For the last 5 years my Mondeo 1.8TD water temp gauge has sat spot on the N of Normal. But for the last 2 weeks it's sat off the N and at times just off the end of the cold shading, especially if it's being driven on part or light throttle. However if it gets booted for a while then the gauge comes back to where it's been expected. It uses no water, warms up as expected and i get good heat out of the heater, however continued use of the heater can cause the temp indicator to drop.

It had a anti freeze change last year with the cam belt, i,m thinking about changing the engine temp sender as the stat appears to be working correctly. Anyone else had a similair problem before i whip the sender out or is it just a winter tthing that i've never noticed before? Read more

Hello there

I was wondering if anybody could offer advice on the following.

I have a chip tuned W Reg 1.7 DTI Astra with the 16v Isuzu engine and it has developed an apparent misfire or hesitation at approximately 2600rpm.

Unfortunately this equates to 70 mph in top gear and right at cruising speed on my motorway journeys although I can recreate the fault at the same revs but in a lower gear. Its only apparent on holding the car at that speed only and does not appear during acceleration up to, through or beyond that rev range. It almost feels like the car is running out of fuel for a better phrase, but as soon as you accelerate or drop below 2600rpm its gone.

I've checked for airleaks and reseated sensors that I can see and now I've reached the limit of my ability (!!). I really hope its not the chip tune as I've had that nearly 4 months and it hasn't been occuring for that long....

Not a lot to go on I'm afraid, but I would welcome any pointers all the same. Thanks in advance.....

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the cambelt on my 1.6 156 went last week.

The dealer has quoted £2592.85 to rectify the problem.

The car has done 45000 miles and the belt was inspected (but not changed) at 36000.

I belive Alfa instructions are to replace at 36000 miles (delaer says advice is inspect and only replace if necessary).

Does anyone have (or know of) an official Alfa document number or id that proves this one way or the other.

Am I right to expect Alfa or the deale rto meet a good proportion of the cost above (car is 3.5 years old).

bit of a long first post so thanks for bearing with me.

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Petrol 1.4 version year 2000 36,000 miles, engine management warning light came on, Peugeot dealer diagnosis "intermitant miss fire" requiring £200 to be spent on new coil and plugs. No notieable fault with car when driven except warning light. Anyone had a simliar experience and can provide advice to avoid shelling out £200?
Thanks
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Hi all,

Is there any way I can minimise the damage done to the engine when taking short trips, two or three times a year I drive down to the south of France, Spain etc however the rest of the time I only make short trips and the engine rarely reaches the optimal operating temperture?

Joe Read more