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• Police do U-turn on blue washer lights 5 Apr 2004 (Forum)
  This may surprise some folk... A chap fitted blue LED windscreen washer lights, as used by boy racers et al. He was seen by the Police who, understandably IMHO, fined him. The motorist, who is too old to be a boy racer even though his car is an ageing Fiesta, didn't want to make a fuss, and stumped up the fine.
• Xantia Suspension Strange Behaviour Help 27 Jun 2007 (Forum)
  i have taken the following notes and measurements on the suspensions settings and behaviour, ive referred to the settings as 1,2,3,4 with 1 being the lowest setting and 4 the highest. from starting the car and putting it on setting one, both the front and rear suspension sits down correctly and measures, front 31cm from arch to wheel centre approx, rear 24.5cm approx then put it to setting 2 (normal ride height) the rear rises up but the front stays down, front 31cm, rear 32cm then setting 3, car sits up properly both front and back nice and level, front 40.5 rear 42.5 then setting 4, rear stays at 42.5 front rises to 45cm thats what happens when you go through the settings, if you go back to setting 1 (lowest) then, setting 2 it behaves as above, if you then go to setting 3, wait for the stop light to go out then put it straight back to setting 2 then the front rises to the normal ride height along with the rear and measures front 38.5 rear 38.5cm if you go from setting 4 (highest) to setting 3 then the front drops down to the bump stops and the rear sticks up on high.
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  Highway Code and parking 9 Feb 2011 (Ask HJ)
  My granddaughter is about to take her driving test, and consequently I have been revising my highway code, via the AA's 2007 edition. There seems to...
• Why front end is lower? 19 Nov 2021 (Forum)
  Many cars (hatchback, saloon, SUV etc.), when viewing from side, appear as front end lower than back end.  Is it a deliberate design? If yes why so? Do they expect rear end to go down with passengers over time?
• Punto Evo - new `dogs breakfast` front end? 25 Jan 2010 (Forum)
  I always liked the integrated `Maserati` style of the GP - but the new front end on the Evo seems a real `dogs breakfast` to me. Does anyone else think car design is becoming more ugly?
• JAGUAR X TYPE 2.0D 2007 - JAGUAR X TYPE CODE 34 / FLASHING CODE 34 / 33 7 Aug 2020 (Forum)
  Pushed seat back and Removed the two front bolts holding down the front passenger side seat, then pulled seat forward to show back cover covering the 4 front passenger side seat bolts, removed this cover, and then removed these bolts, From front of seat tipped seat backwards to I could see the two pretensioner wire that go into the connector at the front of the seat. then got my new pretensioner out of the box, and compared it to the one I had in my car, I had ordered the wrong colour, my car has a black one, the one I had ordered was sable in colour.
• Giving the battery an easier life 18 Mar 2006 (Forum)
  Switch off electrical stuff before killing the engine after the journey. Likewise wait until the engine is running before switching on lights, fan and heated window. Don't manoeuvre with headlights or heated window still on unless you have to. Don't start the car, pull it out of the garage, switch off and then go looking for handbag, gloves, mobile etc.
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  Suspension wear 14 Jun 2011 (Ask HJ)
  3000 miles and 2 months ago, I had the rear lower arm bushes replaced on my Skoda Fabia front suspension. I asked at the time whether any other work could...
• Peugeot 205 diesel hatch - N/S front wheel no drive 8 Apr 2010 (Forum)
  Hi, I have lost drive on the n/s front wheel discovered after jacking up the front end. Guess this is a drive shaft issue but is this an easy remedy with replacing or not cost effective? How difficult is this to replace DIY or garage.  The car now has 250,000 on the clock but still runs well and is in great condition for L reg.
• Rover 420 front brakes 15 Aug 2006 (Forum)
  I examined the front brakes on my car and found the front offside outer pad very thin, the other three pads are still thick. The defective pad being on the outside is not operated by the hydraulic piston but by the stub arms.
• Child allowed in front seat? 9 Aug 2005 (Forum)
  - Does anyone know if under-12 year olds can travel in the front passenger seat of the car, in Germany? (Even with a child seat fitted and seatbelt on?) I don't think it's allowed in France, and I'm not sure about the UK any more? I'm going on a long run up to Denmark next week and am thinking of driving overnight; my son will have more space up-front.
• Renault Scenic - scenic high idle 9 Mar 2016 (Forum)
  I wonder if anybody could assist. I have a 52 reg 1.4l scenic. It has recently been idling at between 1500 and 2000 revs. Car drives fine until it heats up a little and I come to a stop. It then starts to rev up and down between 500 and 2000 revs. Its as though its gasping for air. Checked all pipes for leaks. Changed coils and coolant sensor but no joy.
• Peugeot 206 SW - Themostat goes into the red and stop sign flashes 9 Jun 2015 (Forum)
  My 206 temperature gauge sho ts into the red in seconds and stop sign flashes, the car does not over heat, I have changed the themostat and snesor, fan operates as it should - there is no loss of water and internal heater works fine. If you stop turn engine off for a minute and the restart its all back to normal Any ideas would be a grea thelp
• Peugeot 406 2.0l Diesel Exec V2000 - Cooling Pipes 30 Mar 2010 (Forum)
  I have recently complained of a leak on this vehicle to my engineer. He has diagnosed the problem as one of two pipes that pass through the bulkhead into the cars heating system.  The pipe has a nipple on it. How do I identify the part number of this pipe so that I can place an order for it / find a suitable supplier pse? Thanks
• Volvo S40/V40 (1996 - 2004) - 99 1.8 idle problems none (Gdi engine) 29 Oct 2009 (Forum)
  this car just will not tick over and there is also a vibrating noise coming from underneath the vehicle when you rev it up . at first i thought it was a heat sheild for the exhaust but it doesnt have 1 and it seems to be vibrating around the cat area could this be the cause of the tick over problem please advise and thanks in advance for any answers . neil .
• Ford Fiesta (2000 - 2002) - 2000 1.8 Heater Problem 10 Feb 2009 (Forum)
  I tested the heating and now it only blows hot air!! Please could someone help me! Thanks Emma
• Mercedes Benz C-Class W203 (2000 - 2007) - 320cdi - does it have a winter heater? 15 Dec 2008 (Forum)
  Does anyone know if it has a heater that ensures you get warm air out of the vents in the winter before the engine heats up? I know diesel engines can take an age to warm up and not all cars have an auxilliary heater. Many thanks, Duncan
• Ford StreetKa (2003 - ) - 04 1.6 hard top wiring 28 Oct 2008 (Forum)
  i just purchased seconhand hard top for streetka the car is not the winter addition and i can not find a connection behind passenger seat to connect up to work heated screen ,can i get a cable for this from hard top to fuse box or in to wiring loom,ford seem to surrgest i buy a complete harness at £800 can you help me cheers $20004
• Ford Mondeo 1 (1993 - 1996) - 96 Heater Blower 24 Mar 2008 (Forum)
  Hi all Can anybody advise on where to go next, I have a 1996 p reg old shape mondeo and my in-car heater is giving me a headache, I can only have the heater on level 4, the heat comes out fine but if i turn it from 1 to 3 i get some slight smoke inside cockpit, Is it blower? Thanks Matt
• Best way to remove an air lock? 2 Mar 2006 (Forum)
  The Polo (see profile) has had an antifreeze change recently, but they didn't turn the heater control to 'hot' (thus opening the water tap to the heater matrix) and I think there is an air lock. This is because the car is running hot, but not over heating, at about 95C. If you turn the heater on, the temp will drop. After a run, the bottom of the radiator seems just to be warm.