...Golf - Pre NCT service for electric engine Electric vehicles are beginning to become a more common sight. Over the next few years, we are undoubtably going to see more EVs introduced, and so this is another advancement that we in the workshops are going to need to get acquainted with. I...
...Grand Cherokee - Sudden non-start This 2004 Jeep Grand Cherokee 2.7 CRD had been running without fault the night before, but was now refusing to start. We quickly discovered that no fuel was getting through to the injection pump, the tank was ¾ full, according to the gauge, and this w...
...Panda - Intermittently running rough The owner had recently bought this 2007 Fiat Panda 1100, as a starter vehicle for his son. Dad didn’t really want to insure him on his 2018 Audi A5 and thought that this would be a good comprise. The father had used the Panda a few times for short...
...Peter Kennedy's Garage A non-starting Transit Tourneo The driver of this Ford Transit Tourneo had stopped at a shop for a few minutes, and when they returned, it would not start. When I turned the key, it would not crank at all, but there was a single click with each turn of the key....
...Regardless of the weather or outside temperature, this little 2013 Seat Ibiza 1.4 would normally start at the first flick of the ignition. The engine, recently on a couple of occasions, had simply spun over without any effort at firing. Because the motor was normally so reliable, and thi...
...Bought for a snip and advertised by a local dealer as a part exchange bargain, this little 2000 Ford Ka had given the owner six months of trouble free motoring, so at this point he was happy that he had got his money’s worth out of the motor. He was slightly less pleased when he heard...
...The owner of this 2007 Renault Modus 1.6 was not budgeting for any problems, and so was pretty upset when she came to see me. The little Modus was not aware that it was supposed to be behaving and had begun to develop a little hiccup now and again. The owner had ignored it at first, but no...
...A recent call to the Autobiz Helpline, was concerning an issue with a Citroen Dispatch with a 1.6 HDi BHX engine. The fault reported was P2002 (Diesel Particulate Filter Efficiency Below Threshold). The serial data was checked first, and a differential pressure across the DPF, while the...
...A new turbocharger but boost is still weak A recent call to the Autobiz Helpline, was about a Renault Traffic 1.6 dCi, fitted with an R9M turbocharged engine. The original issue was a failed turbocharger, which was replaced with an OE unit, but the issue of low boost persisted. Nothing...
...Steve Rothwell Tales from the workshop When an early MINI (R50) comes in for a steering problem, it can often be connected to a failing electric steering motor, these can (and do) often overheat and fail. On this 2007 MINI Cooper, I was asked to check that the cooling fan for the steering...