December 2004
As you all know from my profile I own 2 Mondeos, Now what i've noticed lately is my Diesel is warming up on the gauge twice as quickly than my V6. The same goes for the heater, it's definatly emitting heat twice as fast from cold. It's interesting to note though both gauges settle at exactly the same spot and stay there with no fluctuation anytime during the year. This is worrying me somewhat as i've read in some Mondeo sites that there's a known problem with water pumps on V6's so i'm worried this could be early signs of a problem. My V6 has done 63k and my Diesel has done 130k .
Anyone got any thoughts?
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I'm off to look at a Volvo S60 D5 later on today and I need a few purchasing pointers to look for on Diesels engines.
I've no experience with diesels, so I don't know what goes wrong commonly/things to look for.
It sounds a good car, 2003 (03 reg) 2.4D4 S60, in light blue (similar to Gabbiano) with 340Nm of torque at 1759rpm
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Oh yes, I've read all your road-test review of it and I'll definitely be sitting in the back of it. It's my dad that's buying it, he's moving from a 1994 3.9 V8 Range Rover Vogue SE to the Volvo, so it'll be a huge difference in space.
It's got the geartronic 'box as well. Any pointers on that, or are they reliable enough?
The time has come to start looking for a newer car. The 306 has served me well and so I'm looking to get a newer one, an HDi about W(2000) reg. Now these all seem to come with air con, but in this cold weather, how do I test it? Feeling for cold air coming out of the vents seems a bit of a no-no seeing as I probably wont be able to tell the difference between the air-con'ed air and the outside air temp. I suppose I could look for the pumps clutch engaging/disengaging, but will it actually work in cold weather?!
As you can see, I'm new to air con!! Is there a definitive way to test its working?! Read more
A worm interior? doesn't sound very nice at all. ;-)
Pleased you found the right car,makes me want one all the more now...
I've previously posted on here regarding my wife's Fiat Punto and the fact that the revs seem to hold very high between gear changes. I've been advised that this is to ensure that emissions regs regarding unburnt fuel are met. The dealer has looked at the car noticed the 'fault' and that's about it.
On Friday I received a call from the dealer, however, to tell me that Fiat Technical are sending a 'flash disc' out to all dealers to cure the known problem. Any ldea what this is and how this works please? Read more
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The air recirculation flap on my V40 has recently jammed when switching from recyled air to fresh, causing the servo motor to click loudly until switched back to recyled air. It's not a problem with only one person in the car, but my wife and I have three children under 4 years old and when we're all in the car it fogs up.
To fix the problem properly is an expensive procedure involving the removal of the facia. Has anyone else else experienced this problem and, if so, are there any shortcuts to opening the flap on the fresh air and disconnecting the motor, or at least stopping the clicking?
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Thanks for the update, hope I dont need to use this though!
Just for info, what year and model V40?
cheers
StarGazer
(V40 2000 1.8XS)
Last Wednesday, I was unfortunate to break down on the way home from watching Top Gear being filmed.
Phoned the AA, and gave location as "on A11 Trunk road between Attleborough and Wymondham, approx 2 miles N of Besthorpe Services."
Apparantly, these details were insufficient for the fengibbon at the other end of the phone. "I need to know the last juction you passed so we can find you"
"Well, we're the ONLY yellow punto sporting on the side of the road with hazards on"
"I said I need to know the junction you last passed"
I happened to be testing out a friends RoadAngel, and therefore could pinpoint my position to within 5 m on the earths surface, however this was no good.
"That's no good to me"
So,
did I receive service from Hell, or can Britains premier motoring organization relaly not use 21st Century technology. Their website says their vans all have Sat Nav, so why can they not use this.
Do I therefore have to resort to mediaevel systems, and give map junctions, compass bearings, sextant readings and the position of the stars?
From just that one phone call my perception of the AA has been tarnished. Come renewal, I shall be looking around.
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Interesting, I have a car which has no spare, and I always carry one of those aersols. Idea being to allow me to get to a place of safety, before calling the RAC, although it would depend how far I was from home as I'd risk 20 mph for the back, or 30mph for the front (a flat rear in a Morgan trike is a killer). After dark forget it - place of safety!
Few tyre repair places have any idea about vintage tyres and I fit my own with tyre levers, elbow grease and rude words (it's not that easy).
When accelerating through/away from tight slow (20mph)left hand turn corners the front end keeps breaking away from me (very suddenly) . I havent noticed the same problem with right hand turning eg roundabouts and I am starting to loose confidence in this 'ultimate driving machine'. I am not doing anything that my 1.8t Golf Gti wasnt more than capable of and I'm not being stupid - maybe enthusiastic !
Car: BMW120d, RWD, Sports suspension, Run flat tyres.
It occurs to me I am now driving a RWD car with a heavier engine upfront along with run flat tyres which, to use a racing analogy feel like a very hard compound. So I'm wondering if I should take it back to the dealer to get the offside front checked out or do you guys/gals reckon that maybe it is just that a different driving style is required and that its just because there is a bigger lump upfront now (apart from me !). Read more
Ok yes there are differences in FWD and RWD handling. Someone who is used to driving in a spirited manner will notice the differences. Someone who is driving in a very spirited manner may wish to change/learn/adapt new tecniques between the two.
However, if in the course of *normal* driving you have noticed a marked difference then you may have a problem.
Come across this on Fred's TDI web site;
have'nt seen any UK info yet
Volskwagen Recalls 290,000 Diesel Vehicles 2003 - 2004??
Volkswagen said today it is recalling 290,000 diesel vehicles worldwide to carry out checks on their fuel pumps.
The carmaker said it was contacting owners of vehicles with three? or four-cylinder diesel engines that were built between March and August of this year. The recall affects the Volkswagen, Audi, Seat and Skoda brands, the company said.
Volkswagen said a defect during the manufacturing process of a bolt on the cover of the fuel pump could, ?in isolated cases,? lead to the bolt breaking ? possibly resulting in a leakage of diesel fuel.
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This was on Teletext news yesterday.
I have a Vauxhall Astra 1.6 (2001). I am wanting to change the anti-freeze and wanted to know how to go about this. Is it as simple as removing the bottom hose of the radiator? It has air-conditioning as well, will this affect anything. Any advice would be helpful or would it be best to leave it to the professionals? Read more
I have a Vauxhall Astra 1.6 2001 which I think may need a Coolant change. However, the Vauxhall manual states that it is a long life coolant and only needs to be checked and topped-up if required. Is this correct and how long will the coolant last?
If I do have to change the coolant how do I go about doing this? Even getting the pipes off seems difficult, it doesn't have the old jubilee clips as my old car did. Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks
Nigel
My wifes 1996 Polo D appears to have an oil leak from the gear box selector shaft. Is this an easy job to replace the oil seal by removing the selector fingere from the selector shaft or does the mounting bracket/linkage need to be disconnected? The gearbox is a cable gear linkage type Read more
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Try changing the thermostat anyway - it should not a big job, although I don``t know the Mondeo V6.
Some of the other replies on this thread suggest it might be the impeller on the water pump; that would surprise me - I never had that in 40 years, but suppose you learn a new one every day!
Good Luck!
AS