July 2002
Spoke to someone yesterday who suggested that after I've left my car (1998 Peugeot 406 1.9TD)parked up for 2.5 weeks, the alarm will have drained the battery to the extent that it may not be able to turn over a diesel engine.
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Anyone with these fitted?
Bogush asked.....do its roof bars bolt into holes behind the pairs of disks behind the rubber seals over the doors
I haven't fitted any and none of the cars I look after have them. I'm sure I remember one customer fitting some for a holiday though and being cross that the dealer told him they would have to fit them and then when he didn't want them on he would be able to remove the cross rails but the four uprights would remain. He hated this as they looked ugly and gave some wind noise.
I'm sure last time the car was here he'd taken the uprights off and indeed the painted over rubber disks you mention were missing and just holes showing where they were. I never looked though to see exactly how the uprights fitted to the roof. I guess there must be a captive thread within these holes.
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Finally sorted the roof bars.
1) The Fixing Holes
There are pairs of painted over circular polythene(?) patches covering, I presume, pairs of threaded fixing holes over each door. I only opened up the back ones of each pair.
These are behind the black rubber "gutter" sealing trim over the doorways.
2) The "Gutter" Trim
Don't worry about damaging this or unsticking it.
The rubber is actually "clipped"/press fitted onto a metal detail over the doorway. The metal detail looks like a miniature gutter.
You won't get the fixing bolt in, in fact I couldn't get the fixing strap/clamp plate into position properly, with the trim in place, as I eventually had to concede!;-(
Once you've got the fixing in place then you can refit the trim into place. It will be a tight fit between the metal "gutter" and the bolt (and washer that I had to add). Have a wedge shaped bit of wood handy instead of the screwdriver I used - I didn't damage anything but you probably risk tearing the trim or slipping and scratching the paintwork (I like to do a proper job, but I'm too lazy to fetch the proper gear, so I usually end up with a proper bodge!;-)
3) The Piccy
See here:
www.network54.com/Hide/Forum/thread?forumid=96157&...1
4) The Roof Bars
My original roof bars were old Paddy Hopkirk ones that came with a selection of "standard" adapters if I recall correctly, but they needed special adapters for my Granada (which also fitted some other cars).
The Granada adapters for the latest Paddy Hopkirk bars are listed as also fitting the Xantia, as well as some other cars.
But as my old ones were looking tatty, and for once I had a car that was newer and worth more than my roof bars I thought I'd splash out on some new ones (but not that much!;-)
As noted above the Paddy Hopkirk bars, plus adapters came to nearly £60. The Halfords bars were cheaper (£40?) but had no(?) fittings, and the fittings were £20. Thule...... well my "new" car wasn't that expensive!
But then I spotted some bars in the Index catalogue for £60 which I thought were Paddy Hopkirk ones....For cars with or without gutters.... Fits over 95% of vehicles.... Patented fastening system.
Thought that they might just telescope together and clamp the car roof like those telescopic ones you used to see a lot of a while back. Do they still do them?
They turned out to be Italian(?). "Colaprico" on the box plus "TUV product service" and "GS geprufte Sichezrheit".
In fact they come with 5 profiles of leg fitting clamps/straps, some of which bolt in place. But there is an adjustable tie bar that pulls the bottom of the feet together.
35 makes listed, and over 150 models, plus all gutterless cars.
But note that it didn't come with a parts list, so I'm not sure if I was missing the right bolts, some washers, or even the parts list!;-)
Also the instructions aren't too good. The English is OK, but they'd missed some bits out - easy to spot (hopefully all of them) if you look at the diagrams!
Note that the (structural!) body of the leg is plastic!
I'll report back if it drops to bits!;-(
Been with Dial Direct for a couple of years now.
See Yell.com / Yellow pages
My renewal arrived this week. I have over 16 years protected NCD.
Last year no European cover was included, it woulkd have cost an extra £40.
This year I intend to take the car to France. Europen cover {90 days} is now included.
The renewal is £40 less than last year and best of all 12 months full RAC cover {£120 on RAC website} is included in the price.
All this for less than £300 fully comp group 15 car.
I would suggest backroomers give them a call.
Paul
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I tried them and a couple of other brokers.
They all quoted the cheapest price from Churchill aprox £550.
I tried Churchill directly and surprise surprise they were slightly cheaper!
The car - 1965 Ford Galaxie 500, 5.7 litre V8, Ford 3-speed autobox.
The problem - transmission does not change into top gear until the car reaches 50-55mph, even with very gentle acceleration. Otherwise behaves perfectly - fluid level is correct, and fluid is a nice red colour. The owner tells me it has only started doing this recently.
I would guess that this is an absolutely conventional, old fashioned automatic transmission, so does anyone have any suggestions as to the likely cause?
Richard Hall
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Dear Andrew,
I am surprised to see this thread active again! Sorry but my car was in the NE (Durham) and I had to sell the car before I moved to Oz in 1996 so I no longer have any names or addresses, but the cost from a specialist in the NE was about 250 pounds in about 1992 for a full recon. More than the car was worth but kept it going like a dream.
This engine used the cable kickdown not the vacuum one describes for the Galaxie the thread started with.
Sorry not to be able to help any further
Ian
A pal of mine has a P reg 2 litre with a/c & the car has been suffering from jerky running/misfiring at about 2000 rpm, below or above that OK. He's paid for the diagnostic check at Ford's & no fault found. Changed the HT leads as well, plugs next.
