December 2004
I have a 98 Saxo VTR which has developed a dry grinding noise on the overrun. It seems to come from the front offside and occurs after the car has travelled about a mile at normal speeds. It never occurs when the car is under power. Is it the shaft or is it the bearing? Can anyone out there shed some light on my problem.
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i have recently took delivery of a x-trail, which i am very happy with, however when i reverse in selection 4 wheel lock the transmission appears to feel like its winding up and feels stange,sometimes making noses, this happens off road on loose gravel or on tarmac , is this normal, i would ask the suppling dealer, but they are quite useless. thanks in anticipation. Read more
Yeah I know 'been done before' but hey nearly new year so new ideas and views.
How does everyone deal with really sharp frosts? The last 2 nights around my way the frost was as sharp as any I can remember. My screens on my cars have heated screens but they struggle to cope as only half the elements work. I find a good way of defrosting quickly is slightly open a window then put heater on recycling mode as air must be warmer inside the car than outside.
Any other tips/views? Read more
In France during the record bad winter of 1962/3 ("verglas" is the last word I will forget in French) I used to heat up the door key of the Vovlo P1800 with a silver Dunhill cigarette lighter before inserting it in the frozen door lock. Worked every time.
Having looked on Google and other search engines,I can't find anything related to the above tyres.
I believe they are no longer available,but can someone point me in the right direction for some piccies of said items?
Cheers.
Ken. Read more
My brother has a 51 Reg Fiat Brava and recently has developed a problem where it stalls when slowing down or stopping, it then be restarted straight away without any problem. The Engine Management/emission warning light also comes on and stays on for a while but eventually goes out. This problem repeats itself continually but without any pattern. The car has been checked twice by a FIAT dealer but to be honest they are a waste of time and only seem interested in the money. Has anyone come across this with other Fiat Bravas? any suggestions of where the problem could be? Read more
had something similar with a skoda few years ago. was speed sensor. If it was cutting out when driving then needing 15ish mins turned off before restarting would say was fuel pump. Agree with comment re fiat garages. When had Uno which needed new fuel pump was told needed thorough clean of carburettor at one garage (cost over £100) and told needed alternator somewhere else!
Hi all,
Could anyone explain how easy and roughly how you fit wheel bearings (front and back) to a ford fiesta 1991 1.6 XR2i. Is it within the scope of a competent DIYer and do I need any specialist tools. As I can't find the procedure in the Haynes Manual.
Many Thanks
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I would think if Haynes has no mention.They are of compression type bearing into hub.. fronts will be.In which case specialist tools are needed..Unless you know what you are doing. best left to the experts..IIRC rears are taper bearings. Though may be wrong on the 91.
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Steve
The cambelt failed recently on my 1996 1.8 Fiesta Diesel Encore (35k miles only). 7 bent valves. It was caused by the the alternator drives belt disintergrating, and pieces getting into the cambelt area and causing it to snap.
A local garage refurbished the head and refitted (££££), however it is now very difficult to start, especially when cold.
The glow plugs have been changed, and I have fitted a new battery.
The garage tested the compression, and told me it was 'ok, but not brilliant'. 'Each cylinder should be over 400, but yours is 350 - 400'' whatever that means.
Apart from the general question of what can I do with the car? what does the 'Cold start' cable do? because mine does not move at all, even when starting from cold.
When I do get it started, if i hold the revs at say 2500, it sometimes just stops running. Is this indicative of an air leak?
Regards
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Hello
Has anyone purchased a new/nearly new car car from MP?
If yes, would you care to share your experience?
Another question: How do you tell from the vin plate of any car when the car was built? MB/BMW/Ford/VW
Thanks in advance. Read more
My father got a car from them.
Could not praise them highly enough. Only vvv minor niggle was that the car came with zero fuel. Apparantely they direct you to a just off-site petrol station as part of the sales process!
AAAAAAAAGH!!
I've recently bought a Xantia. All is well with the car with the exception of the little red high temperature warning light which is on permanetly, and as such acompanied by the STOP warning light.
I'm not sure what is causing this, but if I let the car idle for too long it starts to boil up. The other worrying factor is that the fans don't cut in at all.
I have a pretty good grasp of what is supposd to happen with temp sensors etc, but not sure if it would be the fan sensor on the rad, or the sender on the back of the thermostat causing the problem?
Apparently there is another sensor on the head????
Is it liklely that the fault lies with the rad or the thermostat sensor?
Any help gratefully recieved.
Cheers
Showbiz_28
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Cheers for the tip. I'll check them out sooner rather than later.
Regards
Showbiz_28
I have a 2002 model Audi A4 Avant with Xenon headlights. The offside front parking light has blown. This wouldn't be a problem except this has triggered a permanent warning on my driver information system where the radio display normally lives. This is very annoying.
I popped up the bonnet and it looks like access to the lights are very restricted. There seem to be 2 bulb housings, one for the Xenon's and one for the parking and main beam bulbs. I understand that the Xenons use extremely high voltages and are potentially dangerous. However, the parking light housing appears to be separate. I can get a hand to it and think I could change get it out. Except there appears to be a clip holding the bulb housing in place. Does anybody know the procedure for changing this bulb? Read more
It's possibly similar to my Passat with xenons. There is an over centre clip that retains a large hard plastic cover over the parking and main beam housing. You may have to remove various bits of air cleaner trunking etc. to get at it. If so the spring clip can be sprung sideways and the plastic cover can be pulled off. The parking light bulb holder should then be accessible. If you can get at the parking light bulb holder it pulls straight out but is very tight.
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Jesse - car trying to go faster than engine; foot off accelerator; engine braking. Call it what you want.