April 2004
I have a v reg (99) for fiesta and when coming to a stand still the engine revs upto 2500 rpm. once you have come to a complete stand still the engine stops reving and goes back to its normal 850 rpm. Also when going along and you put the car in neutral say at 50 MPH the car still revs. Does anybody have a solution to this, i have change the throttle cable and the air filter but dont knwo what else to do. Read more
Just bought a new Ignis Sport (very nippy 1.5) a month ago
I currently drive it pretty much as I would if it were a non-new car, that is frequently rev the engine to 4,000 rpm (but not really above that). The Suzuki dealer told me new cars did not particularly need running-in periods. I'd like to have yr opinion, what is considered best practice ? thanks Read more
I wouldn't dare get anywhere near 4000 revs until the car
had done at least 2000 miles. Start off gently, keep
below 3000 revs (ideally under 2000 revs) even when cruising for
first 1000 miles, don't run for extended periods at constant revs
since this can apparently cause damage from vibrations (?)
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I wouldn't run it below 2000 rpm with any sort of load on the engine. It needs a few revs on to make sure the oil is circulating. I would try to keep it in the middle part of its rev range, say 2000 - 4000 rpm for an engine redlined at 6000 - 7000.
For interest: asia.vtec.net/article/NewJazz1/index.html Site with info on 1.5 VTEC Jazz, with ample power, and also a 1.5 DSI. Read more
OK, I have a little problem...I will try to keep it brief and to-the-point...
I need to tax a vehicle I do not drive and am trying to sell. Since we have no driveway, I have to keep it on a public road. I am not insured to drive the vehicle since my policy only covers me for my main vehicle(the one I use at the moment). The problem is that as I understand it, you can't get a tax disc without producing a valid insurance certificate (which obviously I do not have). I can't SORN the vehicle since, as stated before, we have driveway... what can I do?
Any help gratefully appreciated - also, is there any delay in the DVLA sending out the £80 fine or is it sent the day after the tax expires?
many thanks people,
~J Read more
It depends what it's worth, how desperately you want to sell it.
Solutions:
1) Tell the local dealer to take it, PDQ, and sell it for anything he can get.
2) get short-term insurance, tax it, sell it with the tax or get a refund
3) Scrap it. Get the Council to remove it, or pay a scrapman.
4) Move it to a friend's place, off the road.
5) Take an enormous risk, and do nothing, or an even bigger risk and declare SORN.
But why on earth are you in this position? Didn't you know the rules when you got your new car and let the tax lapse on the old one?
Fair or not, the rules are there and have been well-publicised. Doing nothing and just letting things happen is not an option nowadays.
No doubt RenaultFamily will know this...
How much fuel is left when the light comes on?
Handbook doesn't say & the trip just goes blank.
I've done 40 mls with it on, but wouldn't like to push it much further.
Is there an industry standard on the setting? Read more
I am a tad relieved, wasnt looking forward to the verbal beating about you being stuck on the side of the road with an empty tank!!!
My "other half's" father is likely to be in hospital for some weeks, during which his Clio automatic will sit in the garage unused unless someone intervenes. What's the best way of preventing deterioration? Take it out for a long enough journey to reach operating temperature every fortnight? More frequently? Leave the handbrake off when garaged? Suggestions welcome. Read more
I would just leave the handbrake off and it should be fine.
Modern cars don't seem to deterioate as much as they used to, we have a Clio Auto parked at work that hasn't moved for weeks and it started fine when it needed moving.
At home we parked our Nissan Micra on the drive in early Novemeber and then left it untouched until the beginning of this month, that's about 5 months without moving it. We jump started the car as the battery was flat and it started first time and ran fine, brakes are seized of course as we left the handbrake on, but other than that it is fine. That's particularly impressive when you think that the car was outside with no shelter through the winter for so long...
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Has anyone changed them?. Trying to look into it as a favour for someone so I am not too willing to splash out on a manual etc. I had the wheel off for a look, removed the caliper and the two torx retaining screws, but the disc wouldn't budge. There seemed to be a seperation line between the disc and hub, so I wouldn't think the large center hub nut needed to be removed, anyone know for sure?. I googled for Saxo websites etc, but didn't come up with any technical info. Read more
There are no problems with my method of unsticking a brake disk if you are sensible>>
I had no problem with the idea.and still dont.As it has been a good method for some years.
health and Safety legislation is designed for people who are unable to think for themselves. I didnt answer before but thought that was out of order.there are cases when the disc wont move and drastic action needs to be taken.and believe you me I suspect some actions are worse than I took unknown to the owner.your statement of wheel bearing failure was a valid one but I doubt the short sharp clout will hurt.But dissagree that running on one drive shaft is a good idea.I think you forgot to mention oil drag may-cause the undriven side to drive causing it to drive off.sorry to dissagree but do?
She wants to post more, she was very touched by the response she got.
If no it's OK. I can put her back in the cellar.
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If the British Press will not publish these posts then people will have to come (in their thousands) to read the new Alister Cook/ette
A letter from the Phillipines. More power to their typing fingers
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I'm sane, it's the rest of the world that's mad.
I have the chance to but an x reg MR2 for 7k, it is the register as a Cat D. What does this mean and should I go for it? I have been told that only the hood, wheels and seats suffered at the hands of the crims.
Replies asap please.
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There must be an owners club out there who will know the answer to the key fobs. Google will find them
Last week my Cd player got stolen out of my car (there is a previous posting by me lurking somewhere) so I have put the original Ford Stereo. The car is a mark 4 fiesta and the stereo a 5000 rds so the big breezeblock sized thing. Anyway - these Ford radios have the feature of being able to remove the radio preset buttons 2 - 5 revealing a flashing LED as a theft deterrent and thus rendering the radio inoperable. Because I've become the new security conscious person in the house I've started removing the buttons from my car and my dad's Focus which is when I discovering this problem. When I was moving my Dad's car I put one set of the keys for the radio into his CD player (a 6000 rds) and backed the car out of the drive. However, when I was getting out, I noticed that I have put MY buttons onto his cd player.
THe problem, as you may have guessed by now is that the radio worked with my buttons. So I tried the Focus buttons in my car and yep - they worked. The buttons from a 2000 Focus with a completely different cd player worked with a '96 Fiesta and vice versa. To me, this sounds crazy as only the opportunist thief would be deterred. I know that if someone wants the radio they will have it no matter what you do but the fact that these buttons can be used on any Ford stereo seems pointless.
Any thoughts?
Adam
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under the impression these were easy to bypass using a freezer
I havent heard of it actually working.the freezing process cracks the chips making radio useless.
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See my thread for Ford V 6 Idle problem. This a problem experienced by Andy Bee. The same priciples apply. I also had the problem on a Zetec engine and cured it by using these methods. Top Ford technician told me about disconnecting the battery and getting the ECU to relearn its values but it could also be the idle speed contol valve.