov 2003 (Forum)
  From: http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_834766.html?menu=news.quirkies "Wrapping car engines in plastic could help cut fuel bills, new research has shown. Engineers in Germany have found locking heat inside the engine can greatly improve performance. The findings could lead to engines being completely clad in blocks of expanded plastic foam, The Engineer magazine reports.
• Dashcam suitable to switch between cars 6 Aug 2019 (Forum)
  I regularly drive different cars and after an incident today when someone lost attention and wandered over the white line towards me, I really ought to get a dash cam. I need a good resolution for detail like number plates when playing clips back; quick to release and fix to windscreens when changing between vehicles; if possible, a reasonable battery life so I don't need a charge lead hanging off it all the time.
• What's happened to weekly/monthly quick checks? 28 Nov 2016 (Forum)
  In my residential area and even at petrol stations I hardly EVER now see  1) Oil being checked with dipstick etc 2) Coolant/windscreen water being topped up 3) Tyre pressures being checked 4) Car being washed. 5) I was going to add that it is also very rare to see a car bonnet UP! Most cars I see are fairly new, some luxury, many 4x4's all with, I suspect, long service intervals.
• Where have all the flies gone? 1 Oct 2009 (Forum)
  I'm sure my windscreen no longer gets caked in flies after a fast run like it used to. This begs a few questions: Are there fewer flies around, and if so, why is this? Or are there the same number of flies, but fewer hitting my car?
• Built in or bolt on - SatNav 24 Feb 2006 (Forum)
  I may have missed this as a topic, I did do a search and found an FAQ but it didn't cover this - Do you buy a car with SatNav built in, or do you buy TomTom et al and stick it on the windscreen? Most car makers want £1500 - £2000 for built in SatNav where as TomTom etc are £300-500. So come trade in time will you see anything like you £2000 back?
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  We had the catalytic converter stolen from our car - and have lost our no claims as a result? 6 Dec 2018 (Ask HJ)
  I recently found a note in the windscreen of my Toyota Prius, parked in a shop car park, saying the car had been jacked up and something removed from under...
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  Unfair parking fine 28 Mar 2011 (Ask HJ)
  I parked in a Euro car park behind Marks and Spencers in Lymington. It is also joined on to a car park owned by the council. I parked in a space and,...
• 2005 mondeo zetec - front suspension lower on passenger side front 30 Jul 2012 (Forum)
  i have a mondeo 2005 zetec, the front passenger side is about an inch lower than drivers side, i have replaced the spring but its exacly the same, garage cant find any other problems that could cause this, looking at car from the front its lob sided to the pasenger side, any ideas what can be causing car to be lower on one side.
• ford focus cmax tdi 2005 - Wipers not working on a ford focus cmax tdi 2005 26 Jan 2014 (Forum)
  A couple of days ago we had a harsh frost, and the car was frozen. The windscreen wipers didnt work and i put that down to the car being frozen. However ater in the day, they still would not work. I have checked the fuses, they seem ok, the linkage is fine, and the relay  is working as the rear wipers are working ok.
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  Why is my Volkswagen Passat losing coolant? 27 Nov 2016 (Ask HJ)
  I purchased a 2012 Passat 1.6 diesel in May 2015 from a Volkswagen dealership. In January 2015, the low coolant warning light came up on the dashboard....