March 2006
Can anyone give me any information with the regauds to the blacking out of car windows and if a new law as come into effect on this
Many thanks
Jeff
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has any one got the name and address of who to make formal complaints to within the rac or if they are amember of any orgaination. so can make a formal complaint of the service provided.
many thanks
jeff
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Perhaps their translator is on holiday!
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Hi, I have a 04 156 1.9 Diesel 16V that is hard to start and has no power below 3k rpm. Then, full power after that all the way to the red line @4.5k rpm It's been like this for a couple of weeks now and still can't get the dealer let me know what might be wrong. It was on the diag system at the dealer in Limerick (cost 220 euro) but that just showed a problem with the pressure sensor which I replaced last week (cost 100 euro) and now the Motor Control System Failure - Go To Dealer disappeared from the computer and dash. The light on the dash may be gone but the performance at low revs is getting worse. It can take 5 - 10 mins to get the revs up to take off in the mornings. I have cleaned out the air intake as much as possible (it was filthy), changed the oil&filter, air filter and fuel filter (twice). I've been told the Air flow meter is fine and what it needs is and ECU upgrade. Anyone got any idea's? It's driving me crasy at this stage
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Cheers Bazzabear, I've done that all right. Not sure what the problem is yet but I have a few things to try now anyway.
I have a bit of a dilema. I need a second vehicle and am toying with the idea of a smallish van. I would use it for basic transport and also to shift small amounts of rubble / odds and ends from time to time. It would need to be no higher than about 1930 to fit in my garage door and a LWB wouldn't go amiss. What model do you reckon? Are there any road tax / insurance problems with a private guy having a van ? Any help would be much appreciated.
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Thanks guys. I guess I'll go down the estate route. Didn't think the insurance would be that sort of problem. Keep it simple looks like the way forward. Cheers
Hello all, it has been some time. I have started to notice that the waste gate diaphram on my wifes Audi A4 tdi is leaking oil.......I can not see how oil would get there unless the turbo was leaking?
Any thoughts or advice...thanks
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Does anyone have any ideas where I can find an external door handle (front near side) for a 1996 mark 4 Fiesta? They are £30+ from Fords. Have looked on ebay but there aren't any (only a drivers side one). Have tried local scrappies but none. Have I got to cough up thirty notes to Ford? Hope not. Read more
Cheers David, got one through one of those brokers for £7! Many thanks for your help.
My friend has an 02 mondeo 2.0 zetec. He says that the remote fob no longer activates the cental locking so he has to manually use the key in drivers door which will then activate the central locking ok. He has replaced the battery in the key fob but this has not changed the situation. However, his local Ford dealer says that he needs to have the key reprogrammed now that he has fitted a new battery? Can anyone confirm if this is likely to put things right or is there something else we could try first? Read more
hi mate hopefully this will help
:obtain all keys fitted with remote control
:turn ignition key from posistion 0 to position two , 4 times witin 6 seconds .
:turn ignition switch to posistion 0
:the system will emit an acoustic signal to indicate start of programming mode.
:programming mode activated for 10 seconds proceed as follows :
press and hold lock,unlock or boot release button
:wait for acoustic signal (indicates correct programming)
:repeat above procedure within 10 seconds to program remaining keys
TO EXIT PROGRAMMING MODE:
:turn key to posistion 3 or wait ten seconds
A maximum of 4 keys can be programmed
Can anyone shed any light on a "popping" noise that is heard from within the tranmission of an N reg Peugeot 106. It could be a number of items, the clutch is very sticky shifting up and down. I think this is the clutch on its way out.
Can anyone confirm this?
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\\the cable emerges from its cover above the gearbox and attaches to the clutch operating lever. Use a light oil (3in1 or similar) and oil near the cable cover.
(had to do that on SWMBO's twice and son's)
The operating lever can bend , fracture and break (son broke SWMBO's - she was not please) - gearbox out job. Check by observation when someone in car operates clutch.
If all fails, it's probably the clutch plate or springs. Clutches appear to be good for around 100k miles with normal use..
I suspect the cable is frayed..- and a new cable is cheaper and easier than all other alternatives
madf
Hi im due to service my dads W reg 406 hdi estate at the weekend just wondered if the oil filter off an R reg 406 1.9td will be the same as i already have that
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Probably not the same. Based on Motaquip information these are the details:
1.9td's up to 5/98 used a VFL208 (aftermarket)/VFL354 (OE) filter
1.9td's from 6/98 and all 2.0 HDi's use a VFL427
HTH
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