We have also been looking at some Mondeo specific forums & the number of people suffering same or similar problems is staggering. Most common advice is don't waste your money for the diagnostic check. Annoyingly the authors don't come back with their solutions
Also advice given for possible causes is quite exhaustive.
There has to be a specific root cause for this problem. A few of the people could have written my pal's problem as they say it went wrong after a service & a cam belt change.
One unique thing that happens to his is that if he unplugs the connectors to the electric fans the problem goes away, well, I know I've already told him.
Any ideas on the fault, it seems hundreds of mondeo users are waiting
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kith
Thanks for that, I believe he has sorted everything out.
Since then he has had a water pump bearing go, this gave a strange whirring noise from under the timing belt cover on engine overrun. Again all sorted now
Thanks
Bert
I have a 1.8 Mondeo Verona X reg 18 months old and a 300mm crack has developed starting at the bottom edge of the screen near the corner on the passenger side under the plastic scuttle trim going up and across the screen. This model has a heated screen, hence quite expensive. Despite detailed inspection there is no evidence of external physical damage, stone chips etc, and the Ford dealer is suggesting I claim of my insurance. I posted this on the Ford Mondeo chatroom/discussion group www.fordmondeo.org/chat1.html and lo and behold there are a number of people who have had this. Several mentioned the cracking started after the pollen filter was changed which involves the removal of the plastic scuttle trim. Surprise, surprise my car has just been in for a 20K service 3 weeks prvious and the pollen filter had been changed, co-incidence? Has anybody any suggestions why this should happen and the course of action? Why should I pay the excess on the insurance for a potential manufacturing or design fault? It was also strange when I went into the Ford garage to request someone look at the "a crack" the guy replied "Started in the bottom corner of the screen?", how many times has he seen it!! Read more
There's a TSB on this:
TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN No.82/1998
Car and Light/Medium Commercial 09.07.1998
Section: 42
Model: Mondeo '93/'97
Markets: All
Subject: Windscreen cracking at the bottom edge
Service Instructions No 82/1998
When installing a new windscreen, it is possible for the front face of the locator blocks (also known as `piano spacers') to create a high pressure point which may result in the windscreen cracking, particularly when installing the cowl top outer grille assemblies. This can be resolved by removing the locator blocks
and sealing the holes with waterproof rivets (see Parts Required). The new windscreen should be positioned as shown and retained with adhesive tape (see Parts Required) whilst the adhesive cures.
Hope this helps to jog your dealers memory
Charles
Hi all,
I have an L Reg Mondeo TD that has suddenly become gutless. When I hit a hill, a lot of the times just a slight incline, and the power drops off - I am having to drop into 4th on the motorway at times to try and get the power back up, and if it is a hill - I can end up doing 20 MPH - which is highly embarrasing. It takes ages to build speed up which can be quite hairy when joining motorways from the slip road.
Basically - it is running like a straight diesel - not a turbo diesel. I am not too worried about the cost of the repair as I have a warranty that I have purchased after the Injector Pump went (at 70,000 miles!!!!), it is the dreaded "Diagnosis" time that scares me (the Ford garage is quoting £55 per hour)
This started happening after spending 3 hours sat in gridlock around Reading last week - don't know if this could be connected.
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Never had to look under the bonnet of a Mondeo, but look for a pipe running from the turbo (on the exhaust manifold) back to the inlet manifld, probably via the intercooler down by the radiator somewhere. There may be a small pipe coming off leading to the injection pump, that tells it how much extra diesel to bung in, which may be your best bet.
Richard
One for David W!
There's a beautifully preserved model which I pass each morning - today I noticed that it has Michelin 4x4 tyres on it.
Are/were these All-whell drives?
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Ian,
I'm not a complete authority on these cars but guess any 4x4 would have been a real special/one-off.
I had a DS21 in the late 1970s and it was actually very good off-road. The large diameter tyres, soft ride and ability to raise the suspension allowed me to do three months of track/farmland survey work that otherwise might have needed a Land Rover.
The only time I nearly got stuck was because a very slimy mud filled the treads on the Michelin road tyres. My way to get out of the situation (on my own and miles from anywhere) was to get out of the car, raise the idle speed then push the clutchless gearchange into second through the window while pushing from outside. Citroen thought of everything with that car!
David W
I am stuggling with endless trips to the dump with tons of garden cuttings, bits of trees etc. Also Ikea's delivery service is a rip-off at £25 a go. I saw a Ford Ranger on the way to work today. Looks like a possibility. Does anyone have any views on these?
However I don't really want to change cars. So my questions are...
How much do tow bars cost to fix?
Does the tow bar add-to or reduce the second hand value of the car?
How much are small trailers?
How do you park [in Ikea] with a trailer?
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Excellent. Our SWB is in its element at the moment. Three
ton farm trailer on the back (H/D pin hitch). Leaving it
in low all the time for field and track use, it's
my no.2 tractor for haymaking!
So you're making hay while the sun shines?
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Parp, Parp!
Note: All Toad posts come with an implied smiley.
Our 2000 Renault Grand Espace 2.2 DCi started overheating and the engine cutting out in the Pyrenees last year. Garages in Spain and the UK failed to find any cause for this and the problem has increased, the final straw being the cutting out of the engine in slow traffic on Piccadilly! Any comments / ideas / tips gratefully received as we are off on a holiday to Southern France in a couple of weeks! Read more
...and of course the thermostat has been replaced............?
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Dizzy, thanks for that info re jump starts. I knew that there was some critical sequence of events involved but not just what. Very useful to see it in print!