December 2002
Hi, I've got a 1992 106 with 1.0 litre engine and the bosch monopoint fuel-injection system.
It starts off fine, no problems and goes like a charm till I stop. If I then wait, say, 15 minutes, and try to start it up again warm, the car will start fine but stall just as I depress the accelerator, i.e just off the idle stop. If I press down hard enough, though, i can get past this point on the pedal and it will actually rev.! :-)
The only problem then comes when I drive away, as it keeps hitting this "stalling spot" whenever I press the accelerator after changing gears, and so I end up with a mad, hopping kangoroo. However it all seems to clear itself up a few minutes into the journey.
The garage say this is a known fault with the Bosch throttle body installed, but that a new, revised-design one is going to cost £800!!!! I don't want to pay this much, but then again I still don't want to ditch the car just yet, so can anyone think of an alternative solution to the problem (or a new cause) rather than buying a new throttle body? I've already had the damn thing tuned, but to no avail.
thanks for your help.
sincerely
M Farrow Read more
I wonder if any other 'Roomers carry prejudices with them towards certain cars or drivers?
This morning the sudden appearance of roadworks got me into a tight spot. As a BMW came by I thought there was no way he'd let me out, and I was looking towards a nice Micra driver when the Beemer flashed his lights to let me go.
For me, I think the prejudice gets larger as the BM number increases. Anyone else willing to admit to something like this?
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Here are a few of mine:
1. people who drive and wear hats at the same time.
2. people who display their splendid social/environmental conciences by plastering their rear windows with stickers such as nuclear power no thanks,
3. "Caution..Show dogs in Transit" (see above)
4. Lexus IS200 drivers (sorry, this is entirely Alan Partridge's fault)
5. young men who have spent £1000s on customising their Vauxhall Nova with huge bass boxes, blue lenses, smoked glass, flared wheel arches etc etc
6. Anyone in a lowered BMW or Merc
7. Citroen 2cv and Diane 6 , but not Renault 4 (my mum had one you see)
I've got a Peugeot 106 1.5D (N reg) which struggles to start now that it's got cold in the mornings. I've replaced the glow plugs and there is a voltage on them when the ignition is turned. The preheat relay unit doesn't cut off the supply until about 20 seconds after the dashboard light goes off. Is this normal? If you wait until the preheat relay cuts out then it does start - eventually.
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I should have added that this engine does not have the fuel system air ingress problems of the earlier PSA engines as the spin-on filter is screwed directly to the cylinder head to prevent fuel waxing. The CAV "hand grenade" primer is normally reliable if you are gentle with it. This engine should definitely not require more that 6 secs of pre-heat at present temperatures. One thing worth doing is to operate the hand primer a few times with the engine running following a fuel filter change to free the air bubble trapped above the element, which normally just sits there and can cause later trouble. Don't use pattern filter elements unless you want problems starting on a gradient with a low fuel tank level. The Bosch VE pump is marginal in its lift capabilities, and the OE Lucas filter has a low resistance to flow to make the best of this.
Bon voyage.
Are all councils as road sign crazy as South Gloucestershire? There\'s some moron in the highways department who believes in littering the entire county with road signs. An example is one of the approaches to Chipping Sodbury which has 40 Limit, then 30 Limit, roundabout with associated direction signage and \'this is a roundabout\' sign plus a plethora of signs saying there\'s a weak bridge with a weight limit ahead, all within a short space.
It seems to me that the whole arrangement could be dangerously distracting, especially for those not familiar with the area. Does the DfT not have any cogent standards for this kind of thing?
What are your examples of sign rash?
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Apart from the distraction, the proliferation of signs and their associated posts are a definite safety hazard in the case of an accident.
...how would you react?
news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/2565109.stm
Methinks a suitable nudge from a Landy would do the trick!
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I am in a position where I need to have a car that can seat 6 (for the school run), but still have the flexibility and loadspace for normal family motoring (2 adults + 3 kids + luggage, and trips to the tip with a bootful of garden rubbish!).
I don't want a large MPV (i.e. Galaxy/Sharan/Alhambra) and am looking at the Volvo 850/V70 (Yes I'm turning into my Dad!!) with 2 seats in the boot, or the Peugeot 406 with 2 in the boot.
Is the Volvo worth the extra money (or higher mileage at the same price)?
Are there any alternatives? (I like the Omega estate for value for money and size - but is there a 7 seat version, perhaps there is an after-market conversion available?)
Any advice/tips gratefully received.
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I have an automatic V6 Mondeo which was having starting problems. I put it in the garage and a new starter motor was fitted which made no difference. I took it back to the garage and they fitted a new flywheel assembly. When they turned the key to start the car the engine made a 'bang' sound and smoke came out. The engine now needs rebuilding or replacing.
Any ideas what might have happened or was it an unlucky coincidence? The car has done 84000 miles.
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Can't help you with your problem, but the V6 has a timing chain. They did have a few problems with tensioners rattling on start-up, but that gives you plenty of warning of failure, so you can probably rule that out.
I have just been to my local supermarket and saw a bloke tapping my registration number into a fancy hand held computer when I came out. I have seen this a number of times and in a number of places. I asked him what he was doing and he explained he was checking people did not park for more than 2 hours. He was not employed directly by Tesco but but a car park company (Euro Parks or soemthing like that). Does anyone know if these characters have to be registered under the Data Protection Act? I think they might be as they are using a computer to store personal data? Read more
The car plate is publicly visible to all and sundry,
it is not private, and anyone can write it down and
keep it for as long as they like.....
