March 2005
Can anyone advise me as to where I can obtain a decent workshop manual for a 1998 MX5 1,6 roadster. It is the facelift model, fixed headlights, Mk2. UK reg.
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Dear All,
I have a P Reg Ford Fiesta (1.3 EFi engine). It clearly has a problem with the automatic choke not opening properly since in the mornings, when cold, it runs like a dog, however once it's warmed up it's fine and drives very well indeed.
Whilst the car starts OK, as soon as you put any stress on the engine it really dies, hardly accelerates until eventually enough fuel gets through and off she goes.
There's clearly a number of things that it could be, could people outline for me what they might be and how easily they can be resolved,
Thanks in advance for all your help,
John Read more
Last petrol car I had with injection had a seperate cold start injector located on the inlet manifold. Then ECU needs to know to activate this, so probably gets its Q from the coolant temp sensor. I would look at those two first.
I have just got back from being driven around in India for 2 weeks - in coach, car, autorickshaw and pedal version. It's anarchy: everyman for himself, no use of mirrors, constant use of horns to advise others of your position, only occasional stopping at red lights, cows goats camels and the odd elephant to be negotiated, two parents plus 3 kids often seen on one moped,I twice saw lorries going the wrong way on dual carriageways, etc. But they do drive on the left!(and on the right, and the bit in the middle.). It puts all the carping about our driving into perspective. What other driving styles have BRs experienced abroad? Read more
Just remembered something else. Business used to take me to Sri Lanka (beautiful island and lovely people) quite a lot and I had a driver called Thomas who used to rent me his Peugeot 404 so I theoretically had him and his car on call. Trouble was by 11 a.m. every day he was totally ripped on the local palm toddy and I ended up driving myself......
Why lock the thread and remove some very valid points raised, lock it by all means, but leave the threads in place, I think you may be taking censorship a bit too far there. Makes a farce of having open forums would you not say!! Read more
Why lock the thread and remove some very valid points raised,
Those points have already been raised, buried, and done to death.
Makes a farce of having open forums would you not say!!
It depends on the direction those open forums take. I didn't like the direction the thread was going, so I locked it.
Just like I have done this one.
I was looking on ebay the other day as i need a new gear knob for my '98 Primera when I saw loads of 'K+N' type air filters for sale. All proclaiming more power and improved fuel economy.. Are these claims pants ??? I thought they were just put on cars by silly little boys.. My car has 89000 on the clock and still runs like new, would it be worth getting one?? Read more
K & N - type air filters usually come in two forms
1) replacement elements, or
2) 'high flow' kits
Replacement elements are simply replacement filter panels of the K & N type that fit in your air box in place of the standard paper element.
High flow kits usually require removal of the standard air intake & filter box and (usually) a cone type filter is fitted directly onto the throttle body (or turbo intake).
Replacement elements can be a worthwhile buy since they are a one-time purchase and will last the life of the car. There is unlikely to be any airflow improvement and the noise damping of the intake system will probably still do its job.
High flow kits are likely to yield some improvement in airflow. Whether this will result in any more torque/bhp/economy will depend upon many other aspects of the engine / fuel / ignition system design. The main downside to this type of kit is a significant increase in induction noise. The location of the cone will probably mean the engine breathing in hot air (instead of ambient air), which will negate some of the airflow benefit.
Many (but not all) engine systems utilise a hot-wire type of mass airflow sensor. If the sensor is very close to the filter and you use an oiled type, then small droplets of oil from the filter can contaminate the wire and lead to fueling problems. This is more likely to be a problem with high flow type kits than replacement elements.
Probably the best way to find out if you're likely to get any power benefits from either type of kit is to contact the owners club for your make.
Hi,
There has been some dicussion in the past about whether you are as safe in a large 5 star ncap rated car as a smaller 5 star ncap related car.
I could this interesting link where they cashed the latest Golf in to a Volo XC90 and then did the test again with the Golf V Kia Sorento. You can check it out here for the picures. www.oeamtc.at/netautor/pages/resshp/anwendg/111025...l
The Volvo driver would have light injuries where as the Golf passengers had the dash board pushed in whish gave ride to leg injuries. The Golfs airbags and restraint would have provented fatal head and chest injuries though.
Different story with the Golf V Kia Sorento. The Golf drivers would have come of better than the sorecto driver. The Golf could still be driven after the crash.
Hope you find it interesting.
