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• Nissan Micra 1.2 2005 - Power steering 17 Oct 2010 (Forum)
  A few days ago my Nissan's PS light came on when I started it up and the steering was very heavy and I have been unable to drive it. I had it towed to my local garage and after investigating they are reporting that the Power steering pump has gone and needs replacing. This would be at a cost of £1300. new or possibly if they can get hold of one £350+VAT.
• Legacy or Passat - Estate car buying advice please - Subaru or VW? 11 Oct 2010 (Forum)
  Hi All Could use some advice please.. Looking for an estate with the room to lug dogs around and to tow, once a week, a horse (laden weight is 1400kg on a braked trailer). Typcal journeys weekly are short but then every couple of months there is a 500 mile round trip (no trailer) to consider, good fuel economy is therefore key for us.
• Honda Accord Tourer - Changing ATF 10 May 2010 (Forum)
  I wish to keep the car for as long as possible so am wondering if changing the ATF every 2 years is ok (my annual milage is circa 15,000). Also I tow a camping trailer (weight of 280 kg) to the west coast of France (from West Yorkshire) - is this an issue with an auto box ? Many thanks for your help. Matt
• Mazda Mazda 6 (2002 - 2007) - 04 2.0d 136bhp - Fuel system problem 21 Feb 2010 (Forum)
  Hi my mazda 6 2.0ltr 136 bhp diesel estate 2004, traveled round trip of 1000 mls stopped occasionaly for fuel after 800mls with no problems stopped for more fuel and on trying to restart car, it would not start brake down recovery people turned up and said it could possibly be low pressure and towed me back home, took to guarage monday morning they cleaned injectors replaced filters car drove perfect back home but would not start following morning (any ideas) cheers
• Citroen C2 (2003 - ) - 05 1.1 fault code p1336 13 Feb 2010 (Forum)
  our car broke down whilst the gf was using it , aa towed her home and said fault code p1336 was showing , hes pretty certain its a faulty coil pack , but after ive googled that code it seems to be crank cam sensor , i do have the chance of taking the coil pack off a peugeot and trying mine on it to see if the misfire etc carries on with that car , aa man said citroen / peugeout ciols packs are the same , any ideas if this sounds a good idea or do you think its more likely to be the crank cam sensor , thanks for reading
• Ford Focus (1998 - 2004) - 02 1.8 Massive oil leak after cambelt replacement 2 Feb 2010 (Forum)
  Today I noticed oil on the driveway when I was returned home from a trip and when I looked under the car I could see oil dripping out fairly fast from at least three places. I will probably have to have it towed to the garage tomorrow as I don't want to risk driving it. Would there be a connection between the belt replacement and the leak- it just seems a bit of a coincidence that it has started so soon after the work was done.
• Peugeot 306 (1993 - 2001) - 98 1.9t 306 primer bulb?Help 2 Feb 2010 (Forum)
  Hi my car did not start , it use to turn over but would not fire anyway i have got a machinc to tow it away and have a look at it which is going cost me £60 he had said to me that primer bulb is very hard and it should be soft? but thought it should be hard because it has fuel in it ? anyway he going to tell me 2morrow how much is going to cost to get it fixed , is he ripping me off , i thought it was the glow plugs. any one have any ideas about the primer blub?
• Easily done if you're not concentrating 19 Nov 2009 (Forum)
  First car - a marked police Focus - turns on his blue lights and drives across the junction with the traffic lights still on red, and then disappears into the distance. Second car duly follows as if being towed, only to stop on the far side of the junction, presumably when the driver realised what had happened. Me? I admit I put the CC3 in gear to pull away too, but realised in time the lights were still on red.
• Vauxhall Vectra B facelift (1999 - 2002) - 02 1.8 Broken Cam Belt :0( 13 Nov 2009 (Forum)
  Hi everyone Well, its happened. Missus driving in Tesco car park, car cut out. Towed it home, took off cambelt covers, cranked engine, cam's remained stationary! I think the water pump has gone because it dripping coolant from the sump case! Absolutley gutted! Kept on top of the service schedule, had cam-belt, rollers and water pump replaced about 18 months ago.
• Peugeot 307 (2001 - 2007) - 04 1.6 bleeding fuel system 25 Oct 2009 (Forum)
  I have primed the fuel filter and the filter has definately got diesel in it. After attempting to start it by towing it as the battery is now flat, there is pressure in the system if I release one of the pipes off the filter. I have released the injectors and there is a small amount of diesel present, but when turning the engine over no fuel is squirting out of the injectors.
