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• Cat damage 29 Oct 2005 (Forum)
  At which point it was revved very hard by a '3rd party'to try to drive it onto a ramp. Black smoke ensued at that point. The problem turned out to be HT leads, causing poor ignition. Is it likely that the cat damage occued as a result of the drive home or the high revving - which would have put far more unburnt fuel into the exaust and cat?? Look forward to some opinions!
• Unusual traffic jams 24 Aug 2005 (Forum)
  Crossing the railway bridge near our house (one lane controlled by traffic lights) the 2 cars in front of me were driving very very slowly. At first I thought the lead car was having a conversation with the girl on the pavement- but then spotted that in front of him were a family of swans. Common sense also seemed to prevail as a van came up from the other side, saw what was going on so reversed and stopped traffic going through.
• Diesel GlowPlugs - Vauxhall Cavalier 2 Dec 2004 (Forum)
  I've got no resistance between ground and my common rail on my Isuzu engined Cavilier. But when I test to the REMOVED feed lead I measure insulation there. There is only 0.9ohms of resistance between the feed side of the glowplug, and the grounded part which screws into the engine. Is that normal? I removed the plugs and tested them on a battery connected onto the feed thread (12V) and to the mounting screw (0V).
• Cavalier hesitation 30 Nov 2004 (Forum)
  It also very occasionally runs on when cold, when accelerator pedal is released. Apart from thse problems it runs very well. Plugs, plug leads and distributor have been checked. It never gives any trouble starting. It has been suggested that I replace the sensor which fits into the back of the inlet manifold. Any comments/suggestion would be most welcome.
• Rover 416 R reg stalling problem 18 Oct 2004 (Forum)
  It was stood for 3 weeks earlier in the year when I restarted the car it started fine but after 20 seconds cut out I restarted it the engine then ran lumpy and keeps cutting out when returning to tickover. There is no missfire on revving the engine and no smoke. I have changed plugs leads e.t.c but nothing makes any difference.
• Speeding (mostly excl cameras) XX 6 Sep 2004 (Forum)
  It is particularly annoying, as there is usually no reason to prevent them from travelling a little faster (speed limits for example). With our auto C5, it means driving along in third gear, which leads to increased fuel consumption.
• Golf Mk IV Bulb Replacement 5 Sep 2004 (Forum)
  Hi I need to replace the dipped beam headlight bulb,on a MkIV Golf. Haynes Manual says that you should disconnect battery negative lead - is this necessary and what are the dangers if you dont Manual also refers to halogen and gas discharge types, how do you identify what type is fitted - I suspect halogen. The bulb has a what looks like a lamp shade over it.
• Jump starting 4 Aug 2004 (Forum)
  Is the positive/negative earth thing irrelevant now as all cars are the same? Is it still OK to attach battery charger leads directly to the battery terminals, or do similar rules as for jump starting apply? Comments would be very welcome. Cheers.
• The Speed Camera Thread - Volume 18 26 Feb 2004 (Forum)
  They are going to be discussing regression to the mean and testing whether the apparent reduction in accidents at camera sites is regression to the mean or a measurable actual effect. Siting cameras in places that are safe to exceed the speed limit would lead to people naturally speeding in other places a)to avoid detection and b) because they think cameras are at accident blackspots. This could explain why accidents are starting to go up again as people are speeding in the wrong places.
• Golf GTI cutting out 2 Apr 2003 (Forum)
  The car will normally restart straight away and carry on for the rest of the day without problems. Occasionally the car will not restart for several minutes (engine flooded?). I've changed plugs, leads and distributor cap has anyone any ideas as to where to look next?
• Cut out when starting 29 Dec 2002 (Forum)
  I have to blip the throttle to keep it running for a few seconds then it idles at 1200rpm. I have changed all the plugs and leads but no improvement (I did not think it would improve as it did not misfire but I thought I would give it a try anyway). No engine light but could it be ECU problems or anything else? Thanks, Garrison
• CD Changer 18 Jan 2002 (Forum)
  I've purchased the relevant Panasonic changer to connect to the VW Gamma unit in my '97 Passat, and ordered the connection lead via Halfords ; Does the Passat come pre wired from head unit to boot, and if so, where's the multi connector located in the boot? As an update on the BX I've discovered the reason it doesn't go quickly is the accelarator mounting bracket is bent (common problem apparently) after it's fixed tomorrow I'll see if I can reach a speed camera triggering velocity.
• Mondeo 1.8 Pinking 16 Jan 2002 (Forum)
  Further to a thread in the past my 99 Mondeo 1.8 is still pinking on normal unleaded (fine on optimax) I have replaced the plugs and HT leads, ran three doses of VAG fuel additive through the system and reset the ecu by disconnecting the battery for half a day. Incidentally, since disconnecting the battery and resetting the ECU the pinking seems to be worse (I might be imagining it though.)
• Omega Fuses/Relays 15 Jan 2002 (Forum)
  There are masses of relays and a few fuses in a box next to the battery - but none of the relays or fuses are identified - which leads me to the wider question: Does anyone have a list or layout of which relays and fuses are located where? I've had a quick look in the archive but can't see anything obvious. Feedback much appreciated.
• Rough running from cold 9 Oct 2001 (Forum)
  It's fine one it's warmed up and this only happens when starting in the morning. A friend has suugested some overnight damp may be getting into the distributor leads - is this likely? What can I do to fix this - it's only started happening since it got damp and cold overnight. cheers
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  Why is my Jaguar X-Type failing to start? 19 Dec 2016 (Ask HJ)
  I have a 2007 Jaguar X-Type 2.0 diesel manual. It only has 38,000 miles and drives fine with no funny noises or handling issues. Lately it has shown an...
• 1994 Fiesta - sudden dead battery 7 Dec 2006 (Forum)
  Garage called us back saying they weren't good enough with electrics to diagnose the problem, but they charged the battery overnight and my wife was able to start it this morning at the garage and drive home. By the time I got home a few hours later, it was all dead as a dodo again. I connected my jump leads to it and started it up, then disconnected the jump leads. Immediately the main lights dimmed and the engine laboured a bit, but it kept going. Inside, no dashboard lights at all. Revving the engine caused a fan-belt (or alternator belt?
• Recommend a battery charger? 26 Jul 2021 (Forum)
  Hello, I'm wiondering if anyone could recommend a good but reasonably-priced battery charger? I have an old charger which is fine for my old car with a lead acid battery, but I believe they aren't suitable for AGM and EFB batteries.  I need one that will do for both as my wife's car has the AGM battery and mine has an EFB and start/stop usage. I saw good review for the Maypole battery chargers but upon enquiring with them they told me that their products are not suitable for EFB batteries.
• Ford Fiesta ecoboost 1.0 - Car Intermittently not starting 25 Sep 2019 (Forum)
  Hi, my car failed to restart after parking. I was helped by a person with jump leads, and the next day following the fitting of a new battery and new ignition switch the problem still persists Intermittently. The main dealer checked it for four hours but the diagnostics could not find a fault.
• Windscreen life 1 Jul 2018 (Forum)
  Puzzled how its picked up so many pinprick pits, (no chips or cracks), I asked my mate who runs a body shop about replacing it, but his advice was to leave it as is because in his experience not all screen replacements are done with enough care and can lead to problems. (understandable with bonded screens). Anyone had experience or recommendations?