May 2005
Hi
does any one know where the diagnostic socket for the service indicator is located on a 1999 1.8T Audu A6 Saloon?
Mark
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Much has been said in the past about the distinct "New car" smell.
Having recently turned seven I have noticed my car has started to aquire the aroma of all the bangers I drove years ago. Hard to put your finger on what causes it but it seems to be a smell consisting of burnt electrics/rubber mixed with damp, anyone else experience this? Read more
Ah! old car smells. Like Bisto:-)
From old Rovers:
faded varnish.leather, decaying carpet. Damp headlining.
From A30s: warm bakelite, decaying leathercloth. Decaying carpet.
From Minis:
engine oil, antifreeze and rubber. (and Waxoil applied in a vain attempt to keep rust at bay - unsuccessfully.
The smell of new plastics in a car is objectionable..
Funnily enough, modern (post 1980s cars)tend not to rust or leak water so the smell of musty carpets is usually absent...
madf
I have a fiat punto 1200cc and the exhaust sounds like it's blowing but i cannot find any holes in it. Recently it has begun to lose power and can be jerky when i take my foot off the accelerator. The car also chuggs a bit when it is idling. Does this sound like it is misfiring or could it be the cat? There are no signs that the manifold is blowing but there is sometimes a slight smell of petrol on startup.
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nah dont get it fitted,,,do it your self
it is really easy,,i did my wifes punto 1 adjustable spanner is all you need,,,part was £20 about a yr ago
but the symptoms are right
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Hi Adam,
A few months ago you responded to a question of mine, I quote your comment:
>>To get the codes, put the key in the ignition but don't turn it. Hold in the odometer reset button and turn the key to ingition II keeping hold of the reset button.
You should get the word tESt in the mileage window at which point you can release the button. Pressing it again gives you gAge at which point the gauges will go crazy. Again gives you 8888, again bulb and all the bulbs light up, then I *think* it will flash up "dtc" and then a four digit number. This is the code.>>
I tried this on my Mondeo TDCi though all I managed to do was reset the odometer.
This week for the second time I had the issue that led to my previous post on this, the one you responded to before. Upon turning on the ignition the glow plug light went out as normal (it is known that if it flashes it indicates a problem) however both the yellow frost and red ice warning lights stayed on even though it was iro 15 degC by the outside temp indicator (these lights normally go out 4 or 5 seconds after the ignition is switched on unless the outside temp is 3degC or below). The engine turned over though did not start (IIRC as per if the glow plug light was to flash). I swithched the ignition off and it started as normal second or third time. All has been well since.
This is only the second time this has happened in nearly 90k miles though I would like to know what it means.
Any thoughts?
Thanks & regards.
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It is a common misconception that the "DTC" part of the cluster readout will show ECU fault codes - it doesn't.<<
Now I didn't know that. Probably just as well you can't get it working Cheddar!
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Adam
Dodge Viper. V-10 and 500 bhp.
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Missed this thread as we've been away for a week. Depends what you mean by best - I'll go for what I most often wish I'd had - a Triumph Vitesse 2-litre convertible.
It would have been great in the place we've just been - the well-named Eden Valley, between the Lake District and the Yorkshire Dales. Most grockles miss it and you can drive for miles in the most beautiful English countryside without seeing another car.
One day if I ever have a few thousand to spare (ha ha) that's what I'll get.
I read the "advice need for court case" thread (don't worry not going to start that discussion again) and it got me thinking about general visibility from junctions.
In my area there are lots of junctions where trees, hedges and even road signs obscure the view in one or other direction. Does the owner of the hedge, tree, etc have a responsibility to keep it cut to allow a clear view or does this become the councils / highways authoritys responsibility?
If so, does anyone else think that they seem to be ignoring this responsibility more than previously?
Having said that, my car bonnets have been getting longer and longer as I buy bigger cars, so it might just be down to me being further back from the white lines! ;-) Read more
A police dog van is frequently parked top centre of the
T junction at the end of my road - think his
parents live there - causing a real hazard.
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The driver should really know better, if it is parked as you say, sine if I was involved in any accident there, I would certainly look to the Constabulary to mitigate my losses. Obvious exception would be if the vehicle was there for an 'urgent operational committment' - which in this case it might not.
As a marked Dog Van, the driver should really know better :P
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Im not plain stupid, just a special kind of stoopid.
