February 2006
My daughter has the above car,recently it has been running rough and stalling,it now shows the fuel injector light,does anyone have any clues what might cause this problem,thanks Burman. Read more
My C5 2.0 HDI 110 has always driven perfectly. In the last month however, the car has been feeling short of power.
Most of the time the car has been a bit slow to accelerate, and it was almost impossible to accelerate up motorway hills.
Every so often the car would "cough", followed by a cloud of black smoke and an abundance of power (how it should be).
After coughing, the car would feel great for a varying amount of time. The car usually performed better before the water reached normal temperature. The oil reaches "urban" temperature a few miles later. (C5's have oil and water temp guages).
I initially thought it was an EGR or MAF problem, hopefully more likely the former, but my main dealer says it is the turbo operating at too high pressure. I queried this saying isnt there a valve to release pressure. He said yes, but thats whats broken and isnt available seperately.
There has been a whining noise on over-run, best heard when stationary with the bonnet open, the noise has existed for a year and was queried twice while in warranty. The dealer has not yet asked Citroen about a goodwill payment (5 1/2 months out of warranty).
If a turbo is producing too high a pressure, what is the outcome of long term use? Would a rubber hose pop off before the engine self destructs? Could it cause any long term damamge to the engine?
Does this sound reasonable to anyone? I intend to get a second opinion before spending large amounts.
Thanks in advance
Ben Read more
I visited Power Line in Shipley, Yorkshire, after getting their name from the Bosch website.
The tested the car in the garage, on the road and again in the garage after a drive. Connected computers, removed engine covers, looked under and over the car and decided that there is no problem!!
The dealer previously wiped a crankshaft sensor code from the ECU and the car has been fine since then.
Any more problems and I'll take it back to the specialist.
Thanks to everyone who has posted here.
Ben
Hello all, can anyone give me any imfomation, on a clutch problem i have with my 97 audi a4, since buying it 12 months ago it has made a low pitched wuring noise when depressing clutch pedal and is heard very slightly from 1st to 4th gear, 5th is fine, and today a freind has bought one with exactley the same problem, im just wondering wether its a commen problem easy to solve or its going to be expensive. Thanks, Jeffski. Read more
Duplicate question posted in Technical Matters. To avoid repetition of answers, this thread has been removed, and any replies that were previously here have been moved across to the other posting. DD Read more
I have recently bought "4 weeks ago" a 2000 yom pug 406 as above but whenevr i start it there is no preheat light when the engin is cold or warm and when i search the net i can find nothing on it some people say about different model vehicles that it only operates at certain temperatures, th closest i have got is one guy with a c5 with the same engine mentioned that his started to preheat when the doors are unlocked can anyone enlighten me, oh yes forgot to say it always starts first time never ever had an issue with that. The car is brilliant i just need to put my mind at rest as this is annoying me a little. Read more
Sorry to seem repetitive to you guys so at say 3+
degerees in the morning which it is roughly in my are
is it normal to not see the pre heat light come
on at all.
Well... from the spec given above, I'd suggest you'd be looking for a light that might be on for about a quarter of a second...
If you're really determined you want to see this magnificent display of riotous colour, have a look in the handbook for where the light actually is, then stare there while you start it! It'll either work, which is good, or it won't, which is ... well, not exactly bad, is it? Because the car is still starting perfectly, so if anything really is wrong it looks like it's the bulb...!
Anyway - relax, its a Peugeot- so the likelihood is there'll be a real fault along in a minute!
Neil
what is the problem if an engine squeaks on start up but disappears when the clutch is depressed? Read more
saxo 1.1 {Added to subject header - DD} i was looking at this afternoon.
Hi all,
First time poster, long time reader!! I just wanted to share a recent experience I have had with getting a trade-in price for my Seat Leon, and ask some questions. Its 6 years old, and in decent shape - needs a bit of work, but nothing major. Went to a local VW dealer (I was looking at a 2.0 GT TD) who offered me £3500 for my car. Laughingly all they'd offered me was 6 months road tax and a mat set - mines still got 8 months road tax on it so I'd lose out there as well. I had checked Glass's, Parkers, and What Car, all of which had it around the £4500 - $4800 mark.
When I mentioned this to the salesperson, they stated that Glass's valuations were a joke, and they were quoting retail value rather than trade-in values
Out of interest, I went to a SEAT dealership who said they would offer around £5000 for it, give or take the negotiating on the cost to change and stuff - I told him what VW had offered, and he nearly fell off his chair!!
Anyways, I wanted to ask the question about how accurate are tools like Glass's, Parkers, etc. and why are VW so way out? Also how do you deal with a salesperson that just won't budge on the cost to change? Read more
Although the Seat and VW are closely related, your always going to get less if your swapping franchises. Most dealers sell very few non-franchise cars.
In your case, it could be the VW and Seat dealers have different policies - the VW may send all 5 yr+ cars to auction, whereas the Seat dealer might be quite happy to try to retail a 6 yr old car, especially one that's a Seat.
I wonder what the auction price of your car is - a 6 year old Lean, that 'needs a bit of work' doesn't sound like it's going to worth a lot? The VW dealers offer sounds pretty good for an auction price, and they don't make much on the cars to enable them to close the gap.
A different VW dealer may well have different policies and be prepared to retail your car so you may get a better offer.
Does anyone have one of these living near to you please? I am seeking a picture of the " Pink " decal, which was found on the sides and tailgate of this Limited Edition. This is no longer available from Fiat and most of the remaining " Pinks " have lost theirs over the years but there must be one somewhere on which at least one of the decals has survived.
Any leads much appreciated. Thank you. Read more
I realise this message is more than a year old but couldn't not write. I actually own a pink fiat panda. Mine also still has the white lines and pink written on the sides.
Been trying to get my sister to have her car serviced, its never had anything done to it since she purchased it about 4 years ago.
Just checked under the bonnet and found the brake fluid bottle almost totally empty, she has just brought some DOT4 from Halfords, assume its the right stuff.
Anyway, I am trying to allow her to let me service it, any issues with oil filter access or the drain plug in Punto's? Do I need any fancy tools, we have star and hex bits..
Any discount OEM suppliers on the NET? I need to do coolant, oil, plugs, leads and air filter. Its very low milage but as I've said, never been touched.
Cheers,
James Read more
Sorry Miller, I stand corrected!:)
Ford F150
www.youtube.com/watch?v=hwveim8Mzws&search=crash
VW Touran
www.youtube.com/watch?v=B__zXoBgp_4&search=crash
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TourVanMan TM < Ex RF > Read more
>>Heavier vehicles will always appear more damaged when hitting an immovable object due to their having to absorb massively more momentum within their own structure.
If the heavier vehicle were just as structurally efficient as the lighter, the damage would be comparable. In fact, you could view intrusion after an impact as a rough measure of the ratio beween the vehicles mass, and its structural efficiency in that direction or type of impact.
If, however, the heavier vehicle didn't use the extra material to provide the required extra structural stiffness (or beyond yield, more structural strength), the heavier vehicle would be damaged more.
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Sounds like a problem the coils which may (if not already) eventually screw up the ecu. I recently had to fork out just under 500 quid cos apparently when my one of the coils went on 02 punto it sent a spark the wrong way and fried the ecu. Hope your luckier than me with just the coils approx £90.00 for the pair, ecu is £250.00. Add labour and vat your looking at a hefty bill.
Just a guess, is the car around the 25000 mile mark. if so get rid of asap. This link ---> forums.preloved.co.uk/fuseaction-forums.showdiscus...l might interest you or horrify you. It did to me so I promptly got shot of it