• '98 Fiat Ducato rear wheel bearing play 23 Jul 2009 (Forum)
  Hi, we've got a 1998 FWD Ducato long wheel base van. there's play in both rear bearings, probably around 2mm if you move the wheel back and forward (grabbing top and bottom of wheel whilst jacked up). Is this terminal and are new bearings needed or can they be adjusted? We need to tow a caravan 250 miles with it this weekend and I've only just noticed this problem. Should I get them replaced before we go or would the van be ok to use? As time is now short, I'm hoping for the 'leave them as they are', or 'adjust them route' btw no noise coming from the bearings themselves when driving as yet.
• Vauxhall Vectra B facelift (1999 - 2002) - 02 1.8 won't start 14 Feb 2009 (Forum)
  Hi everyone! Wife was driving home yesterday when car lost all power and ground to a halt! Towed car home and now it won't start. The engine cranks but does not fire up. Checked the plugs were firing, checked cambelt was still ok, checked all fuses all ok, put a gallon of petrol in as the guage was showing a quarter full (just in case fuel guage was faulty!)
• Citroen Xsara (1997 - 2004) - Flooded (d'oh!) 10 Feb 2009 (Forum)
  My sister drove her Xsara (aka my old car) into 3 feet of flood water today. Engine running at tick over, sucked water in and now non-runner. RAC towed it out and it tries to crank a bit but won't turn over. Clearly water in one or more cylinders. I suspect this is almost certainly a destroyed engine, but has anyone ever heard of an engine recovering from hydrauliccing after the water's been drained out?
• Volkswagen Golf III (1992 - 1997) - 1995 1.4 Engine cuts out after a few miles 31 Oct 2008 (Forum)
  If I take it for a run it is perfect for a few miles and then just cut out and just will not restart, it can be left for a few hours and then still refuses to start, I then have tow it back home and if I try to start it 9 times out of ten it starts immediately, I have changed the spark plugs and leads, can anybody help me.
• Breakdown cover for travelling abroad 5 Jun 2008 (Forum)
  Anyone any recommendations on good breakdown cover policies? My Altea is covered by Seat Assistance but this seems to be a case of if you breakdown we will tow you to Seat garage. No replacement cars, onward travel etc. Have previously used AA 5 star but not sure what the best deals are. Insured with Privilege if that makes any difference. Having recently suffered a house fire, I now look more at the benefits of a policy rather than just the cost!
• Confirming Insurance Details 4 Mar 2008 (Forum)
  I had a reminder of just how important it is to check your insurance details today. I'd double checked on the phone when taking the policy out that I'd be covered towing my caravan. The call centre had told me that they'd had to check with their manager, because the caravan (24ft) is slightly longer than their maximum length (23ft). The policy arrived today, no note about any dispensation.
• MPG ready reckoner? 19 Feb 2008 (Forum)
  Hello, I need to change my car - I want a big diesel with plenty of luggage space and power enough to tow a caravan. Does anyone know of an easy way of working out annual fuel costs based on average mpg? I want to work out how much, say, a Nissan X-Trail would cost per year in diesel compared with a big estate like a Ford Mondeo.
• Ford Focus (1998 - 2004) - yr 2000 1.6LX Auto: twanging noise at NSF 7 Jan 2008 (Forum)
  Any suggestions what might be wrong? Do you think it's OK to drive it to a garage or should I have it towed? thanks Julian
• Daihatsu Fourtrak (1985 - 2000) - Fourtrak and Trooper - why no more? 6 Sep 2007 (Forum)
  The Isuzu Trooper and Daihatsu Fourtrak used to be popular buys in this part of the world for people who needed proper working 4x4s. Many farmers and horsey types saw them as alternatives to Discoverys and swb Defenders for towing and there are plenty still around in either station wagon or van guise. Izuzu now sell the Rodeo pick up and Daihatsu have the Terios mini SUV, but neither company has come up with a directly replacement.
• To sell or scrap the '95 Fiesta? 30 Aug 2007 (Forum)
  A failure to sell the car within the next 10 days or so will result in the expiry of its tax, MoT and insurance. After that, would it still be legally OK to tow it to the nearest scrap yard? [although I know that the safest way would be to drive it there!] Thanks Waino