I am looking for decent dealers of new/used cars on east cost of USA. It is very important that they can ship cars to Europe.
Thanks for any replies
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Related to my German barber, herr Kutz.
Can anybody help traction control and abs warning lights have come on,I got the car hooked up to the vag box it produced fault code 01200 which turns out to be abs valve voltage supply - fuse S54.Now the problem is where is S54 can anybody save me from the stealers.The model is 2001 130pd. Read more
Had the bottom fo the dash out this morning all the fuses seem to be ok also checked the abs plug clean as a whistle.So its the stealers on friday, we will see how good all the latest hardware is.
My better half has an order in at the moment for a new Citroen C3 1.4 Desire. She is now worried as she has found a car review site that has some ghastly reviews in addition to some good ones - aout a 50-50 split, but the bad ones are really bad.
In particular, there are numerous owners who complain of the car cutting out ar random - this was a fault reported on Watchdog in the Peugeot 206 and was the specific reason why we did not even consider that one as an option. I have not previously heard of the same problem affecting the C3.
In addition, there are lots of electrical gremlins etc.
The question is therefore, are there any C3 owners out there and what is your impression of the car.
In particular, can anyone confirm or deny the suggestion that the C3 has a cut-out problem.
It is my other half's first car and we don't want a dog - we are considering cancelling the order if reports of problems are confirmed.
Thanks for any advice.
Over to you.
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This is happening to mine. Bought it second hand last month and if I stop at a junction it cuts out, also looks like it's going to cut out when I slow down but when I accelerate again it shoots forward and drives okay, till the next junction. Seems to do it more when car has warmed up. Trying to research the reason for this, but as yet no solution found.
Hello all,
Generally, how long do HT leads last before they start to go? I ask because my Polo (although running well) seems to have a very slight misfire at idle, which you barely notice, and the exhaust fumes have a slightly strong smell. Not sure if the smell is all that serious or whether its just me. I don't think its running rich , so to speak, as the tailpipe is as clean as a whistle.
A while ago, when I had trouble with the distributor, it was suggest to me (by Peter D I do believe) that the HT leads on these Polo?s are prone to developing high resistances and should be measured. So I have done just that. After a 25 minute drive, I pulled one and out measured the resistance. It should have been 5 Ohms, but this lead was 5.6. Is this bad, as its not that far off really?
Looking at the leads a bit closer, they are showing signs of 'corrosion'. At the distributor end, the outside of the tubular connection is a bit rough and pitted, although the inner edges seem fine. My dad (a sparky by trade) thought they showed signs of arcing.
Am I wasting my money getting new ones? The economy and performance are relatively good (45-50 Mpg, slightly lower than usual but I have been carrying 4 people regularly)
Any thoughts and ideas greatly appreciated
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Hello again,
Thanks for your further responses, much appreciated.
My car has a distributor, supplied by a single coil. I really wanted to test all leads but could only gain access to one of them. This is because the air cleaner assembly covers all of the remaining three cylinders, and to get at them, it has to be removed. This is a half hour job (well, for the inexperienced like me it is ;-)) By the time I could have them out, they would have cooled off, which would effect the resistances. So, one of the leads may have been a way off the 5K (yeah, forgot to put that [k] in the last couple of times) when warm, but without a quick spell in the oven, I would never know.
The connection on the old leads must have been ok, cos as you say, I could feel the spring clip clicking over the threads on the pin in the base of the connector in the cap as I pushed the lead end home.
The metal caps were crusty/furry on the inside compared to the new ones, and I think they were beyond cleaning, as were the distributor connections. The new Beru leads cost £32.31, and although not the cheapest set on the market, I thought it wasn't a lot for added peace of mind. Also bearing in mind the condition of the old ones, replacement wasn't all that far away, so at least I have had them changed prior to them letting me down when I least want them too, even though they were giving seemingly satisfactory service. Actually, I don't think those old ones liked the damp much either.
So has it fixed the problem? Well seeming, it has, or at least made a difference. All be it not a big one, the car seems to start a bit cleaner and the idle has smoothed out a bit too. The exhaust 'smell' is still present, but not as strong. But it was hard to tell as it was quite windy in the north east today. Really, there is bound to be a smell, so I can't expect a big change here.
Many thanks.
Thanks Tony - works a dream