andymc1973

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  1. The car has 83k and has had a recent service, from time to time the car idles roughly and almost cuts out until the engine kicks in with a few extra revs, would you start with cleaning the throttle bodies or are there more common faults on these?Seems ok on a cold startmany thanks as always Andy seems to clear after a few miles
  2. Are you trying to wriggle out by saying it was your own car? I’m not an elitist! I’ve got gravy from my dinner all down my shirt
  3. Yup popping up all over, they don’t prep their cars and vanish when there’s come backs
  4. need pics first to determine the level of help
  5. does no one just look at the fanny?
  6. If he’s like me the 80’s were the last time I was happy
  7. i have book it into RG motor services, fingers crossed
  8. will do, have managed to book it in somewhere
  9. HI, can anyone help, I have a customer who's car has problems in this area, he's new to the area and is stuck for a decent garage, could anyone help? cheers Andy
  10. traders are worse than punters, they bid me on scrap part ex's and moan about drop links etc
  11. numbers are vanity and profit is sanity
  12. that's why mechanics hate the trade, thanks guys
  13. yup was the battery, mechanics know jack shit half the time, they said ECU
  14. Thanks Dave I’ll start with the basics and report back
  15. hi guys, i have a fiesta that's been stood a month (was fine prior) and we have had to start it with a jump pack, its now running rough and has put the light on, its left 2 codes, P1794 and P061D, the codes are generic it seems and the mechanic thinks its the ECU
  16. hi guys, i have a fiesta that's been stood a month (was fine prior) and we have had to start it with a jump pack, its now running rough and has put the light on, its left 2 codes, P1794 and P061D, the codes are generic it seems and the mechanic thinks its the ECU
  17. hi guys, i have a fiesta that's been stood a month (was fine prior) and we have had to start it with a jump pack, its now running rough and has put the light on, its left 2 codes, P1794 and P061D, the codes are generic it seems and the mechanic thinks its the ECU could admin delete the extra topics I created please?
  18. https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&f=23&t=1771145
  19. Both the same, I took in a 58 plate 2.0 sdi golf yesterday and offered it around the trade, they’re worse than punters, I’d made sure I’d left a wage in the car, I’ll block it next time