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• Ford Ranger 2.5wlt diesel 2005 - Engine revving to 2000rpm in traffic 5 Jun 2021 (Forum)
  It does settle down after about a minute Checked all the small hoses air filter clean ish. Fuel filter changes at usual service interval running with synthetic oil. Returning about 25mpg Any ideas appreciated I also have a couple of copies of the UK workshop manual on CD as PDF files. Full specification inc tools needed for specific jobs thebeeches1@talktalk.net PayPal £9.00 Help identifying the fault with the vehicle much appreciated Thanks
• Any - E10 petrol - from September 25 Apr 2021 (Forum)
    Our household has two auto petrol Honda's, one from 2008 (FR-V 1.8) and one from 2003 (Element 2.4 import). Both have been faultless running on a mixture of E5 and V-Power (more V-Power than E5 generally).  The Gov website advises that both cars will accept E10 without issue, which will be cheaper to buy,  So why am I not interested in changing fuels on two cars which have been totally reliable for years on end.
• Vauxhall Mokka - importing an Opel Mokka to the UK question 31 Mar 2021 (Forum)
  B. As its an Opel not a Vauxhall, will there be any future higher than normal insurance or running costs involved   cheers
• New member wants new car budget £20k 28 Mar 2021 (Forum)
  I am looking to purchase a new car,just me and the wife avg 3000mls per year mainly urban with an occasional run up north. Have had my present car for nearly 14yrs from new ,Renault Modus 1.2 tce  which has been great but fancy a new hybrid and am thinking of a new Yaris or would l be better with a standard petrol?
• I dont have a V5 for my car 22 Jan 2021 (Forum)
  I bought a car off facebook last February and then my houseboat sank in March which took a couple of months to right and get cleared out, so i guess i just lost track. I am going to scrap the car before its MOT runs out and ive just realised i dont have a V5 for it. its been fully taxed and insured in my name but am i going to get into trouble for not chasing up the registration and how can i get one now so i ca scrap it, please advise
• First EV servive station 13 Dec 2020 (Forum)
     Its aim is to fast charge EVs in about 20 mins while owners shop or use other facilities while they are waiting.  The company operating the system also runs a solar farm some 40 miles away.  Presumably they are selling electric to the grid and then buying back electric for its service station(s). I expect  the company and its customers are laughing at the moment with the price of electric with no fuel duty or VAT  How long can this be sustainable and what disadvantages to the tax payer and ICE motorists.
• SEAT Leon - 'Can we not go through insurance?' after bump? 22 Oct 2020 (Forum)
  The woman in question wants to avoid going through her insurance (she looked about 20 on a 20 plate car) so I'm guessing she want's to avoid the excess and having her insurance increase in cost. She admitted responsibility. Is there any way we can do this without running the risk that she backs out of paying for the repairs to my wifes car? What would the backroomers do in this situation?   thanks in advance
• Audi A3 - Radio will not work? 20 Sep 2020 (Forum)
  I believe the previous owner had fitted an aftermarket radio at a stage as when removed I noticed a lot of extra wires with various plugs/aux and even a wire running over to the fuse box inside? On the back of the original radio it still has the correct multiplug style fitting, when I ran a scan using VCDS it said "Radio - Status: Cannot be reached". I have also replaced the fuse on the back of radio but no different.
• Skoda Fabia - Buying 57 plate fabia 1.9 tdi pd2 12 Aug 2020 (Forum)
  Pls could somebody help - i know nothing about cars. I have a 51 plate fabia 1.9 tdi pd its got 280k ans runs fine unfortunately abs pump has failed. I guess time for newer car. I have found 57 plate non dpf tdi pd 1.9.  Is there a way to find out if this is the same ultra reliable engine in my previous car?
• Private Sales - COVID-19 6 Jul 2020 (Forum)
  We are looking to sell a used car privately in Scotland and I'm wondering what people are doing with regard to advertising and test drives. We initially said no test drives in the ads, but we would demonstrate the car running and could video a drive but we've had little interest even at a decent price. Clearly we cant accompany someone on a test drive with either party driving and keep social distancing in place.
• SEAT Arona 1.0 FR - EPC WARNING LIGHT 21 Apr 2020 (Forum)
  Hello .not used the car much due to lockdown but coming back from a short drive [about 12 miles ] my EPC light came on and stayed on all the way home ..i stopped and restarted the engine the light went out and up to now as not come back on even after a week of taking the car out for a run every day , i contacted Seat uk to ask for advice on this but they were unable to assist only said to take it to my dealer for checking out but i cant do that as the garage is closed due to lockdown . can anyone offer any advice on why my EPC light came on and why now it appears to have corrected itself .
