August 2005
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
Several times my alarm has gone off for no apparent reason. The dealer says he had reprogrammed it but if it happened again I need a new ECU ! Of course it happened again yesterday. Anybody know how to disconnect the siren? Read more
Switch the internal alarm off at night and see if it still goes of,Something as simple as the air vent open or a fly can trigger Merc alarms
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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Hi,
I'm after a mondeo estate, these are available localy are they good prices or am i better of travelling to get it?
1 1.8 zetec 2001 79,000 £4999
2 2.0 tdlx 2001 £4999
3 2.0 tdci lx, 2002 85,000 £5799
4 2.0 zetec 2001, 55,000 £5995
5 2.0 ghia 2002 £5995
6 2. tdci lx 2002 49,278 £6434
7 2.0 tdlx 2002, 60,000 £6495
or if i go to cargiant london, 2.0 zetec diesel,2002,76000,£5999.
Also i'll be a cash buyer with no trade in what should my opening offer be? 10% off the screen price how far should we meet in the middle?
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You can knock a least 2K off for auction prices.
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
www.rospa.com/roadsafety/advice/motorvehicles/seat...m
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Thanks for that Stuartli, especially when I scrolled down and saw the table setting out who is responsible in the event of any transgression.
Im selling my trusty cavalier to enable me to buy a golf mk2 gti, im looking and i prefer the small bumper model i.e up to 1989 3 door but only problem is what type of engine the standard 8valve or the 16 valve? which out of the two is more reliable or any known faults i should be looking at when buying either model?
i had an insurance quote for a 16v and it was only 270 quid a year fully comp. so insurance is not a problem as im an old git at 35! (lol)
anyway any help and advise is appreciated.
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its interesting to see that of todays cars how many will last and be as popular as a near 20 year old golf gti let alone last that long thats why i like them overall a good quality reliable car thanks for the good advice guys.
gary
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
/smug mode on/
I'd just like to welcome the UK MOT certificates into this century. We've had a computerised system in New Zealand for several years now, not just for Warrants of Fitness (MOTs), but for Motor Vehicle Registration (Road Tax) and change of ownership. Whew! It took you long enough. You should soon start to see a reduction in 'dodgy' MOTs as forgery becomes more difficult. Oh, and as it's now so simple, you should probably look at having MOTs every six months, as they are here, especially as the environment there is much harder on cars.
/smug mode off/
With respect those who also participate in Pepipoo, it seems a bit childish in the fora, so can I have some advice please...
Wife in work a few days ago and gets a call to say number two child, on a day trip with youth club, has been sick for no apparent reason - please collect him from a place 20 miles away. SHe is driving her car, but for a variety of reasons, her car is registered in my name and vice-versa.
So, she goes to collect No. 3 child from creche, who was due to be collected 1/2 hour later anyway and goes to get the poorly boy.
She gets done doing 39 in a 30 on a lightly trafficked road. Do you think if she went to Court, she would get off with a fine if she pleaded mitigation?
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Espada III - well if you have a family and need a Lamborghini, what else do you drive? Read more
They have this scheme in the Thames Valley as a pilot - i think Iheard that it was going to be rolled out to other areas as it had been judged a success. SWMBO has gone on one - they were doing it only for people who were caught soing6 mph over the limit. 5 mph or less - OK: 7 + mph - NIP without the option.
Hi
1989 Ford Escort Mk4 1.3
After Waxoyling and swapping the rear and front tyres round the other day, I've noticed that the car doesn't steer straight when the steering wheel is straight any more!
Now, is this just due to one tyre being more worn than the other (puncture forced replacement) or have I perhaps broken something? Previously had no problems with (now on rear) front tyres, but these were identical.
It's driving me potty at the moment as I'm instinctively going to correct the wheel straight when in a straight line, only to find I'm drifting left!
Thanks
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Mike Farrow Read more
Can't believe that that was three years ago. I need a life.
Dashboard lights are fine when main exterior lights are off. When I swicth the exterior lights on the dashboard lights go out. Can anyone please help? Read more
I have now! It was the dimming switch and don't I feel dim. Thanks for all your replies - very much appreciated.
Browse
Just thought I'd let you know that this problem appeared on my 2004 Scenic DCi 100 a few months back (loss of power under moderate throttle)- I had the following replaced:
1. Turbo
2. EGR valve
3. Throttle potentiometer
4. Software upgrade
5. Catalytic converter (?)
The EGR valve and cat were done at the same time, and fixed it for around a month or so, then it went wrong again. As it was a lease car, the lease company eventually replaced it (six months after this all started), and the new car is okay so far.
*frantically touches all wood within reach*
I too would *love* to know what it is that causes this problem and how it's fixed!