we have a new 2.2 HDi and have noticed over the past month or so 2 particular problems/issues
i. after normal round town driving of 10 minutes or more, there is a growing smell of burning which is stronger at the front of the car, but is also making its way into the cabin. It is a 'plastic/rubber-burning' type of smell. Occassionally there is a small whisp of smoke/steam that comes out from under the car, again front left/right.
ii. when we stop the car and turn the engine off, there is sometimes a whine-ing noise coming from under the car, as if there is a small motor still running. The only way to stop it is to open and close some/all the doors and un-lock/re-lock the car.

We have had RAC (AKA Citroen Assist) out twice. The first time the guy found some bitumen type material on the exhaust. This may be from the underneath of the car or from the road. It seemed to make a temporary difference to the smell problem.

However smell problem is growing again, so second RAC man here just this morning. Took it for a drive but could find nothing. Maybe the rain and wet roads was preventing whatever is burning from getting hot this time round.

Clues from previous postings here and elsewhere are:
i. handbrake not fully released (warning light needs to be adjusted by software apparently)
ii.bitumen-tpye material fallen onto exhaust
iii.FAP problems: stands for Filtre à particules and is a device to remove sooty particles from the exhaust stream.
iv. Aux-Heater not working properly. Don't have much of a clue what this is.
v. Motors that drive the electric sliding doors are not switching off properly.

We are about to head down the M4 to Wales for Xmas so we'll see what happens. Any further info I find out I will post here but if anyone has any thoughts,ideas, answers, etc. they would be gratefully recieved.

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Our 2003 Focus 2.0 Zetec makes a rattling noise from the gearbox at idle with the clutch pedal released, mainly when cold. It appears that Ford have issued a TSB ( 04-8-1 issued May 04 ) to cover this problem. Can anyone tell me the content of the TSB and does this indicate future problems? Read more

Hi everyone this is my first post on this site and i would like your views on my current car...

I own a 1994 (L) Peugeot 306 1.9 diesel (non-turbo), 3 door in miami blue. It has covered 96,200 miles, the 2 previous owners were family so i can assure its been looked after, ive owned it snce 82k and i have the oil & filter, fuel filter and air filter replaced every 6k on the dot. (im very strict about this)
Ive just had the cambelt changed at 94k and new discs pads and recently a new exhaust. If i keep up this strict 6k servicing (oil and all filters etc.) Reallistcally how many miles can you see me getting out of my engine? Say 200k or more than that? I know from prior research to keep a close eye on the coolant
as this can cause problems, and also head gasket failure is common. But no problems so far.

Thanks in advance

Rich

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ive just bought a 1999 1.6 16v astra sxi.
its got a misfire thats hard to pin down. it feels electrical but im hopeing its sticky valves.
ive tried 2 forte gas treatments, one in the almost empty tank and one straight down the manifold via a vacuum pipe. the treatments appeared to have helped, but later roadtest proved otherwise.
ive fitted new plugs but ive got a feeling its the coilpack.
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Hello there,

There is yet another twist in the story with my Golf 2.

The computer now has no reading for the oil temp at all and there is a strange noise coming from behind the dash, but only over 30mph. It doesnt seem to be related to the smoothness of the ride (i.e something loose since the dash went back in). I'm thinking that maybe its related to the speedo cable that caused me some trouble in refitting it.

Help.. The squeeking from the dash is driving me crazy!

As for the digital temp reading, does this come from the fan switch, or from the front of the block?

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