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  Should anything else be done when my Audi A3's cam belt and tensioner are changed? 25 Aug 2010 (Ask HJ)
  My Audi A3 1.8 Sport is W-reg, and was new in 2000. The cam belt and tensioner were replaced in 2006 at 35,705 miles. The present mileage is 59,200. Audi...
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  Should our Mitsubishi Shogun Challenger's cooling fan be on constantly? 12 Aug 2010 (Ask HJ)
  We have just purchased an S-reg Mitsubishi Shogun Challenger 3.0 6V and find that the fan is running constantly. We contacted the dealer we purchased...
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  What do the relays behind my Peugeot 206's headlight do? 11 Aug 2010 (Ask HJ)
  There are two relays in the engine compartment of my Peugeot 206. They are in the wiring loom behind the nearside headlight in grey connectors. One has...
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  What's causing my Audi A4's emissions problem if not the lambda sensor? 10 Aug 2010 (Ask HJ)
  I have an Audi A4 2.0 FSI automatic, registered in September 2004 with 23,500 miles. It went for its annual service and MOT to a local Audi dealer and...
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  My Peugeot 106's spark plugs have a bit of water on them - is this due to a failed head gasket? 13 Jun 2010 (Ask HJ)
  I have just bought a Peugeot 106 XSI 1.6 8v. It was running a bit rough on low revs so I took the spark plugs out and they seem to have a little bit of...
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  What's causing my Audi A3's electric windows and central locking to malfunction? 5 Jun 2010 (Ask HJ)
  The electric windows on my Audi A3 V-reg are only working on one side. I can't see anything wrong with it but also the central locking only opens the driver's...
• Inertia Reel Seat Belts 3 Apr 2010 (Forum)
  My father, Frank Loraine, was a toolmaker working for a small company in Edgware Middlesex in the 1960's. He was taken to the London Motorshow in the early/mid 60's, I believe 1963, and I was told it was because he had designed an automatic seatbelt which Britax were launching at the show. I believe this to be the Inertia Reel Seatbelt.
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  Raised expectation 23 Jan 2010 (Ask HJ)
  I have a Peugeot 406HDI 1,957cc and am looking for a more "sit up " car new. We are both in our 70's and need easy access and headroom. I go fishing and...
• The next `show stopper` in motoring? 14 Dec 2009 (Forum)
  It surely must have caught people out as it seems shares plummeted in Sat Nav companies on the announcement. 2) Now here`s the question. What`s next? The next big surprise in cars or motoring - that will have an effect on shares, or transform something already established. As an imaginary example - an `ever lasting` self cleaning spark plug about to be announced made out of a new alloy.
• Upgraded Lightbulbs 8 Dec 2009 (Forum)
  As I transition from the Altea (leaves my care 5th Jan) to the Lancer (arrived in my stable November 28th) Its hard not to do side by side comparisons. One of which is lights. The dipped beams on the Altea (H7's) are superb. Bright white and sharply defined. The lancer (H4's) are not bad, good beam definition, not patchy, but not quite as good as the Altea. So upgrade bulbs to be slipped in. (access to the bulbs is super, nothing much in the way - probably classed as just a "one knuckle" graze) Now I have determined from the web that the Philips x-treme +80% or the philips vision plus +50% are the bulbs to go for for performance.
• Mercedes Benz S-Class W220 (1999 - 2005) - Remap or chip (tuning box) 27 Jan 2009 (Forum)
  Hello all, I have been running my used 2003 S320 CDI (204 bhp) for about 10,000 miles and it has been brought back up to excellent condition mechanically...
• Mercedes Benz - What did they do with the stock? 25 Jul 2008 (Forum)
  In the up to one year old E280Cdi category there were dozens of matches, and the prices certainly reflected the effect of reduced demand with lots of good spec models under 5k miles at around, or even under, £25k. Mercedes have ?updated? their search interface this week (in the usual way of progress it?s fussier, clumsier and less easy to use than the one it replaced but that?s another matter.) Where has all the stock gone? Using the same criteria today it returned precisely two matches. I wondered if they?
• Need a Motorway estate to replace my 03? Focus est 14 Nov 2007 (Forum)
  But my role for the car has changed, and I now am doing about 500 miles per weekend on the M1/A1. (Oh joy). The little focus isn?t really in it?s element here; it?s a bit noisy, vibrates a bit too much, and the journey is a bit more tiring than I think it needs be. I initially had the car given the once over; and it needed rear shocks, a wheel bearing and tyres: this helped a lot, but I still can?
• Porsche Boxster 986 + Boxster S (1996 - 2004) - Temp dropped on mega-acceleration 6 Nov 2007 (Forum)
  Was accelerating very hard yesterday morning, from a standing start onto the M1, up to about 130. My engine was just warmed up but I hadn't gone over...
• Porsche Boxster 986 + Boxster S (1996 - 2004) - Dealer or specialist servicing at nine years old. 31 Oct 2007 (Forum)
  I'm coming up to a minor service in my Boxster. It has a full main dealer service history so far (it's 9 years old). I have a specialist garage that...
• FIAT Panda 4x4 (2005 - ) - The Great Tyre Experiment 28 Oct 2007 (Forum)
  They have gripped quite well but I want to see if another make of tyre will be better. I need all season tyres marked M+S (no, not Marks and Spencer) to give a bit of 4x4 credibility. I have chosen Hankook Centum H720's from mytyres, based on the reviews that the website provides. They are a good looking uni-directional tyre so handling may even improve in adverse conditions.
• Nissan Almera Tino (2000 - 2006) - 02 1.8 - vibes through gear stick & LCD illum. 8 Sep 2007 (Forum)
  Just bought my first 2002 almera tino 1.8 s not a bad vehicle ,i was always used to a vauxhall so i haven't got used to the gears and gear stick yet, seeing the vauxhall has a relatively small stick, its when i put my hand on the tinos stick i feel a slight vibration it this normal and there seems to be a bit of play between 1 and 2 there's only 55000 on the clock and another prob is the the wee box situated below the speedo where the time ,out -side temp and the miles accumalter is situated in seems to be brighter at one side of the box and dark at the other side as if there is a bulb out at one side the rest of the dash is alright , is it hard to take the panel where the speedo is situated out to check the bulbs any help would be great s
• S-plate Micra engine light & 2 lambdas? 6 Feb 2007 (Forum)
  Hi Nissan Micra automatic 1.3 I'm trying to sort out a problem on a Micra. Basically the owner's been having the engine management light come up on...
• Driving in the 90s and 100s 20 Oct 2006 (Forum)
  She was later filmed driving off from the hairdressers with her walking stick on the roof of her BMW and being stopped by a lady to return it . I am all for keeping old folks mobile but surely we should have some sort of more stringent test 's for the over 80's and not leave it to purely to them to decide when it is time to give up.
• L driver cheaper insurance loophole? 15 Oct 2006 (Forum)
  Based on daughter 1's experience, the first year would cost around £850, and so I'm guessing that a years NCB will bring that down by perhaps as much as 20%. So if the the moped insurance costs less than £170, I'm in profit.