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I know there are dozens of posts on this but I had a thought. (Unusual! ) If this is old news just tell me to pull my head in. I read recently either here or on FB that the tensioner is hydraulic. All the petrol engines are known to use oil. Mine uses about 100ml per 1000km. It's never got too...

Some info for others who get this error. The error came up and the lh xenon was off. Since globes cost $100-$300 (AT AUTO shop, $40 odd on fleabay) I wanted to diagnose the prob. Xenonfitted cars come with car height sensors on the suspension . Or faulty ballast (the HV converter I think). Or...

Hi all, a few weeks ago, after a few 40+ days in melbourne I noticed coolant drops under the car. Its very slow, about 100ml in 2 weeks. Often dries on the engine before it hits the ground. The leak is at the left hand end (front) while looking at the engine bay. Drivers side on RHD car. I have...

Hi all, I had a plug coil die about 2 months ago, in extended warranty. A 2nd coil died 2 weeks ago. it happened on the Saturday and after using the OBD, I put in the spare i had bought and carried on. On the 28th I rang the warranty people to get a claim number but first asked why I hadn’t...

Hi all, I have an odd fault. Driving home from work the "engine fault repair needed" message came up with the little " ! " on the small screen and what I guess is limp mode- engine runs fine but seems to be no turbo boost. Poor acceleration. My obd shows no fault codes. Any ideas please reply...

Not mine though. I haven't got one yet. Sorry about the blurry, but we were doing 250Ks. Or maybe stopped in traffic. Taken in Melbourne on the Monash fwy. Cant rotate it . Grrrrr.

Hi all, Greetings from Australia. I have been lusting after these machines for 3 or 4 years. In my youth I had a hot (!) MK1 Cortina,then 2L Escort, Volvo 142S. Then lots of boring things. I've been eyeing off my mates 205 GTI and thinking. Approaching 60 I'd better get what I actually want...