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Would that be the 1.6 litre Ti-VCT (Twin Independent Variable Camshaft Timing) engine? UK Fuel Economy Results - Fiesta 1.6 Ti-VCT 5-speed...
It could be a dud 12V battery. There are reports of big drops in fuel economy as the car wastes power trying to charge a battery that won't take a...
The parking brake is a separate cable-operated system. 'Auto-adjustment' refers only to how the shoes respond to the hydraulic brakes (they...
Federal Highway Administration - Traffic Volume Trends. Cumulative travel for 2008 as of November was down 3.7% compared with January-November...
My sister bought a couple of tall cabinets (8ft?) on eBay, to collect, and on measuring, discovered they wouldn't fit in her Mazda 323. Prius to...
You can't completely eliminate the throttle plate on an EGR engine. When the engine starts there's no exhaust gas to recirculate, so there has to...
Disc brakes perform better than drums, it's true, but if your wheels are locking, discs won't do anything different than drums. A locked wheel...
The battery's nominal capacity is 1.3kWh, but only about half this range is used. One watt is one joule per second, so the useable battery...
The current Civic Hybrid (and presumably the Insight) can leave the valves open through the engine cycle to reduce the pumping loss. It's still...
Diesels do compare pretty well against hybrids, especially on highway performance (for travelling salespeople) which is the Achilles heel of the...
On Friday at 5pm, the price of the Brent and WTI contracts suddenly rocketed by 5%. Any idea why? My theory is release of the second tranche of...
It's nothing to do with emissions standards - it's the different measurement procedures. The Imperial gallon is 20% larger, which takes you up...
This code's description is 'Oxygen Sensor Circuit Low Voltage (Bank 1 Sensor 2)'. This is the post-converter sensor, which confirms that the...
The factory-fitted EV mode is capped at 29mph in the UK-spec Prius. This may be a conscious decision to stay under the UK's 30mph default urban...
The wear pattern seen on cars that have used Toyota's stated inflation pressures - worn on the shoulders of the tyre, tread left in the centre -...
I can't see Toyota stripping the interior. Any changes will require redesign work, and that costs money. They'll probably just build base models...
Unless you're a racing driver, you should never brake with your left foot. It's way too easy to 'ride' the brakes at all times, harming your...
Curb weight (kerb weight) is the vehicle's weight with a fuel tank of fuel and other necessary liquids, but with no passengers or cargo. A...
Just to state that this is the 'coolant heat storage tank sensor', i.e. the thermos. The sensor is supposed to tell the computer that it's getting...
My parents had this problem when they got their Ford Focus hatchback in 2001. They used pipe insulation to cover the metal braces.
