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• Cruze/Orlando Front brake pipes - Recall 12 Mar 2015 (Forum)
  Just in case any owners reading this, I have received a recall notice for my car concerning a defective front hose on the braking system. The Parts are not currently in stock. Have forwarded to the garage who took my car as px after calling them, and they were very grateful!
• Child car seats and airbags 11 Jul 2002 (Forum)
  I just wanted to clarify - 1. Whether it is OK to fit a forward facing child seat to the front seat where a passenger "front" airbag is fitted? 2. Again, the seat in the same configuration as above but where there are "front" and "side" airbags fitted? In both cases the airbags can't be manually switched off.
• Skoda Roomster Mk 1 - Front Passenger Air Bag Disarm switch. 27 Apr 2020 (Forum)
  I can't find the front passenger air bag disarm switch mentioned in car handbook.
• VW T5 2006, 1.9axb - Webasto 21 Jan 2022 (Forum)
  The car doesen't have a activation panel or a key that could trigger the webasto so I came to the conclusion that its ther for the purose of helping the car to quickly heat up.  Any ideas on it?
• Cars with best heaters for cold oldies? 18 Jan 2013 (Forum)
   I've always found Fords with small engines warm up in no time. My 2.8 Audi is useless at warming the cabin until at least 5 miles.   Car testers provide data on all sorts of things but never how quickly the heater works.  Why not? This would be a major consideration for me with my next car.    I appreciate a really good heater probably indicates an inefficient engine which wastes heat, but for most of the year north of the 50th parallel this is a bonus!
• New minimalist car 16 Aug 2009 (Forum)
  Whilst coming to terms with all the gadgets and creature comforts which make driving easier I am thinking what you actually need on a car, what can you do without? Do you need a rev counter or air con, heated seats and radios, turbos, multi changers cruise control etc etc. any market for a car with no frills? just the bits to make it go and stop and lights to show you the way at night. when its hot wind down windows and when its cold you just wear extra clothes.
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  Where have all the 2.0-litre petrol engines gone? 14 Apr 2017 (Ask HJ)
  I have a 2.0-litre Volkswagen Passat 130 petrol engine car. I would like to replace it with car with a similar size petrol-engined car not turbocharged...
• Toyota RAV4 - What is this hanging from the front of my car?? 13 Jul 2022 (Forum)
  Hello, I've just noticed a little black box attached to a lead, hanging from the front grille of my car. It's about the size and shape of a medium padlock and looks like something electrical. Would anyone know what it is?  And is it okay if I push it back through the grille?
• Ford Focus (1998 - 2004) - 2001/Y 1.8 TDdi Knocking sound from front of car 7 Jun 2008 (Forum)
  Any ideas what could be causing a slight knocking sound that seems to be coming from the front of the car (sounds like the drivers side). It only seems to be happening at low speed (30mph) and disappears at a higher speed. Any ideas, anyone? Many thanks, Pootle
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  BMW 3 Series offside tyre wear 25 Mar 2012 (Ask HJ)
  I have a BMW 335cd sport coupe 2007. I have had this car from new and after 9000 miles I noticed the front offside outer edge of tyre wearing, and also...
• lexus gs450h, 2007 - replacement lexus mirror glass similar to gs450h 10 Jul 2017 (Forum)
  I don't want to pay £120 for the glass, or £200 for an entire second hand mirror in the wrong colour (electric, heated, folding), so my question is: What similar mirror glass can i pick up for £10-£20, even if its slightly too small and not heated? Anything will do, thr rx400h mirror looks close, but even a mondeo or astra miror glass is fine, provided its not too big, and will fit inside the recess?
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  KIA Sportage won't change gears in the cold 8 Nov 2016 (Ask HJ)
  My 2005 KIA Sportage doesn't go into gear when the engine us cold, especially during the mornings. Please can you tell me the cause of this?
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  MG cooling issues 7 Sep 2012 (Ask HJ)
  Could you please tell me why the water keeps boiling in my MGZR 160? It doesn't do this when driveing only when stationary
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  Jaguar X-Type 2002 problem 25 Dec 2010 (Ask HJ)
  After 10 min with the vehicle running with normal heat on all windows start misting up. I have taken to Jaguar who could not find a problem. I have used...
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  My Vauxhall Astra van has oil in the water reservoir - is this a blown head gasket? 18 Jul 2010 (Ask HJ)
  My 2001 Vauxhall Astra van 1.7 TDi has oil in the water reservoir. Could it be the head gasket or the oil cooler? What is the most common cause?
• Mercedes Benz E-Class W211 (2002 - 2009) - 07 2.2 damage to wiring harness in engine bay 19 Aug 2008 (Forum)
  MB are proposing a repair by "cutting" out the damaged section of wire and soldering in a new section, the joints being protected by heat shrink tubing. Anyone else encounter a similar situation ? Would like comments on the proposed repair method; personally I have misgivings with regard to the long term effectiveness of the insualtion properties of the heat shrink tubing and it's weathertightness.
• Toyota - Liteace 94 2.0 not changing gears 13 Jun 2008 (Forum)
  hi i hope someone can help me? We bought a import liteace, it ran ok till we got home then over heated, so we were told it needed a new head. We had it changed, it went ok, then over heated again. It had a hole in the rad so we had it changed, but they towed it back. Now we have it home the engine runs ok but no transmision.
• Fiesta '96(P) No heating / cold air only 8 Feb 2006 (Forum)
  I have a 1996 (P) mark 4 Fiesta, 1.8 diesel which has done 50,000 miles (supposedly genuine?!) The blower and demister motor works in that it is blowing,...
• Rover 420SLDT Starting Probs 21 Nov 2005 (Forum)
  Hi,I was wondering if anyone has got any ideas regarding my starting problems.I went to start it this morning bearing in mind it was very cold with a heavy frost,I pre-heated it in the usual way but it wouldn't fire,I tried it again and once again there was no joy,now I know the glow plugs are ok as I checked them last weekend,the pre heat light comes on and goes out very quickly after about 4-5 seconds.I managed to get it started in the end by putting 1 jump lead on + and shorting the glow plugs out and then it started fine,it was almost as if it didn't preheat or for not long enough,has anyone got any ideas to help me out.I was wondering if the preheat relay was faulty???
• Out of Date Tax Discs 29 May 2016 (Forum)
  When it was necessary to display a tax disc on your windscreen it was illegal to show an out-of-date disc. Since the change in the law whereby a tax disc does not have to be shown, is it still illegal to have an out-of-disc. e.g. the last one you purchased before the changes?