Kind Regards
Jlo
Sorry its in German. I put it though a tranlator and the article read as:
'Frontally the off Roader weighing tons rams the schmaechtigen VOLKSWAGEN gulf. A horror scenario on the road, which the OEAMTC on a Crashtest plant placed behind. "both steering wheels, also the gulf driver, would have survived this accident. That is compared with earlier tests a large progress reported OEAMTC Cheftechniker max of long with passenger security ". With the partner protection the jeeps have however still large Verbesserungspotenzial. The five-he gulf (1480 kg) had to place itself equal two giants: That 2340 kg of heavy Volvo XC90 and the Kia Sorento with 2270 kg. Largely and small met one another with in each case 56 km/h and around half the gulf width transferred. Volvo XC90 against gulf: The Volvo stands for a modern partner protection concept and is in such a way designed according to manufacturer that it preserves smaller passenger cars with a frontal one. The calculation comes up not completely: Because with the Crash a Volvo cross beam tears, the gulf can push away only punctually. The Volvo rises during the impact up and meets the front front VOLKSWAGEN. The instrument panel gulf pushes itself thereby into the interior, the knees of the driver is suspended for large loads. Nevertheless can prevent the own protective system gulf heaviest or fatal injuries in the head and chest range. Long: "shows the progress of the past years in passive security. The Volvo passengers have only light injuries." Kia Sorento against gulf: A solid leader framework marks the design of this off Roaders. With the Crash this leader framework nicks however suddenly, the gulf can any longer push away and does not bore themselves in such a way into the "soft parts" the Kia Vorderfront. For the Kia driver increased danger of injury at feet and Unterschenkeln means. For the passengers gulf are however smaller the loads than with the Volvo Crash, because the instrument panel does not push itself so far inward. Long: "that the gulf will not over-drive to owe has it also in this situation its security concept." In the partner protection there is the result for the area cars still enormous area for improvements, reads: "front fronts, which are evenly stable during the entire Crashverlaufs", demand the OEAMTC Cheftechniker, are demanded. "it may not depend on the coincidence whether the front holds." With the off Roader the crunch zone must be in front for the partner protection more softly, the rear part for the self-protection rigidly and stably. In addition it must be impossible that smaller passenger cars "over-drive" become.' Read more
In a collision between a large and small vehicle travelling at similar speeds, the large vehicle would tend to keep moving in the same direction, pushing the smaller one backwards. So the people in the smaller vehicle are likely to experience a more violent impact. This is on top of the greater likelihood of injury caused by a weaker structure.
However, 4x4s are more likely to roll over in accidents, and judging by pictures in salvage ads, 4x4 roofs don't look any stronger than on other cars.
Cheers, SS
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Hi,
Did anyone see the Police prog on the Traffic Police on the Cat n Fiddle Rd in the Peaks last week?
The Gum chewing, Volvo driving, arms in body warmer, traffic cop booked the biker - who appeared to be in control, but over the double white lines, but let off the car driver {Lotus Elise?}who lost it on bend, due to excess speed and was also over the double white lines and out of control.
If just one of the pair had to be booked, then I think the car driver should have been the one?
Can anyone explain why this was not the case - apart from the silly commets made by the biker - albeit afer he was booked?
Paul {Forest of Bowland} Read more
Yes, BBC have shown that episode at least twice before. So I fast forwarded the video and watched Whistleblower instead.
As this thread is also a repeat, I've locked it.
Watched a Lorry today attempting a 3 point turn in the road in, well let's say not exactly in the most safe of places. Now on the rear of said lorry was one of those *how's my driving?* stickers with the 0800 freefone number. Should have wrote his plate down and rang number to say 'well matey your driving was terrible!' But I didn't reason being couldn't be bothered.
My Q is has anyone in backroom actually phoned one of these numbers? And what was the outcome? Read more
>>Yes, I've called to say the driver is driving like a pro, nothing dangerous going on at all.
The operator didn't know how to take it - must be used to people mouthing off at her.
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While on the M27, my passenger wife called a trucking company to say the driving was fine but the truck appeared to have a problem with a rear tyre.
It turned out to be the owners wife on the phone and her son driving the truck.
She first questioned if I had the correct details as she was not aware the truck was in use. Reassured that we were driving alongside so we could read the telephone no she was a bit taken aback to get the call.
She did call back a few minutes later to tell us the driver had been informed and was full of thanks.
It was content that it was the best I could do, before I left him to sort it out and sped up.
It would not have been possible without me having a passenger as there was no phone no on the rear of the truck.
Hello,
We recently acquired a 1977 triumph Dolomite 1300, usual sort of thing, one elderly owner, garaged most of its life, etc. etc. Now that it has been pressed back into regular service it looks like the front brakes are binding on one side.
I'm going to strip them down over the weekend, but I got to thinking that there could be something else more sinister wrong such as a sticking master cylinder.
Any advice any of you have about where I should start looking for the problems as described ? I would be very grateful.
Thanks
Marcus Read more
The other one is Quiller in Plumstead. The other option is your local motor factors as most of the bits were used on all manner of 70s cars and not just Triumph. Not sure about the comment of calipers prone to seizing, they're the same Girling ones fitted to zillions of other Brit cars! I think they're P14s fitted to Escorts, Cortinas etc.
Slightly seized calipers very often respond to gentle excercise. Remove the pads and work the pistons back and forth, also change the brake fluid at the same time. I've heaved cars out of hedgerows, sawn trees to get cars out that have been standing still for years and had very few problems with the issue of standing. The main one has been oil leaks where the cars been standing, with cranks etc not turning.
Jim
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It's British though. ;)