March 2006
does anybody know why a air bag light should come on when air bag not activated? Read more
Hello.
My Brother is restoring a mk3 fiesta that our mother has given to him in her will (Bless her)
It needs a new drivers sill and wheel arch repair panel.
Where can this be done below £500.
Preferebly using ford parts.
Kindest Regards in advance.
Martin
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(iam not a mechanic)
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Hello.
My Brother is restoring a mk3 fiesta that our mother has
given to him in her will (Bless her)
It needs a new drivers sill and wheel arch repair panel.
Where can this be done below £500.
Preferebly using ford parts.
Kindest Regards in advance.
Martin
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(iam not a mechanic)
Martin Winters
best way to cure the rust is to completely renew the rear quarter panel rather than the wheel arch once you get stuck in they are fairly easy to do but get the new panel before you start chopping, "sel imperial" do a complete rear quarter panel for a good price (£63 + vat) i understand the car may have sentimental value? the best jobs are the ones you do yourself so good luck.
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\"a little man in a big world/\"
I have just noticed that there are no Renaults listed on drivethedeal.com. Anyone know why this is the case? Read more
I have just noticed that there are no Renaults listed on
drivethedeal.com. Anyone know why this is the case?
Just think yourself lucky, it could so easily have gone the other way.
I have recently Purchased this car, and can hear a blowing sound fromthe engine area. It has just been serviced/Mot'd and before this, the exhaust was checked out by Kwik-fit. No fault has been found. this except that there is some sooty residue around the turbo area.
There is no noticable reduction in power/acceleration, only this blowing sound, especially when cold, and the fuel consumption is approximately 39mpg and should be around 45 ish.
So the question is, does the turbo require to be replaced (God I hope not !!)or might there be another reason for these symptoms that can be more easily and cheaply rectified before it becomes terminal for the turbo ??
Is there anyone out there that has/had a similar problem that can help me out here ?
thank you in anticipation.
Deps
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If I'd known you were in Edinburgh I'd have recommended Martin to you! www.centralsaabspecialist.com
He's maintained both my 9000s and I'm very impressed with his knowledge and service (and no, I don't get kickbacks for recommending him!)
You used to be able to get a list of previous keepers of your car from the DVLA, on payment of £5. Does anyone know if this is still possible, and if so, how to go about it? Read more
Thankee kindly, Frogeye
Was at the services Northbound M40 Warwick yesterday and noticed a new Highways Agency Information terminal within the foyer consisted of a large Flat screen at high level and a smaller 17" tft at lower level presumably for interactive use. However both were just displaying a Microsoft pop up window.
Does anyone know what these will be providing and will they be going National?
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Probably for drivers to tell THEM what is happening on the roads, so it can be input into their database, as they dont seem to know most of the time !
Now if I have spent 35 quid on fuel mid week at the local filling station I have no problem popping in at the weekend to do the tyres even though I don't always make a purchase at the same time. However I know that others think it is a real cheek to pull up on to a forecourt to use the free air machine without making a purchase.
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Why not buy your own footpump or compressor and keep it in the car?
Or am I missing something here?
2.0cc DOC engine. I have been told I may have a blocked oil way feed pipe to a cam follower(as a loud ticking noise is heard when engine is started). I change the engine oil every six months. Is there any risk in using an engine flush to cure this problem? The car has covered 90,000 miles. Doesn't burn oil and drives well.Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks. Read more
they shouldnt do it when the engine is warmed up
To quote a post a bit further up by hefty:-
"Even when the engine is hot, or the engine revved a bit the tapping appears briefly for a few seconds."
Anyone here mad enough to be going to Crufts at the NEC on Friday?
If so what's the best way in? Blasted KC have 'forgotten' to issue me a drop off pass & I can't for the life of me recall the closest car park.
Thanks!!
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I travel along some of the feeder roads on my way to work. There are only two ways in. From the A45/M42 and from the Marston Green end. Both routes are signposted all year round for so I'm afraid there are no short cuts.
And everybody with a clever sat-nav (see other thread) will be gridlocking the smaller roads anyway.
I'm not looking forward to the event.
Hi, hoping for some advice.
I've got a 98 S-reg Seat Ibiza 1.4 (60k miles) and a couple of weeks ago it started to make a terrible grinding noise. took it to my normal garage who diagnosed collapsed gearbox bearings. At that time the car was still drivable, no problems with gear selection, just the noise. They suggested I take to a local gearbox specialist.
I did this, they stripped it down confirmed it was the bearings. Now, they offered to repair by replacing the bearings for £300 or a replacment re-con gearbox for £500. I've got a warranty and they agreed to pay out on a repair. At the time the only caveat I got from the repair place was that only the new parts would be covered by a warranty whereas a re-con box would get a full 12 month warranty.
As I'm looking to change the car in a couple of months and its not worth a lot, I thought I'd choose the repair as it was covered by the warranty. It was fixed and I picked up the car last wednesday and to be honest I expected it to drive as before. I was a little disappointed to find that this was not quite the case. It groaned and creaked in a few places, 1st, 3rd, 5th were not quite as before. They'd test driven it and I was led to believe this was how it would be now.
But, a week and 500 miles later it seems to be deteriorating again, more noise - roar, whistling, whining under load etc. And I'm beginning to lose confidence in the car. Not good when I'm doing 90miles a day on the motorway.
I'll be calling the garage tomorrow to let them know I'm not satisfied but I'm not sure what I can expect them to do or what my rights really are. To me, if a repair wasn't going to fix the problem they should have refused to carry it out an only offered to replace it. My worry is that after spending £300 on the repair (not withstanding warranty refund), I'll be left to pay another £500 to get the re-con gearbox. However if they tell me its fine and perfectly safe, what can I do to disprove this? I paid by credit card so if I don't get a satisfactory answer, can I contact my card provider and dispute the charge?
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A warranty repair - then I presume it is an insurance covered warranty.
Get on to the warranty company and they will have to get it fixed at the 1st gargae or AN Other one.
Browse
I have had the same problem as your goodself. I drive a dci model and took it my independent garage and they told me nothing wrong, reset the computer on the car and the light goes out now. I have also been told that the computer on the clio is very sensitive to the cold. I had this a couple times when freezing conditions but when it warms up, no problems.
Hope this helps!