As with train spotting, where you always see the Anorak nerds at the side of railways with their pocket notebooks, taking train numbers.
For all those aspiring car mechanics out there, this is a selection of translated phrases from the Haynes Manual (for those not in the UK, this is a British car repair manual, available for most cars made prior to 2000, and the odd one made after. Does any of this sound familiar?
Haynes: Rotate anticlockwise.
Translation: Clamp with molegrips then beat repeatedly with hammer in the anticlockwise direction.
Haynes: This is a snug fit.
Translation: You will skin your knuckles on both hands.
Haynes: This is a tight fit.
Translation: Not a hope in hell matey!
Haynes: As described in Chapter 7...
Translation: That'll teach you not to read through before you start, now you are looking at scary photos of the inside of a gearbox.
Haynes: Pry...
Translation: Hammer a screwdriver into...
Haynes: Undo...
Translation: Go buy a tin of WD40 (catering size).
Haynes: Retain tiny spring...
Translation: "Jeez, what was that? It nearly had my eye out"!
Haynes: Press and rotate to remove bulb...
Translation: OK – that’s the glass bit off, now fetch some good pliers to dig out that pesky bayonet bit.
Haynes: Lightly...
Translation: Start off lightly and build up till the veins on your forehead are throbbing. Then re-check the manual because this cannot be 'lightly' what you are doing now.
Haynes: Weekly checks...
Translation: If it isn't broken don't fix it!
Haynes: Routine maintenance...
Translation: If it isn't broken... it's about to be!
Haynes: One spanner rating.
Translation: Your Mum could do this... so how did you manage to botch it up?
Haynes: Two spanner rating.
Translation: Now you may think that you can do this because two is a low, tiny number... but you also thought the wiring diagram was a map of the Tokyo underground (in fact that would have been more use to you).
Haynes: Three spanner rating.
Translation: But Ford Fiesta’s are easy to maintain right... right? So you think three Fiesta spanners has got to be like a 'regular car' two spanner job.
Haynes: Four spanner rating.
Translation: You are seriously considering this aren't you, you pleb!
Haynes: Five spanner rating.
Translation: OK - but don't expect us to ride in it afterwards!!!
Haynes: If not, you can fabricate your own special tool like this...
Translation: Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha!!!!
Haynes: Compress...
Translation: Squeeze with all your might, jump up and down on, swear at, throw at the garage wall, then search in the dark corner of the garage for it whilst muttering "b*gger" repeatedly under your breath.
Haynes: Inspect...
Translation: Squint at really hard and pretend you know what you are looking at, then declare in a loud knowing voice to your wife "Yep, as I thought, it's going to need a new one"!
Haynes: Carefully...
Translation: You are about to cut yourself!
Haynes: Retaining nut...
Translation: Yes, that's it, that big spherical blob of rust.
Haynes: Get an assistant...
Translation: Prepare to humiliate yourself in front of someone you know.
Haynes: Turning the engine will be easier with the spark plugs removed.
Translation: However, starting the engine afterwards will be much harder. Once that sinking pit of your stomach feeling has subsided, you can start to feel deeply ashamed as you gingerly refit the spark plugs.
Haynes: Refitting is the reverse sequence to removal.
Translation: But you swear in different places.
Haynes: Pry away plastic locating pegs...
Translation: Snap off...
Haynes: Everyday toolkit
Translation: Ensure you have an Auto Club card and mobile phone
Haynes: Apply moderate heat...
Translation: Placing your mouth near it and huffing isn't moderate heat.
Haynes: Index
Translation: List of all the things in the book, but not the thing you want to do!
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...but still amusing! I don't have a lot of time for the Haynes manuals. Many is the time I've read the simple "Remove the gringewangler" - yeah, I'd worked that out, what I want to know is *how* to remove the gringewangler. Why have I undone every visible fixing & the thing still won't move - ah yes, it's the hidden fixing not mentioned and not visible.
Hello,
I have a 1998 Audi A6 1.8TSE and am thinking of getting a performanve chip fitted. Current mileage is 84k and the car is as sweet as a nut, just a tad used to the performance after 20k of driving. Amd offer a chip upgrade that will give me an extra 40 bhp and 40 ibsft of torque ( approx ) for £550. Has anyone out there have first hand expeience of these chip upgrades on this model of car or same engine.
cheers
Ben B Read more
Provided the engine is in sound condition (and the turbo) having been well cared for (regular oil changes in particular) then you should have no problems with the upgrade. Depending on how you drive you could overstrain the drivetrain so try to drive smoothly avoiding harsh gearchanges (this applies even without the hike in power - which is 22% BTW).
I wouldn't be put off by the mileage of the car - as the miles advance and the car ages, some maintainance must be expected but whether you could attribute it to the extra power exclusively would be debateable in the extreme.
The only reason I haven't chipped my Rover Turbo is 'cos I can't afford it. Even with 120k up I wouldn't hesitate.
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Hi
Well the latest twist to the tail is that it won't be having any money spent on it at the moment because it's just needed a new cat. costing over £150!
But I'll keep this thread in mind for when the time comes.
Cheers
Mike Farrow