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  Need a reliable and affordable small car for £10k - what do you recommend? 10 Feb 2020 (Ask HJ)
  What's the best small car for reliability and running costs with an auto gearbox? I want to buy something that's nearly new for £10,000.
• Honest John’s Motoring Agony Column 01-02-2020 Part 2 7 Feb 2020 (Forum)
  I'd imagine that it's also safer if the car is FWD so that the power delivery is more balanced, though I wouldn't like to say what the effect is on the rear handling when cornering (especially on wet roundabouts) or if the car is RWD/4WD, perhaps the latter not allowing them and only run-flats.
• SEAT Ibiza - Emissions Advice - MOT failure 30 Jan 2020 (Forum)
  Ibiza 1.4 tsi fr 10 plate Before mot it had new spark plugs, ignition coils, fresh oil change and filter, clean air filter, had both oxygen sensors changed not that long ago. I’m guessing from the high HC that the car is running rich, unsure on what to change/check next. Only things i can think of to replace would be engine coolant sensor and fuel filter. I’m getting the cat checked tomorrow as well Any help would be great [url=https://ibb.co/VBzkwtB][img]https://i.ibb.co/mz2PNGz/348-D19-FB-A441-4-B1-D-B036-EDF18-DDBA719.jpg[/img][/url]
• Corsa 1.3 cdti - Dual mass flywheel 16 Dec 2019 (Forum)
  Like the clutch isn't disengaging  It also has some vibration when driving and also when it's in neutral  The vibration varies with the revs  I just want some confirmation it's definately the flywheel??  Is it a big job to do myself.? The car is only 300 quid and it's a run about so thinking of throwing a second hand one in. Any special tools or anything specific I need to do. Thanks  
• Mercedies 2.1 CDI - Fuel Injector issue 28 Nov 2019 (Forum)
  Attempting to assist  a friend replacing the copper seal on fuel injector as it was puffing mist into the engine compartment while running. injector removed and evidence of leak past distorted  seal, dressed the seat in the head with correct tool, replaced  the injector using new copper washer and stretch bolt, torqued to correct figure and then the correct degree to tighten. on start, found to be the same and when stretch bolt was removed coolant started pouring out, re did the job with thicker washer and same again, transpires the mist being ejected is coolant. does anyone know why engine coolant would be pumping out the bolt hole, cracked head or cylinder head gasket blown?
• 2002 Ford KA collection 1.3 - 2002 Ford KA radio not picking up any stations 11 Nov 2019 (Forum)
  Can somebody please advise on what the problem might be or what I need to check to see what's going on, I've just bought a 02 plate ford KA for a cheap run about and realised the CD works fine but when switched back to AM/FM it doesn't pick up anything and completely silent no hissing or crackling when I stop it seeking like it's completely dead, not touched it yet or pulled anything out so would like to know if anyone knows why its not tuning in to any station or band?
• Vauxhall Corsa 1.3CDTi - Corsa won't rev over 1500rpm 22 Oct 2019 (Forum)
  My 2007 Corsa has the engine fault light on and the engine will not rev over 1500 rpm. I have connected an ODB2 reader and it says no codes. There are no issues like rough running or smoke. This happened about 2 years ago and the AA thought it might be the throttle potentiometer and sprayed with switch cleaner. After a couple of days the fault cleared and hasn't happened until today.
• Peugout 208 petrol - Peugout, water under carpet behind drivers seat. 21 Oct 2019 (Forum)
  I feel that I've removed much more water than I spilt so I'm now wondering if I have pierced something under the carpet? Is anyone able to tell me if any pipes or hoses with clear liquid in run under the carpet of a peugout 208 petrol car? She has only had the car for 6 weeks & I hate that I've done this
• Fuel, Ordinary and Super - MGZS 2017 13 Sep 2019 (Forum)
  when cold and very very faintly "lumpy" with an occasional intermittent hesitation when warm After a week on momentum it feels as if it is running sweeter, so will continue the experiment, as now we are with Shell Energy at home, we get a 3p discount on fuel.. I have read the pros and cons before, and have usually used Asda,  as it is  a very high turnover petrol station very close to us.