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BMW convertible roof opening on its own 20 Aug 2016 (Ask HJ)
I recently sold my 65k mile 2004 BMW 330 convertible to my nephew, fully confident after 6.5 years of 100% reliability. It now lives outside, and some... -
Peugeot expert Hdi 2002 - Peugeot expert fault, need an experts input ! 18 Jan 2016 (Forum)
Ok here goes, had this van for years, first got it it went like a rocket ship but not now, about 3 years ago van wouldn't start, Peugeot specialist diagnosed as ecu fault do replaced ecu and all was good, about a year later under hard load it would cut out, and illuminate elm light, restart after 5 seconds and run fine till the fault re occurred, this got more frequent until I was towing a car home and had to disconnect fuel rail sensor to get home, went to start van one day and it wouldn't start, looked on forum and tried double pin relay, connector was damaged so I wired up new relays and the van would run again, still in limp mode with fuel rail sensor disconnected, got a scrap car to swap bits over from and here's where I am now, Swapped injectors Swapped rail sensor Swapped for And it was still no better so I assumed the worst and changed high pressure pump, van started up and eml came straight on, yeah still in limp mode so I took it for a brief drive, cleared fuel rail pressure sensor fault and it wouldn't clear, turned van off to check fuel rail sensor wiring ( one pin earth, middle pin 9.3v with ignition on and other pin 4.98v, thought the 9.3 reading was strange so traced wiring to check for damage but seems ok, went to fire van back up and it won't start Fault codes p1135, p1517, p0234, p1100, p0380, p1138 all return after cranking and p0190 won't clear, please help -
Selling a car with the DPF removed 24 Jun 2014 (Ask HJ)
I've had the DPF removed from my diesel car and had the required ECU remapping done about 18 months ago. It's been fine since then with no more going in... -
Why are my 2006 Volkswagen Golf's windows opening on their own? 7 Sep 2013 (Ask HJ)
I have a 2006 Volkswagen Golf Plus TDI. When in Harrogate last Thursday the car was parked on the street. At about 11:00pm the hotel manager called me... -
No need to 'simmer' a modern turbo after a long run? 14 May 2013 (Ask HJ)
I am the driver of a new Audi A6 diesel, which has stop-start. I was concerned about an abrupt engine stop after a long or hard drive, and emailed Audi... -
Dashboard information vanished on my Scenic 7 Apr 2013 (Ask HJ)
My wife's 54 plate Renault Scenic with nearly 90 thousand miles on the clock (or was!) has suddenly lost all information on the dashboard - speedometer,... -
Citroen Berlingo losing power 26 Nov 2012 (Ask HJ)
I have a Citroen Berlingo 1.9-litre diesel van (with the XUD engine), and have recently found that it's lacking power. I've had the fuel injector pump... -
Warning light after failed emission test - should I worry? 27 Sep 2012 (Ask HJ)
My 3 Series had its MOT today and showed a problem with the emissions test. 1st fast idle test it failed with twice the limit. The car display showed engine... -
Winding down 9 Aug 2011 (Ask HJ)
Have you received any reports of Skoda Octavia windows opening for no apparent reason? I left my 59 reg car in front of my garage, fully locked. When I... -
Did you know that short journeys are bad for the environment as well as for your car? 10 Feb 2011 (Ask HJ)
Regarding your comments about short runs by IC-engined vehicles, (and engines in general), you're absolutely right. Short (cold) runs are bad for the engine,... -
Question in respect of DPFs in new Freelander 2 11 Jan 2011 (Ask HJ)
I have read your general advice. Can you advise how the regeneration of the DPF in a Freelander 2 works? Does it regenerate anyway when one goes on... -
Peugeot 306 HDi 2.0 (2000) - 306 HDi...possibly a dumb question 9 Dec 2010 (Forum)
The obvious downsides would be that if the ignition was in a pre ignition state then rather than just running for 10 seconds it would run constantly which if not paid attention to could flatten the batter obviously But other than that are there any real downsides to just abandoning the ECU/Relay control of this pump and just running it straight from a hardwired 12v supply as this would "seem" to remove a hell of a lot of "common faults" from the system that seem to do little more than the 10 second priming feature before the car starts Many thanks Mike -
A gentleman and a Skoda 19 Sep 2010 (Ask HJ)
I just found your VW ABS report online. Having been to the local Skoda Dealership with my 3 year old Octavia, which has been serviced at that dealership... -
What can I do to repair my Ford Escort GTI which keeps losing power? 30 Aug 2010 (Ask HJ)
My 1997 Escort GTI keeps losing power. When I start it up it idles fine, but when I press the accelerator it chugs and splutters when it is cold. Took... -
My Peugeot 205 GTi won't start - any tips? 22 Aug 2010 (Ask HJ)
I have a Peugeot 205 GTi. It's been sat for three weeks and ran spot on before I parked it up. When I tried to start the car the battery was flat, so I... -
Should Audi fully cover the replacement of the ABS pump in my A3? 7 Aug 2010 (Ask HJ)
The ESP light on my Audi A3 is permanently illuminated. From the fault code I believe it is the much-maligned problem with the ABS pump, which I was completely... -
Why is my Jaguar XJ Super 8 automatic's gearbox 'thumping' when changing gear? 4 Jul 2010 (Ask HJ)
My 2003 Jaguar XJ Super 8 automatic has recently been making an occasional, mild, gearbox "thump" when changing up from first to second gear, together... -
DSGd of Plymouth writes 20 Mar 2010 (Ask HJ)
I bought a new VW Golf plus 1.9SE TDI and was persuaded to have the car with a DSG automatic gearbox after reading the Golf brochure that stated "the DSG... -
Volkswagen Golf III (1992 - 1997) - 97 1.6 car does not start in the wet... 2 Dec 2009 (Forum)
I had found that the car would start by using a "boost pack" so using that finding I replaced the battery today (24/11/09) after charging the "new" battery for an hour (one never knows how long the batteries are laying "dormant" in the stores for) the car momentarily showed signs of its old tricks i.e not starting then lo n behold she fired up. I'm of the mind that the ECU relay may be at fault having scrolled thru' annuls of forums but a) where is the ECU relay - unable to locate near fuse box under dashboard on o/s and b) are there any other faults that could be occurring? -
Renault Clio II (2001 - 2007) - 03 1.2 sudden loss of power 21 Nov 2009 (Forum)
The Ecu has not stored any codes but i was told when looking at the live data that the cat didnt seem to be working. Could this be the cause of my problems? have I caused the problem when removing inlet manifold to clean throttle?
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