Just noticed unusal problem with the PAS fitted to my 97 Mondeo.
If i go full lock either way and hold it against the stop i can feel very slight intermittent pulsing thru the wheel inconjuntion with this i hear what appears to be belt slippage from the PAS pump. Of the 2 directions right lock is worse and feels at times as if i have not achieevd full lock. When the car is moving unless i go full lock it doesn't happen and is definately worse if the car has been sat overnight as i hear belt slippage on the slightest movement.

The PAS pump is driven off the injection pump fly wheel and was changed with the cambelt about 10K ago.

I,ve just swapped the front and rear tyres as the fronts were starting to wear and have the same make of tyre on all 4 corners

No visible leaks and the pump reservoir is at the correct level. The fluid has not been changed since i've owned the car ( Nov1999) and to my knowledge is the factory original.

I am thinking eithe pump or rack, but as it only happens on full lock am a bit confused. Read more

Hello owners of the espace diesel 2.2dci. I gather that most of you who own one have come across the slight problem of loss of power? Am I right? Of course. Let me guess you have had the following done by your local or nearest renault dealer
1/ Egr valve 2/ Egr valve pipes 3/ Turbo 4/ injectors 5/ Fuel pump 6/ Reprogramming of software. 7/ Anything else that I have missed.

I want to help you people as I am sick of seeing these flipin espace's in the workshop for the same fault and getting my ears chewed by customers and bosses who moan because it's not fixed. Few things straight Software updates come out occasionaly so any info you hear about it will be mostly rubbish. We know what renault are doing so please be patient and don't have a go at us because if we were not here who would fix your cars!!! To all the loyal and patient customers of renault I appoligise and understand how you feel but we are working as hard as we can. Anyone who can give me good strong info on what your car is doing that I can use would be great. Also any rumours would be great. I will try to help as best I can. Read more

Car is run for daughter to use during her royal visits from Uni in Summer.
Failed MOT as both rear sidelights were u/s. I recalled I had noticed one faulty 4 weeks earlier, and as she dropped me off for holiday had given her £20 and told her to take it to local garage to have bulb renewed.
She took it to a major chain of tyre/exhaust specialists, who fitted 2 new bulbs and told her the fuses must have blown. Can this be one of the few cars which has arrived with 1 fault and left with 2. I know bulbs can be confusing, but how can you make a mistake (5w 2 contact fitted instead of 5W single contact) when you have the old ones as patterns AND one of them worked when you arrived?
Rant over.
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Does anyone know the law with respect to children being belted up in a car? I am particularly concerned to know whose responsibility it is to ensure the child is properly belted.

I have heard that it is the driver's responsibility - NOT the parent's. In other words if an offence has been committed, the driver is at fault. Read more

Anyone seen one?

It's an A4 sheet of paper which everything printed on - no handwriting at all. There's even a little peel off sticker with all the details on which you stick in your car to remind you of the next MOT. Even has a barcode on.

Looks like the computerised MOT is finally here.
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Adam Read more