Van starts, but wont idle - what's the fault?

My Ford Fiesta van starts, but then refuses to idle and dies. Sometimes it will restart - in a plume of black smoke - sometimes it won't start at all. I previously had Intake Air Temperature sensor fault...

Why does my Golf take so long to start?

I have a 2004 Volkswagen Golf 2.0 petrol. I bought it 2 weeks ago and it is starting up quite slowly every morning. The clock has also reset itself. I thought it might need a good motorway drive to charge...

Smokey start up in my BMW - why?

There's always lots of smoke (blue/white) on a cold start up, once warm it disappears completely. Any ideas?

Problems starting a Mercedes E280?

The engine turns over but won't start and if it does start, then the revs hang up at 500rpm. Using the throttle the engine accelerates to about 1200rpm then cuts back to 800rpm. When the engine is warm...

What' causes intermittent starting problems?

I have a Renault Scenic which has an intermittent starting problems. Any idea what might be causing it?

Why won't my MINI Cooper start?

From time to time my 2014 MINI Cooper refuses to start, which means I have to rock the car in gear before it will start again. Any idea why this is happening?

Why won't my Zafira start?

My 2003 Vauxhall Zafira diesel won't start. It hasn't suffered from this problem before and was only standing for a day. Any ideas?

Why won't my Cosa start?

I have a 2009 Vauxhall Corsa 1.3 Cdti with a manual gearbox, which will no longer start. The dashboard is displaying a "F" above the mileage, but I can't find what this indicates. There's nothing on in...

Why won't my Toyota Rav4 start?

Around a month ago the engine of my diesel Toyota Rav4 (2009 model) was replaced under warranty (known fault/head gasket). Since then it has had in intermittent problem with starting. It turns over fine...

Starting problems on a Ford S-MAX. What's causing it?

Our car, an S-Max 2L petrol (2009), seems to have developed a fault but the garage’s diagnostics are far from clear. About 2 months ago the engine warning light came on and the local Ford garage traced...